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Patrick Lawrence: This Isn’t Fascism
Political confusion and deluded notions of fascism colored Max Azzarello’s tragic death by self-immolation.
Profs Urge NYT to Probe False Oct. 7 Rape Story
More than 50 journalism professors call for an independent review into the debunked NYT story “Screams Without Words.”
Craig Murray: The Curious Case of the Freedom Flotilla
The Gaza Freedom Flotilla has been postponed because the flag state of the vessels withdrew registration, but why did organisers proceed with unreliable Guinea Bissau?
Chris Hedges: Sermon for Gaza
This is a sermon the author gave Sunday, April 28 at a service held at the encampment for Gaza at Princeton University. The service was organized by students from Princeton Theological Seminary.
An Israeli Ambassador & the Failure of Media
New Zealand national broadcaster TVNZ had a chance to hold Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand to account. What transpired was hard to look at, writes Mick Hall.
Patrick Lawrence: The Impotence of Antony Blinken
With the U.S. unable to compete in the EV market and desperate in Ukraine, the secretary of state traveled to China to talk at Beijing for his domestic audience.
WATCH: Protestors Confront White House Correspondents’ Dinner
As corporate media members enter the venue for the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday anti-genocide protestors are literally in their faces over the mainstream media covering for Israel.
DC Police Refuse GWU Request to Arrest Students
The Washington D.C. police turned down a request by George Washington University president to clear out the anti-genocide encampment on campus, reports Joe Lauria.
Did Columbia University Violate the 1st Amendment?
It’s commonly argued that private groups cannot break the First Amendment, except for “entanglement” between the private entity and the government and it looks like there was, writes Sam Husseini.