This isn’t about a few ‘bad apples.’ Israel is annexing the West Bank

This isn’t about a few ‘bad apples.’ Israel is annexing the West Bank

In February, we led a week-long congressional delegation to visit Israel and the West Bank, the latest of several trips we have taken in recent years to better understand the region and the needs of the people who live there. What we saw on the ground is clear: annexation of the West Bank is happening … Read more

Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Director, Dead at 56

Marjane Satrapi, ‘Persepolis’ Author and Director, Dead at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the French Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker whose 2007 animated feature Persepolis earned an Oscar nomination, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her cause of death is not public, but a statement from her family noted her death occurred a little over a year after the death of her husband, producer-actor-screenwriter Mattias … Read more

X-Men ’97 Officially Debuts Its X-Force. All Members And Powers Explained

X-Men ’97 Officially Debuts Its X-Force. All Members And Powers Explained

One of Marvel’s most important mutant teams, X-Force, finally makes its debut in the X-Men ’97 universe. X-Men ’97 season 1’s finale leaves the mutant heroes divided across time following the devastating fallout of “Tolerance Is Extinction.” Heading into X-Men ’97 season 2, the remaining mutants left in the present, led by Forge, Bishop, and … Read more

Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before. Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology … Read more

Sunday’s election could put Colombia back on team Trump

Sunday’s election could put Colombia back on team Trump

On Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls for the first round of their presidential elections, a race that could radically reshape Colombia’s relations with the United States at a moment of political turmoil and polarization in Latin America. The key contenders include the ruling party’s candidate, Iván Cepeda; conservative outsider Abelardo De la Espriella; … Read more

Review: Malcolm Todd’s Excellent New Album ‘Do That Again’

Review: Malcolm Todd’s Excellent New Album ‘Do That Again’

The rising singer-songwriter’s second album shows off a bedroom-pop sound that’s as influenced by indie confessionals as R&B valentines Malcolm Todd is a rising star with a sweet, lilting voice and a knack for intimate popcraft. But if you’re looking for the illusions of grandeur we often expect from rising pop people, look elsewhere. The … Read more