by Mitchell Plitnick | Sep 14, 2026 | BDS, Israel, Israeli Apartheid, Israeli settlements, Op-Ed, Palestine, Sanctions, UK, west bank
The United Kingdom, joined by Canada and France, announced this week that they are taking action against Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It’s an announcement that is at once groundbreaking and insufficient. Specifically, the UK said it would suspend export licenses for weapons materially supporting Israel’s illegal occupation; ban imports of Israeli settlement goods, and…
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by Ohood Nassar | Aug 17, 2026 | ceasefire, education, Gaza, Gaza Ceasefire, Israel, Op-Ed, Palestine
When Israel finally accepted a ceasefire in Gaza in October 2025, I thought the river of blood and loss had finally stopped, and that I would no longer have to live through the same feelings of grief again. But that hope did not last long. Since the so-called ceasefire came into effect, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has recorded the killings of more than 1,100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…
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by Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt | Aug 17, 2026 | Adjunct Faculty, education, Higher Education, humanities, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Op-Ed, Student Debt
If education is indeed the great vehicle of social and economic mobility, then higher education is no longer delivering the promise of the “American dream.” In fact, this “dream” has become a fiscal nightmare. Colleges and universities saw 9,000 job cuts and buyouts in 2025, and several college closures, mergers, and looming budget crises have already been announced in 2026.
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by Sasha Abramsky | Aug 16, 2026 | 2026 midterms, Donald Trump, GOP, midterm elections, Op-Ed, Republicans
As the midterm elections near, a slew of extremist candidates — selected by GOP primary voters at Donald Trump’s urging over the past few months to represent their party in the general election — are aiming to woo the public in marquis races around the country. Should they get elected, they will push the U.S. political system even further to the right, mainstreaming views that until recently would…
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by Adam Johnson | Aug 13, 2026 | elections, Media, Op-Ed, pundits, Third Way
As progressive, DSA, and DSA-adjacent candidates win primaries throughout the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “centrist” and “moderate” critics — who, ostensibly, are just looking out for the wellbeing of the Democratic Party — to explain why these candidates people are voting for are actually dangerous and “unelectable.” What the media is refusing to do…
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by Lauren Rankin | Aug 11, 2026 | Abortion, abortion bans, criminalization of pregnancy, North Carolina, Op-Ed, pregnant people
Abortion opponents have long claimed that abortion bans aren’t meant to target pregnant people, but rather the providers who perform the abortions. Time and again, that has proven to be a lie. This time, the target is a teenager. Just this month, an 18-year-old young woman in Durham, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with a litany of crimes for allegedly self-managing an abortion at 31…
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