7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1589+ words) The new sanctions may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes — including for certain weapons exports. The United Kingdom, joined by Canada and France, announced this week that they are taking action against Israeli settlements in the West Bank....

14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (927+ words) Unions decried the firing of nearly 100 workers, which they said will leave major gaps in coverage in many regions. As social media networks filled with posts from journalists “deeply saddened” to reveal they were part of McClatchy’s latest round of…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (706+ words) Courts in Gaza face frequent power outages and shortages of printing supplies. Some have only one computer. In a makeshift structure made of worn-out fabric in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, 25-year-old Samira Abdel Hamid is trying to build a life for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (343+ words) A top economist estimated that Trump’s Iran war has already cost the average American household an extra $1,650. Houthi forces have reportedly seized the entirety of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, further solidifying the group’s control over its key waterway and sending…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (574+ words) National Nurses United is expanding its campaign against Palantir in a global week of action starting on September 28. National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the U.S., is demanding that hospitals cut ties with Palantir, with nurses…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (665+ words) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has described a plan to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries. Nearly a year after Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Board of Peace,” which was ostensibly charged with ending Israel’s…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (427+ words) “This is what has become the norm in our politics,” one Democratic candidate said in reaction to the GOP event. The second night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, this week featured racist remarks from speakers and a…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (547+ words) One Republican said Mamdani is sending “a message to Osama bin Laden” that Muslims have “conquered New York.” Republicans and influential right-wing voices are using the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attack to cynically escalate their campaign of Islamophobia against progressive figures…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1125+ words) “Here I am, thousands of miles away from my dreams,” said one 14-year-old. Despite the restrictions that had long stifled Gaza prior to October 7, 2023, it was a remarkably young society, shaped by high fertility rates and a culture in which…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (527+ words) Two federal statutes forbid paying people to vote, and the Constitution lists bribery as an impeachable offense. On Wednesday, during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump promised voters that if they deliver a GOP-controlled Congress in…...