By Stuart Littlewood A leadership change in Hamas offers a glimmer of hope for Gazans, and possibly all Palestinians, stuck in that Holy Land hell. At least, that how I view the news that Hamas Prime Minister Ismail […]
by LUCIA SANTINA RIBISI Redwood Forest Defense, Humboldt County, 2020. Click here to support Redwood Forest Defense Economic stimulus in response to our pandemic should stop funding fossil fuel companies with bailouts. Instead, we should prioritize welfare […]
Palestine’s political class is still the uncommunicative “awkward squad” it’s always been By Stuart Littlewood I recently asked Hamas if Ismail Haniyeh would agree to do an email interview. I said I hadn’t seen a recent […]
by PAUL STREET Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair As the global coronavirus public health and economic crisis of 2020 approaches the international workers’ day May 1st, let us consider 23 ways in which it is a […]
by MELVIN GOODMAN Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently reprised his advice from the 2008 financial crisis, when he said “never let a good crisis go to waste.” Sadly, Donald Trump is […]
by NICK PEMBERTON Image Source: muffinn – CC BY 2.0 Amidst a deadly pandemic set to kill millions of people it is hard not to become reactionary and short-sighted. The coronavirus for all intents and purposes is […]
by RON JACOBS During the last week of April and the first few days of May in 1971, tens of thousands of US residents protested in the streets of Washington, DC. Their goal was to force […]
by JESSE JACKSON Across the United States and across the world, prisoners are among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Overcrowded facilities, shortages of food and medicine, and totally inadequate testing expose prisoners who are disproportionately […]
BY PHILISSA CRAMER Hundreds of Orthodox Jews attend a funeral in Brooklyn on April 29, 2020. (Reuven Blau/Twitter)ADVERTISEMENT (JTA) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drew fierce criticism late Tuesday after he singled out […]
Gantz leaves meeting with Netanyahu without deal Blue & White chief Benny Gantz reportedly storms out of meeting with PM, prepares to back legislation aimed at Netanyahu. David Rosenberg Netanyahu and GantzTomer Neuberg/Flash90 Talks between […]