The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information, reports Marjorie Cohn.
California Law Illegally Muzzles Students & Teachers
Category: Human Rights
An Assault on Academic Freedom
U.S. civil rights laws are being exploited to suppress pro-Palestine speech in an authoritarian assault on academic freedom, finds a report by two academic groups.
Trump’s Insane & Illegal War on Venezuela
The White House’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Greatest Ally is the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside.
Most US Voters Say Rich Have Too Much Influence in Elections
Wealthy donors and corporations have too much power in elections, according to Americans in a national poll. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision remains unpopular with two-thirds of them.
NYC Election: Socialism or Barbarism
With an eye on Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoral vote on Tuesday, Eric Ross says reviving U.S. socialism also requires recovering its history from the Red Scare and Cold War.
Jailed in America for Free Speech
Andrew P. Napolitano says making up crimes where none exist and arresting without investigation — as was the case with Larry Bushart — are crimes in and of themselves.
Palestinianism & the Global Call for Disarmament
Dr. Ghassan Shahrour on expanding the concept of disarmament beyond arsenals to dismantling the systems that arm injustice.
Patrick Lawrence: A Worldwide Anti–Israel Movement
Catherine Connolly’s rise to the Irish presidency marks a progression in global politics we ought not miss. A critical mass is gathering against the Zionist state.
US Arms Firm Secures UK Ban on Palestine Protests
Court documents reveal aerospace firm Moog has obtained an injunction against protesters in Britain and even consulted the police about Declassified UK, John McEvoy reports.