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A Lebanese man reacts to the destruction after an Israeli air raid attack in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israel’s Terrorist Attacks Have Unleashed Hell in Lebanon Israel’s Terrorist Attacks Have Unleashed Hell in Lebanon

With air strikes now increasing the bloodshed, there’s no telling how much worse things could get.

Séamus Malekafzali

Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Trita Parsi on the dangers of a lame-duck president with spiraling crisis.

The Time of Monsters / Jeet Heer

Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News

On this episode of American Prestige, a roundup of world headlines from the last week.

American Prestige / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond

He’s also boxed himself in by his own language.

Anatol Lieven

World Leaders

Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News

On this episode of American Prestige, a roundup of world headlines from the last week.

American Prestige / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state-owned agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting regarding the situation in the Kursk region, in his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, on August 12, 2024.

Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond Putin Has Allowed the West to Cross So Many Lines That He Is Now Under Pressure to Respond

He’s also boxed himself in by his own language.

Anatol Lieven

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and former president Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake

Why China bashing is a dead end for Democrats.

Jake Werner

Africa

A mother holds her son as he receives his daily injection while being treated for mpox at the Kavumu health center in Kabare territory, South Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System

The inequalities and injustices in our medical infrastructure have made the outbreak so much worse than it could have been.

Gregg Gonsalves

IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan

IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

American Prestige / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

South Sudan War

The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation The War in Sudan Is Causing Mass Starvation

If we don’t start paying a lot more attention to it soon—as in right now—it’s going to be too late.

Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox

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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and former president Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake Trying to Outflank the GOP on China Is a Mistake

Why China bashing is a dead end for Democrats.

Jake Werner

JD Vance smiles looking at Melania and Eric Trump.

With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight

Yet as both JD Vance and Kamala Harris struggle to introduce their South Asian families to the wider culture, America’s “Passage to India” remains beset by racism and backlash.

Column / Jeet Heer

Two women stand in uniform with their hands behind their back.

Why We Should Honor the Chicano Moratorium Against the War Why We Should Honor the Chicano Moratorium Against the War

On this date 54 years ago, the largest ethnically focussed action in the movement against the Vietnam War took place—offering an important example of the power of a people united….

Bill Gallegos

Latin America

The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador

The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador

On this episode of American Prestige, Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares discuss the US’s interest in Ecuadorian politics.

American Prestige / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to the media on August 30, 2024.

Israel and Hezbollah Clash, Macron Refuses to Appoint a Left-Wing PM, and AMLO Pauses US Embassy Relations Israel and Hezbollah Clash, Macron Refuses to Appoint a Left-Wing PM, and AMLO Pauses US Embassy Relations

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

American Prestige / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Colombian President Gustavo Petro looks on before the 2024 Colombia Independence Day Parade on July 20, 2024, in Bogotá.

It’s Hard to Be a Leftist Leader in Colombia It’s Hard to Be a Leftist Leader in Colombia

Since taking office in August 2022, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has pursued an ambitious agenda—with mixed results.

Gabriel Hetland

Middle East

A Lebanese man reacts to the destruction after an Israeli air raid attack in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Israel’s Terrorist Attacks Have Unleashed Hell in Lebanon Israel’s Terrorist Attacks Have Unleashed Hell in Lebanon

With air strikes now increasing the bloodshed, there’s no telling how much worse things could get.

Séamus Malekafzali

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Trita Parsi on the dangers of a lame-duck president with spiraling crisis.

The Time of Monsters / Jeet Heer

Frantz Fanon at a press conference in 1959.

Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word

There has been an effort to negate Fanon’s ideas and sever them from the people of Palestine. But in his work, I find the beginning of a credible path towards liberation.

StudentNation / Sazi Bongwe

Latest in World

A nuclear test on May 25, 1953, at the Nevada Proving Grounds.

The Nuclear Arms Race Is Back and More Terrifying Than Ever The Nuclear Arms Race Is Back and More Terrifying Than Ever

The world is now closer to an actual nuclear conflagration than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

Sep 17, 2024 / Michael T. Klare

(L) Palestinian doctors work on a patient following the Israeli attack on Nuseirat Refugee Camp in Gaza on September 13, 2024. (R) Surgeons prepare to amputate a patient’s leg at Gettsyburg in 1863.

Israel Has Bombed Gaza’s Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century Israel Has Bombed Gaza’s Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century

Gaza’s doctors are frequently working in conditions not seen since before the Civil War.

Sep 17, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar

A tryptich of Reid Hoffman, Barry Diller, and VP Kamala Harris

Kamala’s Capitalist Class Kamala’s Capitalist Class

Both parties have little trouble attracting support from the superrich. But a closer look reveals fissures within the ruling class.

Sep 16, 2024 / Doug Henwood

Representative Barbara Lee speaks at a town hall hosted by the advocacy group March for Our Lives at East LA College.

Barbara Lee on Her Vote to Avert Forever Wars, and Why Trump Is Not a Peace Candidate Barbara Lee on Her Vote to Avert Forever Wars, and Why Trump Is Not a Peace Candidate

The California Democrat cast the only vote against a blank check for endless war on September 14, 2001.

Sep 13, 2024 / John Nichols

Judiciary workers who were protesting against the controversial Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's Judicial Reform, forced their way into the Senate of the Republic, interrupting the session on the approval of the judicial reform.

The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Sep 13, 2024 / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance.

White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom

Behind the vicious Trump-Vance attacks on Haitian immigrants is a long history of making the people of Haiti pay for the audacity of their revolution.

Sep 13, 2024 / Elie Mystal