J Street Is Facing New Pressure to Back Conditioning Aid to Israel
If J Street puts its lobbying operation to work, a majority of the Democratic caucus could support conditioning aid in response to Israeli annexation.
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Chechnya Is Trying to Exterminate Gay People. Our Silence Only Emboldens Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov.
A new film, "Welcome to Chechnya," documents the torture, disappearances, and extrajudicial killings of gay men in the Russian republic.
The Coronavirus Crisis
How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk
The U.S. has forged ahead with deportations amid the pandemic, creating a petri dish for the virus in crowded ICE facilities and then exporting it overseas.
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Bolsonaro Fraudulently Circumvented Trump's Covid-19 Immigration Ban to Smuggle His Scandal-Plagued Ex-Education Minister Into the U.S.
The Brazilian president risked Americans’ health and flouted its laws to enable his ally to hide from investigators.
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With the World Focused on the Pandemic, Israel Prepares to Annex Large Swaths of the West Bank
This Israeli expansionism deserves far more attention in those countries, such as the U.S., which fund and enable it.
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Maria Ressa's Libel Conviction Is a Blow to Press Freedom
The case is part of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign to persecute Ressa and her news organization, Rappler.
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The New York Times Admits Key Falsehoods That Drove Last Year's Coup in Bolivia: Falsehoods Peddled by the U.S., Its Media, and the Times
The U.S. government and its media once again help destroy a thriving Latin American democracy.
After a Fight Over Control of Brazil's Federal Police, Raids Target Bolsonaro's Political Rivals
Police raids targeted the far-right Brazilian president's conservative rivals — and a few of his allies — deepening the crises enveloping the country's democratic institutions.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Jair Bolsonaro Let Coronavirus Ravage Brazil. A Favela Is Taking Matters Into Its Own Hands.
A neighborhood association in Brazil’s most densely populated favela set up an informal emergency-care system to reduce the harm caused by the coronavirus.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The U.S. Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of Its Most Vulnerable Nations
Libya and Somalia, where U.S. forces have spent hundreds of millions on airstrikes, have fared especially poorly when it comes to direct U.S. health assistance.