The Scopes Trial and the Two Visions of US Democracy The Scopes Trial and the Two Visions of US Democracy
A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics.
Sep 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank
Rabbis for Ceasefire and Hindus for Human Rights make a peace pilgrimage.
Sep 5, 2024 / Sunita Viswanath
'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger 'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger
Two secretive prison units that used to almost exclusively house people said to be connected to terrorism have expanded by nearly 80 percent in 15 years, and a new unit is on the ...
Aug 19, 2024 / Investigation / Nausheen Husain, Aly Panjwani, and Haley Moreland
“Every Day I Think It Could Not Get Worse” “Every Day I Think It Could Not Get Worse”
“But it does.”
Aug 16, 2024 / Steve Brodner
No, Josh Shapiro Wasn’t Snubbed for VP Because He's Jewish No, Josh Shapiro Wasn’t Snubbed for VP Because He's Jewish
Republicans and some journalists are pushing the cynical and false narrative that antisemitism doomed Shapiro's candidacy.
Aug 8, 2024 / Emily Tamkin
J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think
Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.
Jul 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Aaron Bushnell Told Us Why He Self-Immolated—Why Didn't We Believe Him? Aaron Bushnell Told Us Why He Self-Immolated—Why Didn't We Believe Him?
When a dissident’s political act is reduced to a set of personal maladies, his or her message can be all too easily massaged away.
Jul 18, 2024 / Nan Levinson
The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago The Horror in Israel and Palestine Began Half a Century Ago
From the very start, Jewish violence has accompanied the proliferation of settlements.
Jul 16, 2024 / Ellen Cantarow
Say Their Names: Journalists Killed in Gaza Say Their Names: Journalists Killed in Gaza
Since October 7, 108 media workers have been killed—103 Palestinian, two Israeli, and three Lebanese—and 32 journalists injured.
Jul 11, 2024 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás
Jamaal Bowman Didn’t Lose Because of AIPAC Jamaal Bowman Didn’t Lose Because of AIPAC
Their astonishing spending mattered less than how the congressman’s Jewish constituents weighed his words and actions.
Jun 26, 2024 / Column / Alexis Grenell