Advertisements The latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter is out. In it, I take on the argument that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans, while also arguing that we do not have to choose between radical change and fighting the fascist, authoritarianism of the Republican party. WeContinue Reading
Advertisements In a most shameful demonstration yesterday, both houses of Congress, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion, celebrated racism and apartheid with no conscience whatsoever. Only Bernie Sanders from the Senate and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Cori Bush from the House had the basic decencyContinue Reading
Advertisements Cornel West launched a presidential campaign this week. he is running as the candidate of the so-called People’s Party. There’s been a good deal of backlash at his decision to run. I would support him running a primary campaign against Joe Biden, but this third-party run is a mistake.Continue Reading
Advertisements The denial of the Nakba has become a virtual sine qua non for pro-Israel advocacy and propaganda. It is not necessary for Zionism; acknowledging the genocide of native people in the Western hemisphere has not led to the destruction of the US, Canada, or Australia. But because of theContinue Reading
Advertisements It was easy to miss, but Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid was in the U.S. last week, visiting with American Jewish leaders and a couple of members of Congress. Lapid is himself not in a great political position right now as the notable plummet Benjamin Netanyahu has taken inContinue Reading
