Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity Influence and the Rise of Digital Celebrity
A history of social media from the perspective of the poster, Taylor Lorenz’s Extremely Online examines the roots and rise of our sponsorship-saturated ecosystem.
Nov 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tarpley Hitt
They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire. They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire.
The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza.
Nov 11, 2023 / John Nichols
Ahmed Abu Artema Tried to Get the World to Care About Gaza’s Pain Ahmed Abu Artema Tried to Get the World to Care About Gaza’s Pain
The activist and Nation contributor pleaded with the world to stop Israel’s war on Gaza. Then, on October 24, his son was killed.
Nov 11, 2023 / Lizzy Ratner
There Is No Space in the Sports World to Call for a Free Palestine There Is No Space in the Sports World to Call for a Free Palestine
The decision of professional athletes to stay silent is understandable, but it’s sad to see caring people muzzle themselves to protect their livelihoods.
Nov 10, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Gaza — Where Is the Law? Gaza — Where Is the Law?
For decades, justice has been absent from the conflict. Will that change now?
Nov 10, 2023 / Reed Brody
Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar… Joe Manchin, Jeff Weaver, and Jill Stein Walk Into a Bar…
Actually, it's no joke. All three just showed they're opportunists more interested in themselves than the country’s perilous future.
Nov 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her
The First Amendment doesn’t permit us to punish political expression in America.
Nov 10, 2023 / Jamie Raskin
An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War
A strategy of outside pressure and inside dissent offers the best path forward on Israel/Palestine.
Nov 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer