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All We Want in Gaza Is to Live All We Want in Gaza Is to Live

We don’t want condolences or speeches. We want to be treated like human beings, and we want less trauma in our lives.

Mohammed R. Mhawish

Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime Jonathan Lethem Returns to the Scene of the Crime

In his new novel, the bard of Boerum Hill interrogates the brutal truths of gentrification.

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The mainstream media’s relentless dehumanization of Palestinians is enabling Israeli war crimes.

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Cincinnati Ohio Palestine Protest

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Hundreds of Palestinian Americans and supporters from Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered in Ziegler Park. “My city no longer exists. My village is no longer there.”

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The Jewish Justice Movement Is Being Reborn The Jewish Justice Movement Is Being Reborn

At the Jewish Voice for Peace rally, thousands of protesters made clear that they will no longer allow the suffering of the Jewish people to be weaponized against others.

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After over four decades as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.

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Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen

Trump wants his close political ally Ohio Republican Jim Jordan to become second in the line of presidential succession. Brace yourselves.

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As global instability spreads, the president remains committed to failed strategies.

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Books & the Arts

The Lost Souls of the Internet

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In “Searches”, Vauhini Vara probes the ways that we rely on the Internet and how we periodically attempt to free ourselves from its grip.

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Susan Choi’s Big Novel of History

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In “Flashlight, “Choi examines the tragedies—past and present—that haunt a family living in Japan.

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Haunted by a dark past, the poet and novelist tried to explore the limits of language itself.

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Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, Calif., is a major polluter. Can the activists trying to shut it down convince its 3,000 workers they’re on the same side?

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They Were Supposed to Be Free. Why Are They Locked Up?

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No one wants a person convicted of a sex offense in their neighborhood. So New York keeps them in prison long past their release dates.

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Senator Menendez Is Just the Latest Sucker to Fall for Fool’s Gold

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While most celebrity goldbugs are on the far right—Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Candace Owens, Ron Paul…—Democrats are not immune from the strange charms of this economic delusion.

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