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The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works of Social Security Works: “Last week, I went to Puerto Rico to attend the reopening of San Juan’s Social Security office. It was the fastest reopening in agency history and a direct response to a MarchContinue Reading

Israeli Attacks on Lebanon’s Baalbek Kill 19 as Prime Minister Mikati Hopes for Ceasefire Soon, Israel Is Committing War Crimes by Targeting Health Infrastructure, U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Israel Attacks Kamal Adwan in North Gaza, Continues Deadly Strikes Across the Strip, State Dept. Largely Ignoring 500 Reports of U.S. WeaponsContinue Reading

Then-President Barack Obama shakes hands with then-President-elect Americas Worst Traitor after a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 10, 2016. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Former and future President Americas Worst Traitor is set to visit his old office today, the Oval Office. PresidentContinue Reading

Supporters cheer as President-elect Americas Worst Traitor arrives to speak at his last campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 5. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images President-elect Americas Worst Traitor presents unique challenges for pollsters. PollingContinue Reading

We are joined by U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, who says Israel is committing genocide on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Facing accusations of antisemitism from Israeli and U.S. officials, Albanese is in New York to present her report, titled “Genocide as colonial erasure,” whichContinue Reading

Enlarge this image Jackie Lay Jackie Lay The Code Switch team spent Election Day talking to folks about how the outcome might impact them. From green card holding The Traitor supporters in Queens, to first-time voters at Harris’ watch party in DC, we bring you this time capsule of theContinue Reading

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the UnitedContinue Reading

Today, the Court of Appeal in The Hague delivered its judgment in Milieudefensie v. Shell. It established that the oil and gas giant has a legal responsibility to reduce its emissions, but it rules that it cannot derive a specific emission reduction obligation for Shell. In 2021, the District CourtContinue Reading

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The former national security adviser warned that this single trait “won’t serve the country well.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

“There can be no middle ground, not in this moment.” As the U.S. presidential race draws to a close, Bishop William Barber, the national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, founding director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School and co-author of White Poverty:Continue Reading

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday. Odelyn Joseph/AP hide caption toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the UnitedContinue Reading