Yale Students Voted to Divest, but What’s Next is Unclear Yale Students Voted to Divest, but What’s Next is Unclear
The referendum calls on the school to divest its $41 billion endowment from military weapons manufacturing firms, yet the power to do so is in the hands of the board of trustees.
Dec 13, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
Celebrations in Syria May Be Premature Celebrations in Syria May Be Premature
The speed of the Assad dictatorship's collapse stunned even the opposition. But the result is a power vacuum that Israel and Turkey have already moved to occupy.
Dec 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
The Fall of Syria Changes Everything The Fall of Syria Changes Everything
Retired diplomat Chas Freeman and writer Pascal Lottaz discuss what happens now that Damascus is in the hands of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Dec 11, 2024 / Chas W. Freeman Jr.
My Brother, Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, Was Killed Because He Fed Gaza’s Starving People My Brother, Chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, Was Killed Because He Fed Gaza’s Starving People
His killing by Israel sent a chilling message that no one is safe, including humanitarians who stand in the way of Gaza’s erasure.
Dec 11, 2024 / Hani Almadhoun
Netanyahu Must Be Brought to Justice. But We Can’t Stop There. Netanyahu Must Be Brought to Justice. But We Can’t Stop There.
This genocide is a massive criminal undertaking, and we must hold as many of its perpetrators accountable as we can.
Dec 11, 2024 / Dyab Abou Jahjah for the Hind Rajab Foundation
The Underground Network Helping Gazan Refugees Survive in Egypt The Underground Network Helping Gazan Refugees Survive in Egypt
A patchwork of volunteer-run mutual aid organizations has sprung up to tackle the severe problems facing people fleeing genocide.
Dec 9, 2024 / Amba Guerguerian
The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Strategic incoherence and factionalism reign.
Dec 9, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term
A far-right international extending from Lara Trump and Steve Bannon to Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei joined reactionaries across Europe to promise no safe quarter for the left....
Dec 6, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman
Macronism Has Died a Second Death Macronism Has Died a Second Death
The French parliament votes to oust the government.
Dec 6, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud
The clash between the Philippines's dynastic duo is an entertaining political soap opera. But this spat has the potential to turn violent very fast.
Dec 6, 2024 / Walden Bello