Opinion | Meet the Followers of Martin Luther King Jr. in the West Bank
A sign at the entrance to the Nassar family farm reads: “We refuse to be enemies.” In a land torn apart by conflict, hatred and violence, this farm is an…
Opinion | Dear Elites (of Both Parties), the People Will Take It From Here, Thanks
I first learned about the opioid crisis three presidential elections ago, in the fall of 2011. I was the domestic policy director for Mitt Romney’s campaign and questions began trickling…
Amusement Park
On This Week’s Episode: “This American Life” heads to some of the happiest places on Earth: amusement parks. Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in…
Michael Hudson: We Need a New Political Vocabulary | naked capitalism
Yves here. Thank the persistent and very long running campaign to move the values of the US to the right for the hollowing out of the meaning of traditional political…
Britain’s New Leader Is About to Get a Crash Course in Statecraft
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain will barely get his feet under the desk in 10 Downing Street before he flies to Washington this coming week to attend a NATO…
Developing Your Taste
This week, the Caesar salad celebrated its 100th birthday. I hadn’t ever considered the age of the Caesar before reading the Times article on its origins, but I think I…
Opinion | Whoever the Democratic Candidate Is, Americans Have Already Lost
I watched the debate from a pub in Ireland. A man sitting next to me pegged me for a Yank. “Sorry about all that — screwed no matter what you…
In the French Countryside, a Deep Discontent Takes Root
Last month, Sophie-Laurence Roy, a conservative Paris lawyer with roots in Burgundy, decided to cross the political dividing line that defined postwar France and dedicate herself to a nationalist, far-right…
These Obscure Democrats Could Soon Become Kingmakers
They are lawyers and school board members, labor activists and faith leaders, lifelong Democrats and party newcomers. Some of them just turned 18, others are pushing 80. These are the…
What Do Bagged Chickens Have to Do With Sliced Cheese?
When Costco tried to cut down on its plastics use earlier this year, putting its popular rotisserie chicken in a thin bag instead of a bulkier clam shell, some chicken…