The Western political class has used all tools at its disposal to support Israel’s genocide while criminalizing solidarity.
Vijay Prashad: Elites Afraid to Talk About Palestine
Category: U.S. Congress
Edward Said Warned of Anti-Palestine McCarthyism on Campus
As students rise up across the U.S., Said’s words resonate as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy and corruption of liberal institutions, writes Seraj Assi.
IDF Kills 18 Kids Hours After House Votes Billions to Israel
The latest strikes on the southern Gaza city bring laws governing U.S. transfers of weaponry into the spotlight, reports Jake Johnson.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Could the Russians Seize Congress?
The Russians have been coming, off and on, for seven-plus decades. While these conjured imaginings may be laughable, the consequences of a culture of Cold War fear are far from funny.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The UAE’s Game in Washington
The Emirates’ status in Washington is a story of extensive lobbying, generous funding and rapprochement with Israel regardless of the latter’s war crimes in the region.
Aid Flotilla Heading to Gaza to Break Siege
CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin join a coalition of human rights activists due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid April.
Active-Duty US Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves
Gerry Condon reports on Larry Hebert’s hunger strike in Washington and the list of laws the Biden administration is breaking by sending weapons to Israel.
Patrick Lawrence: Late-Imperial Duplicities
When Criticizing Israel Wasn’t Anti-Semitic
Just two decades ago the difference between anti-semitism and criticism of Israel was clear enough for even a U.S. secretary of state to say so, writes Joe Lauria.
Cutting the Pentagon Down to Size
Making major cuts to military spending would increase U.S. national security, argues William J. Astore.