Football’s Young Victims
I want to make clear that the subject of today’s newsletter is especially difficult. It involves a Boston University study of athletes who played contact sports — like football —…
Two Superpowers Walk Into a Garden
Edward Wong contributed reporting. The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh…
Israeli Army Escorts Journalists to Gaza Hospital, and More
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — it’s available to Times…
Michael Hudson: Were the Prophets Anti-Semitic? Debunking Netanyahu’s Distorted Biblical Justifications for Genocide | naked capitalism
Yves here. Michael Hudson takes issue with some of the Biblical claims made to support Israel’s long-standing campaign against Palestinians and corrects Netayahu’s widely accepted distortion of words of Samuel…
Opinion | When It Comes to Disdain for Democracy, Trump Has Company
It makes perfect sense to treat Donald Trump as the most immediate threat to the future of American democracy. He has an ambitious plan to turn the office of the…
A’s Will Finally Turn Out the Lights on Pro Sports in Oakland
One by one, they have left Oakland. First, the Warriors headed back across the bay to San Francisco in 2019, a return for a basketball franchise whose recent championship reign…
Students Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate
The Latest The academic achievement of millions of American students faltered during the pandemic — and in many cases, has not recovered three years later. The latest data on student…
Opinion | The War in Gaza Is Splintering the Democratic Party
As the left-leaning journalist Ryan Grim points out in his forthcoming book, “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution,” the politics of Israel and Palestine have bedeviled…
This Thanksgiving, Full Planes to Go With Full Plates
A government shutdown won’t be disrupting travel plans this Thanksgiving after Congress agreed on Wednesday to a funding package that lasts through early next year. But clouds and crowds might…
China Wants to Bulldoze Old Neighborhoods to Revive the Economy
In Shenzhen, a metropolis born of China’s economic prosperity, Paibang Village is a reminder of the city’s modest past and the challenges ahead for reviving the country’s property sector. Paibang…