Will We Have an 1854 Moment?

Van Gosse Portside
The point here is not to replicate a particular historical episode, but rather to suggest the urgency of breaking with conventional thinking about what is permissible. Lethargy and pusillanimity got us into this mess in the first place.

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How RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making Process

Jess Steier, DrPH; David Higgins, MD, MPH; Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH; and Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD Unbiased Science
Kennedy announced by tweet that Covid vaccines have been removed from the CDC's recommended schedule for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing any rigorous decision process. Health care for millions is at stake.

Everyone Loves…Harvard

Joyce Vance Civil Discourse
Harvard became the first university to push back and sue Trump over his intrusions into academia. Before Harvard, Columbia folded. As with the law firms, the question is, who will bend the knee and who would tell the tyrant-in-the-making NO!

Defeating a Bloc Ginned Up on Delusion and Hate

Max Elbaum Convergence
Removing this toxic force from power requires both the broadest possible anti-MAGA front and a radical contingent aware of just how deep the roots of US fascism run.

What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean?

Dahlia Scheindlin Haaretz
Everyone wants Palestinian statehood but Israel, and Israel won't change on its own. Recognition must be a big package of policy, one with teeth and bricks alike, or it will end up like all the other failures.