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Fetterman greets Rabbi Myers, Tree of Life

Senator John Fetterman Is a Progressive Icon, a Republican Hate Figure—and a Pro-Israel Pinup Senator John Fetterman Is a Progressive Icon, a Republican Hate Figure—and a Pro-Israel Pinup

The Pennsylvania Democrat has long bucked convention on everything from legalizing marijuana to the Senate dress code. But his views on Israel/Palestine risk alienating his base.

Nov 14, 2023 / Ross Barkan

US Marines marching in Da Nang, Vietnam, 1965.

How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam How Israel Is Borrowing From the US Playbook in Vietnam

Justifying civilian casualties has a long history.

Nov 14, 2023 / Branko Marcetic

Santiago, Chile, June 1973.

How Pinochet’s Chile Became a Laboratory for Neoliberalism How Pinochet’s Chile Became a Laboratory for Neoliberalism

A new book examines how a group of University of Chicago–trained economists sought to remake the Chilean economy in the aftermath of 1973.

Nov 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vincent Bevins

Demonstrators gather during the National March on Washington: Free Palestine, calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Washington, D.C.

As a Union President, I Stand With Humanity in Calling for a Cease-Fire As a Union President, I Stand With Humanity in Calling for a Cease-Fire

I lead a union that stands for equality, peace, international solidarity, and social justice—and that's why I am joining thousands of others in calling for a cease-fire.

Nov 14, 2023 / Mark Dimondstein

Ahmed Alnaouq on

Palestinians Just Want to Be Treated Like Human Beings Palestinians Just Want to Be Treated Like Human Beings

We don’t need to be interrogated on TV about the deaths of our families. We don’t need to be talked about in clinical terms. We just need a chance to tell our stories.

Nov 13, 2023 / Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey

Biden with Israeli, US flags

Will Biden Sacrifice His Presidency for Another Middle Eastern War? Will Biden Sacrifice His Presidency for Another Middle Eastern War?

To defend democracy from Trump, Democrats have to listen to their voters.

Nov 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Joe Biden AIPAC

As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War As the Death Toll Rises in Gaza, AIPAC Lobbies for War

Political interests in Washington are vying for influence when it comes to US policy in the Middle East—no matter how out of step they are with public opinion.

Nov 13, 2023 / Editorial / Chris Lehmann

Palestinian journalist and activist Ahmed Abu Artema during a meeting in Rome in 2020.

Ahmed Abu Artema Tried to Get the World to Care About Gaza’s Pain Ahmed Abu Artema Tried to Get the World to Care About Gaza’s Pain

The activist and Nation contributor pleaded with the world to stop Israel’s war on Gaza. Then, on October 24, his son was killed.

Nov 11, 2023 / Comment / Lizzy Ratner

President Joe Biden walks after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Washington.

They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire. They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire.

The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza.

Nov 11, 2023 / John Nichols

pro-Palestine protest outside International criminal court, demanding action from the ICC during ongoing bombing, genocide in Gaza

Gaza — Where Is the Law? Gaza — Where Is the Law?

For decades, justice has been absent from the conflict. Will that change now?

Nov 10, 2023 / Reed Brody

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