A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace
Never letting children endure war again is the “never again” that might actually heal our wounded humanity.
Jan 3, 2024 / Ibtisam Barakat
Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis
US policy is exacerbating the growing crisis.
Jan 1, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande
The Impossibility of Reporting the Story of Gaza The Impossibility of Reporting the Story of Gaza
The work of Gaza’s journalists has been essential these past months, but as the challenges of reporting continue to mount, the world is getting only a fraction of the story.
Dec 29, 2023 / Afnan Abu Yahia and Lila Hassan
Germany’s Theater of Memory: “Some People Already See the Flames. Others Don’t Even Smell the Smoke.” Germany’s Theater of Memory: “Some People Already See the Flames. Others Don’t Even Smell the Smoke.”
A conversation with Max Czollek about Germans, Jews, Muslims, migration, and the aftermath of October 7 and the war in Gaza.
Dec 29, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim
Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam Extinction Rebellion Wants to Reclaim the Port of Rotterdam
The climate activists are putting pressure on Dutch officials to reduce emissions at Europe’s most polluting port.
Dec 28, 2023 / Anna Hiatt
Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s Portrait of Gay Indonesia
In, Happy Stories, Mostly, a collection of short stories, the complexities of queer life in the Southeast Asian country come into focus.
Dec 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Bryony Lau
How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics
Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks.
Dec 27, 2023 / Jonathan Hafetz and Sahar Aziz
Will the New Year Bring a War With China? Will the New Year Bring a War With China?
As the year comes to an end, top leaders in both Beijing and Washington have become ever more concerned that a major US-China crisis is near.
Dec 27, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Will This Be the Last Christmas for Gaza’s Christian Communities? Will This Be the Last Christmas for Gaza’s Christian Communities?
Gaza has some of the world’s oldest Christian communities, yet Palestinian Christians say Israeli strikes put them “under threat of extinction.”
Dec 25, 2023 / John Nichols
The Street and the Elite Can Unite to End Israel’s Criminal War The Street and the Elite Can Unite to End Israel’s Criminal War
Both realists and idealists realize that Biden’s carte blanche policy of support for Netanyahu is hurting America.
Dec 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer