Chris Hedges: The Silence of the Damned
Our leading humanitarian and civic institutions, including major medical institutions, refuse to denounce Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This exposes their hypocrisy and complicity.
Executed in Their Sleep: How Israeli Forces Assassinated Three Palestinians in a Raid on a West Bank Hospital
Israeli forces disguised as hospital workers and civilians entered Jenin’s Ibn Sina Hospital and assassinated three Palestinians as they slept. The brazen killing marks an unprecedented escalation in Israel’s war…
The Harshest Pains of Prison Are Suffered Inside
In a world where all you have left are your emotions, guilt, anxiety and helplessness are the hardest to bear.
Egyptian Officials Are Charging Palestinians a Massive Ransom to Escape the Gaza Genocide
Egyptian border officials are charging Palestinians in Gaza thousands of dollars to escape death in Gaza. And even those who manage to raise the exorbitant price through GoFundMe campaigns have…
How I Get Through Just One Day in Gaza
Every day that we don’t give up is an act of defiance, holding on to the threads of hope.
From Newborns to 17-Year-Olds, Al Jazeera Prints Names of 4,216 Children Killed in Gaza
"There can never be any justification for killing children," said Save the Children's country director for the occupied Palestinian territory. "The situation in Gaza is monstrous and a blight on…
Gaza’s Economy Has Been Erased. Famine and Black Markets Are All That Remain.
Even in areas like Rafah, where the Israeli ground invasion has not reached, Gaza’s society has been decimated. Its economy no longer exists and basic goods can only be found…
A Prison Librarian’s Efforts to Humanize the Stories of Incarcerated People
After an extensive career in California’s Soledad Prison, Fred Winn’s memoir ‘For the Least of These’ brings into the light the human stories of those demonized by the prison system.
Palestinian Paints Murals on Rubble Amid War on Gaza
By Niko Georgiades and Mohamed Ahmed / Unicorn Riot Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine — Artist Amal Abu Al-Sabah, 26, paints on houses bombed by Israel during their war on Gaza.…
Two Mothers Are Killed in Gaza Every Hour as Fighting Exceeds 100 Days
The Gaza crisis is impacting women and girls at unprecedented levels with loss of life and catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs. This is the main conclusion of the “Gender Alert:…
The Inhumanity of Israel’s Crimes in Gaza
Survivors of Israel’s ground invasion in northern Gaza tell chilling stories of kidnappings, torture, and the rampant use of civilians as bait and human shields. The world still has no…
Three California Lifers Serve Time for Murders They Didn’t Commit. Is Relief Possible?
SB 1437 repealed an archaic “natural consequences” felony-murder law. Three men convicted under that law say they’re entitled to resentencing.
The Gaza Strip: A Struggle For Daily Survival Amid Death, Exhaustion And Despair
Over the 100 days, the people of Gaza have moved from the sheer shock of losing everything, in some cases every member of their family, to a debilitating struggle to…
Mr. President Biden, I Hold You Responsible for My Mother’s Death
My beloved mother passed away on December 1, 2023. She was unable to receive the intensive care she needed because Gaza's hospitals had been rendered unusable. I hold President Joe…
Behind the Curtain: Finding Counternarratives About Death Row
Ahead of the first ever experimental execution by suffocation using nitrogen gas scheduled in Alabama next week, think about the many ways the state uses its iron-fisted power to control…