Activism

Communal Art as Resistance

Ari Honarvar / Yes! Magazine Jul 18, 2024 In Tijuana, Uganda and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement and constant violence find moments of solace in the art of dance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Column

What “Never Again” Means to Me

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig May 31, 2024 After visiting Auschwitz on the eve of the Gaza war, a UCLA professor reflects on the protests roiling his campus. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Remembering Aaron Bushnell and Johan Galtung

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Mar 1, 2024 Honoring two steadfast opponents of war, lost under dramatically different circumstances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

ICJ Hearing Commences on Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Abdul Rahman / Peoples Dispatch Feb 20, 2024 At the beginning of the week-long hearing Palestinians accused Israel of practicing apartheid and racial discrimination and demanded the end of the over five decade old occupation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Israel Escalates Bombardment in Rafah—Gaza’s Last Safe Zone

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Feb 13, 2024 Israel is forging ahead with its all out assault on Rafah despite the concerns of world leaders and aid organizations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Uncle Sam Selling Weapons Around the World

Peter Kuper Jan 29, 2024 Dig deeper

TD Column

How South Africa Lost Its Genocide Case Against Israel

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 29, 2024 The International Court of Justice has declined to order a ceasefire in Gaza. South Africa’s legal team is partly to blame. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

Women in Pakistan Are Standing Up Against Government Repression

Esha Mitra / Waging Nonviolence Jan 23, 2024 From a protest encampment in Islamabad, hundreds of women from Balochistan are demanding the return of their missing loved ones and an end to the killing. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Opinion

The High-Profile Invisibility of the Gaza War

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 18, 2024 How media biases cloak the gruesome realities of hunger, displacement, and death. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

World

South Africa Charges Israel With War Crimes Under Genocide Convention

Lisa Vives / InDepthNews Jan 3, 2024 A hearing at the International Court of Justice into the request is likely in the coming days or weeks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Opinion

U.S. Impedes Global Efforts to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / Truthdig Dec 14, 2023 As the sole veto to a UN Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire," the US stands alone in its support of wanton death and destruction in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

There’s a Human Rights Tragedy in Asia, Too

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Nov 27, 2023 Ethnic Armenians have fled a once-thriving democracy in Artsakh after an offensive by the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )