Our Leaders and Media Have Totally Normalized Anti-Palestinian Racism
Even when our leaders have not been actively encouraging the mass slaughter of Palestinians, they have often consciously avoided acknowledging it.
Articles in Culture & Politics (52)
He Doesn’t Really Care If He Loses
The consequences of a Trump victory will fall on the marginalized and vulnerable, not Joe Biden. No wonder Biden doesn’t seem that concerned.
The NYT Book Review Is Everything Book Criticism Shouldn't Be
The Review is famous as an arbiter of taste and quality. But the publication utterly fails to seriously engage with books and the publishing industry.
How Corporations Profit Off Poverty
Policy journalist Anne Kim on how the welfare state is sucked dry by parasitic for-profit companies.
In a Functioning Democracy, Third Party Candidates Would Flourish
RFK Jr., Cornel West, Jill Stein, and others should be on ballots everywhere. “Defending democracy” rings hollow if elections are being rigged by both major parties.
A Short Play on the History of the United States Rejecting Puerto Rico Statehood
A 125-year-old dialogue between the United States and Puerto Rico on the island’s political future.
The Biden Excuse Machine Kicks Into Gear
There is a massive PR effort afoot to convince us to stay aboard a sinking ship.
The Campaign Against Jamaal Bowman Was Dirty Politics at its Worst
Whatever you think of the New York congressman, no election should look like this.