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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugs US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.

The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy

The president’s muddled policy course in the Middle East is angering voters across the political spectrum—and it could usher Trump back into the White House.

Jun 19, 2024 / David Klion

The Rev. James Lawson speaks from the pulpit of the First AME Church during an event in solidarity with union workers in Wisconsin on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism

The civil rights icon preached that God believed “that people should be fed, that people should have access to life, that people should be treated equally and justly.”

Jun 19, 2024 / John Nichols

Former president Donald Trump in Milwaukee in 2020.

Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It Trump Has Slurred Black-Led Cities Before. In Milwaukee, He’s Paying For It

Trump frequently uses majority-Black cities as synecdoches for urban doom, political corruption and American decline.

Jun 18, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Contextual Bodies

Contextual Bodies Contextual Bodies

Self-portraits juxtaposed on images sourced from the criminology records of Cuba aim to dismantle entrenched stereotypes and societal biases tethered to black masculinity and crimi...

Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Esteban Jiménez Guerra

Mexico’s First Woman President

Mexico’s First Woman President Mexico’s First Woman President

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first female president, in a historic landslide win.

Jun 18, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A view of the tower of the Louisiana State Capitol, framed by trees.

An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers An 11th-Hour Ruling Limits the Abortion Provisions of a New Law Protecting Pregnant Workers

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act protects workers who need to take time off to have an abortion. But now a Louisiana judge has eliminated that provision for anyone living in Missi...

Jun 18, 2024 / Bryce Covert

A billboard launched by the Democratic National Committee in 10 Milwaukee locations shows former US president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticizing the city that will host the Republican National Convention in July.

Trump’s Going to Hate Milwaukee Even More After Its Voters Crush Him in November Trump’s Going to Hate Milwaukee Even More After Its Voters Crush Him in November

The Republican nominee called the city hosting his party’s convention “horrible.” Just wait until Milwaukeeans get to show him how they feel about that.

Jun 18, 2024 / John Nichols

Trump jury deliberation

Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t. Trump’s Conviction Was Supposed to Boost His Popularity. It Hasn’t.

Contrary to Republican claims that the public would see their presumptive nominee's criminal trial as a political persecution, polls are showing that voters aren’t convinced.

Jun 18, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

University of the Arts

Students and Staff Grapple With the Sudden Closure of University of the Arts Students and Staff Grapple With the Sudden Closure of University of the Arts

Administrators announced the closure with little warning on May 31. “It was like a slap in the face or a punch in the gut. It just didn’t feel real.”

Jun 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier

Why

Why "Fund Students, Not Systems" Is a Recipe for Disaster Why "Fund Students, Not Systems" Is a Recipe for Disaster

When the "Race to the Top" becomes winner take all, students are the big losers. And as the stakes grow higher and higher, public education falls further behind.

Jun 18, 2024 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider

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