Trump Got What He Wanted From the Kennedy Center Honors
For better or worse, the show won’t be able to feature artists who reject him.
Tens of thousands of voters at ‘risk of disenfranchisement’ thanks to Trump’s postal service
“In every state, a day’s delay in delivery means that if mail voters wait until the last day or two before the election to mail their ballot… they could be disenfranchised.”
Life on the edge of Israel’s occupation in southern Lebanon
As part of a U.S.-brokered agreement with Israel and Lebanon, residents of some southern villages are cautiously returning to their homes. What they have found is a shell of their former lives, and a daily menacing presence of the Israeli occupation.
Iran-Krieg: Warum gelangt wieder so viel Öl durch die Straße von Hormus?
Immer mehr Tanker passieren das Nadelöhr, obwohl Iran Dutzende Drohnen und Raketen pro Woche in der Meerenge verschießt. Das sind die Hintergründe.
After Price Hikes, Energy Ministry Tests Syrians’ Resilience
Signs of exhaustion are clear on Syrian streets following government adjustments to fuel prices.
W.D. Ehrhart: “I’m Not a War Poet. I’m a Poet Who Went to War.”
Long-time readers of Current Affairs will remember W.D. Ehrhart as the first poet to be published in the magazine, and as the writer of several great essays, including a reflection on the political uses of the American flag and a comparison of today’s Palestine protests to those he …
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his acolytes in the state, rather than stand up for editorial independence.
Where Does Russia’s Violent Imperialism Come From?
A new book provides some helpful—if not always spot-on—answers.
Austin Sarat: Pike case is 'extraordinary and unprecedented moment' US death penalty history
Austin Sarat, an American academic specializing in US capital punishment, explains the unprecedented nature of Christa Pike's botched execution. Sentenced to death in Tennessee, Pike survived two injections of barbiturates.
Hong Kong Silences Remembrance of Police Abuses
Laying flowers, speaking out, reporting the news – once ordinary acts in Hong Kong— can now lead to prison under the city’s sweeping national security laws. National Security Police said on October 1 that they had arrested eight people in September for alleged “sedition.”
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
‘The Energy in the Party Is With the Rising Socialist Tide’: CounterSpin interview with Raina Lipsitz on DSA politics
"It’s old-fashioned, it's knocking on doors, it's talking to our neighbors, it's going to meetings…making connections, reaching out to other human beings."
Palestinian, 19, shot dead by settlers, another wounded, in West Bank attack
The 19-year-old was shot by a settler from an unauthorized outpost near Kobar, according to a security source. Settlers said he and another Palestinian had thrown firebombs, but an initial inquiry found the shooting occurred before the alleged attack
A New Trump Rule Could Transform Gun Sales. The President’s Son Is Poised to Profit.
The Trump administration has spent much of this year rewriting the federal government’s approach to guns. Just last month, the Justice Department concluded that the ban on selling handguns to 18-20-year-olds is unconstitutional and would no longer be criminally enforced.
Der Schwebezustand derjenigen von uns, die als Sahrauis geboren wurden und eine historische Schuld erben
Ich bin Sahraui; Aber zehn Jahre lang tauchte meine Nationalität in Spanien nicht auf. In meinen Dokumenten stand „Unbekanntes Land“. Ich weiß ganz genau, wer ich bin und woher ich komme. Ich bin Sahraui.
Long-Awaited Senate Deal to Speed Permitting Faces Familiar Hurdles
The so-called “lame duck” session of Congress after November’s midterm elections could be momentous for clean energy as lawmakers are set to consider a long-sought bipartisan deal to speed permitting of large energy and infrastructure projects.
The “Prussia of Arabia” and the third German military mission in Syria, 1949-50
This is the third of a four article series, examining the former Nazi personnel missions in Syria. It builds on the author's master's thesis, which contains the complete source documentation and archival references. All rights reserved. Any form of copying, reproducing, or republishing of the text is prohibited.
