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On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

Steven W. Thrasher Considers How the Threats of Empire Are Themselves Acts of Violence

By Steven W. Thrasher | April 10, 2026

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

“The ruling class knows that if you give the smartest person in the room a microphone they’re probably going to say Free Palestine.”

By Steven W. Thrasher | March 25, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

From Gaza to Minneapolis We Are Still Being Told to Disbelieve Our Eyes

From Gaza to Minneapolis We Are Still Being Told to Disbelieve Our Eyes

Steven W. Thrasher on the Western Establishment’s
Deliberate Break From Reality

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 4, 2026

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America

What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America

Steven W. Thrasher on the Brutal Raids by Trump’s Ever-Growing Masked Army

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 29, 2026

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

Steven W. Thrasher Contemplates the Weakness at the Heart of ICE and the Politics of the Hard Right

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 15, 2026

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Why It’s a Good Thing Zohran Mamdani Can Never Become President

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 2, 2026

Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza

By Steven W. Thrasher | December 17, 2025

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend

By Steven W. Thrasher | November 17, 2025

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

Steven W. Thrasher on Trying to Make Sense of a Slaughter

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 14, 2025

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander Have Shown Us a Way Forward

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander Have Shown Us a Way Forward

Steven W. Thrasher on What a Healthy Progressive Coalition Looks Like

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 26, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Vulnerability

Mahmoud Khalil, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Vulnerability

Steven W. Thrasher on Two Men Who Are Showing Us a Better Way

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 23, 2025

Urgent Lessons From a Heroic Early AIDS Doctor: On the Legacy of Joseph Sonnabend

Urgent Lessons From a Heroic Early AIDS Doctor: On the Legacy of Joseph Sonnabend

Steven W. Thrasher Remembers One of the World’s First AIDS Doctors

By Steven W. Thrasher | April 24, 2025

Stenographers of Empire: Where is the Moral Courage in the American Media?

Stenographers of Empire: Where is the Moral Courage in the American Media?

For Steven W. Thrasher the Absence of Solidarity Among American Journalists Has Made Donald Trump’s Job That Much Easier

By Steven W. Thrasher | March 12, 2025

What If the Covid Safety Net Had Been a Starting Point For Change?

What If the Covid Safety Net Had Been a Starting Point For Change?

Steven W. Thrasher Looks Back at America’s Brief Experiment in True Government Care

By Steven W. Thrasher | November 8, 2024

In American Empire, You’re Either Invading or Being Invaded

In American Empire, You’re Either Invading or Being Invaded

Steven W. Thrasher on the Pernicious Narratives That Fuel the Status Quo

By Steven W. Thrasher | October 3, 2024

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