New House Bill Would Bar Israel From Using U.S. Military Aid to Detain Palestinian Children
Rep. Betty McCollum's bill seeks to ban Israel from using U.S. funds to detain, interrogate, or torture Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank.
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Bad Chemistry
Brazil's Pesticide Industry Is Creating Massive PFOS Contamination
Brazil is exploiting a loophole in an international treaty that allows it to manufacture and export a pesticide containing the dangerous chemical PFOS.
Elections in the World’s Largest Democracy Are Being Boycotted in One Embattled Province
“People on the ground have to feel like their lives and interests are protected and that there is dignity for us. Above all, we want to have the right to determine our own future.”
Spanish Socialists Running for Re-election Sunday on a "Green New Deal de España"
The Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are on the cusp of a governing coalition: “We cannot have sectoral environmental and social agendas.”
Coalition Airstrikes in Raqqa Killed at Least 1,600 Civilians, More Than 10 Times U.S. Tally, Report Finds
Amnesty International and Airwars offer the most methodical estimate to date of the death toll from the U.S.-led battle to retake the city from ISIS.
Hard Questions for Northern Ireland’s Leaders at Funeral for Lyra McKee, Writer and Activist
The killing of Lyra McKee has prompted a backlash against the IRA splinter group responsible for her death, as well as the region’s political leaders.
Benjamin Netanyahu Plans to Name an Illegal Settlement in Donald Trump's Honor
If Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic nomination, expect Benjamin Netanyahu to act more like Donald Trump's running mate than an impartial observer.
Voices
When Christians Are Under Attack, Muslims and the Left Need to Defend Them
The lethal bombings in Sri Lanka remind us that from the Middle East to parts of Asia and Africa, Christians face violence and repression.
Northern Ireland Mourns Lyra McKee, Journalist and LGBT Activist Shot at Nationalist Riot
Lyra McKee, a young writer and activist for LGBT rights, was killed by a bullet fired in the direction of police officers and journalists in Derry.
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Trump’s Veto on Yemen War Is a Sign That the Strongmen in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Are Winning
The veto, for all its cynical implications about the state of U.S. foreign policy, should also concern Americans at home.