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Pack the Supreme Court

Mehdi Hasan Mehdi Hasan
It’s past time to consider court packing: When they next have control of the House, the Senate, and the White House, Democrats should add at least two new seats to the Supreme Court and then fill them, with left-wing, well-qualified woman.

The Exaggerated Death of American Socialism

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Portside
It turns out that socialism has been a major theme in American discourse. This essay is based on The American Left: Its Impact on Politics and Society since 1900 (Edinburgh University Press)

Wendell Berry’s Right Kind of Farming

Gracy Olmstead The New York Times
Agricultural choices must be made by these inescapable standards: the ecological health of the farm and the economic health of the farmer.

Two-State Hypocrisy

Mohamed Mohamed Electronic Intifada
Zionist youth demonstration
One might ask, what is the problem with a two-state solution, if it will lead to peace between Palestinians and Israelis?