The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza
After 22 months of Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza, something changed in the last week. Israeli human rights groups...
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U.S. Security Contractors in Gaza Risk War Crimes Charges, Democrats Say
Security firms employing U.S. military veterans for a controversial food distribution operation in Gaza have exposed them to the risk...
Trump Prepares to Revoke Lifesaving Abortion Care for Veterans
President Donald Trump appears poised to institute an abortion ban for hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs —...
As Gaza Starves, Republicans Take Aim at Another Lifeline. Almost No One Noticed.
As the world watches Gaza starve, Republicans in Congress quietly advanced a new ban on funding a United Nations agency...
Israeli Parliament Votes for Making Apartheid Official. Fetterman: “I Haven’t Been Following It.”
When Israel’s parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of dropping any pretense that it wasn’t an apartheid state, some of the...
Is AIPAC Testing the Waters to Primary Rep. Summer Lee?
Pro-Israel groups are considering backing two potential primary challengers against progressive Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa. A survey sent earlier this...
Starvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on Gaza
More than 1,000 Palestinians seeking food have been killed by Israeli forces in just the last few months, according to...
Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”
Zohran Mamdani participates in an endorsement event in New York City on July 10, 2025.Photo: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images...
The Great American Heist You’re Paying For
On the Fourth of July, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that constitutes one of the largest transfers...
Zohran Mamdani Shows Democrats How Not to Take the Bait
Zohran Mamdani receives the endorsement of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City on July 9, 2025.Photo: Michael...
How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
When Donald Trump’s top trade official was in the middle of testifying to Congress on Wednesday, the markets seemed to...
Unchecked: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the President’s Power Grab
Donald Trump’s presidency continues to challenge all conventional understanding of executive authority. His administration’s extensive use of executive orders has...
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday as the conservative Christian Democrats, led by Friedrich Merz, are expected to oust current...
One Month Under Trump: Are You Keeping Up?
Swift and sweeping changes have marked the first month of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Having promised to...
Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
There’s a pesky fact for congressional Democrats crying foul about Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of the U.S. government: Many of...
