The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Feb 21, 2024 / Poems / Matthew Tuckner
I Was Blissfully Planning My Engagement Party. Then the Bombs Started Falling. I Was Blissfully Planning My Engagement Party. Then the Bombs Started Falling.
I had dreamed of a wedding and cute, chubby babies. But I live in Gaza. So now I just dream of surviving.
Feb 21, 2024 / Afaf Al Najjar
Sara Ahmed and the Joys of Killjoy Feminism Sara Ahmed and the Joys of Killjoy Feminism
To be a feminist killjoy means celebrating a different kind of joy, the joy that comes from doing critical damage to what damages so much of the world.
Feb 21, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Judith Butler
Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse Hydropower Won’t Stop the Climate Crisis—It Might Make It Worse
The dispute over Ethiopia’s enormous dam should be a warning of what the future holds on a hotter, drier planet.
Feb 21, 2024 / Joshua Frank
To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands To Find Excitement at the NBA All-Star Game, Look to the Stands
Members of the Palestinian Youth Movement and Jewish Voice for Peace unfurled a banner that read “Let Gaza Live.”
Feb 20, 2024 / Dave Zirin
Are Democrats Over That Ezra Klein Piece Yet? Are Democrats Over That Ezra Klein Piece Yet?
A major pundit, unmoored from political reality, suggests Democrats need a brokered convention to replace Biden. Liberals freak out. Stop it!
Feb 20, 2024 / Joan Walsh
The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s The Forgotten Stars of the NBA’s 1980s
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show for yet another installment of the Basketball Butterfly Effect.
Feb 20, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
UFO Mythology, With David Halperin UFO Mythology, With David Halperin
On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion about the role of UFO sightings in politics and culture.
Feb 20, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza Israel Has Created a Medical Apocalypse in Gaza
The hospital system is barely functional. Disease is running rampant. Medical workers are being kidnapped, tortured, and killed. And the world is letting it happen.
Feb 20, 2024 / Mary Turfah