Excerpts from ‘Understanding Palestine and Israel’
Everything you’ve wanted to know about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but didn’t have the chance to ask.
Climate Can’t Be Ignored This Election
With even “climate havens” suffering devastating floods, voters must demand better climate commitments from all candidates.
The Double Crisis of U.S. Foreign Policy
Regardless of the outcome in November, U.S. foreign policy cannot square the circle of a decline in relative U.S. power in a multipolar, ever-more illiberal world.
Parsing Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
President Biden credited progressive economics with a strong post-COVID recovery. But on Gaza and immigration, he failed to draw much distinction with his conservative opponents.
The Biden Asylum Ban Swings Back and Forth in Judicial Courts
For now, the asylum ban is still here, and every day that it is in effect is a day that thousands of asylum seekers are turned away from the border on top of the 2.7 million denials justified under Title 42
One of the Highest Military Budgets in History
Last week, the White House released President Biden’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2024, which begins October 1 of 2023. As usual, the biggest portion of the discretionary budget request…
Criminalization of Poverty Program at IPS’s Statement on President Biden’s Budget
“As an expression of values, its proposals to invest in families and workers, protect Social Security, and strengthen Medicare reflect the values of most of us.”
A Quarter of Biden’s Budget Will Go to Pentagon Contractors
Today the White House released the President’s budget request, laying out the President’s priorities for the country.
The Fateful Fist Bump
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.
Biden in the Middle East
Phyllis Bennis joined Al Jazeera to discuss the significance and implications of Biden’s trip to the Middle East.
