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Roshni Ahmed: 23 Years After 9/11, Are We Any Safer?

True justice for the lives lost on 9/11 and during the U.S.’ war on terror would require us to put an end to overfunding violence and war.

September 12, 2024 · 2 Comments

Nidia Hernández: Refugiada | A refugee

the country in a foreign film
where I live now
I’m alone with the trees

September 11, 2024 · 4 Comments

Craig Mokhiber: The UN’s Settler-Colonial Bloc

A UN grouping anchored by the Anglo countries, Israel, and European states wields disproportionate power to undermine human rights and international law.

September 9, 2024 · 9 Comments

Angele Ellis: Love in a Time of Genocide | In Palestine Wail, Yahia Lababidi seeks the redemption of the human soul

Tell me, what steel entered your heart,
what fear made you rabid,
what hate drove out pity?

September 8, 2024 · 1 Comment

William J. Astore: From the Arsenal of Democracy to an Arsenal of Genocide

The Pernicious Price of Global Reach, Global Power, and Global Dominance

September 6, 2024 · 7 Comments

Julia Conley: Biden’s Own Policy Requires US to Stop Arming Israel

Amnesty International was one of 25 human rights groups telling the administration to follow its own guidelines.

September 5, 2024 · 4 Comments

Hiba Abu Nada: I Grant You Refuge

I grant you refuge in knowing
that the dust will clear,
and they who fell in love and died together
will one day laugh.

September 2, 2024 · 12 Comments

George Yancy: The Violent “Othering” of Palestinians

Anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and political racism overlap in othering of Palestinians, says Palestinian scholar Yasmeen Daher.

September 2, 2024 · 1 Comment

Abby Zimet: Ceasefire Delegates Insist Palestinian Children Can’t Eat Words

‘Never again’ means ‘never again, for anyone, anywhere, ever.’

August 22, 2024 · 8 Comments

Olivia Rosane:  ‘Is This a Joke?’ Tlaib Blasts Blinken for Geneva Convention Remarks Amid Gaza Carnage

“You supported sending more U.S.-made bombs being used to commit war crimes… How can you say you are for respecting international human rights laws?” Tlaib asked.

August 15, 2024 · 5 Comments

RAMZY BAROUD: FOR THE LOVE OF GAZA

My hope grows stronger as I witness my people’s steadfastness in the face of genocide.

August 9, 2024 · 6 Comments

Alliyah Lusuegro: Mass Deportations Would Be a Nightmare

Mass deportations would tear millions of families apart, including mine. It would also be a moral, logistical, and economic disaster.

August 8, 2024 · 10 Comments

Richard Krawiec: The Eyes of Hiroshima

My father was a sailor in the first group of ships to land in Hiroshima after the atomic bombs were dropped in WWII.

August 6, 2024 · 14 Comments

Abby Zimet: Unspeakable | We Are Swimming In A Pool of Blood

Israel’s blithe defiance of both world censure and ICJ rulings goes on apace.

August 1, 2024 · 12 Comments

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