News | Politics & Elections Michigan Voters Send Biden Powerful Rebuke, With 13 Percent Voting “Uncommitted” “We are no longer in a position to beg Democrats to listen to us,” said one Detroit City Council member. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 28, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace “I Want People to Remember His Message,” Says Aaron Bushnell’s Friend His friend, conscientious objector Levi Pierpont, says Bushnell’s death was not suicide, it was a message about justice. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! February 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Human Rights Expert Says Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza “The state of Israel in its entirety is culpable” in genocide, the UN’s top expert on food rights said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Beto O’Rourke Backs Michigan “Uncommitted” Campaign to “Pressure” Biden on Gaza Beto O’Rourke joins people like Rep. Rashida Tlaib and former Rep. Andy Levin in backing the campaign. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Jewish Voice for Peace Protest at 30 Rock Precedes Biden’s “Late Night” Appearance Around 50 participants in the protest were arrested before Biden's interview on the NBC program. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 27, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace We Must Resist Any Erasure of Why Aaron Bushnell’s Young Life Came to an End He cried out for a free Palestine, and yet the US media set out to suppress the meaning and purpose of his sacrifice. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts February 27, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Biden Claims Temporary Ceasefire Deal Is “Close” and Could Take Effect Next Week Biden's comments came as a surprise to Israeli officials, while Hamas cast doubt on the prospect of an imminent deal. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 27, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace ICJ Wraps Up Hearings on Legality of Israeli Occupation. What Happens Now? The World Court’s forthcoming advisory opinion promises to transform the political landscape. By David Kattenburg , Mondoweiss February 26, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Why Can Israel Receive Weapons Shipments But Gaza Can’t Receive Food? A 2-month-old child starved to death as the United Nations warns famine is now actually unfolding in Gaza. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! February 26, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights US Airman Self-Immolates in Front of Israeli Embassy, Yelling “Free Palestine” “This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal,” said Aaron Bushnell, who was 25. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 26, 2024 Truthout