Obama and the Israel Lobby
In his new memoir, the former president subtly reveals how AIPAC stymied his administration.
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Will Biden Undo Trump’s Disastrous Legacy on Israel/Palestine?
The new president-elect has the authority to do so. It’s unclear whether he’ll use it.
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Mask Messages
A mask requirement expands prisoners’ opportunities for personal expression.
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Shelter in Place
Malicroix—a 1948 French novel about a man who has isolated himself in a house to fulfill the strange terms of his inheritance—resonates uncannily with our contemporary experience of quarantine.
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Household of Eight
“When it’s night / And they go to bed, / Mother begins / To wish she were dead.”
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Democrats Can’t Win Without the Left
Leftists recognize the need to work in coalition with liberals to fight the right. It's time for liberals to reciprocate.
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“It’s Never Over”
Seniors, pushed to the brink by Covid-19, are at the forefront of the fight for a Homes Guarantee.
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Oedipal Riot
Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 includes glimpses of the real, drained of ideological significance.
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On “Israel’s Repressive Diplomacy”
A representative letter to Peter Beinart, and Beinart’s response
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