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Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system

What’s Behind the Calls for “Democracy” in Israel? What’s Behind the Calls for “Democracy” in Israel?

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the last few weeks to rally against the Israeli government's plans for so-called judicial reform.

Feb 24, 2023 / Meron Rapoport and Oren Ziv

The US embassy in Havana.

Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Designation of Cuba as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism” Biden Should Reverse Trump’s Designation of Cuba as a “State Sponsor of Terrorism”

That’s the first step of many he can take toward normalizing US/Cuban relations.

Feb 24, 2023 / Guillaume Long

Pablo Neruda in New York in 1966

The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda The Possible Murder of Pablo Neruda

Questions have surrounded the legendary Chilean poet’s death for years, and a new inquiry suggests that he might have been poisoned.

Feb 23, 2023 / Peter Kornbluh

Destroying Culture With Modified Corn

Destroying Culture With Modified Corn Destroying Culture With Modified Corn

Monsantos’s stranglehold in Latin America.

Feb 23, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Carlos Berger's memorial

Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front

The fight over a memorial to my friend Carlos Berger and other victims of the Caravan of Death reveals that there are still many in Chile who resist the lessons of our country’s tr...

Feb 22, 2023 / Ariel Dorfman

In the Dominican Republic, the Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Fight Against Anti-Blackness

In the Dominican Republic, the Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Fight Against Anti-Blackness In the Dominican Republic, the Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Fight Against Anti-Blackness

Afro-feminist movements push for comprehensive sex education, a cultural shift, and exceptions to a total abortion ban.

Feb 22, 2023 / Photo Essay / Natalia Perez-Gonzalez

Nancy Pelosi and Tsai Ing-wen

Congress Girds for War With China Congress Girds for War With China

Pushing us to the brink.

Feb 21, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

POP!

POP! POP!

Biden deflates the GOP UFO.

Feb 21, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Signs welcoming migrants on a chain-link fence

Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States Asylum Seekers’ Arduous Journey Doesn’t End Once They Are in the United States

With a backlog of cases clogging up the immigration courts, some asylum-seekers wait up to 10 years for theirs to be heard—and remain without status until they are approved or deni...

Feb 21, 2023 / Rabia Gursoy

Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red

Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red

How the race for more efficient batteries is poisoning Indonesia’s coastal waters.

Feb 21, 2023 / Feature / Nicolas Niarchos

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