Mouin Rabbani Breaks Down the Crisis in the Middle East
The geopolitical analyst and author of “Gaza Apocalypse” talks Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, and the deadly chaos coming out of the White House.
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How the Media Sold a Genocide
Media critic Adam Johnson on how distortions about Gaza in the New York Times, CNN, and The Atlantic helped the Biden administration get away with murder.
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The Green Party’s Butch Ware: “I Love a Good Fight”
The Green candidate for governor of California speaks out on Gavin Newsom, Zack Polanski, trans rights, and the future of third parties in America.
How to Avoid a Cold War
International relations scholar Daniel Bessner explains how the US-Soviet conflict was avoidable, and what the real lessons of the period known as the "Cold War" are for us today.
Amy Goodman on Telling the Stories Power Wants Buried
Joined by filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, Goodman reflects on her career and the making of "Steal This Story, Please!"
The Death of Book World and Why Criticism Still Matters
Becca Rothfeld reflects on her layoff from The Washington Post, and what's at stake in a world without readers.
“The Cruelty is Staggering”: Jasper Nathaniel on Reporting from the West Bank
The journalist experienced firsthand violent attacks by Israeli settlers, while the U.S. embassy refused to intervene. Now, he's asking our politicians to take a stand.
A Revolutionary's Warning on Iran
Afshin Matin-Asgari on what it was like to fight the Shah as a leftist in 1979—and why U.S. and Israeli attacks won’t bring the change they claim to promise.