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![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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
![President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1221-biden-border-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Are Prepared to Destroy Immigrant Rights to Fund Israel’s War on Gaza
Biden and Democrats are looking to resurrect — and in some cases expand — the Trump administration’s worst policies.
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Will Biden Cave on GOP’s Immigration Demands in Ukraine Funding Request?
Republicans are pushing for a new crackdown on asylum seekers and immigrants in exchange for more Ukraine funding.