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Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President

Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President

The former student activist and mayor of Mexico City is poised to make history with an ambitious platform on education, clean energy, and combatting violence against women.

Apr 10, 2024 / Feature / Arturo Cano

The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children

The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting kids most of all.

Apr 10, 2024 / Feature / Coral Murphy Marcos

man holds a sign that says 1.5

The EU’s Secret to Slashing Emissions The EU’s Secret to Slashing Emissions

Europe proves that putting a price on carbon can dramatically transform fossil fuel–based economies.

Apr 10, 2024 / Paul Hockenos

Does the AKP’s Resounding Defeat Spell the End of Erdoğan?

Does the AKP’s Resounding Defeat Spell the End of Erdoğan? Does the AKP’s Resounding Defeat Spell the End of Erdoğan?

Social democrats prevailed in local elections in Istanbul, and as Erdoğan himself says, “Whoever wins Istanbul wins Turkey.”

Apr 8, 2024 / Kaya Genç

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for a cease-fire in Gaza during a protest as part of the “People's White House Ceasefire Now Iftar” outside the White House on April 2, 2024, in Washington, DC.

What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble What It Takes to Break Joe Biden’s Zionist Bubble

The president’s rigid ideological commitment has led him to shut out government dissenters—and his own voters.

Apr 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

U.S. Army training Nigerien soliders

Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country

This is just the latest in a series of stalemates, fiascos, or outright defeats that have come to typify America’s Global War on Terror.

Apr 4, 2024 / Nick Turse

The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes

The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes The Ghoulish Ostentatiousness of Israel’s Latest War Crimes

It’s as if Israel is flaunting its ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Apr 4, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

President of Argentina with chainsaw

Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina

The country’s new president has imposed a set of brutal austerity measures as part of a so-called “chainsaw plan.” The carnage is already mounting.

Apr 4, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman

The remnants of the Al-Shifa medical complex on April 1, 2024.

Israel’s Brutality Is Increasing—and So Is Its Denialism Israel’s Brutality Is Increasing—and So Is Its Denialism

The atrocities at Al-Shifa Hospital are clear, but Israeli politicians say not a single civilian was killed. It’s just one of several outlandish claims Israel has made recently.

Apr 3, 2024 / Linah Alsaafin

A man walks near the debris of damaged building as the area around the Al-Shifa Hospital is destroyed in Gaza City, Gaza on April 01, 2024.

The UN Can’t Stop Gaza From Being a Hostage to American Power The UN Can’t Stop Gaza From Being a Hostage to American Power

The dismissal of the Security Council’s cease-fire resolution shows why the world can no longer look to Washington as the arbiter of a rules-based order.

Apr 2, 2024 / Samer Badawi

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