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(L) Palestinian doctors work on a patient following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza on September 13, 2024. (R) Surgeons prepare to amputate a patient’s leg at Gettsyburg in 1863.

Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century

Gaza's doctors are frequently working in conditions not seen since before the Civil War.

Sep 17, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar

A tryptich of Reid Hoffman, Barry Diller, and VP Kamala Harris

Kamala’s Capitalist Class Kamala’s Capitalist Class

Both parties have little trouble attracting support from the superrich. But a closer look reveals fissures within the ruling class.

Sep 16, 2024 / Doug Henwood

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi funeral procession

Israel’s Crackdown on the West Bank Has Already Killed an American Citizen Israel’s Crackdown on the West Bank Has Already Killed an American Citizen

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was shot by an IDF soldier during a protest against settlement expansion, while Israel pursues its aim of permanently annexing all Palestinian territory.

Sep 13, 2024 / James Bamford

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and former president Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake  Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake 

Why China bashing is a dead end for Democrats.

Sep 12, 2024 / Jake Werner

Anthony Blinken walking with a man in a Haitian military uniform

JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians JD Vance’s Slanders Are Far From the Worst Thing the US Has Done to Haitians

After years of strenuously ignoring the country's agony, Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally visited Haiti last week. For five hours.

Sep 11, 2024 / Amy Wilentz

Crowds commemorate Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Oakland, California, on September 9, 2024, after Israeli soldiers shot her in the head in the West Bank as she was standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi? Where Is the Outrage Over Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi?

The Biden administration made clear that the murder of an American demands a response—unless that American is killed in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces.

Sep 11, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is church.jpg A view of destroyed church in the Pokrovsk region, which has become a frontline area following a rocket strike of Russian forces in the Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on September 6, 2024.

Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously Ukrainians Will Also Be Watching Tonight’s Presidential Debate Anxiously

With Republicans divided over the issue of continuing military support for Ukraine, Democrats have had little to say on the issue. But tonight’s confrontation could change that.

Sep 10, 2024 / Leif Reigstad

Israelis protest during a demonstration against the government and the hostage situation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

For Israeli Protesters, Palestine Might as Well Not Exist For Israeli Protesters, Palestine Might as Well Not Exist

There is a gaping, Gaza-shaped void at the heart of the hostage deal demonstrations.

Sep 9, 2024 / Ori Goldberg

A mother holds her son as he receives his daily injection while being treated for mpox at the Kavumu health center in Kabare territory, South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System

The inequalities and injustices in our medical infrastructure have made the outbreak so much worse than it could have been.

Sep 6, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves

An interfaith peace delegation in the West Bank.

An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank An Interfaith Dispatch From the West Bank

Rabbis for Ceasefire and Hindus for Human Rights make a peace pilgrimage.

Sep 5, 2024 / Sunita Viswanath

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