No, It’s Not ‘Anti-Semitic’ to Be Against Israel’s Genocide with Lee Camp
Lee Camp, host of Unredacted Tonight, joins the show to discuss how ‘antisemitism’ is being cynically weaponized to silence dissent against the US-Israel genocide in Gaza. From Israel’s far-right-backed antisemitism conference to Trump’s task force targeting students protesting for Palestine, Camp breaks down how the right wing is increasingly pushing a dangerous and distorted definition […]
Medics of Gaza: ‘We Actively Hear Murder’ While Racing to Save Palestinian Life
Afeef Nessouli, a humanitarian medical worker in Gaza, joins the show to discuss Israel’s atrocities against medical workers, including the massacre of 15 aid workers and medics with the Palestinian Red Crescent and UN. Nessouli will examine how Israel’s sieges on hospitals and murder of healthcare workers are central to its war of total annihilation […]
‘We Won’t Hide’: Palestine Movement Will Take the Fight to ICE’s Front Door
Roua Dass, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, joins the show to discuss a major mobilization for Palestine in Washington, DC, on April 5. As the Trump administration escalates its crackdown on pro-Palestine student activists and Israel continues the genocide in Gaza, Dass says the protests show how his moves have backfired and galvanized […]
Billionaires Salivate Over Plan to Privatize the Post Office, with Prof. Richard Wolff
Trump, Musk, and the billionaires are trying to privatize the Post Office among several other government services. Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the real story behind these attacks.
IShowspeed’s Visit to China Breaks the Propaganda Barrier
As the US escalates to war against China, there has been a concerted program of demonization against China in the form of Sinophobic propaganda drawing on racist stereotypes: China is dangerous, dirty, and despotic. Yet, after Covid travel bans were lifted, tourists began flocking to China and streaming thousands of videos that refuted these tropes.
Growing Up as Edward Said’s Daughter: Najla Said on Palestinian Identity and Activism at Columbia
Najla Said joins Dispatches to talk about Palestine, identity, and the challenges of growing up Arab and American in a country that doesn’t always make space for that kind of hyphenated identity. Najla is an actor and writer who’s used storytelling to explore themes of belonging, displacement, and resistance. She’s also the daughter of Edward […]
Mahmoud Khalil is Targeted with an Anti-Communist, McCarthyite Law
Mahmoud Khalil has been targeted with an obscure provision of an anti-communist, McCarthyite 1950s law. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains the history of the law and the Red Scare era that Trump is trying to revive.
A Full-Time Job Won’t Save You From Homelessness in the US
Brian Goldstone, author of “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” joins the show to discuss the alarming new epidemic of full-time workers falling into homelessness. Goldstone argues that skyrocketing rents, low wages, and weak tenant protections are making the “working homeless” the new face of the nation’s housing crisis.