Billions More For Israel, TikTok Ban For You: Congress Prioritizes War and Censorship of Its Critics
The House and Senate just passed a $95 billion bill to reinforce the U.S. war machine and ban the social media app where its critics are loudest. The legislation attached the measure to ban TikTok with more funding for Israel’s Gaza onslaught, the stalling war in Ukraine, and for Taiwan to pump up a Cold […]
Student Uprising Spreads as US and Israel Plan Rafah Invasion
As the Pentagon and U.S. elite provide Israel more weaponry and urge a Mosul, Iraq-style mass demolition in Rafah, protest encampments on college campuses are erupting nationwide. And in the face of evictions from student housing, arrests, threats of bringing in the National Guard, and more repression, students are standing strong for the Palestinian people. […]
‘They Want to Silence Us’: Riot Cops Arrest 19 Students for a Palestine Sit-In
Last week, 19 students at Pomona College in Southern California were arrested by riot police and banned from campus after holding a pro-Palestine protest on their campus. Melia, one of the students arrested at the sit-in, joins the show to discuss Pomona Divest from Apartheid activism and the significant repression students face nationwide for leading […]
Kidnapping of Jorge Glas: US-Backed Oligarchy in Ecuador Locks Up Its Critics
Mexico has cut all diplomatic ties with Ecuador after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly raided the Mexican Embassy in Quito and detained former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas had been granted political asylum by Mexico earlier that day amid intensified political persecution against him. Andrés Arauz, former Ecuadorian presidential candidate and a research fellow at […]
Gaza is Changing Global Geopolitics
Gaza is changing the world. What was widely treated as a regional issue six months ago has quickly changed the global geopolitical landscape. Israel now threatens to drag the entire region into a regional war and Palestine has become a decisive political issue in several countries. Simply put, there’s no going back to the way […]
One Year of Sudan Civil War: The World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis Rages On
Sudan is one year into a civil war that has left millions facing starvation and displacement as the conflict rages on. The internal struggle for power between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced nearly 10 million people and killed more than 12,000 and 40% of the population is […]
Indian Gov’t Pushes Anti-China Frenzy to Attack Independent Media
The right-wing Modi government raided the offices and arrested the Editor-in-Chief of Newsclick, a major progressive news outlet, last October. Now, they’re preparing an over 8,000-page document of false accusations saying the outlet is controlled by the Chinese government, and responsible for everything from the farmers’ protests to unrest in Kashmir. Eugene Puryear and Rania […]
‘They Want to Silence Us’: Riot Cops Arrest 19 Students for a Palestine Sit-In
Last week, 19 students at Pomona College in Southern California were arrested by riot police and banned from campus after holding a pro-Palestine protest on their campus. Melia, one of the students arrested at the sit-in, joins the show to discuss Pomona Divest from Apartheid activism and the significant repression students face nationwide for leading […]