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Jonathan M. Katz

Award-winning journalist and author. Wrote Gangsters of Capitalism and The Big Truck That Went By. Elsewhere @KatzOnEarth.


Will a joke from 'The Office' cost the Democrats Virginia? And other questions.

Will a joke from 'The Office' cost the Democrats Virginia? And other questions.

Mailbag!

This isn't peace

This isn't peace

It's a ceasefire, and a shaky one at that.

Short circuiting

Short circuiting

Round-up of the insanity. Plus: Send your questions.

Haiti

+5

'I'm a very strong person for free speech'

'I'm a very strong person for free speech'

There are no contradictions here. The crackdown was always coming.

Fascism

+1

Has Trump found his Reichstag fire?

Has Trump found his Reichstag fire?

Or will more people push back in time?

Fascism

+1

On political violence

On political violence

We're going from bad to worse

Fascism

+1

Denial ain't just a river (to the sea)

Denial ain't just a river (to the sea)

The reports of genocide in Gaza are mounting. So are Israel's excuses.

Fascism

+5

Critical conditions

Critical conditions

Famine classified in Gaza as the military occupies DC

Fascism

+1

No, the 'UN' didn't lower its standards for declaring a famine in Gaza

No, the 'UN' didn't lower its standards for declaring a famine in Gaza

Dissecting some denial

Palestine/Israel

+2

Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing

Substack's extremist ecosystem is flourishing

Yup, they're still at it.

Fascism

+2

Epstein and Empire

Epstein and Empire

Or, what I did on my summer vacation

Imperialism

+1

Worst case scenario

Worst case scenario

Fascism

How the US-Israel 'preemptive war' on Iran may have triggered something worse

How the US-Israel 'preemptive war' on Iran may have triggered something worse

Niceties matter, part 2

Fascism

+4

An illegal little war (that could become an illegal big war)

An illegal little war (that could become an illegal big war)

The niceties matter

Palestine/Israel

+2

Addicted to war

Addicted to war

Just one more little Middle Eastern conflict, it'll be painless, they swear

Imperialism

+1

The imperial boomerang hits LA

The imperial boomerang hits LA

Plus: Israel strikes Iran

Fascism

+4

What story is the Boulder attack part of?

What story is the Boulder attack part of?

Narratives matter, part infinity

Palestine/Israel

Mr. Prince goes to Haiti

Mr. Prince goes to Haiti

Haiti

+2

Let Joe go

Let Joe go

I'm sorry he's having a rough time. The rest of us have to move on.

Politics

Hypocrisy's vectors

Hypocrisy's vectors

Trump's gifts from Qatar, asylum for Boers, persecuting speech and more

Philosophy

+2

The endgame for Gaza begins

The endgame for Gaza begins

A look back and forward

Palestine/Israel

+1

A plot so lost it may never be found

A plot so lost it may never be found

Palestine/Israel

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

From the vault: Who is El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and what does he want?

An interview slightly ahead of its time

Fascism

+3

We're in it now

We're in it now

Fascism

+1

Are we having fun yet?

Are we having fun yet?

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