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GOP leaders are shutting down the House over the Epstein controversy. Congress's recess starts now, writes @lehmannchris. The fracas provides a lesson for Democrats desperate to reclaim political relevance: Don't be afraid of confrontation. thenation.com/article/politi…
Wendy Brown: "There are so many reasons why liberals are suspicious of charisma, even of strong leadership! There’s liberal anxiety about fascism and liberal horror of populism, to be sure, but also quotidian liberal commitments to rational procedures and institutions and, above…
Trump wants the NFL's Washington Commanders to go back to their old racist name. thenation.com/article/societ…
Emily Callaci’s history of the international feminist movement examines the influence of their intellectual and political victories. thenation.com/article/cultur…
Last month, Israel seized a ship from the Freedom Flotilla and detained all of its activists. One of them, Yasemin Acar, is speaking out about the physical and psychological abuse the activists suffered at Israel's hands. thenation.com/article/world/…
The Epstein fracas makes it clear that the way for Democrats to effectively wield power in Congress is to force confrontations, particularly when they drive a wedge into the base of the governing party, argues @lehmannchris. thenation.com/article/politi…
The GOP is shutting down the House early to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. This makes clear that the Democrats should force confrontations that foment discord within the brittle MAGA coalition, writes @lehmannchris. thenation.com/article/politi…
The lesson for Democrats is that they should force confrontations, especially when they drive a wedge into the GOP base. thenation.com/article/politi…
I am in The Nation today, talking about some new work from the Center for Working-Class Politics! Tl;dr 👇
A new report shows there is absolutely a winning constituency for economic and social progress. But Democrats aren’t pursuing it, writes @IsaacRabbani. thenation.com/article/politi…
Jeffrey Epstein, House-wrecker: my latest for @thenation thenation.com/article/politi…
A new report shows there is absolutely a winning constituency for economic and social progress. But Democrats aren’t pursuing it, writes @IsaacRabbani. thenation.com/article/politi…
Housework was important first and foremost not because it had any inherent value but because it represented a pressure point in capitalism’s design. thenation.com/article/cultur…
Really important story from @salihabayrak_ about Israel's abuse of Freedom Flotilla coalition activists in detention.
Pro-Palestine activist Yasemin Acar was kept awake for 30 to 40 hours while in Israeli detention. If authorities noticed her dozing off, they would yell at her to wake up as she was “not allowed to sleep." thenation.com/article/world/…
“You could tell that they hated us … they know we don’t have any weapons, but they just wanted to humiliate us.” Read about Israel's abuse of activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. thenation.com/article/world/…
An Israeli judge ruled years ago that detainees must be allowed a minimum of 6 hours sleep per night.
Pro-Palestine activist Yasemin Acar was kept awake for 30 to 40 hours while in Israeli detention. If authorities noticed her dozing off, they would yell at her to wake up as she was “not allowed to sleep." thenation.com/article/world/…
Trump's rant against the current name of the NFL's Washington Commanders obscures a debate about building a new stadium in D.C with public funds. The proposed Washington football stadium is a boondoggle. thenation.com/article/societ…
Imagine telling the story of Moby Dick without Ahab, Ishmael or the bloody Whale. The DNC autopsy on 2024 plans to avoid mentioning the decisions of Biden, Harris or their key strategists. thenation.com/article/politi…
A significant portion of the working class generally agrees with Democratic voters on the issues, but votes for Republicans. A new report points to how that reality can be changed. thenation.com/article/politi…
Pro-Palestine activist Yasemin Acar was kept awake for 30 to 40 hours while in Israeli detention. If authorities noticed her dozing off, they would yell at her to wake up as she was “not allowed to sleep." thenation.com/article/world/…
Wages for Housework sought to transform tasks like cleaning, childcare, and the like into levers of power, wielded not only to advance women’s own status but to alter the political and economic systems that depended on their labor. thenation.com/article/cultur…