The Right-Wing Web Lobbying for Puerto Rican Statehood
Some of the same interests that promote business in “opportunity zones” are funding the pro-statehood push in Washington.
World
Settlement Push in East Jerusalem Neighborhood Shows Israeli "Apartheid"
Opinions are shifting on the contentious label — and Israeli settlers' threat to evict a Palestinian family in Sheikh Jarrah shows why.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Facebook’s Secret Rules About the Word “Zionist” Impede Criticism of Israel
Obtained by The Intercept, the policies alarmed advocates, who said Facebook is silencing political speech.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Documents Reveal Pharma Plot to Stop Generic Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver
Urging Biden’s reversal, industry lobbyists instruct Congress to talk up loss of jobs and fear of China.
Voices
But What About Hamas’s Rockets?
We must be clear: What started this immediate horror was the intensification of Israel’s ethnic-cleansing campaign against Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Tax-Exempt U.S. Nonprofits Fuel Israeli Settler Push to Evict Palestinians
U.S. charities are funding Israeli settler organizations working to evict Palestinians from their East Jerusalem homes.
With Uniform Condemnations, Arab League Divisions Over Israel Put on Backburner
Even nations that have drawn closer to Israel in recent years issued robust criticisms of its recent attacks on Palestinians.
Voices
Can Palestinian Lives Matter?
George Floyd’s death penetrated the American imagination. Now Palestinians fight for the right to be human. Will the world see them?
Israel’s War on Gaza
States Can't Control the Narrative on Israel-Palestine Anymore
Since the first two Palestinian intifadas, camera phones and social media have changed the landscape of global outrage.
Andrew Yang Can't Explain When Asked Why He Supports Israel Bombing Gaza
Aides for the New York mayoral hopeful tried to shut down voters in Queens who were outraged by his support for Israeli airstrikes that killed dozens of Palestinians.