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Gaza Rising: Voices From the Rubble As Israel continues to perpetrate its genocide in Gaza and atrocities in the West Bank, support for Palestinian liberation and sovereignty is growing around the world and in the United States. In July, Pew Research Center survey found unfavorable views of Israel at 62% among Americans and a recent Gallup Poll found for the first time, that US sympathy now leans toward the Palestinians (41%) compared to Israel (36%). This trend is due in great part to the unre

Understanding Trump Era Capitalism Just prior to the 2024 presidential election, we interviewed 7 leading socialist thinkers and activists on whether, and if so to what degree, they were fearful that if Trump was elected to a second term Americas already weakened democracy would be further weaken and if so, to that extent. And did they think Trump was essentially a would-be fascistic, authoritarian president. Our guests over a number of weeks were Chris Hedges, Dianne Feeley, Henry Giroux, Bill

The FACE Act Cited As Religious Protection Against Protesters Of Israeli Land Sale In Palestine Passed in 1994 in response to violent and obstructive protests at reproductive-health clinics, the federal FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act) also protects people exercising their First Amendment right to religious freedom at places of worship. The law has now become the latest battleground over protest and free speech. The Party for Socialism and Liberation New Jersey, or PSL-NJ,

Jews No Longer Identifying With Israel Phil Weiss started Mondoweiss 20 years ago to provide a critique of Zionism and the suppression of Palestinians, which in those days was very much minority view. Today, Mondoweiss is widely read and respected for accurate reporting. Things have changed. A great number of Jews no longer identify with Israel. This is especially true of young people. Israel, because of its continuous genocide against the Palestine people in Gaza, it’s ethnic cleansing in the

Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism And The Fight Over Free Speech In Modern America Today in America, "we proclaim our commitment to fighting hatred while applying it selectively. We champion free speech until confronted with speech we despise - and minimize the claims of those wounded by words." American democracy "stands at a precipice, besieged by authoritarian politics, resurgent nativism, and populist demagoguery. These forces, once relegated to history, now threaten our pluralistic society

The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians and Police Violence in Chicago The comedian Lenny Bruce used to joke that Chicago was so corrupt. It was thrilling. He had no idea. Bruce was referring to run of the mill bribery of a traffic cop or a police officer taking your floor mats in lieu of a ticket or a pay off from a local bar owner. The corruption in Chicago ran much deeper. It went from the prosecutors who were actually in the police station, listening to the screams of men being tort