Solidarity and Artivism Solidarity and Artivism
Bringing relief.
Nov 23, 2023 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day
In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage
A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is somethin...
Nov 23, 2023 / James K. Galbraith
The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers
Your tax dollars are being squandered in the rush to build and sell ever more weaponry for ongoing wars.
Nov 23, 2023 / William D. Hartung
FDR Taught Us How to Talk Politics on Thanksgiving FDR Taught Us How to Talk Politics on Thanksgiving
The 32nd president used his holiday proclamations to call for “the establishment on earth of freedom, brotherhood, and justice.”
Nov 23, 2023 / John Nichols
You Have “The Right to Be Lazy” You Have “The Right to Be Lazy”
Paul Lafargue's anti-work manifesto is newly relevant in a time when the very idea of labor is changing.
Nov 23, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson
As They Mourn Their Loved Ones, These Families Are Pleading for Peace As They Mourn Their Loved Ones, These Families Are Pleading for Peace
Amid overwhelming calls for revenge in Israel after Hamas’s assault, relatives of victims are among the loudest advocates for a full cease-fire and a new approach with the Palesti...
Nov 22, 2023 / Oren Ziv and Yotam Ronen
It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea” It’s Time to Confront Israel’s Version of “From the River to the Sea”
Far from being a mere slogan, the phrase captures both the longtime ambitions of the Israeli right and the reality Israel has imposed on Palestine since 1967.
Nov 22, 2023 / Rashid Khalidi
A Response to “The Nation” Magazine’s Coverage of Protests at Brooklyn College A Response to “The Nation” Magazine’s Coverage of Protests at Brooklyn College
Jeanne Theoharis and Brooklyn College students reply to David Brodsky.
Nov 22, 2023 / Jeanne Theoharis and Ashera Schwartz
College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students
Campus activists say many university leaders have declined to protect Arab and Muslim students, and by conflating Israel and Judaism have only stoked antisemitism.
Nov 22, 2023 / Hadas Thier
Marianne Williamson Is Polling Just As Well Against Biden as Nikki Haley Is Against Trump Marianne Williamson Is Polling Just As Well Against Biden as Nikki Haley Is Against Trump
But the media’s obsessed with Haley and paying almost no attention to Williamson.
Nov 22, 2023 / John Nichols