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What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now?

What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now? What Does It Mean to Be Palestinian Now?

After October 7, this question has become a matter of grave importance, amid crackdowns on free speech and protest. Five writers reflect on the state of Palestinian life today.

Jan 25, 2024 / Feature / Noura Erakat, Ahmed Moor, Noor Hindi, Mohammed El-Kurd, and Laila Al-Arian

A prerecorded clip of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan addressing supporters at a virtual rally.

In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot? In the “Year of Elections,” Is AI on the Ballot?

Politicians like Pakistan’s Imran Khan have found themselves duplicated by artificial intelligence—sometimes by their own parties.

Jan 23, 2024 / Hasan Ali

Solidarity. Black Lives Always Matter.

Solidarity. Black Lives Always Matter. Solidarity. Black Lives Always Matter.

Street art in Boston.

Jan 23, 2024 / OppArt / Anonymous

Crowd of 350,000 gathers in front of the Bundestag in Berlin.

The AfD’s Secret Plan to Deport Millions From Germany The AfD’s Secret Plan to Deport Millions From Germany

An explosive report on a meeting between the far-right Alternative für Deutschland and neo-Nazis has ignited the largest German protest movement since the fall of the Berlin Wall....

Jan 23, 2024 / Linda Mannheim

Al Jazeera reporter Wael Dahduh lost his wife, son, daughter and grandson in Israeli airstrikes on October 25, 2023. In the photo from January 7, he mourns his son, another journalist killed by Israel.

The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists

Israel is trying to snuff out journalism in Gaza. This should be a sound-the-alarm, all-hands-on-deck moment for anyone who professes to support reporters and the work that they d...

Jan 23, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Congo Premier Patrice Lumumba in 1960 crosses the city in a Congolese Army truck after his arrest and return to the captial.

The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba—With Stuart Reid The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba—With Stuart Reid

On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion about the downfall of the first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jan 23, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade

The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade

Long before the Sacklers appeared on the scene, families like the Astors, the Peabodys, and the Delanos cemented their upper-crust status through the global trade in opium.

Jan 23, 2024 / Feature / Amitav Ghosh

Don’t Call It Genocide?

Don’t Call It Genocide? Don’t Call It Genocide?

The reality of Israel’s military actions.

Jan 22, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Yemenis drive past a billboard depicting the navy destroyers of foreign countries, including the US and the UK, and the words “Navy coalition will be defeated” on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 31, 2023.

President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen President Biden Needs to Go to Congress for Authorization on Yemen

Congress should have a say in military strikes against the Houthis.

Jan 22, 2024 / Rep. Ro Khanna

President Joe Biden speaks during a National Education Association event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2023.

These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza These Teachers Want the Largest Union in the Country to Rescind its Biden Endorsement Over Gaza

A rank-and-file campaign inside the National Education Association is demanding the president stop “sending military funding, equipment, and intelligence to Israel.”

Jan 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare

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