A dispatch from the March on the DNC
protests
Posted inPolitics
Chicago 2024 Isn’t Chicago 1968
I was there in ’68. I’m there again this week. And there are some crucial differences.
Posted inTAP
Kamala Harris’s Israel Quandary
Today on TAP: She needs to signal a new policy. But with Biden sticking to the current one, that will be far from easy.
Posted inPolitics
Seeds of a Conservative Crack-Up
An accidental encounter with a group of progressive anti-abortion activists revealed the tenuous hold Donald Trump may have on his coalition.
Posted inAmerica and the World
A Modest Suggestion for an American Jewish Response to Bibi: Excommunicate Him.
At the Republicans’ behest, Netanyahu will speak to Congress on Wednesday. What better time to figuratively cast him out?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
A Fighter for the Working Class
Journalist Linda Tirado is dying after being shot by cops while covering the George Floyd protests. Her work told the story of poverty from the inside out.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Governor of Texas Nods to White Supremacist Violence
Greg Abbott’s pardon is an attack on multiracial democracy.
Posted inPolitics
Can We All Get Along?
A Q&A with Eman Abdelhadi, a Palestinian University of Chicago professor, about encampments, dialogue, and mutual respect
Posted inEducation in America
All Quiet on the Western Front
Bay Area students organize effectively, but haven’t heard back from university administrators.