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 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
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
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
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
Will Israel Drag the US Into a New Forever War? Will Israel Drag the US Into a New Forever War?
Regional war isn’t inevitable if the Biden administration delivers a firm message to Israel: The US will provide neither weapons nor funding for an Israeli war on Hezbollah.
Aug 1, 2024 / Adam Weinstein and Annelle Sheline
Bitcoin Goes All In With Trump Bitcoin Goes All In With Trump
With 10 senators and Trump in attendance at the national Bitcoin conference, the crypto currency moves from the fringes to the center of political life.
Aug 1, 2024 / Hadas Thier
Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People Gavin Newsom Is Creating a Disaster for Unhoused People
The governor’s order to sweep California’s encampments will please his constituents—and perpetuate the homelessness crisis.
Aug 1, 2024 / Piper French
The National Association of Black Journalists Made the Whitest Decision Possible The National Association of Black Journalists Made the Whitest Decision Possible
In providing a platform to Donald Trump, the NABJ opted for a totally predictable outcome—35 minutes of insults and racism.
Aug 1, 2024 / Elie Mystal