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A woman walks past a crater where a collapsed building stood following an Israeli air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on October 7, 2024.

Israel Invaded Lebanon Because the United States Let It Israel Invaded Lebanon Because the United States Let It

The leveling of Lebanese border towns is the continuation of Israel’s Gaza policy: total destruction and ill-defined objectives.

Oct 9, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali

Parents of missing students protest on September 26, 2024, in Mexico City.

AMLO Has Broken His Promise to Families of the Disappeared AMLO Has Broken His Promise to Families of the Disappeared

On the 10th anniversary of the forced disappearance of 43 students in Iguala, victims’ families say the outgoing Mexican president has betrayed them.

Oct 9, 2024 / Ann Louise Deslandes

Kamala Harris speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two after assessing the Hurricane Helene recovery response in North Carolina on October 5, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire The One Guaranteed Winner in 2024: American Empire

Democrat or Republican, the next presidency will still mean death for others in faraway places.

Oct 9, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force surveys a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Right Meets Hurricane Helene With a Storm of Lies The Right Meets Hurricane Helene With a Storm of Lies

MAGA partisans, including Donald Trump and Elon Musk, have unleashed their own flood of disinformation regarding the federal emergency response.

Oct 8, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Palestinians in a destroyed residential area try to collect usable items under the rubble.

What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain? What Happens When Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Share Their Pain?

Two young men, one Palestinian and one Israeli, both of whom had lost people they deeply loved to the conflict, came to speak about reconciliation, friendship, and peace.

Oct 8, 2024 / Helen Benedict

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally at Ripon College on October 3, 2024, in Ripon, Wisconsin.

Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe

The Democratic nominee is acting like protecting her small lead is more important than energizing her base. We’ve seen this story before—and it didn’t end well.

Oct 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer

A Year Ago Today

A Year Ago Today A Year Ago Today

A horrific attack and monstrous war with no end in sight.

Oct 7, 2024 / OppArt / Tayseer Barakat

President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference during the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024.

Expanding Wars With a Lame-Duck President Expanding Wars With a Lame-Duck President

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matt Duss on how the Biden administration keeps adding fuel to the fire.

Oct 7, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Protesters rally in support of Gaza and Lebanon in Washington Square Parl on October 5, 2024, in New York City.

Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again Nothing Will Ever Be the Same Again

Day by day, for a year, the Israeli military waged an unrelenting campaign of extermination against Palestinians in Gaza. Day by day, people of conscience tried to stop it.

Oct 7, 2024 / Noura Erakat

Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, protests for his release.

Israel’s Internal Contradictions Israel’s Internal Contradictions

As Israel approached the one-year anniversary of October 7, it seemed to be at a crossroads, with two powerful blocs pulling in two different directions.

Oct 7, 2024 / Meron Rapoport

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