ir Hever discusses how the attacks on Gaza reveal the extreme right-wing radicalization of most of the Israeli Jewish population
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Do Languages Get Simpler When They Get More Complicated?
How and why do languages change?
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: COVID-19 Gooses Local On-Line Shopping and Home Delivery Options
Today is Memorial Day in the U.S. and a bank holiday in the UK. Best wishes to U.S. and UK readers for a pleasant holiday.
Dominic Cummings: How the UK Ignored Evidence That the Virus is Airborne
“I think we are absolutely fucked. I think this country is heading for disaster. I think we’re going to kill thousands of people.”
Will Biden Pack the Supreme Court?
Will voting law statutes enacted by Republican controlled-state governments spur Biden to change the structure of the Supreme Court?
Does the U.S. Really Need Another Oil Pipeline?
Native American communities living alongside the route of the Line 3 pipeline project in northern Minnesota are asking all activists to join them in solidarity this June.
Bob Pollin: Modest Inflation Is Good for Workers
If inflation is linked to higher wages, that’s not bad for workers, says Bob Pollin of the Political Economy Research Institute in Amherst.
The Origin of the Gender Gap
The level of the gender gap has changed over time, but women haven’t shown net progress over time.
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/28/2021
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‘This Is the Price of War’: Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught
Haaretz took the unprecedented step of commemorating the deaths of Palestinian children in the latest Israel-Gaza conflict.
