UNICEF Warns “Many More Children Will Die” in Gaza Without Safe Water
Israel has destroyed or damaged 50% of water treatment and sanitation facilities in addition to imposing a blockade on water and fuel deliveries.
If Jesus Was Born Today, Would He Be Under Rubble?
As U.S. leaders celebrate Christmas with their families, Palestinians will be mourning the loss of their loved ones.
The 13th Amendment Legalizes Slavery—and Many States Have Their Own Version
Like many states, California backs up the federal exception for involuntary servitude in its own state constitution. These activists are fighting to change that.
The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity
The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes.
What US Got Most Crucially Wrong in UN Veto
The U.S. has again vetoed a Security Council resolution urging an immediate end to the killing in Gaza, in essence backing the ongoing genocide, writes Joe Lauria.
One Family’s Harrowing Journey Out of Gaza City
Zakaria Baker and his family were forced from their home in Al-Shati refugee camp by Israeli bombs on November 7. As they traveled south over 15 kilometers they witnessed incredible…
This Is a War on Children, and ‘Safe Zones’ Are Death Traps: UNICEF
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Gaza was a free-fire zone on Saturday and Sunday, with UN officials saying that no place in the Strip…
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
Israel’s Genocidal Antisemitism Against the Arab Civilians of Gaza
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org “It should never have happened,” an elderly Holocaust survivor of a Nazi death camp told the New York Times. He was referring to the colossal…
Larry’s List: Academics on the Misuse of Holocaust Memory, History of ‘From the River to the Sea’, and More
By SP Staff ScheerPost is bringing back Larry’s List, a weekly news curation from USC communications professor Larry Gross, to keep you up to date with the most cutting edge…
On Trans Day of Remembrance, Some Advocates are Honoring Lives Lost to More Than Homicide
TDOR was formed to honor lives lost to murder. But everyday discrimination leads to transgender deaths that should be honored too, some advocates say.
Amnesty International Calls Israel’s War on Gaza a ‘Graveyard of Children’
Citing the UN Secretary-General, the humans rights group calls Israel's war on Gaza "a graveyard for children."
Seeking Emergency Order, Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide
"The United States has a clear and binding obligation to prevent, not further, genocide," said a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Surviving Solitary Confinement in Arizona
Efforts to ban isolation have repeatedly failed. Since it’s sticking around, here’s a little tour of our hell-in-the-hole.
‘Can You Hear the Screams?’ Physician Says Western Leaders Complicit in Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospitals
"When are you going to stop this?" Dr. Mads Gilbert asked U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of European nations.