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Fadi Deeb near his house in Gaza City, on April 6, 2016.

Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives Meet Fadi Deeb: Gaza’s Paralympian Is Showing the World That Palestine Still Lives

The shot-putter is the only competitor in the Palestinian Olympic delegation from Gaza.

Aug 2, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Donald Trump sitting on stage at a panel in front of American flag

Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America

The twisted political agenda behind smearing Kamala Harris as a political and racial chameleon.

Aug 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A homeless encampment under a bridge in downtown Los Angeles on July 26.

Dysfunctional Los Angeles City Politics Threatens Housing Progress Dysfunctional Los Angeles City Politics Threatens Housing Progress

Mayor Karen Bass’s administration has failed to live up to its own affordable-housing ambitions.

Aug 2, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

We Want Us Alive and Free

We Want Us Alive and Free We Want Us Alive and Free

Say their names. Homage to Femicide Victims, Barcelona street Art, 2024.

Aug 2, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) exits Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024, in New York City.

Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy

His retirement may bode well for US-Cuba relations—if Kamala Harris can retire Trump.

Aug 2, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh

Displaced Palestinian children queue to receive food distributed by aid organizations in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on July 18, 2024.

Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War. Where Is the Outrage? Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War. Where Is the Outrage?

President Biden and other allies of Israel need to use their leverage to end the Gaza famine. The alternative is mass starvation and death.

Aug 2, 2024 / Yousef Aljamal

Josh Shapiro rallies for Kamala Harris in Ambler, PA, on July 29, 2024.

Josh Shapiro Is a Bad VP Pick Any Way You Look at It Josh Shapiro Is a Bad VP Pick Any Way You Look at It

From Gaza to education to corporate welfare, the Pennsylvania governor would drag Kamala Harris in the wrong direction.

Aug 2, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Israeli soldiers gather at the gate to the Sde Teiman military base on July 29, 2024.

Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity at Sde Teiman—and the Complicity of Its Doctors Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity at Sde Teiman—and the Complicity of Its Doctors

The conditions at the Israeli detention camp, abetted by its medical staff, violated both international law and medical ethics.

Aug 2, 2024 / Adam Gaffney

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands during a meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024.

How Kamala Harris Can Show She’s Not Like Biden on Israel How Kamala Harris Can Show She’s Not Like Biden on Israel

With her choice of vice president, the vice president can indicate a sharp change in future policy regarding Gaza.

Aug 2, 2024 / James Bamford

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is seen during senate votes in the US Capitol on July 31.

Mark Kelly Wasn’t There for Labor When Labor Needed Him Mark Kelly Wasn’t There for Labor When Labor Needed Him

The senator from Arizona refused to cosponsor labor’s top legislative priority when it mattered. Only when he made the vice-presidential short list did he step up from Arizona.

Aug 1, 2024 / John Nichols

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