Young Jews Walk Out of Birthright Trip to See the Reality of Occupied Palestine Firsthand
Five program participants took a stand against the program that offers free trips to Israel for young Jewish people in the diaspora.
World
New House Bill Would Empower Donald Trump to Punish U.S. Companies that Boycott Israel
“This is another blatant attempt to criminalize Americans’ right to boycott and potentially even more dangerous than previous attempts.”
The War on Immigrants
Trump's "Shithole Countries" Remark Is at the Center of a Lawsuit to Reinstate Protections for Immigrants
“The Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for people from these countries was motivated by its racism against non-white, non-Europeans immigrants."
Swiss World Cup Stars With Kosovo Roots Fined for Taunting Serbs
Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, whose ethnic Albanian families fled Serbian repression in Kosovo, wanted to remind Serb fans where they came from.
Sweden's World Cup Team Has Two Words for Fans Who Hate Immigrants: "Fuck Racism"
Sweden's World Cup squad united to record a blunt message of support for a player with immigrant roots who was threatened and racially abused online.
Sohail Daulatzai on Islam, White Supremacy, and the Myth of the Empire of Liberty
Sohail Daulatzai discusses his new book and explains why the film “The Battle of Algiers” is still relevant more than 50 years after its release.
Making a Killing
A Rare Look at Yemen’s War, Where Children Starve and Hospitals Are on Life-Support
Photojournalist Alex Potter chronicles the suffering of Yemenis after three years of fighting and near famine.
Drone Wars
The U.S. Has Conducted 550 Drone Strikes in Libya Since 2011 — More Than in Somalia, Yemen, or Pakistan
Libya has served as a laboratory for new drone warfare tactics.
U.K. Won't Cancel Trump’s Visit Despite “Deeply Disturbing” Images of Caged Children
Prime Minister Theresa May has tried not to criticize Donald Trump, but even she calls images of caged children “deeply disturbing” and the policy “wrong.”
Democratic Megadonor Haim Saban Attacks Senators for Urging Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Strip
The hard-line, pro-Israel billionaire accused a group of 13 senators led by Bernie Sanders of getting their facts wrong.