Middle East

The front page of an Iranian newspaper on the death of Mahsa Amini.

Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom” Iran’s Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”

Women across Iran have bravely taken to the streets to demand liberation from state repression and justice for Jîna Emînî, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman murdered by the “morality pol...

Sep 28, 2022 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Yosi Badie

Little Amal at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City.

We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing

The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much.

Sep 28, 2022 / Helen Benedict

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Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue

One-state reality… Documenting January 6… Leaving water for migrants…

Sep 20, 2022 / Our Readers

Ari Fleischer, media consultant and former White House press secretary, at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire, ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Everybody Has a Price: Ari Fleischer, the LIV Golf Tour, and the House of Saud Everybody Has a Price: Ari Fleischer, the LIV Golf Tour, and the House of Saud

The launch of Saudi Arabia’s LIV golf tour was a public relations disaster. So the Saudis hired someone with firsthand knowledge of PR disasters: Ari Fleischer.

Sep 13, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Now Is the Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money From Primaries

Now Is the Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money From Primaries Now Is the Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money From Primaries

Before the party chokes to death on its own corruption. Next week the Democratic National Committee will vote on a crucial resolution to break the hold of wealthy donors and secret...

Sep 2, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia

Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia Golf’s Sportswashing of Saudi Arabia

Not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany’s atrocities have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly.

Aug 25, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte

AIPAC vs. Democracy

AIPAC vs. Democracy AIPAC vs. Democracy

AIPAC has endorsed 109 January 6 insurrectionists. The organization clearly doesn’t care if candidates don’t care about fair elections.

Aug 12, 2022 / Ruth Messinger and Mik Moore

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

Palestinians huddle in “safe” areas during Israeli airstrikes

For 60 Hours, Israeli Bombs Fell All Around Us, Getting Closer and Closer For 60 Hours, Israeli Bombs Fell All Around Us, Getting Closer and Closer

After a weekend of terror in Gaza, the cease-fire is welcome, but it won’t be nearly enough as long as Israel can keep bombing and killing Palestinians.

Aug 8, 2022 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

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