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“‘Conquering the land on foot.’”
The Zionist settlers' attack in Tell on 24 July signals the ‘Gazification’ of the West Bank. The Floutist investigates the incident, the aftermath, and the media coverage.
12 AUGUST—In a Palestinian village called Tell, five kilometers sou...
“A certain schizophrenia.”
Misguided from the first. Michael Harrington in the D–Soc days, 1979. (Wikimedia Commons.)
7 AUGUST—The Democratic Socialists of America have been feeling their oats of late, what with Zohran Mamdani’s election to the mayoralty of New Yor...
“‘The old life done.’”
Joan Miró. Composition. 1927. (Wikimedia Commons.)
2 August—We try hard at The Floutist to stay current, to publish often, and offer our readers insights and perspectives not found elsewhere. These past days it has been hard to keep up wit...
“Only one way out for the Trumpster.”
Basta, Bibi. I’m bailing. (The White House/ Wikimedia Commons.)
28 JULY—I was talking to an investor friend the other day, asking whether I should get into one of these price-lock arrangements with the people who supply our heating oil. H...
“Further into lawlessness.”
Did the Trump regime just destroy the International Criminal Court?
25 JULY—I live in one of those postindustrial towns you find all over New England, and nothing happened here Friday, the day the International Criminal Court’s governing b...
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