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Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, president of the newspaper elPeriódico, looks out from inside a vehicle after being arrested

Guatemala’s War on Truth Guatemala’s War on Truth

The arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora shines a spotlight on the country’s attacks on journalists. Would US intervention make the situation any better?

Aug 23, 2022 / Feature / María Inés Taracena

How to Kill a Rural Hospital

How to Kill a Rural Hospital How to Kill a Rural Hospital

In Gallup, New Mexico, doctors and community members are rallying to save Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital.

Aug 23, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell

Sonia Sotomayor, by Tim O'Brien

How Sonia Sotomayor Became the Conscience of the Supreme Court How Sonia Sotomayor Became the Conscience of the Supreme Court

The former prosecutor was never a liberal firebrand. Now it is she, more than any other justice, who puts progressive outrage into words.

Aug 22, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now

Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now Oakland’s Largest Homeless Camp Dodges the Bullet—for Now

Under a freeway maze near a train yard, residents of Oakland’s largest and oldest encampment are being forced to leave. Where will they go?

Aug 17, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon

Palestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago

Palestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago Palestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago

Despite their physical dispersal, the Palestinian people have never been more connected.

Aug 10, 2022 / Feature / Amjad Iraqi

The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next?

The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next? The Line Separating Israel From Palestine Has Been Erased—What Comes Next?

For 55 years, the Green Line has shut down our political imagination. Its disappearance gives us a chance to do things differently.

Aug 10, 2022 / Feature / Meron Rapoport

The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania

The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania

Residents are uniting across political lines to battle corporations attempting to privatize their water systems.

Aug 8, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier

The End of the Green Line—Two Views

The End of the Green Line—Two Views The End of the Green Line—Two Views

The erasure of the infamous Green Line separating Israel from the occupied Palestinian territories represents a seismic shift in the political reality of this land.

Aug 6, 2022 / Feature / Haggai Matar

Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails

Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails

Counties aren’t supposed to use Covid funds to build jails and prisons—but that hasn’t stopped some of them from trying to do it anyway.

Jul 26, 2022 / Feature / Lauren Gill

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era of tick-borne diseases.

Jul 25, 2022 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

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