News that, in the midst of the genocide in Palestine, the German parliament was this week advancing legislation that would criminalize speech that denies that Israel has a “right to exist,” with penalties of up to five years in prison, came as a surprise to virtually no one. This is, after all, the same Germany [...]
This June, tenants in New York City notched a major victory: The city’s Rent Guidelines Board, or RGB, voted to freeze rents for all one- and two-year leases in rent-stabilized units. Quickly, local and national media trumpeted the decision as a victory, a proof of concept even, for NYC’s democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who [...]
Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections When a weak 45-mph tropical storm named Harvey moved through the Lesser Antilles Islands in August 2017 and then petered out in the central Caribbean Sea, no one could have suspected that the meager clump of clouds that remained would go on to become the second-costliest weather disaster in world […]
Alana Lentin, Mondoweiss. In response to the Bondi Beach attack, there is a push in Australia to adopt definitions of racism, including antisemitism. We must reject this effort because its ultimate goal is to criminalize anti-Zionism and to further settler colonialism. Australia is currently holding a Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to make recommendations in response […]
New executive orders revive Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship despite a recent Supreme Court ruling affirming constitutional protections. Outside of Trump World, there’s a glaring line between the “try, try again” thinking of those passionate about an outcome and the bone-headed, stubborn hatred for immigrants reflected in Donald Trump’s issuance of new executive orders [...]
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Democratic Strategist Ben Wikler joins John Harwood to discuss his new book, his state’s highly watched gubernatorial race, and the schisms between the center and left wing of his party.