![Locals carry out search and rescue efforts after an Israeli attack on the Ridwan family home in Rafah, Gaza, on April 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2147936978.jpg)
“I Couldn’t Ask if She Was Still Alive”: A Girl, Her Mother, and a Bloody Night In Gaza “I Couldn’t Ask if She Was Still Alive”: A Girl, Her Mother, and a Bloody Night In Gaza
"I felt something warm on my hand. I couldn’t see what it was in the darkness. Then I realized it was blood."
![A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Pro-Palestinian_protest_DNC-getty.jpg)
Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy
The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.
Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Activists gather outside the US. State Department for a pro-Palestine rally.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/State-Department-Protest-Palestine-Fulbright-Program-Scholars.jpg)
Fulbright Scholars Demand That the Program Speak Out on Palestine Fulbright Scholars Demand That the Program Speak Out on Palestine
The program has been silent during the war on Gaza, while its parent institution continues to fund Israel’s ongoing assault.
Aug 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Surina Venkat
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The “Cascade of Errors” That Led to America’s War on Terror The “Cascade of Errors” That Led to America’s War on Terror
Steve Coll’s new book looks at the hubris and delusions of American foreign-policy makers and counterparts in the Middle East that led to a war that still haunts the globe.
Aug 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
![Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on August 20, 2024, at Fiserv Forum, the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kamala-milwaukee-getty.jpg)
A Campaign of Joy Alongside the Horrors of Genocide A Campaign of Joy Alongside the Horrors of Genocide
Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the euphoria that emerged after Biden stepped down, but protests related to Gaza continue.
Aug 21, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166816811.jpg)
AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to lend her credibility to the Biden-Harris administration’s false narrative around Gaza was a stinging slap in the face.
Aug 21, 2024 / Kareem Elrefai
![Healthcare workers recount their experiences in Gaza during a Democratic National Convention event in Chicago on August 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_0085.jpg)
As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza
“The reason we cry tears isn’t sadness anymore. It’s the feeling that we have no ability to get the most powerful country in the world to stop the bombs.”
Aug 21, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
![Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167486805.jpg)
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gaza-protest-dnc-getty.jpg)
The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel The DNC Opens to an Urgent Cry: No More Bombs to Israel
The call to stop sending arms is no fringe demand. It has a huge base of support, and the DNC can’t ignore it.
Aug 19, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
![Kamala Harris giving a speech and smiling](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HarrisWalzRallyGetty.jpg)
At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal
By sharing her compelling story, the Democratic nominee can put her party firmly on the path to victory.
Aug 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer