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A memorial to Shireen Abu Akleh in the room that used to be her office at the Al Jazeera news channel in the West Bank city of Ramallah

My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served. My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served.

Despite relentless pressure from my family, the Biden administration has done nothing to hold Israel accountable for Shireen’s killing.

May 11, 2023 / Jennifer Zacharia

Protesters at the Broadway/Lafayette Street subway station during a

The Phony Solidarity of the American Pundit Class The Phony Solidarity of the American Pundit Class

A certain brand of commentator wants to claim that Jordan Neely's death was the blameless outcome of a climate of fear among working-class commuters.

May 9, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Pay the Fine

Pay the Fine Pay the Fine

Hit and run.

May 9, 2023 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Then-FCC chair Newton Minow appearing before a Senate subcommittee in 1961

Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland Newton Minow Sought to Lead Us Out of the Vast Wasteland

The Kennedy-era FCC chair who inspired reformers to demand media that served the public interest has died at age 97.

May 9, 2023 / John Nichols

Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father

Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father Ron DeSantis’s Anti-Trans Agenda Exiles Dwyane Wade, NBA Superstar and Loving Father

The Wade family, which includes their trans daughter, is fleeing Florida for their safety.

May 8, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Jeffrey Epstein is photographed wearing a Harvard sweatshirt.

Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard Man Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard Man

Why a horrific criminal found elite universities so congenial.

May 8, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Police officers on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., on Trump's inauguration day.

The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression The Final Settlements in the J20 Case Seek to Sanction State Repression

Freelance journalists Aaron Cantú and Alexei Wood had sued DC's police department after they'd been arrested while covering an anti-Trump protest.

May 4, 2023 / Frances Madeson

Jordan Neely lies unconscious on the floor of the F train after another passenger placed him in a chokehold on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York.

One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him

Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.

May 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Members of the Writers Guild of America East on the picket line outside of the Peacock NewFront on May 2, 2023, in New York City.

Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why. Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why.

The Writers Guild of America is on strike because Hollywood bosses have treated our demands for fair and sustainable working conditions with contempt.

May 4, 2023 / Josh Gondelman

A line of protesters holding signs including

Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired

He regularly said worse things on his highly rated White Power Hour on Fox—and Fox let it happen for years.

May 3, 2023 / Joan Walsh

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