Society

Annie Lennox performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

And the Winner Is... Annie Lennox and Artists for Cease-Fire And the Winner Is... Annie Lennox and Artists for Cease-Fire

The singer’s call for an end to the killing in Gaza politicized the Grammys, which is fantastic.

Feb 6, 2024 / John Nichols

Musician Kiana Ledé at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game on February 3, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.

When Wearing a Sweater Is Antisemitic When Wearing a Sweater Is Antisemitic

The singer Kiana Lede wore a black-and-white cardigan to sing the US national anthem, riling up the reactionary right and supporters of the Israeli state.

Feb 6, 2024 / Dave Zirin

MAGA Comes MAGA Comes

To Argentina.

Feb 6, 2024 / OppArt / Ben Hillman

A messy empty hospital dormitory room after an armed attack forced the closure of Fontaine Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti? Why Is the US Paying Kenya to Clean Up the Mess We Made in Haiti?

The Biden administration likes to talk about democracy, but when it comes to the disaster unfolding a few hundred miles from Miami, democracy is apparently far too dangerous.

Feb 6, 2024 / Amy Wilentz

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) attends a roundtable on the southern border at the US Capitol on January 31, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans Got the Border Deal They Wanted. Why Are They Disowning It? Republicans Got the Border Deal They Wanted. Why Are They Disowning It?

The Senate agreement is a historic win for the anti-immigration GOP. But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has pronounced it “dead on arrival.”

Feb 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A screenshot from a 2015 Ultimate Palestine promotional video.

The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza The World’s Ultimate Frisbee Community Is Revolting Against Its Leaders Over Gaza

After the head of the international group overseeing Ultimate refused a Palestinian call to support a cease-fire, players across the globe fought back.

Feb 6, 2024 / Frankie de la Cretaz

Proud Boys protest in Ohio

How Right-Wing Extremists Are Impacting Ohio Politics How Right-Wing Extremists Are Impacting Ohio Politics

Groups like “We the People Freedom Ohio” were once considered fringe. But since the Trump era, such organizations have gained an outsize role in the conservative movement.

Feb 6, 2024 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Singer Taylor Swift attends the 66th Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden

Attacks on the popular singer help highlight the sheer weirdness of Trump’s GOP.

Feb 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A pro-Palestinian protester holds a handmade placard paying tribute to Palestinian journalists at a rally in Whitehall to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to Israel's occupation on February 3, 2024, in London, United Kingdom.

An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists An Essential Intervention on Behalf of Embattled Palestinian Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists has just committed $300,000 to an emergency fund to aid journalists working in Gaza.

Feb 5, 2024 / John Nichols

Postcard From the Edge

Postcard From the Edge Postcard From the Edge

Gaza’s catastrophic suffering ignored.

Feb 5, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

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