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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

The Doomsday Clock set to 90 seconds to midnight at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 24,

The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward The Doomsday Clock Will Move Forward

So why is the grave threat of nuclear war virtually absent from our politics?

Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President

Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.

Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration High-Tech Militarists Are Hijacking the Trump Administration

Breathtaking conflicts of interest are lining oligarchs’ pockets with our tax dollars.

Jan 22, 2025 / William D. Hartung

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

Former president Donald Trump holding a microphone in front of a crowd.

Trump’s Military Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Trump’s Military Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Fighting endless wars in distant lands is not the solution here. It’s the problem.

Jan 21, 2025 / William Astore

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

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