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Sikhs gather in London's Trafalgar Square on the 41st anniversary of the attack by Indian government forces on the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Many in attendance carried yellow Khalistan flags.

“It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World “It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World

Indian Sikhs across the globe want to form an independent breakaway state called Khalistan. The Indian government wants to crush them by any means necessary.

Aug 15, 2025 / Nevin Kallepalli

A huge cloud resulting from the massive fires started by “Little Boy,” the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, is photographed from a reconnaissance plane a few hours after the initial explosion on August 6, 1945.

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza? What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

This year, the sanitized appeals to peace, hope, and resilience in memory of the catastrophe have become increasingly hollow.

Aug 14, 2025 / Eric Ross

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Gaza Solidarity Graffiti Gaza Solidarity Graffiti

Barcelona, Spain, 2025.

Aug 14, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya holds up a copy of a MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) health report during a MAHA Commission Event.

Covid Contrarianism Has Crossed the Aisle Covid Contrarianism Has Crossed the Aisle

The Great Barrington Declaration, criticized by scientists and libertarians in 2020, is now a playbook for those on the right and the left.

Aug 14, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

An Amazon worker affiliated with the Teamsters on strike at a company delivery hub in Maspeth, Queens, last year.

To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers To Make Democracy Work, Give More of It to Workers

The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy.

Aug 14, 2025 / Osita Nwanevu

When Hospitals Act Like ICE

When Hospitals Act Like ICE When Hospitals Act Like ICE

These patients needed long-term care. Instead, the hospitals pushed for them to be deported.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Liset Cruz

A May Day protest against the committee’s witch hunt at City College.

Eric Foner’s Personal History Eric Foner’s Personal History

Reflecting on his decades-long career, the historian considers what his field of study owes to the public.

Aug 14, 2025 / Feature / Eric Foner

The Case Against E.J. Antoni

The Case Against E.J. Antoni The Case Against E.J. Antoni

Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.

Aug 14, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

A volunteer in Greece unrolls a firehose in preparation for a wildfire.

The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires The Volunteers Fighting Greece’s Intensifying Wildfires

As climate change brings unprecedented levels of heat and drought, the country’s unpaid fire brigades are bracing for the worst in the absence of state support.

Aug 14, 2025 / StudentNation / Megan Cameron, Annalisa Jenkins, and Maggie Stewart

Children of various ages suffering from malnutrition are being treated with limited resources due to shortages of baby formula and medicine at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on August 11, 2025.

I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving. I’m a Teenager In Gaza. And I Am Starving.

What hits you first is the exhaustion carved into every face. The sickly pallor. The terrifying weight loss ravaging everyone—yes, including me.

Aug 14, 2025 / Lujayn

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