The partial reopening of Gazaās southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as…
In the aftermath of the abduction of Venezuelan President NicolĆ”s Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela has agreed to submit a…
We speak to Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis about the United States under Donald Trump and its attempts to reshape the post-World War…
A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, opening…
As the Trump administration escalates its military campaign against Venezuela, we speak to Venezuelan journalist AndreĆna ChĆ”vez about the latest developments. Responding…
A new report from the grassroots organization RootsAction aims to do what a promised āautopsyā from the Democratic National Committee ultimately did…
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger…
In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me. The…
The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to strip more naturalized immigrants of their U.S. citizenship, with The New York Times reporting that officials…
Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in BelĆ©m, Brazil, with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention…
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