‘My Dream is for the War to End’: Inside Gaza’s Last Schools
Israel’s systematic destruction of Palestinian schools and universities has not deterred teachers from teaching, or students from seeking an education.
The Path for Abolishing the Police Already Exists
From the country of Georgia to communities across the U.S., successful models for decreasing the footprint of the police are in full swing.
Israel Is Holding Thousands of Palestinians Captive — Including Children
Under “administrative detention,” Palestinians held without trial face hunger, torture and even death.
Thousands of Disaster Survivors Urge the Department of Justice to Investigate Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Crimes
The action follows a growing trend of lawsuits and legislation aimed at making oil, gas, coal and petrochemical companies pay for their damage to the atmosphere.
When Presidents Kill
Why do American presidents kill? Because they can get away with it.
Scott Ritter: A Farewell to Truth
The F.B.I. agents did more than seize my personal electronics when they searched my home on Aug. 7, the author writes. They stole the truth.
‘Turning Into the Super PAC Election’: Outside Spending Tops $1 Billion for 2024
"Outside group spending this year is almost double the rate of any prior year," noted one critic. "Not a good thing."
In These Five Social Media Speech Cases, Supreme Court Set Foundational Rules for the Future
By David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The U.S. Supreme Court addressed government’s various roles with respect to speech on social media in five cases reviewed in its recently…
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
California’s Low Wage Future
Low-wage industries are forecast to lead job growth, and the share of workers 55 and older has doubled
‘Words Like Slaughter:’ a Comparative Study of the New York Times Reporting in Ukraine and Gaza
An in-depth comparison of The New York Times coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine vs. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza shows how the Times dutifully launders the news to…
Chris Hedges: Thou Shalt Not Commit Genocide
Opposing genocide is a moral not a political choice.
Journalists Demand Blinken Back Israel Arms Embargo
113 journalists, 7 press freedom groups and 20 news outlets accused the U.S. secretary of state of being “complicit in one of the gravest affronts to press freedom today” in…
Harris to Target Predatory Wall Street Landlords With Four-Year Housing Plan
The Democratic nominee is expected to endorse a crackdown on algorithmic price-setting by big landlords and an end to tax breaks for corporate investors that buy up single-family homes.
‘Incomprehensible’: US Approves $20 Billion in New Arms for Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 40,000
The grim milestone was reached just days after the Biden administration greenlit $20 billion in additional weapons sales to Israel.