A New Chinese Exclusion Act A New Chinese Exclusion Act
Demonizing China allows Republicans to unite around an authoritarian agenda at home—and provides a convenient rationale for unfettered Pentagon profiteering.
Jun 5, 2024 / Feature / Jake Werner
The Trump Verdict and the Pundits—Plus, Trump and Women Now The Trump Verdict and the Pundits—Plus, Trump and Women Now
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Marc Cooper critiques the conventional wisdom, and Katha Pollitt comments on female voters.
Jun 5, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Is Donald Trump Really a Male Icon? I Hope to God Not. Is Donald Trump Really a Male Icon? I Hope to God Not.
I hate gender stereotyping. But I’m a boomer, and the fake-tanned, fake-haired coward is the opposite of a manly man from our generation.
Jun 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Who Will Govern South Africa? Who Will Govern South Africa?
The era of ANC hegemony is over, and Jacob Zuma’s new party is threatening violence if he’s not welcomed into the government.
Jun 4, 2024 / Benjamin Fogel
America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon America(’s) First: GOP Picks the Felon
Their conviction that Trump’s their man.
Jun 4, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now The Mandate for Leadership, Then and Now
The Heritage Foundation’s 1980 manual aimed to roll back the state and unleash the free market. The 2025 vision is more extreme, and even more dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles A Just-Released Watchdog Report Makes the Case for Eliminating Land-Based Nuclear Missiles
Land-based missiles are redundant and dangerous.
Jun 4, 2024 / William D. Hartung
The Israeli Injustice Complex The Israeli Injustice Complex
How the military courts serve as one of Israel’s most effective and secretive weapons.
Jun 4, 2024 / Martin Garbus
The Myths of Anne Carson The Myths of Anne Carson
Throughout her long and prolific career, Carson has specialized in unexpected juxtapositions between modern life and ancient times, contemporary art and the literature of the...
Jun 4, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
