What’s Troubling Putin, and the Dark Side of Instagram
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As Gaza War Grinds On, Israel Prepares for a Prolonged Conflict
As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the battered enclave is one of devastation and despair. More than 29,000 people have been killed, according to Gaza health…
Unpredictable Strongman? Two Years Into War, Putin Embraces the Image.
After President Biden called President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a “crazy S.O.B.” this week, the Kremlin was quick to issue a stern condemnation. But the image of an unpredictable…
For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a 2-Year One
They were a ragtag army, fighting with baseball bats, Molotov cocktails and plywood shields. But for Ukrainians, the protesters who faced off with riot police on Kyiv’s main square a…
Opinion | Nikki Haley Can’t Have It Both Ways on Embryos
Feb. 22, 2024, 12:26 p.m. ET Feb. 22, 2024, 12:26 p.m. ET People usually warm up to each other before they get married, but companies aren’t supposed to act that…
Opinion | Will Gaza Cost Biden Re-election?
As infuriated as she is by Joe Biden’s stalwart support for Israel, Layla Elabed has not ruled out voting for him in November. A progressive Palestinian American community organizer in…
Opinion | Samuel Alito Opened the Door to Reproductive Hell
Despite the lofty and expansive rhetoric of his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito insisted throughout the text that the actual decision was more…
Africa’s Donkeys Are Coveted by China. Can the Continent Protect Them?
For years, Chinese companies and their contractors have been slaughtering millions of donkeys across Africa, coveting gelatin from the animals’ hides that is processed into traditional medicines, popular sweets and…
Opinion | Let’s Build a Climate Wall of Shame
Here is a proposal for the environmental movement: Pool philanthropic funds for a day, buy a small plot of land in Washington, D.C., and put up a tall marble wall…
A New ‘Holy Grail’ in the Housing Crisis: Statewide Rent Caps
For the last 10 years, Dominique Horn has worked for a community health organization in the fast-growing city of Vancouver in Washington State, helping people squeezed by soaring rents to…