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What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen

What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen

These pictures are records of a genocidal war, but they are something more, too—they are fragments of Gaza itself

Feb 3, 2026 / Huda Skaik

People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli air strikes on April 7, 2024 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza What Edward Said Teaches Us About Gaza

On Palestine and the geography of vanishing.

Feb 3, 2026 / Alaa Alqaisi

Palestinians exercise on a beach in the Deir al-Balah Palestinian refugee camp on June 14, 2023.

At the Doorstep of Tomorrow At the Doorstep of Tomorrow

Faced with endlessly narrowing possibilities, I return to my diary in an attempt to dream, to imagine a future.

Feb 3, 2026 / Engy Abdelal

How to Survive in a House Without Walls

How to Survive in a House Without Walls How to Survive in a House Without Walls

After their home was obliterated, Rasha Abou Jalal and her family remain determined to build a new one, even if it must be built out of nothing.

Feb 3, 2026 / Rasha Abou Jalal

What Happens to the Educators When the Schools Have Been Destroyed?

What Happens to the Educators When the Schools Have Been Destroyed? What Happens to the Educators When the Schools Have Been Destroyed?

Hamada Abu Layla spent 22 years earning three degrees from Gaza universities. Now they mock him from a garbage dump.

Feb 3, 2026 / Ismail Nofal

Melania Trump attends the premiere of “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.

The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine

The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies.

Feb 2, 2026 / Katha Pollitt

Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Sam Levine announced more than $5 million in worker restitution and penalties secured from major restaurant delivery app companies.

Mamdani Secures a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Over Delivery Worker Wage Theft Mamdani Secures a Multimillion-Dollar Settlement Over Delivery Worker Wage Theft

Uber Eats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan also agreed to reinstate 10,000 wrongfully deactivated workers.

Feb 2, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

Looking for plastic bottle trash at a garbage dump in Aceh province, Indonesia.

Why Do Americans Consume So Much? Look to the Military. Why Do Americans Consume So Much? Look to the Military.

We consume far beyond our means because our military keeps enough of us feeling secure, and we have such a large military because we consume far beyond our means.

Feb 2, 2026 / Andrea Mazzarino

Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago on February 1, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida.

How Trump Became the Biggest Crook in the History of Democracy How Trump Became the Biggest Crook in the History of Democracy

The penny-ante bribes of his first term have given way to billions in graft.

Feb 2, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Believe Your Eyes, Not the Lies

Believe Your Eyes, Not the Lies Believe Your Eyes, Not the Lies

Fight for reality against Trump’s false narratives.

Feb 2, 2026 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

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