There Is No Universal Free Speech There Is No Universal Free Speech
PEN America hides behind the false universalism of free speech, but institutions always choose whom to protect.
Jul 5, 2024 / P.E. Moskowitz
“I Heard a Machine Gun Being Loaded”: A Harrowing Escape From Gaza “I Heard a Machine Gun Being Loaded”: A Harrowing Escape From Gaza
I knew the journey might be dangerous. I never thought it would be this cruel.
Jul 1, 2024 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
“They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza “They Didn’t Spare Anyone”: The Story of an Israeli Massacre in Gaza
In December, Israeli ground troops entered a Gaza apartment building filled with innocent people. Survivors told Al Jazeera that the soldiers left a “bloodbath” in their wake.
Jun 26, 2024 / Kavitha Chekuru and Laila Al-Arian
I’ve Just Been Canceled For Talking about America’s Israel/Palestine Policy! I’ve Just Been Canceled For Talking about America’s Israel/Palestine Policy!
This kind of penny-ante bullying reveals the intellectual bankruptcy of the pro-Israel cause.
Jun 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Honoring Journalists Killed in Gaza Honoring Journalists Killed in Gaza
Community members embroider the names of some of the journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, public action organized by Rosa Borrás, Puebla, Mexico.
Jun 20, 2024 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás
Elliott Abrams: Convicted Liar, Defender of Dictators, Accomplice to Genocide—and Foreign Policy Wise Man Elliott Abrams: Convicted Liar, Defender of Dictators, Accomplice to Genocide—and Foreign Policy Wise Man
A career nearly as steeped in blood as Henry Kissinger’s hasn’t prevented the establishment from embracing—and whitewashing—this serial slanderer.
Jun 19, 2024 / Eric Alterman
The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands
Applying the tactics of counterinsurgency warfare to peaceful domestic protest risks blurring the line between Trump and his opponents.
Jun 14, 2024 / Sandy Tolan
Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza
I promised my surviving family members in Gaza that I would do everything in my power to advocate on their behalf.
Jun 10, 2024 / Laila Elhaddad
Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites
Pundits and politicians are elevating blatantly dishonest polls to shore up an indefensible war.
Jun 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie” Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie”
After Republicans and Democrats joined forces to welcome the Israeli prime minister, progressives began vowing to boycott the speech.
Jun 7, 2024 / John Nichols