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FeatureIsrael & Palestine

Inside AIPAC’s Strategy to Back Israel’s Cheerleaders and Punish the Squad

The powerful lobby and allied groups have poured money into defeating candidates who voice any criticism of Israel. Amid calls for a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaza, they’re back at it again.

Naomi LaChance

Viewpoint

After a Long Defeat, Labor Is Rising from the Ashes

Stephen Franklin on labor's losses—and explosive resurgence

Stephen Franklin

Hundreds of protestors kneel on the ground in prayer, and fill the image kneeling shoulder to shoulder. Some are wearing keffiyehs, and a Palestinian flag is on the ground at the forefront of the picture.

DispatchIsrael & Palestine

The Largest Pro-Palestinian Protest in U.S. History Was "A Turning Point." Now It's Spreading.

"Felt like this was a new wave or a turning point in the struggle for Palestine.”

Henry Hicks IV

CultureIsrael & Palestine

Letter From Gaza: "Birdsong One Minute, Missiles the Next"

"We live a bitter existence, facing the specter of death daily, under the weight of an unjust oppressor."

Eman Ashraf Alhaj Ali

Labor

UAW Members Ratify Deal with the Big Three

We spoke with autoworkers across the Big Three about how they planned to vote.

Mindy Isser

ViewpointIsrael & Palestine

Biden’s Unflinching Support for Israel’s War on Gaza Is Derailing His Reelection Chances

As the horrifying human toll in Gaza escalates, voters are calling on the president to call for a ceasefire. He ignores them at his own peril.

Peter Certo

Dispatch

Disabled People Are Underrepresented in Politics. A New Organization Aims to Change That.

Disability Victory will start training the first cohort of disabled people who want to run for office in early 2024.

Sara Luterman, The 19th

FeatureEn Español

Los Golpes De Calor Están Matando a Los Trabajadores. ¿Por Qué Es Tan Difícil Protegerlos?

No existe un estándar federal de calor, y los cabilderos, intereses corporativos, y aquellos con agendas ferozmente anti-regulatorias han sido vocales para mantenerlo así.

Maurizio Guerrero

Feature

Workers Are Dying From the Heat: Why Is It so Hard to Protect Them?

No federal heat standard exists and lobbyists, corporate interests and those with fiercely anti-regulatory agendas have been vocal and active in keeping it that way.

Maurizio Guerrero