Biden Begins 2024 With Better Poll Numbers Than His Foes—and Fans—Recognize Biden Begins 2024 With Better Poll Numbers Than His Foes—and Fans—Recognize
Has Biden turned a corner? Several recent survey have him leading Trump.
Jan 2, 2024 / John Nichols
“All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”: A Masterpiece of American Southern Filmmaking “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”: A Masterpiece of American Southern Filmmaking
Raven Jackson’s remarkable debut is a poetic look into Black family life in the South.
Jan 2, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kelli Weston
Housing Is a Human Right Housing Is a Human Right
Homelessness in America reached a record high, with more than 650,000 unhoused people, an increase of 12 percent from the year before.
Jan 1, 2024 / OppArt / Alfred González
Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis
US policy is exacerbating the growing crisis.
Jan 1, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande
The 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Nikki Haley The 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Nikki Haley
The national media’s search for a big new political “narrative” creates flash stories that ignore the larger context.
Dec 29, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson
Politics / December 29, 2023 Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson The GOP candidate’s answer to a question on what caused the Civil War was missing any recognition of the obvious…
Dec 29, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
The Trump-Shaped Shadow on the Horizon The Trump-Shaped Shadow on the Horizon
As we ring in a new year, the country is at risk of heading backward.
Dec 29, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky
The Healing Art of Illuminating Tragedy The Healing Art of Illuminating Tragedy
One of Palestine’s foremost artists paints his world.
Dec 29, 2023 / OppArt / Tayseer Barakat
The Impossibility of Reporting the Story of Gaza The Impossibility of Reporting the Story of Gaza
The work of Gaza’s journalists has been essential these past months, but as the challenges of reporting continue to mount, the world is getting only a fraction of the story.
Dec 29, 2023 / Afnan Abu Yahia and Lila Hassan