Unknown heroes: Memories of a Gaza first responder

January 20, 2025

Mustafa Al-Jarou

Editor’s Note: This reflection was written before the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza on January 15, 2025.

 

 First responders and civilians look for survivors amid the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 14, 2023, (Photo: Bashar Taleb/APA Images)

Progressives Say "Billionaires' Row" at Inauguration Ceremony Shows True Winners of Trump Agenda

January 20, 2025

Jake Johnson

While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hail the "start of a thrilling new era of national success" during his inaugural speech on Monday, progressives said the presence of some of the nation's most powerful billionaires at the event signals that the incoming administration's agenda will prioritize the success the country's wealthiest.

 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L), Apple CEO Tim Cook (C), and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (R) attend services as part of Inauguration ceremonies at St. John's Church on January 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death

January 20, 2025

Kathy Kelly

Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and General Atomics (a company which manufactures weaponized drones) are guilty of committing war crimes. On January 15, 2025, as the world marks the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, a press conference announced the Tribunal’s verdicts and release the report of ten international jurors who have weighed the evidence submitted to them.

 

 President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence look on at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on MLK day in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2020. NICHOLAS KAMM /AFP via Getty Images