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Marshall Islands Mushroom Cloud

The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner The End of the World Has Always Been Just Around the Corner

We've been predicting the world's final days from the very beginning—it now just seems closer than ever before.

Mar 28, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

Israelis hold flags at a protest

Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees

A movement that started out against a judicial coup has morphed into an uprising. Yet questions loom about what this moment portends for Palestinians.

Mar 27, 2023 / Haggai Matar

Protests against pension reform in France

What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?

Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.

Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler

Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile

Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile

Facing institutionalized violence from the government and opposition groups, some Indigenous activists in Guatemala have no choice but to flee.

Mar 23, 2023 / María Inés Taracena

Crosses mark the graves of civilians killed during the invasion whose remains have yet to be identified, in a cemetery in Bucha on March 18, 2023.

Flouting War Crimes Charges, Putin Visits Occupied Ukrainian Territory Flouting War Crimes Charges, Putin Visits Occupied Ukrainian Territory

After a warrant was issued for his arrest by the International Criminal Court, the Russian president toured occupied Ukrainian land in Crimea and Mariupol.

Mar 21, 2023 / Leif Reigstad

Smoke and flames rise after Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the West Bank town of Huwara, setting fire to several homes and cars and injuring dozens of Palestinians, on February 27, 2023.

“A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom “A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom

With Israeli politicians constantly fanning the rhetorical flames, last month's violence—and actual arson—didn’t exactly come as a surprise.

Mar 16, 2023 / Fatima AbdulKarim

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

The Devastating Consequences of a War Over Taiwan The Devastating Consequences of a War Over Taiwan

Cities devastated, untold thousands dead, and the global economy, with its epicenter in Asia, left in ruins—a war would be ruinous to the region and the world.

Mar 7, 2023 / Alfred McCoy

Trump speaks at a podium

Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious

At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.

Mar 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

People carry representations of ballot boxes on their heads during a march in Mexico City on March 21st, 2021. The demonstration was held to protest the proposed Electoral Reform presented by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Protests Against AMLO’s Reforms Reveal the Strongholds of Mexico’s Ancien Régime Protests Against AMLO’s Reforms Reveal the Strongholds of Mexico’s Ancien Régime

The so-called “defense of the INE” has become the rallying cry of an opposition incapable of winning broad public support.

Mar 3, 2023 / José Luis Granados Ceja

Dora Maria Tellez

Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!

The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.

Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin

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