The Land Grabbers
Pension giant TIAA is leading a global wave of deforestation and the destruction of small farmers' livelihoods.
Pension giant TIAA is leading a global wave of deforestation and the destruction of small farmers' livelihoods.

India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir is only getting worse. The situation there demands our attention and those struggling for justice need our solidarity.

Over the past century, the US government repeatedly disrupted leftist movements and supported or carried out coups around the world — aided by American labor leaders. A full reckoning with the AFL-CIO’s collaboration with US imperialism can help us forge a truly internationalist, left-wing unionism in the twenty-first century.

Ilhan Omar, one of the most left-wing members of Congress, faces a primary challenger, Don Samuels, backed by an unsavory circle of right-wing billionaires and cops. Despite being an enemy of public schools, he’s calling himself a progressive.

Two months since the murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Israel refuses to admit responsibility for her death. Its brazen denial is part of the apartheid government’s attempt to wipe out the Palestinians’ very existence.

Pro-Israel groups claim that the First Amendment doesn’t protect the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement. A Kansas court just ruled against them.

Israel’s recent bloody attack on Jenin is the latest in a long-standing attempt to pacify a Palestinian town that refuses to bow to Israeli occupation and apartheid.
A conversation with Lara Kiswani about Block the Boat and the BDS movement.

Before his assassination in 1978, Henri Curiel organized a solidarity network that supported revolutionary movements around the world. Curiel’s background as a Jewish communist from Egypt illuminates the history of left-wing politics in the Arab world.

From Chile to Honduras, Latin American governments are recalling ambassadors, severing diplomatic relations, and openly condemning Israel — a country with a history of propping up dictatorships across the region — for its crimes against humanity in Gaza.

This summer, Oday Dabbagh became the first homegrown Palestinian footballer to play in Europe’s top leagues. His story is a symbol of Palestinian resistance to decades of Israel’s brutal occupation.

Novelist Sally Rooney is under attack for endorsing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Rooney’s stand for Palestinian rights is brave and necessary — she deserves our full support.

Spain’s center-left prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been one of the Western leaders most critical of Israel. But words often haven’t translated into action, and rising pro-Palestinian protests are criticizing his government too.

For two years, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke tried to skirt around its divisions over Gaza. Joining last Saturday’s massive demonstration in Berlin, its leaders finally showed the party can be a clear voice against the genocide.

Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich, a self-proclaimed fascist, is set to appear at a fundraising gala in Paris on Wednesday. Authorities have refused calls to block his visit — even as they silence public displays of solidarity with Palestine.

A little over two years ago, the student movement for Palestine transformed American college campuses seemingly overnight. But the passion and energy that built those encampments wasn’t enough to sustain the fight.

New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani recently spent the night reaching out to workers in Queens who keep the city moving after most New Yorkers are asleep. We tagged along.

Recent pro-European demonstrations in Italy saw top liberals call for the EU to rearm. For some, it’s a passionate rallying cry — but the diversion of more funds to the military is weakening any prospect of serious European social policy.

After campaigning on ending censorship and cancel culture, Donald Trump is making the list of things you're not allowed to say in America longer and longer. ABC’s cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show signals that not even comedians are safe.

Everything about Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress yesterday was grotesque. But it will at least provide a historical document that clearly identifies which American elected officials were enthusiastic backers of genocide.