A leading humanitarian monitoring system warned Monday that half of Gaza’s population is at “imminent” risk of famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a food security index partnered with prominent government and aid groups like the United Nations, the European Union, and USAID. On Monday, the IPC …
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Renée Rapp called for an “immediate” and “permanent cease-fire” in Gaza last night during her acceptance speech at the annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. “We’re in a room of very influential people, very privileged people, which is exciting and also a huge privilege to be a part of …
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This week, Washington’s top Israel lobby is rallying its supporters to go to Capitol Hill and falsely claim to lawmakers that people aren’t starving in Gaza and Israel isn’t blocking aid shipments, according to talking points obtained by the American Prospect. Israel has led a brutal siege on Gaza since …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not abide President Joe Biden‘s “red line” warning not to invade Rafah in Gaza, where more than a million Palestinians have sought refuge from the ongoing assault. “We’ll go there. We’re not going to leave. You know, I have a red line. You know …
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The 2024 Academy Awards got to a late start on Sunday, after hundreds of protestors shut down a section of Sunset Boulevard— starting off an awards show filled with nods to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Pro-Palestinian protestors reportedly blocked Sunset Boulevard with Palestinian flags and signs, some including some that …
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As President Joe Biden prepared for his pivotal 2024 State of the Unionon Thursday, protestors demanding a ceasefire in Gaza blockaded outside the White House and near the Capitol. The protesters, wearing shirts with the slogan “Biden Legacy = Genocide,” unfurled a large Palestinian flag across Pennsylvania Avenue, and formed …
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President Joe Biden is on track to be the Democratic nominee in November — but the results in Tuesday’s primaries indicate he has a growing political problem on his left. The protest movement that started in Michigan, to oppose Biden’s support for Israel’s brutal war in Gaza, is spreading. Following …
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Rep. Adam Schiff succeeded on two fronts Tuesday night, winning the California Senate primary and ensuring that the Republican opponent his campaign propped up with millions of dollars defeated progressive Democrat Katie Porter. But if Schiff (D-Calif.) thought his election night would be smooth sailing, he got a surprise when …
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Donald Trump is hoping to win big on Super Tuesday, and he kicked off the primary’s most vote-rich day with one of his favorite traditions from his time as president: calling in to Fox News to deliver an unhinged rant. The former president called Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning, …
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost’s (D-Fla.) MadSoul music festival was supposed to be a party for activists — a celebration of Central Florida’s progressive and queer community, in a hostile state. Frost wanted to show how far the community has come and its defiant rejection of Florida’s increasingly …
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