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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside the New York Times building on January 18, 2025.

“The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide “The New York Times” Refused to Run Our Ad About the Gaza Genocide

The paper told my organization that we couldn’t use the word “genocide” in a paid ad. So we walked away.

Jan 24, 2025 / Joyce Ajlouny

Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024.

Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes Under Trump, Taxpayers Will Continue to Foot the Bill for Israel’s War Crimes

Were it just about any other country than Israel committing such a genocide, Washington would have cut off arms shipments months ago.

Jan 23, 2025 / Stan Cox

Palestinians transport belongings in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, on January 22, 2025, as residents return following a ceasefire deal days earlier between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.

In Gaza, We’re Caught Between Hope and Despair In Gaza, We’re Caught Between Hope and Despair

The ceasefire was cause for jubilation and relief. But the nightmare of the genocide lingers on.

Jan 23, 2025 / Eman Alhaj Ali

Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Free Ismail Lghazaoui! Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Morocco sentenced the Palestine solidarity activist to prison just for protesting. But the trail of his persecution runs from Israel across the Atlantic to New Jersey and Texas.

Jan 22, 2025 / Nasreen Abd Elal and Rayan El Amine

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant

The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.

Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A banned TikTok logo displayed on a smartphone in Suqian, China, on January 15, 2025.

On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing

And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.

Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

Biden's domestic agenda was the most progressive of any president since Lyndon Johnson. But it was entwined with a foreign policy that leaves his legacy drowned in blood.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Jeet Heer

A child recovers books from the rubble of a building hit in Israeli strikes the previous night in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 16, 2025.

A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine A Ceasefire Won’t Stop the War on Palestine

The agreement may reduce the intensity of Israel’s killing spree, but it is likely to usher in a grueling new phase of ethnic cleansing, with Trump’s full support.

Jan 16, 2025 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on December 19, 2024.

Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War

Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power.

Jan 16, 2025 / Stephen Crowley

People celebrate while watching a television along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 15, 2025.

We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End

World / January 15, 2025 We Have a Ceasefire Deal, but This Isn’t the End The widely reported agreement must hold. We haven’t begun to understand the full scope of the horrors…

Jan 15, 2025 / Mohammad Alsaafin

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