The Mexican Conquest: A Story Told in the Conditional Tense The Mexican Conquest: A Story Told in the Conditional Tense
Restaging the meeting between Moctezuma and Hernán Cortés, Álvaro Enrigue’s You Dreamed of Empires explores how little we still know about this moment in history.
Apr 4, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Lucas Iberico Lozada
Abolishing the “Ballot Line” Will Reshape Progressive Politics Abolishing the “Ballot Line” Will Reshape Progressive Politics
With the eradication of the unconstitutional ballot design, New Jersey ushers in a new era of electoral politics.
Apr 4, 2024 / Arvin Alaigh
Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban
Social media apps are not the enemy of America’s children. But Republican mega-donor Jeffrey Yass is.
Apr 4, 2024 / Maria Hernandez
Inside Connecticut’s Fight to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants Inside Connecticut’s Fight to Expand Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
In July, the state will expand coverage to undocumented immigrants under age 15. But it still falls short of advocates’ goals.
Apr 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup
Israel’s Brutality Is Increasing—and So Is Its Denialism Israel’s Brutality Is Increasing—and So Is Its Denialism
The atrocities at Al-Shifa Hospital are clear, but Israeli politicians say not a single civilian was killed. It’s just one of several outlandish claims Israel has made recently.
Apr 3, 2024 / Linah Alsaafin
A Texas Court Has Decided to Let the Scariest Judge in Texas Keep Being Scary A Texas Court Has Decided to Let the Scariest Judge in Texas Keep Being Scary
The Northern District of Texas has refused to adopt a policy reining in “judge shopping” and, with it, the power of “Mifepristone” Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.
Apr 3, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”? Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”?
If fascism—or even just an authoritarian regime—does happen here in November, it may look surprisingly familiar.
Apr 3, 2024 / Van Gosse
Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together—Plus, Blue Cities in Red States Israeli Jews and Palestinians Standing Together—Plus, Blue Cities in Red States
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Sally Abed talks about Israel’s biggest Jewish-Palestinian grassroots movement, and Harold Meyerson reports on GOP states preempting action ...
Apr 3, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Lurking in the Shadows of the Deep State Lurking in the Shadows of the Deep State
A conversation with the journalist Kerry Howley about her reporting on whistleblowers, drone warfare, and an upcoming film adaptation of her writing on NSA leaker Reality Winner. ...
Apr 3, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Rhoda Feng