The Most Important Thing You Need in Gaza Is a Backpack The Most Important Thing You Need in Gaza Is a Backpack
Around the world, backpacks represent freedom. But here, they are what we use to carry what’s left of our lives.
Dec 5, 2024 / Eman Alhaj Ali
The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands
Though it is often seen as a target of Israeli aggression, the UN has always played a crucial role in the oppression of Palestinians.
Dec 3, 2024 / Zena Tahhan
For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza
It is shamefully easy to keep going about one’s life while Israel continues its onslaught on Gaza with full US support—and it’s absolutely essential to resist that impulse.
Dec 3, 2024 / Haggai Matar
How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation
And it has been a strategic boon to the far right at home and abroad.
Dec 2, 2024 / Branko Marcetic
Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine
Instead of preparing for inevitable negotiations, the outgoing president adds fuel to the fire.
Nov 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Women Who Remain in Gaza Will Never Leave Me The Women Who Remain in Gaza Will Never Leave Me
I survived eight terrible months of genocide. Now, I’m in exile—but I can’t stop thinking about the women who have remained.
Nov 22, 2024 / Asmaa Yassin
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First
His team of cronies includes establishment hawks and cranky outsiders who are more likely to deliver global anarchy than world peace.
Nov 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Gazans Heard Trump's Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them. Gazans Heard Trump's Promises. Now They Want Him to Keep Them.
Trump made a direct pitch to end the war on Gaza. The people still living there were listening.
Nov 13, 2024 / Ruwaida Kamal Amer
The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility
In Trump’s hands, the country's diplomatic strategy in the Middle East can only get worse.
Nov 12, 2024 / Juan Cole