Politics
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.
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?
Israel’s War on American Student Activists Israel’s War on American Student Activists
For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups.
Inside Brown University’s Sit-In for Palestine Inside Brown University’s Sit-In for Palestine
After occupying University Hall, all 20 protesters with Jews for Ceasefire Now were arrested and charged with trespassing. “These are kids. And this was a perfect example of a non…
The US and Israel Think They Can Decide Gaza’s Future. Here’s Why They’re Wrong. The US and Israel Think They Can Decide Gaza’s Future. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
Biden and Netanyahu are clinging to old imperial models about what to do with Gaza. But their plans are doomed to fail.
State Politics
Can Louisiana Use the Treasurer’s Office to Invest in the Working Class? Can Louisiana Use the Treasurer’s Office to Invest in the Working Class?
Dustin Granger sees the position as a potential antidote to Republican Governor-elect Jeff Landry, but the progressive candidate still faces an uphill battle in the upcoming Novem…
How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois
Lessons from a successful struggle.
The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine
Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick?
The Right
Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her
The First Amendment doesn’t permit us to punish political expression in America.
With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy? With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy?
The GOP is increasingly ditching labels like “pro-life” and calling for abortion “limits” rather than bans. But some activists and state officials in Missouri continue to bet on t…
The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish” The Left Is Not “Anti-Jewish”
What we are witnessing is an effort to get people to see slogans like “Free Palestine” as anti-Semitic and the protests as threats to Jewish existence.
Democrats
Israel’s War on American Student Activists Israel’s War on American Student Activists
For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups.
Goodbye, Joe Manchin—We Won’t Miss You Goodbye, Joe Manchin—We Won’t Miss You
The departure of the pro–fossil fuel, pro–Big Pharma senator from West Virginia is not the tragedy many Democrats think it is.
Texas Democrat Greg Casar’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for a Cease-Fire Texas Democrat Greg Casar’s Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for a Cease-Fire
The congressman polled his constituents and found what every other poll is finding: Americans want the killing in Gaza to stop.
Can Louisiana Use the Treasurer’s Office to Invest in the Working Class? Can Louisiana Use the Treasurer’s Office to Invest in the Working Class?
Dustin Granger sees the position as a potential antidote to Republican Governor-elect Jeff Landry, but the progressive candidate still faces an uphill battle in the upcoming Novem…
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