Middle East

Pro-Palestine supporter at OR Tambo International Airport on October 8, 2025, in Kempton Park, South Africa.

I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me. I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me.

They stripped us naked, deprived us of sleep, food, and sanitary facilities, arbitrarily threatened us with guns, and physically attacked us.

Nov 12, 2025 / Thomas Becker

The Eviction Kings

The Eviction Kings The Eviction Kings

One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.

Nov 11, 2025 / Feature / Thomas Birmingham

Maga Meltdown

Maga Meltdown Maga Meltdown

Layin’ a west egg.

Nov 7, 2025 / Steve Brodner

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza

Over 200 media workers have been killed in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists says is the deadliest period since it began tracking data in 1992. Community embroidery action...

Nov 6, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

Former vice president Dick Cheney

His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies

As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in US history.

Nov 4, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman

Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins

Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins Gaza, Heartbreak, and Ruins

Israel killed at least 67,000 Palestinians, and left Gaza devastated.

Oct 29, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The Afghan National Army after US forces left Bagram airfield in the north of Kabul, Afghanistan, in July 2021.

Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan? Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan?

The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.

Oct 27, 2025 / Hasan Ali

The author and his mother.

How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba

In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.

Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Justice Is the Root of Peace

Justice Is the Root of Peace Justice Is the Root of Peace

A ceasefire is only the beginning. Without justice, there can be no peace.

Oct 24, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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