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During a protest against US policies regarding Israel and Palestine outside the American Institute in Taiwan in Taipei on March 7, 2024, demonstrators from the Taiwan Action Front for Palestine display portraits of Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

What Aaron Bushnell Is Still Teaching Us What Aaron Bushnell Is Still Teaching Us

His protest was both a rejection of the idea that human life is expendable and an acknowledgment that, for so many, it already has been.

Mar 19, 2025 / Riad Alarian

Fishermen work on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the nuclear icebreaker Yakutia, a key tool in Russia's Arctic program, while US President Donald Trump has ordered the development and approval of a program to acquire a US icebreaker fleet.

A New Age for US-Russia Arctic Cooperation? A New Age for US-Russia Arctic Cooperation?

Ceasefire talks could be a catalyst for advancing cooperation in the Arctic, but the climate crisis should not be forgotten.

Mar 18, 2025 / Pavel Devyatkin

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and other cabinet members, applaud President Donald Trump’s remarks about peace with Russia at a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Peace, Not Surrender for Ukraine Peace, Not Surrender for Ukraine

We now have a chance to seize the opportunity that we failed to seize after the end of the Cold War.

Mar 18, 2025 / Anatol Lieven

Protesters carrying a placard showing former president Rodrigo Duterte are blocked by anti-riot policemen near Malacanang palace in Manila, 2025.

Rodrigo Duterte Is at The Hague. What’s Next for the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte Is at The Hague. What’s Next for the Philippines?

His arrest by the ICC was a monumental step in prosecuting his bloody drug war. But it’s also the latest episode in a battle between the Philippines’ two political dynasties.

Mar 18, 2025 / Walden Bello

Palestinian children and journalists disperse as Israeli tanks enter the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, on February 23, 2025.

Why Palestinians Can’t Sleep Why Palestinians Can’t Sleep

Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. For Palestinians, it’s a regular way of life.

Mar 17, 2025 / Zehra Imam

People gather against a backdrop of unlit buildings in Havana, as Cuba’s national power grid has effectively collapsed.

Life in Cuba Under Sanctions Life in Cuba Under Sanctions

Ordinary Cubans are trapped in a vicious circle of government mismanagement exacerbated by the US embargo.

Mar 17, 2025 / Feature / David Montgomery

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

South African farmer Tewie Wessels addresses a group of white South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk during a demonstration in Pretoria, on February 15, 2025.

Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa

The country’s Constitution gives its citizens more than a right to the pursuit of happiness. But attempts to redeem that commitment to justice have enraged American reactionaries....

Mar 14, 2025 / Susan Neiman

Protesters hold a candlelight vigil demanding justice for drug war victims, after the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, in Quezon City on March 11, 2025.

Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself

The autocratic spectacle of Duterte’s presidency should be a warning to the United States.

Mar 14, 2025 / Jill Damatac

A man stands at a podium. Behind him, there are three Canadian flags and a background that reads

Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?

Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.

Mar 13, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

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