Can you choose to believe something, just like that?
Mark Boespflug, Fort Lewis College Some years ago, I was in a lively conversation with a software developer about arguments for and against God’s existence. After discussing their merits and…
Americans are waking up to right-wing antisemitism. We’re still ignoring the root problem
Elad Nehorai December 5, 2025 This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Nick Fuentes is ascendant.…
Reclaiming the Somali narrative in the diaspora
By: Sulekha Mahmoud Egal, December 4, 2025 Somali creatives across film, tech, photography, and architecture are asserting control of their own story, challenging misrepresentation and erasure. In a world shaped…
I was interrogated by Israeli authorities — I know why they’re terrified of peace activists like me
Zak Witus December 2, 2025 This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Two weeks ago, I…
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
Gospel choir director Clyde Lawrence performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25, 2025. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Elinor Harrison, Washington University in St. Louis On the…
Obama tells Arkansas audience young people give him hope for US democracy
by Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate December 1, 2025 Although the country is more divided and democracy is more unstable than he’s seen in his lifetime, former President Barack Obama said…
The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates,Jr.
The Professor with the Limp and the Cane and the Cop with the Gun and the Badge By: Donald E. Wilkes, Jr., Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of…
A retired journalist says he was refused service and told he was confused with another Black man
By: Dan Kennedy. Media Nation. November 24, 2025 A former GBH News colleague of mine has gotten caught up in a mess involving a Cambridge coffee shop in which he…
The Running Man is the most fun you’ll have at the cinema this year
By Matt Jacobsen, Queen Mary University of London Nearly four decades after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscle-bound version sprinted across screens, The Running Man returns to cinemas. In Edgar Wright’s hands, this…
Why more than 1,000 musicians are boycotting Israel with ‘No Music for Genocide’
The initiative continues in the aftermath of a fragile ceasefire NOVEMBER 13, 2025 5:00 AM ET By: Isabella Gomez Sarmiento Editor’s Note: this article originally appeared on NPR. This material…
Return to Gaza City: Hope sprouts from the rubble
11 November 2025 This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. By Rasha Abou Jalal After nearly two months of displacement, I have returned to Gaza City. Around me,…