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Palestinians, struggling with hunger, form a line to receive hot meals in Gaza's al-Zeitoun neighborhood on July 31, 2025.

Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions

I learned from a young age that you shouldn’t let your neighbor go hungry. Benjamin Netanyahu would do well to revisit this tradition.

Aug 1, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Swamp King

Swamp King Swamp King

A billboard installed on the Fourth of July in Phoenix, Arizona.

Aug 1, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito

Donald Trump shows his signature on the “Big Beautiful Bill Act” at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2025.

Bringing Back Stagflation, Lower Growth, and Higher Prices Bringing Back Stagflation, Lower Growth, and Higher Prices

When Trump talks of turning the economy around, he speaks the truth—he just gets the direction of change wrong.

Aug 1, 2025 / Dean Baker

A person dressed in medical scrubs participates in a Pro-Palestine march to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025.

It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again

When the government obstructs care, caregivers must go underground.

Aug 1, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

Zohran Mamdani takes photos with supporters during a press conference at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council building on July 02, 2025, in New York City.

Democrats: Let’s Get Our Shit Together! Democrats: Let’s Get Our Shit Together!

Or, to put it another way: Stop helping Republicans and back people like Zohran Mamdani. Now!

Aug 1, 2025 / Justin Brannan

Donald Trump attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 15, 2025.

Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fanaticism Is Surrendering the Future to China Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fanaticism Is Surrendering the Future to China

If the planet is to survive, the future needs to be green. China seems to get that—but the US is blowing it.

Aug 1, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Did Trump Know What Epstein “Stole” Virginia Giuffre For?

Did Trump Know What Epstein “Stole” Virginia Giuffre For? Did Trump Know What Epstein “Stole” Virginia Giuffre For?

Donald Trump said this week that a known Epstein victim was one of the people “stolen” from Mar-a-Lago by the convicted sex offender. Could Trump have known what would happen to h...

Jul 31, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT makes his way to a vote at the US Capitol on July 17, 2025.

A Majority of Senate Democrats Now Oppose Arms Shipments to Israel A Majority of Senate Democrats Now Oppose Arms Shipments to Israel

“The tide is turning,” says Bernie Sanders. “The American people do not want to spend billions to starve children in Gaza.”

Jul 31, 2025 / John Nichols

Donald Trump sits next to Saudi Crown Prince in Oval Office

With Trump, the US Is Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine With Trump, the US Is Getting a Taste of Its Own Medicine

The pathological US support for dictatorships in the Middle East is blowing back across the Atlantic Ocean.

Jul 31, 2025 / Juan Cole

Condoning Wrongdoing

Condoning Wrongdoing Condoning Wrongdoing

America voted against itself.

Jul 31, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

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