![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2155578933.jpg)
Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie” Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie”
After Republicans and Democrats joined forces to welcome the Israeli prime minister, progressives began vowing to boycott the speech.
Jun 7, 2024 / John Nichols
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When a Bomb Explodes, Someone Profits When a Bomb Explodes, Someone Profits
The military-industrial complex’s hidden domination of our lives must end, which means we must dismantle it.
Jun 6, 2024 / David Vine and Theresa Arriola
![Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Glasgow on May 24, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2153787304.jpg)
The UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister Is Waging a Racist War Against the Left The UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister Is Waging a Racist War Against the Left
Keir Starmer is obsessed with purging every scrap of dissent from the Labour Party. He should be careful what he wishes for.
Jun 6, 2024 / Taj Ali
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Police Can Be Held Liable for Killing a Dog but Not a Black Person Police Can Be Held Liable for Killing a Dog but Not a Black Person
In back-to-back rulings on when cops should be afforded qualified immunity, an appeals court came to radically different conclusions.
Jun 6, 2024 / Elie Mystal
![People wave Polish and EU flags during a pro-EU rally organized by Prime Minister Donald Tusk ahead of European Parliament elections in Warsaw's Castle Square on June 4, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2155495614.jpg)
What Is at Stake as the European Union Swings Right? What Is at Stake as the European Union Swings Right?
The right’s normalization moves ahead.
Jun 6, 2024 / Marlene Laruelle
![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2153819012-1.jpg Magistrates arrive at the International Court of Justice to hear South Africa’s request for a Gaza cease-fire, in The Hague, on May 24, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2153819012-1.jpg)
Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians
Global courts challenge Israeli action in Gaza.
Jun 6, 2024 / Reed Brody
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A New Novel Explores How to Develop Black Identity in the Absence of Black Culture A New Novel Explores How to Develop Black Identity in the Absence of Black Culture
In Essie Chambers’s debut novel, Swift River, protagonist Diamond Newberry finds ways to fill the gaps in her family tree.
Jun 6, 2024 / Kali Holloway
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Showing Contempt for Young Voters Is a Great Way for Democrats to Lose in November Showing Contempt for Young Voters Is a Great Way for Democrats to Lose in November
Hillary Clinton’s arrogance already lost one election. And if Joe Biden follows her example, it can easily cost another.
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The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term The Theocratic Blueprint for Trump’s Next Term
How the Christian nationalist vanguard would pursue unprecedented power over all branches of government.
Jun 6, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann