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Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power with a narrow, extreme right-wing coalition has shattered even the illusion of a two-state solution. His government has not been shy: a Greater Israel in which law enshrines Jewish supremacy over all Palestinians

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“He asked me to lower my pants and placed the stethoscope down there,” Viviana said. “He would make lewd faces while doing that. I froze and stared into the void. I couldn’t understand why he did that to me.”

Activists speak of their dismay at renewed patrols to enforce wearing of the hijab, but insist protests will continue ahead of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death

Sotomayor's dissent should be read by every American and taught in colleges and universities.

This review of "Nothing Compares", a documentary on the life of the courageous Irish singer/songwriter, who died yesterday at age 56, appeared in the LA Times last October.

With no judicial oversight, this self-serving government can use its powers to fire and appoint anyone it wants, use public resources for pet projects and otherwise abuse its power. Israel is a very different country than the one founded 75 years ago

A GOP presidential and congressional win in 2024 would bring a national abortion ban, national right to work law; more tax cuts for the rich; an eliminationist program for transgender people; Jim Crow 2; a new McCarthyism and COINTELPRO for the left.

The union’s new leadership used effective messaging and rank-and-file organization to win significant gains.

A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis