As war escalates, a minority view from Tel Aviv calls for diplomacy before catastrophe deepens.
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The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case But this also begs the question: why is this facially unconstitutional case before the court in the first place?

Yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship made clear that Trump is going to lose—which is very good news, writes @ElieNYC. But when that happens, we shouldn’t praise the Roberts court for ruling against Trump. Here’s wh
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Years of sidelining diplomacy and dissent paved the way for a costly and avoidable conflict.
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Voices from Israel and Iran say regime change cannot come from bombs or foreign intervention.
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Why Black People Can’t Earn Our Way Out of Racism in Maternal Care: A Q&A With Khiara Bridges In her new book, Bridges found that healthcare provided through private markets leaves more room for discrimination and unequal care to take root than in a public program like Medicaid.

Can Black moms and pregnant people buy their way out of racism in healthcare? Khiara Bridges's new book finds a surprising answer:
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The Whodunit Investigating the Death of Roe: A Q&A With Amy Littlefield Abortion access reporter Amy Littlefield’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

There was a legal strategy to overturn Roe v. Wade, and a social movement to stigmatize and demonize abortion. Amy Littlefield tells the story of how that movement triumphed—for now:
https://bit.ly/3Oc3CB6

Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.

While Corbijin likely engaged most of these subjects in the midst of a PR cycle, his renderings recall the interesting weirdos stumbled upon by mid-century American documentary photographers like Robert Frank.
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Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser The president’s war is an ever-escalating disaster. He is increasingly reviled. And his speech won’t change either of those things.

Trump might get a little dopamine hit from gloating about how well the war is going. But even his tawdry sales pitch can’t hide the fact that he’s a desperate man who knows he has created a catastrophe.
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Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser The president’s war is an ever-escalating disaster. He is increasingly reviled. And his speech won’t change either of those things.

Trump might get a little dopamine hit from gloating about how well the war is going. But even his tawdry sales pitch can’t hide the fact that he’s a desperate man who knows he has created a catastrophe.
https://bit.ly/47Coloe

My Years-Long Fight to Say “They” Over and over again, I would use the pronoun in my writing. Over and over again, editors would try to remove it.

For years, @danielallencox.bsky.social used the pronoun "they" in his writing. For years, editors at multiple publications tried to make him remove it. https://bit.ly/3PFaZl7

Shoshana Walter characterizes the rehab industry as “America’s other drug crisis,” one in which residential treatment often leaves patients worse off than they were before.
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My Years-Long Fight to Say “They” Over and over again, I would use the pronoun in my writing. Over and over again, editors would try to remove it.

This is how queerness and gender nonconformity wind up being controlled in elite literary circles. If you can’t use someone’s pronoun, they can’t be written about. https://bit.ly/3PFaZl7

In unearthing the stories of the people who have suffered inside addiction treatment centers, Shoshana Walter shines a harsh light on an epidemic of apathy toward people who use drugs.
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The Whodunit Investigating the Death of Roe: A Q&A With Amy Littlefield Abortion access reporter Amy Littlefield’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

There was a legal strategy to overturn Roe v. Wade, and a social movement to stigmatize and demonize abortion. Amy Littlefield tells the story of how that movement triumphed—for now:
https://bit.ly/3Oc3CB6

On Chavez, People, and Power Letter to friends, students, colleagues, and collaborators.

Though non-competitive, Kjell Inge Røkke, a Norwegian billionaire, beat the Iditarod’s current Northern Route record of eight days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, and 16 seconds after paying $300,000 to race in the inaugural “expedition class.”
https://bit.ly/4v3DMjn

Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.

While Corbijin likely engaged most of these subjects in the midst of a PR cycle, his renderings recall the interesting weirdos stumbled upon by mid-century American documentary photographers like Robert Frank.
https://bit.ly/4sHkrmm

On Chavez, People, and Power Letter to friends, students, colleagues, and collaborators.

Last year, the Iditarod saw the lowest number of participants since the race’s inception in 1973. Now, a $300,000 gift from a billionaire “expedition musher” promises to transform the event.
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Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.

His photographers have been likened to “ghosts from the future or the past” or “drawing[s] in an ancient cave.”
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On Chavez, People, and Power Letter to friends, students, colleagues, and collaborators.

Marshall Ganz confronts power, harm, and accountability in the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez.
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Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.

How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.
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The Whodunit Investigating the Death of Roe: A Q&A With Amy Littlefield Abortion access reporter Amy Littlefield’s new book reports on the grassroots social movement that amassed enough power to overturn legal abortion, despite being a minority point of view.

A conversation with Amy Littlefield, whose new book offers an account of the anti-choice movement’s rise, and the amalgam of political tactics and righteous belief that undergird it:
https://bit.ly/3Oc3CB6

On Chavez, People, and Power Letter to friends, students, colleagues, and collaborators.

A longtime collaborator reflects on Cesar Chavez’s legacy and the movement that was never his alone.
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Water Infrastructure in Texas Is Failing. A Surge of New Funding Can Fix It. As the state promotes industrial expansion and costly seawater desalination projects, advocates want to prioritize fixing aging pipes and supporting public health.

ICYMI, our friends at @bayoucitywk.bsky.social were quoted in @thenation.com in a piece on #WaterInfrastructure in TX. Usman Mahmood & Sade Hogue speak to fixing aging systems, protecting public health, and how #Prop4 funding will be used.

More from Lajward Zahra: www.thenation.com/article/envi...

The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back I left academia for a tech job that offered me the promise of stability. What happens when corporate employers become our most reliable caregivers?

My new essay for @thenation.com, “The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back,” is about leaving academia postpartum for big tech and what happens when your job becomes your welfare system. When care is routed through work, it is not guaranteed. It reshapes how we attach and what we tolerate

Bernie Sanders: “This War Must End Immediately!” The senator delivered a powerful message on Iran at the No Kings Rally in Minnesota.

“This war must end immediately!”
— Bernie Sanders

Speakers and performers at the massive No Kings rally in St. Paul over the weekend called out Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional attack on Iran. Bernie Sanders led the charge with a powerful address that had the crowd chanting: “END THIS WAR!”

The Bottomless Stupidity of House Republicans Somehow, they’ve managed to top themselves in the crisis over TSA funding. Who knew that was even possible?

What is Congress for? My latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain? Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.

An excellent invitation to wrestle with a tough question.
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Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Is an Unholy Nightmare The defense secretary is talking about Iran in bloodcurdling tones of religious extremism—and underscoring how much of a dangerous fanatic he is.

Pete Hegseth's Holy War is an affront to Christians and non-Christians alike. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain? Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.

This is the question I wake up with and go to bed with every day and the rest of my real life is just a deserpate and failing attempt to avoid the question, since I have no answer for it.

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What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain? Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.

One of the hosts, @aaronregunberg.bsky.social, also published this on the obligations of a citizen who realizes their country is the villain. www.thenation.com/article/poli...