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Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump holds an artwork of the assassination attempt, which he signed for the artist, during a campaign rally at the Georgia State University Convocation Center on August 3, in Atlanta.

Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden

The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.

Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Bibi

Bibi Bibi

Banned.

Aug 9, 2024 / OppArt / McClain Moore

Kamala Harris looking at Joe Biden

Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World

A lame-duck president averse to diplomacy poses grave dangers at home and abroad.

Aug 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The International Court of Justice begins presenting its advisory rule regarding legal consequences arising from policies, practices of Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territory on July 19, 2024, in The Hague, Netherlands.

International Law Strikes Back International Law Strikes Back

The World Court’s ruling that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is illegal rewards growing judicial activism by states of the Global South.

Aug 5, 2024 / Reed Brody

Donald Trump sitting on stage at a panel in front of American flag

Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America

The twisted political agenda behind smearing Kamala Harris as a political and racial chameleon.

Aug 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) exits Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024, in New York City.

Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy Senator Robert Menendez and the Corruption of Cuba Policy

His retirement may bode well for US-Cuba relations—if Kamala Harris can retire Trump.

Aug 2, 2024 / William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris shake hands during a meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024.

How Kamala Harris Can Show She’s Not Like Biden on Israel How Kamala Harris Can Show She’s Not Like Biden on Israel

With her choice of vice president, the vice president can indicate a sharp change in future policy regarding Gaza.

Aug 2, 2024 / James Bamford

It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive

It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive

Bisan Owda is a Palestinian journalist, activist, and filmmaker, best known for her social-media videos documenting her experiences in Gaza.

Jul 31, 2024 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

Will Philip Gordon Be President Harris’s National Security Adviser?

Will Philip Gordon Be President Harris’s National Security Adviser? Will Philip Gordon Be President Harris’s National Security Adviser?

The prospects for foreign policy in a Harris administration.

Jul 30, 2024 / James Carden

President Joe Biden at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

Joe Biden Bids Farewell Joe Biden Bids Farewell

Wednesday night’s address was moving, and also confirmed that he’d made the right decision.

Jul 25, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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