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Panama’s New President Says He Will “Close” the Darién Gap
The Panamanian president’s announcement comes as the Biden Administration is once again making accessing asylum more difficult. Read more
May 18, 2024
The Chilling Effect of Equating Criticism of Israel to Antisemitism
Broadening the federal definition of antisemitism is a disingenuous attempt to quash dissent. Read more
May 18, 2024
How To Be Trump’s Veep
You can start by yelling "Hoax!", laughing at his jokes, and killing your dog. Read more
May 17, 2024
The New Assault on Academic Freedom
Professors across the country are being targeted by the right in order to score political points. Read more
May 15, 2024
The Possibility of Justice for Terrence Heard
Two bills, currently under consideration in Tennessee, could change sentencing rules that keep many inside prisons for too long. Read more
May 14, 2024
Many Churches Aren’t Accessible—Here’s Why That’s a Problem for Voters
Churches account for 20 percent of all polling places in the United States, but religious entities are exempt from the ADA. Read more
May 10, 2024
Punks-B-Gone!
While protests are messy and disruptive, they aren’t nearly as dangerous as the impulse to shut down free expression by sending in riot cops. Read more
May 10, 2024
Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings
Along with the United States, Israel provided weapons and training to Guatemala’s military and their campaign against Indigenous Maya civilians from 1974-1996. Read more
May 10, 2024
With Regard to Gaza, the Genocide Convention Has Been ‘Bent to the Will of Powerful States’
An interview with human rights activist Maung Zarni. Read more
May 8, 2024
Labor in Guatemala Sees a Glimmer of Hope
Despite inequality—and a history of state neglect and repression—new unions in the Central American country send a positive sign. Read more
May 7, 2024
Unfurling Love from the Window
A banner and a name remind student protesters for whom they are fighting. Read more
May 7, 2024
Why a Famous Climate Scientist Says ‘No’ to Big Oil Money
Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University refused to accept fossil fuel money to fund his research—and never regretted it. Read more
May 7, 2024
Free Speech Updated
College campuses are no place for politics and disruption, and streets are not places to protest deaths on the other side of the world. Read more
May 3, 2024
‘We Must Do More Than Echo the Past’: Inside the Kent State Protests for Palestine
Students are marking the anniversary of the Kent State shootings by focusing on Gaza. Read more
May 3, 2024
Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Speech Is the New McCarthyism
The crackdowns on pro-Palestine protesters recast protected speech as harassment, and have little to do with protecting Jewish students from antisemitic threats. Read more
May 2, 2024
The Crackdown on Campus Protests Is a Bipartisan Strategy to Repress Pro-Palestine Speech
Unlike apartheid-era South Africa, many universities aren’t even recognizing Israel’s human rights abuses. Read more
May 1, 2024
When Jews and Arabs Joined in a Social Change Organization
A new book chronicles the little known story of Israel’s Black Panthers. Read more
May 1, 2024
The First 100 Days of Arévalo’s Progressive Government in Guatemala
While Bernardo Arévalo had strong campaign promises, his first 100 days have left much to be desired. Read more
Apr 27, 2024
We’re Ready and Willing to Break the Israeli Blockade of Gaza
I'm on a ship in Istanbul with hundreds of other activists from thirty-two countries, going through intense training for when, or if, we sail to deliver aid to Gaza. Read more
Apr 26, 2024
Disney’s Line-Cutting Policy Sent Us Backward
Disney instituted a system in which visitors with a disability didn't have to wait in line so long. Then the company changed it, making it harder for wheelchair users to enjoy its parks. Read more
Apr 26, 2024