How to Think About the Role of Drugs in American Life
Benjamin Fong’s ‘Quick Fixes’ offers a nuanced and fascinating look at the intersection of capitalism and chemical dependency.
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The Current Israel-Palestine Crisis Was Entirely Avoidable
Political scientist Jerome Slater on how the refusal to grant Palestine a state set the region on the course for disaster…
Why I’m Preparing to Die—And Why You Should, Too
Most people don’t want to think about preparing for death. But we’re all “future corpses” and need to plan accordingly.
You Can’t Selectively Pay Attention To Certain Atrocities And Ignore All The Others
How is it possible to be outraged by Hamas killings of Israeli children, but ignore or rationalize the killing of Gazan children?
Why Haven’t the Protest Movements of Our Time Succeeded?
Vincent Bevins’ new book looks back over recent uprisings of our time and reviews what they accomplished—and what they didn’t.
How the Idea of Being “Self-Made” Arose
How did we come to believe that we can be anything we want to be? And what are the consequences of ascribing godlike powers of self-creation to human beings? Author Tara Isabella Burton explains the culture of “self-making.”
How the Media Turns Extremists Into “Moderates”
The credulity of the media is helping one of the GOP’s most extreme candidates rebrand herself as “the adult in the room.”
How Does This End?
Israel is now punishing Gazans collectively for a horrific attack by Hamas. Bloody vengeance only creates more victims and more rage. The question we need to be asking is: How can a just peace ever be reached?