Activism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the funeral for Sgt. Maj. Gal Meir Eisenkot at the Herzliya cemetery on December 8, 2023.

Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas

The Israeli prime minister followed a decades-old divide-and-rule strategy that fuels endless war.

Dec 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising

Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising

From Argentina to the Netherlands, democracies are crumbling.

Dec 11, 2023 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

#99.

Dec 8, 2023 / Steve Brodner

OpenAI

OpenAI OpenAI

Meatwads.

Dec 8, 2023 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

mural depicting the Australian activist Julian Assange, by street artist Trisha Palma, in the Scampia neighborhood of Naples.

Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment

By continuing the persecution of Julian Assange, the US government is signaling how little it cares about press freedom.

Dec 8, 2023 / Yanis Varoufakis, Lina Attalah, and John Kiriakou

Trump Bons Mots

Trump Bons Mots Trump Bons Mots

Stable genius.

Dec 7, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Canadian Wildfire Smoke in New York City

The Planet Is Burning The Planet Is Burning

And the US’s habits of primacy are a key reason why.

Dec 7, 2023 / Sarang Shidore

Planet Earth

In Turbulent Times, Look for the Helpers In Turbulent Times, Look for the Helpers

It’s been a rough year. If you can lend a hand, these causes need—and deserve—your assistance.

Dec 7, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Home. School.

Home. School. Home. School.

Life for thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire.

Dec 6, 2023 / OppArt / The Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee

Siddhartha Deb, “The Light at the End of the World”

Siddhartha Deb and the Politics of Fiction Siddhartha Deb and the Politics of Fiction

A conversation with the novelist and journalist about India, colonialism, the Union Carbide catastrophe, solidarity, history in literature, and his novel, The Light at the End of ...

Dec 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Feroz Rather

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