The ongoing discussions on the Israeli military objectives in Gaza are largely focused on whether Israel is planning a long or a…
On Saturday, November 11, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari claimed in a press conference that Israel had killed a “terrorist” who had prevented 1,000…
’Tis the season for holiday shopping, and as American consumers ready their spending dollars, few of us are likely to link our…
The headline is provocative: “The Kremlin’s Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America.” This was a statement on the U.S. State Department website,…
On November 11, 2023, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) stated that Israeli tanks were within twenty meters of the al-Quds hospital,…
This essay is adapted from a speech given at the Palestine Festival of Literature on Nov. 1, 2023. Good evening. My name…
RubbleAs I pull the covers up over me on this chilly November nightI settle in for sleep in the comfort of my…
During Trump’s tumultuous four-year reign (2017-2021), democratic norms in the U.S. experienced a huge shock. Almost overnight, the U.S. became a different…
On the front page of the Northwest Indiana Times this morning, November 11, 2023: a headline, top of page, “Middle East: Thousands…
Gaza is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as Israel continues its massive assault across the besieged region. More than 11,000 people have already…
What does it mean to US democracy that Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House, third in line of succession to be…
Unhealthy societies tend to develop unhealthy people. 20th century philosopher Adorno once said, wrong life cannot be lived rightly. One indication of…
The downward slide of the major (Class 1) American freight railroads in recent years shows how capitalist ownership of the railway system…
This interview is a behind the scenes follow up to DC’s Got a Gas Problem, and They’re Not the Only Ones. From…
We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S.…
“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals. But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of…
Spartacus was a 1960 Hollywood film based on a book written secretly by the blacklisted novelist Howard Fast, and adapted by the…
Operation Cast Lead, an Israeli aerial assault and massacre of Gazans begun on December 27, 2008, lasted for 22 days. The Israeli…
On September 9, 2023, during the G20 meeting in New Delhi, the governments of seven countries and the European Union signed a memorandum of…
“We are witnessing the sick relationship between the United States and Israel.” —–Egyptian podcaster Rahma Zain The outpouring of support for Palestine…
On October 20, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stood on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, between Egypt and…
Last week, U.S. President Biden took a break from discussing Israel to hold a press conference with the Australian Prime Minister on bilateral security…
Europe is a small corner of a vast continent called Eurasia stretching from Cape Roca to Cape Dezhnyov – a vast continent…
“This is *us* [(i.e. Israel, U.S., …)], and that is *them* [(i.e. Palestinians, Russians,…)]. This crucial principle, deeply embedded in Western culture,…
“If the spectacle — understood in the limited sense of those ‘mass media’ that are its most stultifying superficial manifestation — seems…
Today’s on-going horrors have been endlessly self-servingly obscured, rationalized, ritualized, and idealized. Today’s on-going horrors have been occasionally humanely wisely, soberly, and…
The governments of Israel and the United States are now in disagreement over how many Palestinian civilians it’s okay to kill. Last…
Presidents always face uncomfortable choices: supporting human rights versus providing weapons to governments that consistently violate human rights; adding to the nuclear…
As a long-time leader in higher ed unionism, I was recently asked to comment on the transformative changes taking place in American…
Perhaps it was not quite a revolution but the last decade or so – from 2010 to 2022 – has seen an…
One night in 1997, as Americans were parked on the couch in front of an episode of Touched by an Angel, they…
“More and more, we see that you can’t conduct a war without war crimes. And that raises a whole other issue about whether war…
A prominent writer and political activist Majed Abusalama is a co-founder of numerous organizations, one of them being Palestine speaks in Germany.…
If you get your news from Biden-protecting outlets (MSNBC is just the most extreme of many), you’ve been warned daily that the…
A dangerous new phase in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is currently underway. Following Hamas’s vicious October 7 attacks inside Israeli territory, the Netanyahu…
“Thirty years ago,” Damon Linker told The Guardian, “if I told you that a bunch of billionaires and intellectuals on the right…
Gaza has changed the political equation in Palestine. Moreover, the repercussions of this devastating war are likely to alter the political equation…
Election day in the US is November 5 and as we get closer to that day there is much greater awareness and…
Today’s siege of Gaza is the latest iteration of a more than century-long effort to instill a controlling fear of, and “respect”…
History will not forgive those who have remained silent, exhibited or expressed ‘balanced’ positions – or worse, defended Israel’s ongoing genocide in…
“Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries of the world. Now a widening gyre…
Felipe Venegas wears full-body personal protective equipment—and moves carefully and methodically even on the hottest days—because he processes chemicals with the potential…
On Friday, October 27, the nations of the world voted in the UN General Assembly, by a vote of 120 to 14,…
It’s rare that a union grievance settlement becomes a U.S. presidential campaign issue. But, thanks to the American Federation of Government Employee’s successful defense…
For three weeks, President Biden has played a key role in backing Israel’s war crimes while touting himself as a compassionate advocate…
Media Angst Some of the media are preoccupied with a baffling question; Why are Americans not celebrating the economic accomplishments of the…
It is nowadays pretty much consensual in the social sciences that colonialism did not end with the political independence of the European…
On October 24, it became clear to the United Nations (UN) that the sustained bombardment of Gaza—which had already killed 6,500 people…
“Y’all don’t live in our f—kin’ skin,” said Texas Democrat Armando Walle in an angry outburst at state Republicans in late October…
“Gaza is a tiny coastal enclave adjoining Israel. … The story of how people got there requires us to go back some…
