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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Roni Caryn Rabin The New York Times
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks. New doctors from other countries account for one in six medical residents at U.S. teaching hospitals.

Moral Limits

Avram Alpert Dissent Magazine
This book, writes reviewer Alpert, is "a powerful account of our failures to stop the war in Gaza, despite the professed worth we place on values like empathy.

Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging Machine Is a Model To Emulate

Liza Featherstone Convergence
New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has clearly learned from other effective communicators like Bernie Sanders how to use online media to spread popular left-wing ideas. Mamdani’s approach is a model for other insurgent candidate

“No Kings” Was a Rebellion in Trump Country

Branko Marcetic Convergence
It wasn’t just large, liberal cities but the heart of Trump country that formed the base of last Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Together with his underwhelming military parade, they’re a warning of the softness of his support.