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As Trump Visits Israel, How Can Palestine Negotiate Peace as Prisoners’ Lives Are at Stake?
President Trump arrived in Bethlehem Tuesday during a two-day visit to Israel.

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Man vs. Land: The US Decision on Climate Agreement Has Historic Roots and Permanent Impact
The answer to the deeper question of “Where do we go from here?” forces us to look at where we have already gone.

Dahr Jamail | Scientists Predict There Will Be No Glaciers in the Contiguous US by 2050 — but Trump Is Stomping on the Gas Pedal
Sea-level rise is now projected to be even higher than expected, and warming oceans are losing their oxygen much faster than previously believed.

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Neo-Nazi Soldiers in Germany Plot “False Flag” Terrorist Attack to Implicate Refugees
On May 9, a second neo-Nazi soldier was arrested in Germany for plotting to assassinate high-ranking German politicians.

Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike as Trump Visits Israel
On Palestinian Prisoners' Day, approximately 1,500 prisoners began refusing food, ingesting only salt water, in an ongoing hunger strike.

How Trump’s New “Election Integrity” Appointee Has Unleashed Chaos on Elections in the South
Kris Kobach has had an effect on elections around the South by injecting legal wrangling, misinformation and confusion into electoral processes.

Focusing on Trump’s Deep Cuts in Basic Assistance for Struggling Families — and Tax Cuts for the Top
The Trump budget and tax proposals would make life still more luxurious for those at the top while increasing poverty and hardship.

Resistance in the Age of Trumpism: An Interview With Gerald Epstein
Trump is a proto-fascist on a path toward fascism and authoritarianism, says political economist Gerald Epstein.

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Buoyed by Trump, the Climate Change Counter-Movement Gains Momentum
Conservative think tanks were paid over $900 million annually to create widespread distrust of climate scientists.