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Israeli forces invade Gaza.

For Israel, the Cruelty Is the Point For Israel, the Cruelty Is the Point

Israel’s goal is to ensure that Gaza will be an unlivable place once they end their merciless military campaign.

Jan 15, 2024 / Joshua Frank

Yahu!

Yahu! Yahu!

Rats in the sewer.

Jan 12, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Guantánamo Bay

Guantánamo Is 22 Years Old. It’s Time to Retire. Guantánamo Is 22 Years Old. It’s Time to Retire.

Though its anniversary may go unnoticed, it’s still here—a dark and shameful continuation of the War on Terror.

Jan 12, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg

What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?

What Wouldn’t Jesus Do? What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?

The speaker of the house can tell you.

Jan 11, 2024 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

Palestinians carrying flags and banners gather at the Nelson Mandela Square to demonstrate in support of the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice, on January 10, 2024, in Ramallah, the West Bank.

South Africa’s ICJ Case Against Israel Is a Call to Break Free From the Imperial West South Africa’s ICJ Case Against Israel Is a Call to Break Free From the Imperial West

South Africa is not only challenging Israel—it is trying to break the spell of US hegemony.

Jan 11, 2024 / Tony Karon

A scene from “Confucian Confusion.”

Edward Yang’s States of Flux Edward Yang’s States of Flux

His dark comedies and family dramas of life in late-20th-century Taiwan depict a generation’s crisis, confronting the forces of finance and globalization.

Jan 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

Central Americans seeking asylum status

The Refugee Crisis Isn’t Isolated to One Country The Refugee Crisis Isn’t Isolated to One Country

Displaced people are found worldwide in unprecedented numbers.

Jan 11, 2024 / Rebecca Gordon

Tonnage

Tonnage Tonnage

In Gaza.

Jan 10, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Former Palestinian football player Said al-Kurd carries recovered medals from his destroyed family home where eight of his family members were killed following an Israeli shelling attack in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 30, 2023.

Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes? Will the IOC Do Anything About the Killing of Palestinian Athletes?

Israel killed a Palestinian Olympic coach in an air strike. It turned a stadium into an interment camp. But the International Olympic Committee will not act unless we make it.

Jan 10, 2024 / Dave Zirin

Street Art in Rome

Street Art in Rome Street Art in Rome

Drawn to peace.

Jan 9, 2024 / OppArt / Kocore and About Ponny

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