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Interview
Scholar: USAID Often Reproduces Inequality, But Trump’s Cuts Aren’t the Answer
Anthropologist Kathryn Mathers shares how the humanitarian-industrial complex invisibilizes causes of global inequality.
Fight Fear, Build Power: Community Defense Works
“This kind of repression, part of its intention is to isolate people,” says organizer Nikki Marín Baena.
Prospects for a Big Tent BDS Campaign Are Larger Than Ever
Fearing BDS, Israel is turning to domestic weapons production. That may backfire.
Why a NJ Rep. Brought a Doctor Who Worked in Gaza as Her Guest to Trump’s Speech
Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress discussed the Middle East without any mention of Palestinians.
DAPL Pipeline Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Also Aims to Silence Indigenous Protest
“If they can try to shut down Greenpeace, they’re going to shut down everybody,” says Indigenous activist Winona LaDuke.
US-Europe Rift Widens as Putin Welcomes Trump’s Shifting Ukraine Stance
Kenneth Roth, visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, discusses new developments.
NY’s Prison Guard Strike Has Roots in Decades of Racialized Deindustrialization
The guards’ demand for impunity is about the maintenance of violence at the core of the system, says Andrea R. Morrell.
Gaza Surgeon Describes Surviving Israeli Prisons After a Raid on His Hospital
Dr. Khaled Alser was held for seven months, and he says he was beaten, denied medical treatment and tortured.
Amid Fragile Ceasefire, Israel Still Illegally Occupies 5 Locations in Lebanon
Reporting from southern Lebanon, journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous says Hezbollah has entered a new phase.
New York Prison Guards Strike, Denouncing Limits on Solitary Confinement
Prisons are institutions of warfare that masquerade as apolitical instruments of crime control, says an anthropologist.