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As Afghan People Boil Grass to Eat, US Refuses to Release $7 Billion of Assets
The United Nations warns that a staggering 95 percent of Afghans do not have enough food.
The Far Right Doesn’t Want to Defund FBI. They Want It to Follow Their Orders.
The FBI should be defunded. It has a legacy of repressing left movements. The right just wants to change its leadership.
Right-Wing Calls for Violence Grow as Trump May Face Espionage Act Charges
The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has received backlash, but investigating Trump's motives must persist, says one expert.
US Sanctions Worsen Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis as Taliban Targets Women
The U.S. funds humanitarian aid in Afghanistan -- but also fuels a humanitarian disaster with its economic sanctions.
Texas Governor Is Busing Asylum Seekers to NYC and DC as Part of Political Stunt
Immigration activists are calling on city officials to support those who were reportedly misled into boarding the buses.
Capitalism Is Making Us Sick and Sucking Us Dry
“All of these systems of extraction are always connected,” says Beatrice Adler-Bolton.
Biden Will End “Remain in Mexico” Policy, But Immigrants Face Ongoing Trauma
The impacts of the Trump-era policy reverberate, as do the effects of continuing deportations and detentions.
Bishop Barber Calls on Clergy to Go to Russia to Urge Release of Brittney Griner
The WNBA star was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for possessing two ounces of cannabis oil.
Let’s Acknowledge Inflation Reduction Act’s Significance — and Its Inadequacy
The modest climate gains expected from this bill are compromised by the gas pipeline side deal written in by Manchin.
Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 44, Including 15 Children. Will Ceasefire Hold?
In addition to fatalities, the bombardment injured more than 300 Palestinians.