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UNRWA distributes flour to Palestinians in Gaza amid a food crisis due to ongoing Israeli attacks

Time Is Running Out to Stop the Carnage in Gaza Time Is Running Out to Stop the Carnage in Gaza

Given the toll from bombing and starvation, Gaza will soon become the world’s largest unmarked grave. The US has to power to force Israel to change course—but will it use it?

Mar 6, 2024 / James Bamford

Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Why Does Biden Keep Making the Same Dangerous Comment About Jews? Why Does Biden Keep Making the Same Dangerous Comment About Jews?

Over and over again, Biden has said that no Jew in the world would be safe without Israel. What is he talking about?

Mar 6, 2024 / Sophie Hurwitz

Joe Biden at podium

How Long Can Joe Biden Keep Hiding From His Own Voters? How Long Can Joe Biden Keep Hiding From His Own Voters?

Unable to defend his Israel/Palestine policy, the president has gone into the Witness Protection Program.

Mar 4, 2024 / Jeet Heer

New York Times headquarters in New York City on Sunday, February 4, 2024.

The Nixonian “New York Times” Stonewalls on a Discredited Article About Hamas and Rape The Nixonian “New York Times” Stonewalls on a Discredited Article About Hamas and Rape

The newspaper of record botches an important story about sexual violence on October 7.

Mar 1, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Brown sign reading

The IRS Finally Takes the Gloves Off The IRS Finally Takes the Gloves Off

Under the Biden administration, wealthy tax cheats can no longer count on getting the “audit lite” treatment.

Mar 1, 2024 / David Cay Johnston

A Democratic voter uncommitted to President Joe Biden rallies outside of a polling station in Dearborn, Mich., on February 27, 2024.

Michigan’s Democratic Voters Sent President Biden a Clear Message on Gaza Michigan’s Democratic Voters Sent President Biden a Clear Message on Gaza

But will the president listen and change course? Or continue to risk his presidency—and our democracy—over blind loyalty to Bibi Netanyahu?

Feb 29, 2024 / Waleed Shahid

A group of Palestinian children is pictured at a school run by the UNWRA a in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on February 22, 2024.

The Biden Administration Joins Israel’s War on UNRWA The Biden Administration Joins Israel’s War on UNRWA

Following Washington’s lead, key US allies have cut funding for the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine—making them all complicit in genocide.

Feb 28, 2024 / Phyllis Bennis

Aaron Bushnell

Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed) Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed)

The airman who set himself alight on Sunday signed up to sacrifice himself for the greater good—only to discover that he had become an accomplice to evil.

Feb 28, 2024 / Comment / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Scoop Jackson holding a model plane

Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency Biden’s Cold War Nostalgia Is Dooming His Presidency

Missile scares and military Keynesianism won’t win voters who want domestic reform.

Feb 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former South Carolina governor and presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at her electio-night watch party in Charleston on February 24, 2024.

Nikki Haley Just Won’t Quit Nikki Haley Just Won’t Quit

Despite losing her home state’s primary in a huge way, she’s soldiering on. So what does that mean for November?

Feb 25, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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