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The rules, not the rulers: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in October.

Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters

Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.

Jan 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen

Brett McGurk, US National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi ambassador to the US, look on during an investment agreement signing ceremony between the US and Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies with Akbar Shahid Ahmed The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies with Akbar Shahid Ahmed

On this special episode of American Prestige, a discussion of the post-Gaza plans of a Biden official to rebuild the Palestinian territory through a deal between Israel and Saudi ...

Jan 16, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A scene from “The Sweet East.”

A Road Trip Through America’s Absurd Political Life A Road Trip Through America’s Absurd Political Life

In Sean Price Williams’s debut film, The Sweet East, he pokes fun at the nation's ideological bubbles.

Jan 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / John Semley

UChicago United for Palestine

UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech” UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech”

Over two dozen students and faculty were arrested during a peaceful sit-in by UChicago United for Palestine.

Jan 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Kelly X. Hui

A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words

A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words

Netanyahu’s immoral war on civilians.

Jan 15, 2024 / OppArt / Seth Tobocman

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis departs after speaking at a Northside Conservatives Club Meeting at The District in Ankeny, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.

Iowa Can Put Ron DeSantis Out of His Misery Tonight Iowa Can Put Ron DeSantis Out of His Misery Tonight

The Florida governor’s presidential bid has already crashed and burned, but a major caucus defeat could finally get him off the campaign trail.

Jan 15, 2024 / John Nichols

Israeli forces invade Gaza.

For Israel, the Cruelty Is the Point For Israel, the Cruelty Is the Point

Israel’s goal is to ensure that Gaza will be an unlivable place once they end their merciless military campaign.

Jan 15, 2024 / Joshua Frank

Civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. relaxes at home in May 1956 in Montgomery, Ala.

Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist

Republicans may claim otherwise, but the civil rights hero was no color-blind conservative.

Jan 15, 2024 / Sam Hoadley-Brill

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press conference at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Reform a Dangerously Unsafe Airline Industry

Countless near misses and faulty equipment require systematic attack—not soothing rhetoric.

Jan 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A funeral ceremony is held for Palestine TV correspondent Mohammed Abu Hatab, who was killed along with his family members in an air strike on his home in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on November 3, 2023.

The ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, and Conflict in Ecuador The ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, and Conflict in Ecuador

On this episode of American Prestige, we go over the crises erupting all over the globe, from Miyanmar to the Middle East.

Jan 12, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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