Joseph P Natoli is a retired college professor and author of numerous books on culture and politics.
He is a member of the editorial collective of BAD SUBJECTS, the oldest political online magazine on the web.
He writes regularly for a number of political and pop culture online magazines, including SENSES OF CINEMA, BRIGHT LIGHTS FILM JOURNAL, POPMATTERS, AMERICANA, DANDELION SALAD, GODOT, TRUTHOUT
An Israeli tank amid the ruins of Khan Younis. Photo: Mehaneh. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. An Israeli tank amid the ruins of Khan Younis. Photo: Mehaneh. Wikimedia Commons. CC [...]
Like so many other colonial projects, Israel was born of terror and has necessitated the use of violence to occupy Arab territory ever since. The realization that its existence was [...]
Everybody who has cataract surgery notices the change – that’s the whole point. But because I’m an art historian, and a significant part of my work consists of observing subtle [...]
“You know what November 5 was? It was the election of a president that loves you.” – Donald Trump to applause and cheers from soldiers at Fort Bragg, June, 2025 [...]
Using Israel's logic for attacking Iran (to protect itself from (non-existent) Iranian nuclear weapons), every country in the Middle East (and beyond) would be justified in attacking Israel and destroying [...]