Category Politics

Harvard’s Claudine Gay and the conservative culture war

Harvard’s former president is just one target in the conservative uproar over higher education. Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The committee held a…

Why South Africa is accusing Israel of genocide

Friday’s action reflects South Africa’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause — and its domestic and foreign interests President Cyril Ramaphosa with the delegates of Organisations supporting the Liberation of Palestine at Chief Albert Luthuli House on December 18, 2023, in…

The war in Gaza is tearing the art world apart

Artists are protesting Israel’s offensive. The art and literary worlds are struggling to respond. In October, 92NY, one of New York’s best-known arts and culture spaces, drew fire after trying to postpone a visit from author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nguyen…