Writing as Resistance
Doomed writers buried their accounts of the Warsaw ghetto in the hope that they could teach whoever unearthed the documents about good, evil, indifference and the importance of the truth as an act of resistance. They have left us a trove of papers on how to construct a life of meaning.
American Gestapo: The Worst Takes Time But It Comes Around Fast
Barton Kunstler maps the largest ICE detention camps and the private contractors running them, and asks how far the buildup has to go before it counts as what it resembles.
Britain Finally bans Goods from the Israeli-Occupied West Bank
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who once led Britain's Union of Jewish Students, made the announcement in the House of Commons.
Israeli Strikes Wound Journalists in Lebanon and Gaza amid “Ceasefires”
The strikes come days after ceasefires were announced in both Gaza and Lebanon.
How the Loser-in-chief sabotages the midterm – better a trumped up martyr than disaster-driven...
Haranguing, bonkers and beset,/ “Victim” Trump makes his riskiest bet.
Magical thinking about Biden 2024 paves the way for another Trump presidency
Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
UN Wants to Right-Size Maps; Would it have Saved Trump from Iran Catastrophe?
Juan Cole argues that map projections which shrink Africa and the Middle East help explain why Washington keeps misjudging the size of the countries it goes to war with.
The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet
As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
Iran: Ongoing Unlawful Execution Campaign Against Protesters
At least 60 more protesters face imminent execution, Human Rights Watch says, after summary trials relying on torture-tainted confessions.
The second worst MAGA Trump calamity – more than equal to its Constitutional concussion
Robert S. Becker on the deeper, still-unfolding costs of Trumpism beyond its constitutional violations.








