What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
This Airbnb Cottage Is ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Spacious.’ It’s Also in an Israeli Settlement. This Airbnb Cottage Is ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Spacious.’ It’s Also in an Israeli Settlement.
Israeli settlements are illegal under international law. So why does Airbnb offer listings in them?
Jul 5, 2016 / Issa Amro
Letter From the Palestine Festival of Literature Letter From the Palestine Festival of Literature
I had gone to Palestine expecting to see occupation and degradation, but I had not expected to witness my own privilege so starkly.
Jun 28, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Andrew Cuomo’s BDS Blacklist Is a Clear Violation of the First Amendment Andrew Cuomo’s BDS Blacklist Is a Clear Violation of the First Amendment
Political boycotts are a form of protected expression. So why is New York’s governor trampling this constitutional right?
Jun 23, 2016 / Dima Khalidi
Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel? Will the Democratic Platform Committee Go to War Over Israel?
Clinton’s and Sanders’s appointees are sharply divided, so there’s sure to be a fracas—one that represents growing divisions among Democrats.
Jun 10, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali
Governor Cuomo’s executive action to create a blacklist of those who stand with the Palestinian people would have undoubtedly caught Muhammad Ali in its web.
Jun 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist Governor Cuomo, Put Me on Your BDS Blacklist
One day, when the system of imposed inequality ends in Israel-Palestine, our resistance to it will be looked back on as a badge of honor.
Jun 7, 2016 / Yousef Munayyer
LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali
LeBron James mourns Muhammad Ali because he recognizes that his true greatness was outside the ring.
Jun 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History Benjamin Netanyahu Just Formed the Most Right-Wing Government in Israeli History
The new coalition is radical and extremist; it’s also an accurate reflection of the political consensus.
May 25, 2016 / Mairav Zonszein
Three Walls Three Walls
In the shadow of a wall, every house is different.
May 25, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich