When do women have the right to kill in self defense?
Opinion | Who Gets to Kill in Self-Defense?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/04/opinion/women-kill-self-defense.html
Self-defense laws were written for men. This is how they fail women who fight back.
"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine
"Zionism Über Alles" - Dissent Magazine
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/zionism-uber-alles/
The German political establishment has abandoned the belief that the Holocaust gave it a responsibility to humanity and replaced it with a responsibility to Israel alone.
The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
The Intractable Puzzle of Growth
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/growth-degrowth-kohei-saito-susskind/
For more than a century, the key measure of a healthy economy has been its capacity to grow and yet if production and consumption continues to expand at their current rate we might risk the very health of the planet.
We're So Glad It's You
We're So Glad It's You
https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/blogs/news/were-so-glad-its-you
Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, stands in Hebron and watches as soldiers beat his source. In front of him is the Palestinian peace activist Issa Amro, thrown to the ground by Israeli soldiers, who then punch and kick him for having asked to speak to their commanding officer. Wright is there as a
You Get What You Give: Why the New Radicals Broke Up
You Get What You Give: Why the New Radicals Broke Up
https://tedium.co/2024/08/25/new-radicals-gregg-alexander-history/
Pondering “You Get What You Give,” the one-hit wonder recorded by a guy smart enough to realize that it would be a one-hit wonder. It’s a survival story.
The Myth of the Central Park Five
The Myth of the Central Park Five
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-myth-of-the-central-park-five
The West Memphis Three, the Norfolk Four, and yes, the Central Park Five: All were gruesome and horrible crimes, but did all involve false confessions?
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent
Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3’s journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election. One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
The case against summer
The case against summer
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/358195/the-case-against-summer
Summer is too hot, too boring, and too long
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/israel-gaza-historian-omer-bartov
The long read: This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree
The Betrayal of American Border Policy
The Betrayal of American Border Policy
https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/the-betrayal-of-american-border-policy
A young Jesuit priest arrived in Texas hoping to cultivate hospitality toward migrants. During the past four years, he’s watched that possibility slip away.