Former IDF soldiers are challenging the normalization of the occupation
By organizing political tours and sharing testimonies by former IDF soldiers, Breaking the Silence challenges the occupation from the perpetrator’s perspective.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular
An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.
GOP budget plan threatens 34 million children with loss of food and healthcare
New report reveals nearly half of U.S. children could lose access to Medicaid or SNAP under Republican-backed budget reconciliation plan, disproportionately harming marginalized families.
Earth’s Greatest Enemy shows us we have no choice
A review of Abby Martin's new documentary, Earth's Greatest Enemy.
Socialism or barbarism
A better country and world is possible.
Trump threatens Iran with military retaliation as protest deaths rise amid economic collapse
As Iranian authorities kill dozens of protesters and cut internet access, Donald Trump renews warnings of force while US officials point to sanctions-driven economic pressure.
Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.
Welcome to Dawn’s Barbecue: the Epstein files in a time of war
A meditation, part essay and part poem, on what the files show about power, impunity and the ease with which the harm of innocents is absorbed.
Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI expansion
“Is this as terrifying as it sounds?”