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![Palestinian students attend a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on February 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Over 10K Killed or Harmed in Thousands of Attacks on Education in 2022 and 2023
On average, eight attacks on education were recorded daily over the past two years, according to a researcher.
![Former President Donald Trump at a rally at Sunset Park on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0617-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy and Threatens to Cut Aid to Ukraine If Reelected
“I will have that settled prior to taking the White House,” Trump said at a campaign rally this weekend.
![A United Nations team visits as Palestinian civil defense recovers human remains from the grounds of Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest hospital, which was reduced to ruins by a two-week Israeli raid, on April 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0409-al-shifa-400x300.jpg)
Will the US’s Largest Medical Body Remain Silent After Al-Shifa’s Destruction?
The American Medical Association condemned Russia's attack on medical workers in Ukraine but has been silent on Gaza.
![Vladimir Putin](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0325-vladimir-putin-400x300.jpg)
Terrorist Attack and Election Pave Way for Putin to Intensify Repression and War
Political theorist Ilya Budraitskis analyzes the terrorist attack, the Russian election and the trajectory of war.
![Ukranian Flag](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0228-ukraine2-400x300.jpg)
Getting Ukraine’s History Right Is Crucial for Anti-Imperialist Politics
Ten years after Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution, what should the left make of it?
![What Needs to Be Done to Get Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/SEG1-GuestswUkrainewar-400x300.jpg)
What Needs to Be Done to Get Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table?
Activist Medea Benjamin and professor Stephen Crowley debate the role of US funding in the path toward negotiations.
![Firefighters of the Ukrainian emergency service extinguish a fire at the Kostiantynivka railway station, after a Russian missile, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-2030765733-400x300.jpg)
Peace Activists and Policy Experts Call for Talks as War on Ukraine Turns Two
Those pushing for the diplomatic path acknowledge it will be a hard path, but say war cannot be the permanent choice.
![The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on January 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0111-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Budget Deal Ensures Bombs Will Keep Dropping While Fewer Human Needs Are Met
All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs.
![David Friedman speaks at a podium clearly labeled AIPAC with the words "CONNECTED FOR GOOD" alongside a 5-pointed star tangled with a Star of David behind him](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0103-aipac-400x300.jpg)
FEC Filing Shows AIPAC Made Record Donations to Congress in November
AIPAC’s PAC has already made more than $18 million in campaign contributions in the 2023-2024 cycle.
![Joe Biden frowns](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1227-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
2023 Was a Bad Year for Joe Biden
Voters are still upset about inflation, but it’s the destruction of Gaza that could haunt Biden in 2024.