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In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage In Defense of the 30-Year Mortgage

A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is somethin...

Nov 23, 2023 / James K. Galbraith

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson addresses the crowd at The Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Marianne Williamson Is Polling Just As Well Against Biden as Nikki Haley Is Against Trump Marianne Williamson Is Polling Just As Well Against Biden as Nikki Haley Is Against Trump

But the media’s obsessed with Haley and paying almost no attention to Williamson.

Nov 22, 2023 / John Nichols

Hannah Arendt, in a black and white photograph, sits in front of a wood paneled wall wearing a white jacket

Tomorrow’s Antisemitism Today Tomorrow’s Antisemitism Today

While real antisemitism is rearing its head, the assurance that “anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitic” can feel like gaslighting.

Nov 21, 2023 / Barry Schwabsky

Youmna El Sayed reporting from Gaza on October 21, 2023.

“The Only Thing Keeping Me Standing Is the Suffering I’m Seeing”: Being a Journalist in Gaza “The Only Thing Keeping Me Standing Is the Suffering I’m Seeing”: Being a Journalist in Gaza

Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed on what it’s like to report from the heart of a crisis you can’t escape.

Nov 21, 2023 / Youmna El Sayed

Jonathan Greenblatt attends the 2023 TAAF Annual AAPI CEO Dinner on September 26, 2023 in New York City.

Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots Why the Anti-Defamation League Loves Certain Bigots

From apartheid South Africa to Elon Musk, defending Israel overrides fighting antisemitism.

Nov 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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If Only AR-15 Murder-Scene Photos Would Bring About an Assault Weapons Ban If Only AR-15 Murder-Scene Photos Would Bring About an Assault Weapons Ban

Washington Post leaders thought they were doing right by showing the carnage those weapons of war create. But we already knew that.

Nov 17, 2023 / Joan Walsh

An arm wearing a green shirt holds up a bulletproof vest with a Hamas insignia

Israel’s Ludicrous Propaganda Wins Over the Only Audience That Counts Israel’s Ludicrous Propaganda Wins Over the Only Audience That Counts

Why make an effort to be credible if you’re going to be uncritically echoed by the White House and Western press?

Nov 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

War, What Is It Good For?

War, What Is It Good For? War, What Is It Good For?

The profiteers.

Nov 16, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Leaders in Destruction

Leaders in Destruction Leaders in Destruction

Civilians caught in the middle.

Nov 14, 2023 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Ahmed Alnaouq on

Palestinians Just Want to Be Treated Like Human Beings Palestinians Just Want to Be Treated Like Human Beings

We don’t need to be interrogated on TV about the deaths of our families. We don’t need to be talked about in clinical terms. We just need a chance to tell our stories.

Nov 13, 2023 / Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey

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