wars on Vice

Meet the New President, Same as the Old President

If you’re still feeling warm and fuzzy about our president four years into his term, you’ve been living in a very different world than I have. Obama turned out to be a politician constrained by all sorts of circumstances beyond his control, and not particularly determined to fundamentally change America—in other words, he’s like every president to ever hold office. Full story

Fuck Israel

It’s too much to hope that any American government will ever even threaten to turn off the spigot of funds to Israel, but if it did the whole Israel-Palestine conflict would be settled in a half hour. And yes, I’m a quarter Jewish—in the demagogic vernacular, a self-hating Jew. B… Full story

Only Shitty Fans Deal In Absolutes

The new 'Star Wars' films, should they actually get made, are going to suck. They're also going to be pretty rad. Full story

Nick Gazin's Comic Book Love-in #68

Hello art-o-philes, I turned 29 last week. I celebrated by playing pinball and drawing a jam comic about sea punk with Matthew Caron. I also finally gave back Gary Panter's ten favorite comics that I'd borrowed for two years. Full story

Zinn And The Art Of History Maintenance

A People's Chat With Howard

Though not quite yet a household name, as historians and public intellectuals go, Howard Zinn has in the last few years become increasingly present in the public eye (whatever that is). Full story