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Global Burning

Global Burning Global Burning

The oil industry denies climate change, opposes regulations, and significantly contributes to the environmental crisis.

Dec 3, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, president of the UN General Assembly, shown announcing the assembly’s official adoption of the plan to partition Palestine into independent Arab and Jewish states on November 29. 1947.

The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands

Though it is often seen as a target of Israeli aggression, the UN has always played a crucial role in the oppression of Palestinians.

Dec 3, 2024 / Zena Tahhan

Kash Patel at the Team Trump Bus Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 10, 2024.

Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet Kash Patel Is Trump’s Scariest Cabinet Appointment Yet

The president-elect wants to put a “deep state” conspiracy theorist in charge of the actual deep state.

Dec 3, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, on Capitol Hill to discuss his nomination with senators.

The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth The Senate Must Reject Scandal-Plagued Pete Hegseth

And then it must keep rejecting Trump’s cabinet picks.

Dec 3, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass receives the Olympic flag during the closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis on August 11, 2024.

Stopping Trump From Using the LA Olympics to Burnish His Strongman Image Stopping Trump From Using the LA Olympics to Burnish His Strongman Image

Activists, community leaders, and organizers are already teaming up to prevent LA28 from becoming an echo of the 1936 Nazi Olympics.

Dec 3, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements

Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements

Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.

Dec 3, 2024 / Column / Bryce Covert

The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time

The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time The GOP Push to Deregulate Childcare, One State at a Time

From Kansas to South Carolina, Republican have come up with a terrifying solution to the childcare crisis: remove some of the basic guardrails ensuring safe, quality care for youn...

Dec 3, 2024 / Feature / Jackie Mader

Palestine solidarity activists call for a ceasefire in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2023.

For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza

It is shamefully easy to keep going about one’s life while Israel continues its onslaught on Gaza with full US support—and it’s absolutely essential to resist that impulse.

Dec 3, 2024 / Haggai Matar

Donald Trump walks onstage for a campaign rally on October 12, 2024, in Coachella, California.

Blue States Will Not Be Safe in Our Corrupt, Clownish, Authoritarian Future Blue States Will Not Be Safe in Our Corrupt, Clownish, Authoritarian Future

The Trump administration will seek vengeance against any state that tries to resist the spread of crony capitalism.

Dec 3, 2024 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Islamabad PTI protest

A State Crackdown in Pakistan Threatens Continuing Unrest A State Crackdown in Pakistan Threatens Continuing Unrest

Protesters in support of Imran Khan’s PTI party were met with obstruction and violence, leading to mounting public outrage.

Dec 2, 2024 / Hasan Ali

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