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Children collect usable items from the rubble of Israeli army's attack on the As-Salam Tower.

Will the US Continue to Aid, Abet, and Arm Genocide in Gaza? Will the US Continue to Aid, Abet, and Arm Genocide in Gaza?

Every leader should move now to end our complicity.

Sep 15, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A group of men engaged in illegal gold mining look for specks of gold in Kibi in southern Ghana.

The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush The Other Side of Trump’s Tariffs: Ghana’s Toxic Gold Rush

As gold prices spike across the globe, illegal mining is exploding—and driving the west African country toward ecological collapse.

Sep 15, 2025 / Feature / Jocelyn C. Zuckerman

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs after a press conference following the House Republicans weekly caucus meetings on Capitol Hill on September 09, 2025

The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible

The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.

Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols

Where Are the Epstein Files??

Where Are the Epstein Files?? Where Are the Epstein Files??

Trump wants to bury his history.

Sep 12, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Elon Musk’s AI Grift

Elon Musk’s AI Grift Elon Musk’s AI Grift

The tech lord’s recent bid to reshuffle the ownership structure of his empire reinforces the clout of the Middle Eastern strongman regimes in its orbit.

Sep 12, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman

Senate minority leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) are on the wrong side of history.

Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza Democrats Have No More Excuses on Gaza

The American people want their leaders to stop supporting Netanyahu’s murderous inhumanity.

Sep 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza

Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza Threads of Solidarity: Journalists Killed in Gaza

Community embroidery action, with PueblaXPalestina collective, Pyramid Park, Cholula, Mexico, August 2025.

Sep 10, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás

A man holds a placard that says “Israel Assassin France Complicit,” during the pro-Palestinian demonstration against the pro-Israel gala “Israel Is Forever” in Paris on November 13, 2024.

The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby

Netanyahu says Israel is fighting a “shared war” to defend Western values. In France, as elsewhere, it’s a message that has found powerful advocates—and not just on the right.

Sep 10, 2025 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert

Joe Biden at a cabinet meeting in 2021.

The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy The Catastrophe of Democratic Foreign Policy

A new book on the Biden’s wars serves as a stark reminder that the Democrats need to formulate a new foreign policy—as well as reckon with the one they had.

Sep 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Duss

Displaced Palestinian teacher Dina Ukkashi gives courses in the damaged halls of the Islamic University in Gaza Strip in May 2025.

“We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza “We Deserve Life”: Students Speak Out From Gaza

Hours once used to write essays or prepare for exams are now spent waiting in line for food and water. But many students still cling to their books and laptops.

Sep 9, 2025 / StudentNation / Tareq AlSourani and William Liang

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