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Those With Chronic Illness in Gaza Say They’re Denied a Bare Minimum to Survive
Living with chronic illness means not just fighting disease and hunger, but also trauma and a collapsed health system.
Protesters Converge on New York Trump Hotel to Demand US Stop Arming Israel
Police arrested more than 40 people at the demonstration, which was led by Jewish activists.
Social Movements Are Physically Reclaiming Spaces to Replace the State
More than a way of protest, social movements are occupying spaces to challenge authority and fight against oppression.
UNICEF Leader Returns From Gaza With Harrowing Warning of Mass Child Starvation
“The children I met are not victims of a natural disaster,” said the UNICEF deputy director, “They are being starved.”
Israel Is Imprisoning Florida-Born Cousin of American Slain by Settlers
Israeli officials have barred the 16-year-old from contacting his family for months as they hold him without trial.
GHF Contractor Says Israeli Forces Killed Palestinian Boy Who Kissed His Hand
Former Green Beret Anthony Aguilar recounted the horrific story of the small child who was grateful for food.
Bush Lawyers’ Legal Arguments for Guantánamo Bay Paved the Way for CECOT
The Bush administration denied prisoners the right to due process. Now, Trump is doing the same.
Trump’s Executive Order Criminalizing Houselessness Reveals a Familiar Dystopia
For years, mad and disabled people have been asking Americans to fight the criminalization of disability. Will they?
Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Released From Israeli Prison
Smalls, the only Black person on a crew hoping to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza, was beaten by Israeli officers.
Both Patients and Staff in Gaza Hospitals Experiencing Starvation, Doctor Says
“It was completely evident that there is no safe place in Gaza,” a US doctor who just returned from the territory says.