Society

Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh bids a heart-wrenching farewell to his wife, son, and daughter during their funeral service in the heart of Gaza's Nuseirat camp.

It’s Time for Gaza’s Journalists to Be Treated Like the Heroes They Are It’s Time for Gaza’s Journalists to Be Treated Like the Heroes They Are

They are reporting under unimaginable difficulties and being killed in record numbers. The journalistic community should be honoring them every day.

Dec 12, 2023 / Nadia Taha

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the funeral for Sgt. Maj. Gal Meir Eisenkot at the Herzliya cemetery on December 8, 2023.

Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas Why Netanyahu Bolstered Hamas

The Israeli prime minister followed a decades-old divide-and-rule strategy that fuels endless war.

Dec 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising

Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising Around the World, Authoritarians Are Rising

From Argentina to the Netherlands, democracies are crumbling.

Dec 11, 2023 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

The Media Monopoly Crisis

The Media Monopoly Crisis The Media Monopoly Crisis

Our new special issue takes on the out-of-control consolidation that is squeezing out independent voices and controlling what we read.

Dec 11, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

The Algorithm Oligarchy

The Algorithm Oligarchy The Algorithm Oligarchy

How the Internet produced the age of monopoly platforms.

Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Colleen Tighe

The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants

The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants The Big Unfriendly Tech Giants

We must ensure that corporations aren’t able to pick and choose winners and losers in journalism.

Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Zephyr Teachout

Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think

Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think Elon Musk’s Real Threat to Democracy Isn’t What You Think

How the attention-starved CEO took over our communications infrastructure.

Dec 11, 2023 / Feature / Siva Vaidhyanathan

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Dec 8, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Kate Cox.

For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion For the First Time in 50 Years, a Judge Has Decided Whether One Woman Could Get an Abortion

Kate Cox, whose fetus is fatally diseased and threatening her life, had to ask a Texas judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. The judge agreed.

Dec 8, 2023 / Mary Tuma

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, oval office 2018

Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One Nikki Haley’s Fake Moderation Should Fool No One

The favorite of plutocrats and the mainstream media is running a deeply deceptive campaign.

Dec 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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