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Police officers take a protester into custody as Jewish activists stage pro-Palestinian demonstration at United States Capitol building in Washington D.C., on October 18, 2023.

Congressional Support for a Cease-Fire Isn’t Too Much to Ask Congressional Support for a Cease-Fire Isn’t Too Much to Ask

Demanding that all 200 hostages be released as a condition for signing the cease-fire resolution is only an excuse to not sign it at all.

Oct 26, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on stage during the final day of the Labour Party conference on October 11, 2023, in Liverpool, England.

I Dedicated My Life to the Labour Party. Keir Starmer’s Stance on Gaza Made Me Leave. I Dedicated My Life to the Labour Party. Keir Starmer’s Stance on Gaza Made Me Leave.

The first Arab Muslim woman on Manchester’s city council writes about why she resigned over the party leader’s endorsement of Israel’s humanitarian blockade.

Oct 26, 2023 / Amna Abdullatif

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) takes the oath of office.

Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!” Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!”

The message from Mike Johnson’s election is stark: it is not possible for a defender of democracy to serve as a Republican speaker of the House.

Oct 26, 2023 / John Nichols

October 16 Anti-War Demonstration in D.C.

October 16 Anti-War Demonstration in D.C. October 16 Anti-War Demonstration in D.C.

Jewish groups call for a Gaza cease-fire in White House protest.

Oct 26, 2023 / OppArt / Gabriela Passos

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023

The Lesson of 9/11 Is That Israel Cannot Win Its Gaza War The Lesson of 9/11 Is That Israel Cannot Win Its Gaza War

Biden says he doesn’t want Israel to repeat America’s mistakes, so why is he supporting Israel as it does exactly that?

Oct 26, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman

Three people standing at the front of a room in front of the letters

A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access A Weekend at Abortion Camp Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Abortion Access

In the year after Dobbs, the movement has been operating in triage mode, and Abortion Camp was conceived as a conclave where activists could come together to have honest conversati...

Oct 26, 2023 / Rebecca Grant

African American women employed as gardeners in the rose garden of the Botanical Gardens, Washington DC, 1943.

The Pleasure and Peril of Gardening While Black The Pleasure and Peril of Gardening While Black

Poet Camille T. Dungy's Soil is a personal and wide-ranging history of the garden and the environment in African American life.

Oct 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

The interior of Paris’s Renzo Piano–design courthouse, where the defendants are being tried.

The Fictional Terrorist Conspiracy Being Tried in France The Fictional Terrorist Conspiracy Being Tried in France

Seven are accused of belonging to a far-left cell, despite the paucity of evidence.

Oct 26, 2023 / Harrison Stetler and Rona Lorimer

Demonstrators protest the bombing on Gaza on October 20, 2023.

A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Just the First Step A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Just the First Step

We must end the slaughter. And then comes the hard part.

Oct 26, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Stop Cop City Protest

Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot? Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot?

Organizers collected 116,000 signatures in support of a referendum to repeal the ordinance authorizing the police training facility, but it’s unclear if—and when—the initiative wi...

Oct 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

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