Historian Enzo Traverso: Israel Is Using the Memory of the Holocaust to Justify Genocide in Gaza
In the acclaimed new book Gaza Faces History, historian Enzo Traverso challenges Western attitudes toward Israel’s ongoing ...
A New Crusade? Trump Taps Christian Nationalists Pete Hegseth & Mike Huckabee to Top Posts
Concerns are mounting over Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is a vocal opponent of the military’s multiculturalism and decision to allow ...
“He Will Make America Sick”: Trump Picks Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Head HHS
Public health officials are decrying President-elect Donald Trump for selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department ...
Rashida Tlaib Calls on Blinken to Resign for Violating U.S. Laws on Aid and Arms Trade
Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, has called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign ...
Trump Picks Far-Right Loyalist Matt Gaetz to Be AG as He Moves to Weaponize DOJ Against “Enemies”
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated far-right Florida Congressmember Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. The ...
Sri Lanka’s New President Receives Mandate for Leftist Economic Agenda After Parliamentary Victory
In Sri Lanka, the leftist coalition of the new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a landslide victory in snap ...
Israeli Airstrikes Devastate Beirut, Baalbek, Killing Dozens of People and Forcing 100,000s to Flee
Israel’s military launched more deadly airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight, shortly after issuing new forced ...
Trump Elevates Personal Lawyers to Top Gov’t Roles
President-elect Trump has also named three of his personal lawyers for top positions at the Department of Justice, putting ...
The Onion Buys InfoWars in Bankruptcy Auction, Plans to Turn Conspiracy Outlet into Parody Site
The satirical news outlet The Onion has acquired InfoWars, the website founded by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Trump Names Oil and Gas Industry Ally Doug Burgum to Oversee Interior Dept.
In other transition news, Trump has tapped North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior, ...
Norway Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for Forced Assimilation Policy
Norway has formally apologized to Indigenous peoples and other minority groups for its policy of forced assimilation, which ...
Thousands March to New Zealand’s Capital to Oppose Rollback of Māori Rights
Over 10,000 people in New Zealand are taking part in a march toward the capital Wellington to protest legislation that would ...