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Daniel Ellsberg at a podium

Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever

Ellsberg will continue to speak directly to hearts and minds about the extreme evils of our time—and the potential for overcoming them with love in action.

Jun 11, 2024 / Norman Solomon

Steve Schwarzman speaking to students

Why Plutocrats Are Rallying to Trump Why Plutocrats Are Rallying to Trump

Civic lessons won’t sway America’s oligarchs. Instead, we need forthright economic populism to bring them to heel.

Jun 10, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks to members of the media outside the President's House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, June 7, 2024.

India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have. India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have.

The roots of the revolt against Narendra Modi’s government were visible to anyone who cared to look.

Jun 10, 2024 / Arvin Alaigh

President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room at the White House on May 31, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza Why I’m Suing Joe Biden for Complicity in the Genocide in Gaza

I promised my surviving family members in Gaza that I would do everything in my power to advocate on their behalf.

Jun 10, 2024 / Laila Elhaddad

Activists from Jewish Voice for Peace occupy the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty on November 6, 2023.

Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites Why the Establishment Loves Smearing Young People as Antisemites

Pundits and politicians are elevating blatantly dishonest polls to shore up an indefensible war.

Jun 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer

RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. RFK Jr.

In a nutshell.

Jun 7, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

President Joe Biden announces asylum restrictions at the US-Mexico border in the East Room of the White House on June 4, 2024.

President Biden Has His New Asylum Ban. Does He Have the Stomach for What Comes Next? President Biden Has His New Asylum Ban. Does He Have the Stomach for What Comes Next?

Many people say they want tougher border enforcement. They don’t always like what that looks like.

Jun 7, 2024 / Jack Herrera

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024.

Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie” Inviting Netanyahu to Congress Is Like “a Bad Horror Movie”

After Republicans and Democrats joined forces to welcome the Israeli prime minister, progressives began vowing to boycott the speech.

Jun 7, 2024 / John Nichols

Yemen Cluster Bomb

When a Bomb Explodes, Someone Profits When a Bomb Explodes, Someone Profits

The military-industrial complex’s hidden domination of our lives must end, which means we must dismantle it.

Jun 6, 2024 / David Vine and Theresa Arriola

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech in Glasgow on May 24, 2024.

The UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister Is Waging a Racist War Against the Left The UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister Is Waging a Racist War Against the Left

Keir Starmer is obsessed with purging every scrap of dissent from the Labour Party. He should be careful what he wishes for.

Jun 6, 2024 / Taj Ali

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