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Korea Is Showing the World How To Make Political Horror Movies

MICHAEL G. VANN Jacobin
From The Host to Kingdom, Korean filmmakers have used the horror genre as a vehicle for political critique and reached a huge global audience. They’re building on a long international tradition of socially conscious scare stories.

Is the Two-State Solution Dead?

Noah Lanard, Yousef Munayyer Mother Jones
“You need to take reality as it is, not the way you imagine it to be,” says Yousef Munayyer.

Anatomy of a North Carolina Gerrymander

Michael Li, Peter Miller, Gina Feliz Brennan Center for Justice
A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims.

What a Second Trumpocracy Would Mean the Coming Crisis of 2025

Clarence Lusane TomDispatch
The 2024 election will not resolve the authoritarian attraction that the Trump vote represents. So it’s time to prepare now, not later, for the political crisis that will undoubtedly emerge from that event, whatever the vote count may prove to be.

Calls for Cease-Fire Fill Grand Central Terminal

Claire Fahy, Julian Roberts-Grmela, Sean Piccoli and Erin Nolan New York Times
A large demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, came as Israel ramped up its military operations in Gaza.

Ford Caves

Jane Slaughter Labor Notes
UAW President Shawn Fain announced a deal with Ford. The contract gains are substantial.