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Crowds commemorate Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Oakland, California, on September 9, 2024, after Israeli soldiers shot her in the head in the West Bank as she was standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi? Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi?

The Biden administration made clear that the murder of an American demands a response—unless that American is killed in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces.

Sep 11, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

“Make America Normal Again” hats are displayed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 1, 2018.

The Problem With “Weird” The Problem With “Weird”

The Democrats’ repositioning as the party of “normalcy” undercuts its history of emancipatory social movements and participates in an antidemocratic ethos.

Sep 11, 2024 / Maxwell G. Burkey

How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon

How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon How Historical Fiction Redefined the Literary Canon

In contemporary publishing, novels fixated on the past rather than the present have garnered the most attention and prestige.

Sep 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Manshel

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris listens to former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024.

Kamala Harris Killed It. Then Taylor Swift Endorsed Her. Now I Think It’s Over. Kamala Harris Killed It. Then Taylor Swift Endorsed Her. Now I Think It’s Over.

Even Fox News couldn’t spin the truth: Trump lost the debate—badly.

Sep 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris gives remarks alongside President Joe Biden at Prince George’s Community College on August 15, 2024.

Harris Must Say “No” to Wall Street and “Yes” to Lina Khan and Gary Gensler Harris Must Say “No” to Wall Street and “Yes” to Lina Khan and Gary Gensler

Powerful donors want the Democratic presidential nominee to abandon the Biden administration’s commitment to regulating corporate power.

Sep 10, 2024 / John Nichols

Government watchdog Accountable.US projects a graphic onto the Federalist Society building to highlight news of DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s investigation into conservative kingpin Leonard Leo’s nonprofit network in August 2023.

The Man Behind the Right-Wing Supreme Court Wants to “Crush” the Liberal Media The Man Behind the Right-Wing Supreme Court Wants to “Crush” the Liberal Media

The conservative activist Leonard Leo has declared his intention to spend $1 billion on promoting right-wing ideas in news and entertainment.

Sep 10, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is church.jpg A view of destroyed church in the Pokrovsk region, which has become a frontline area following a rocket strike of Russian forces in the Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on September 6, 2024.

Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously

With Republicans divided over the issue of continuing military support for Ukraine, Democrats have had little to say on the issue. But tonight’s confrontation could change that.

Sep 10, 2024 / Leif Reigstad

Stormy Daniels at the

What We Owe Stormy Daniels What We Owe Stormy Daniels

She is the latest in a long line of women who have survived mass-media humiliation. We are survivors, but we will always be surviving.

Sep 10, 2024 / Melissa Petro

For Many Students, Labor Organizing and Palestinian Solidarity Are One Movement

For Many Students, Labor Organizing and Palestinian Solidarity Are One Movement For Many Students, Labor Organizing and Palestinian Solidarity Are One Movement

At Dartmouth, unions and pro-Palestine activists have developed their causes side by side around a vision of collective campus liberation.

Sep 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Ramsey Alsheikh

View of the US-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa, California, 2021.

Imagining a World of Open Borders Imagining a World of Open Borders

John Washington’s compelling new book lays out the case for abolishing the hellish idea of the border.

Sep 10, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jake Romm

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