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Years of Foreign Intervention in Syria Made Recent Earthquakes More Destructive
The brutal 12-year war has complicated aid efforts in the wake of two earthquakes in Syria, says Yassin al-Haj Saleh.
Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU
Rep. Delia Ramirez says compassion should be at the center of the debate on immigration.
WHO Estimates 23 Million Could Be Impacted by Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
The 7.8 earthquake struck a region already wracked by the Syrian civil war, compounding an existing humanitarian crisis.
Blinken Cancels Trip to Beijing After US Shoots Down Suspected Spy Balloon
This comes after the Philippines agreed to allow the U.S. military to expand its presence there to counter China.
“Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism”: Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History
DeSantis is using Black history as a political pawn, says E. Patrick Johnson, whose work was purged from the curriculum.
Atlanta’s “Cop City” Moves Forward as 19 People Face Domestic Terrorism Charges
The flimsy charges appear to be part of a strategy to undermine the protest movement, says reporter Alleen Brown.
As Mourners Gather for Tyre Nichols’s Funeral, Calls Grow for Abolition
Abolitionist Andrea Ritchie and Howard University Professor Justin Hansford discuss the need for structural change.
The Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich and Powerful, Says Economist Richard Wolff
In addition to reaping the benefits of tax cuts, corporations and the wealthy can become lenders to the U.S. government.
US Secretary of State Arrives in Israel as Violence and Colonization Intensify
Israeli activist/journalist Orly Noy and Palestinian American scholar Rashid Khalidi discuss the latest developments.
Tyre Nichols Is Another Victim of the Police Brutality Crisis Black People Face
“We have experienced this same kind of violence over and over and over again in our communities,” says Amber Sherman.