Abdul El-Sayed is narrowly ahead after a primary flooded with nearly $30 million in AIPAC-linked spending for Haley Stevens. The race remains uncalled. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports on the money, coalitions and party struggle behind the vote.

Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.

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Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed & Haley Stevens has become a national test of whether the progressive or centrist wing will shape what comes next. @dannypostel.bsky.social examines the money, political alliances and communities influencing today’s vote.

Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.

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AIPAC and affiliated groups have spent nearly $30 million supporting Haley Stevens—their largest investment ever in a single race. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports that her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed’s 12 to 1.

Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.

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Chicago went from a frontier outpost to a modern metropolis, and is now the nerve center of the emerging “quantum prairie” economy. In this essay for @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Benjamin Ortiz explores what the city’s tumultuous past might tell us about its future. newlinesmag.com/essays/the-t...

The Tumultuous History Behind Chicago’s Transformation Into a Quantum Metropolis

From Indian Country to skyscrapers and data centers, the city has always been a site of dramatic social collisions and environmental ruptures

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“Not a single nail will leave.” @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports that Genoa dockworkers made that promise as the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed for Gaza—then helped turn it into port blockades and general strikes against war on Iran and genocide in Gaza.

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide

Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for an international day of action on October 30.

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Michigan’s Senate primary has become a national test of the Democratic Party’s future. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports from Metro Detroit on the contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens—and the communities that could decide it.

Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.

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Dockworkers unions in six countries are calling for a big escalation on Oct 30 to protest war and militarization. They're urging strikes, protests, refusal to handle arms, demanding an end to US-Israeli war on Iran, genocide of Palestinians. They're urging dockworkers around the world to take part.

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide - Workday Magazine

This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Dockworkers unions in France, Greece, Basque Country, Turkey, Morocco, and Italy are calling an international day of action ...

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AIPAC and allied groups have spent nearly $30 million backing Haley Stevens, while her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed 12 to 1. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports on the money, coalitions and stakes in Michigan’s Senate primary.

Abdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic Party

The Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings.

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From my latest piece for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

'Mamdani is more popular with Jewish Americans than Netanyahu.' That's just one of the bombshell lines that Rahm Emanuel delivered during a recent interview for Israeli TV. Israelis understand that they are unpopular, but they really don't get why. My article: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ma...

‘Mamdani Is More Popular With American Jews Than Netanyahu’

During a recent interview for Israeli TV, presidential hopeful Rahm Emanuel dished out some hard truths about feelings for Israel in the US

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My latest for @newlinesmag.bsky.social The pioneering Islamic Studies scholar John Esposito, who died Wednesday, spent his life explaining Islam and the Islamic world and combating Islamophobia. In that sense, he could be remembered as a kind of anti-Bernard Lewis. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

The Islamic Studies Scholar John Esposito Cast a Long Shadow

The pioneering Islamic Studies scholar John Esposito, who died Wednesday, spent his life explaining the Islamic world to his fellow Americans and combating Islamophobia in the West. He cast a long sha...

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My @newlinesmag.bsky.social colleague @surbhigupta.bsky.social & I have an essay on what Americans might learn about themselves & their country from the foreigners who have fallen in love with the US during the World Cup—including a few insights from political theory newlinesmag.com/argument/how...

How the World Cup Helped America See Itself Afresh

Visiting foreign soccer fans have fallen in love with the US, showing its residents a different version of themselves and their country

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When Argentina and England square off in the World Cup, for many it is more than a game of soccer—it recalls a long history between the two nations and conjures the ghosts of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War, writes @palabarces.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

The Ghosts of the 1982 Falklands War Haunt the Argentina-England Match

For many, the World Cup showdown is much more than a game of soccer — it recalls a long history between the two nations

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🎧 *Excellent* interview with @marcusagadson.bsky.social, author of Sedition: How America's Constitutional Order Emerged from Violent Crisis and a frequent contributor to @newlinesmag.bsky.social, on the new episode of our podcast, hosted by @faisalalyafai.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzba...

The Arguments America Has Never Settled

YouTube video by New Lines Magazine

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“América Latina menos Argentina”: In 2022, Argentina could count on the support of the rest of Latin America. This time the tide has turned, with many in the region rooting against their neighbor. Why? Great piece by Santiago Ospina Celis in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/la...

Latin American Fans Are Turning Their Backs on Argentina

The country of Messi and Maradona could once count on the support of its regional neighbors. This World Cup, that support is running dry

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Editor’s Pick: The banning of the British activist group Palestine Action and the resulting public outcry reveal a steady erosion of rights that goes back a quarter of a century, writes @lsmwilson.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...

How Britain Became a Country Full of Terrorists

The banning of the activist group Palestine Action and the resulting public outcry reveal a steady erosion of rights that goes back a quarter of a century

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NEW: An investigation by @newlinesmag.bsky.social in Dallas, Texas, reveals how, in the six months since the deadly raids in Minneapolis, federal immigration agents have adopted less visible tactics that are pushing migrants — even those here legally — to self-deport.

Six Months After Minneapolis, ICE Has Doubled Down

A New Lines investigation in Dallas, Texas, reveals how federal immigration agents are using less visible tactics and pushing migrants — even those here legally — to self-deport

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My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social By framing the Society of Saint Pius X as a quaint “rebel” or “traditionalist” Catholic group, U.S. media coverage is whitewashing the SSPX’s dark history of fascist sympathies and antisemitism. newlinesmag.com/running-note...

The Dark History Behind This Week’s Schism in the Catholic Church

By framing the Society of Saint Pius X as quaint "traditionalists," U.S. media coverage is whitewashing the group's record of fascist sympathies and antisemitism.

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From the @newlinesmag.bsky.social archives: The visceral nature of the response to Morocco at the World Cup cannot be denied. @kshaheen.bsky.social  writes about Morocco’s 2022 campaign and belonging to two places at once.

The Emotional Complexity of Morocco’s World Cup Success

Watching the first Arab team advance so far brought on unexpected feelings of wider affinity

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Syria’s New Parliament of Networks The backgrounds of those sitting in the People’s Assembly indicate a body that is neither monolithic nor strictly factional. — Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/sy...

Syria’s New Parliament of Networks

The biographies of those sitting in the People’s Assembly show that it is neither monolithic nor strictly factional, but simply the revolution's memory, given a political afterlife

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NEW: Expressions of reverence, grief and devotion will abound at Khamenei’s funeral in Iraq, but the Axis of Resistance’s messaging simplifies a much more complex reality. Harith Hasan explains the ambiguities of solidarity for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/the...

The Ambiguities of Solidarity at Khamenei’s Funeral in Iraq

Expressions of reverence, grief and devotion will abound, but the Axis of Resistance’s messaging simplifies a much more complex reality

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What does this World Cup reveal about the U.S.? @simonkuper.bsky.social  joins @faisalalyafai.bsky.social  on The Lede to discuss politics, power and money at the 2026 tournament — and why he says the World Cup may illuminate America without changing it. https://f.mtr.cool/gyqvzseviw

“As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, George Washington’s message to a synagogue offers hope that should sustain Muslims wondering about their place in America in this political climate.” | @marcusagadson.bsky.social 

A Double Standard on Religious Liberty in Schools

The question of whether a Texas voucher program will fund attendance at an Islamic academy recalls a long history of debate over faith and freedom

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The most talked-about member of Syria’s new parliament may be actress Rouzaina Lazkani. But her appointment is also a window into a deeper story: how Syria’s emerging political system is being built through overlapping patronage, business and social networks.

Syria’s New Parliament of Networks

The biographies of those sitting in the People’s Assembly show that it is neither monolithic nor strictly factional, but simply the revolution's memory, given a political afterlife

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Join @dannypostel.bsky.social  with Samir Abdul, Kim Searcy and Ragaa Abdallah in Chicago this Sat. July 11, for a forum on Sudan’s genocide, its international dimensions and why it remains overlooked.  https://f.mtr.cool/lggsnfitdo

From the @newlinesmag.bsky.social  archives: Mo Salah is a star, a saint and a symbol of inclusion. But the fragile myth of the “good immigrant” can’t combat the rise of the far right, writes @tamhussein.bsky.social .

Mo Salah and the Myth of the Good Immigrant

His presence brought hope, inclusion and pride to Liverpool — but no individual can live up to the demands of a divided nation

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NEW: A cafe bombing targeting lawyers and another attack during Emmanuel Macron's state visit — reporting from Damascus for @newlinesmag.bsky.social @tamhussein.bsky.social argues that these were not isolated acts but attacks on the institutions and symbols of Syria's transition.

Damascus Bombings Hint at Broader Campaign To Destabilize the New Syria

The bombing of a cafe in Damascus and a second attack during President Emmanuel Macron's visit reveal a new phase in Syria’s transition, as the institutions meant to replace war are targeted with viol...

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🎧NEW: What does this World Cup reveal about the U.S.? @simonkuper.bsky.social joins @faisalalyafai.bsky.social on The Lede to discuss politics, power and money at the 2026 tournament — and why he says the World Cup may illuminate America without changing it. newlinesmag.com/podcast/socc...

Soccer, Power and the Politics of America’s World Cup

Simon Kuper joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the politics of the 2026 World Cup, why he says America "isn't just Trump," and how soccer became a vehicle for money and power.

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New essay by me on the international dimensions of the 1976 bicentennial up at @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Thanks to @dannypostel.bsky.social for the ace editing. newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...

How the World Celebrated America’s 200th Birthday

Countries around the world participated in the 1976 bicentennial, in a turning point for US soft power

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The U.S. bicentennial in 1976 was an international affair, celebrated in diverse ways by countries around the world in a turning point for American soft power. Such a fun and illuminating read by historian @michaeljkramer.bsky.social at @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/how-t...

How the World Celebrated America’s 200th Birthday

Countries around the world participated in the 1976 bicentennial, in a turning point for US soft power

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