Advertisements The minute Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City he took a dramatic step that should have been an object lesson for every Democrat, be they progressive or conservative. Instead of learning a valuable lesson, the Islamophobic knives came out right away to accuse himContinue Reading
Advertisements The past year has been a disaster for Palestinians, and, yes, another tragedy for the Jewish people as well. More, it is a mark of shame on a world that is far too comfortable with another genocide. Read more at Cutting Through.Continue Reading
Advertisements It gets tiresome pointing out the hypocrisy and double standards of the United States and its allies. But in this genocide it has reached such stunning new heights of racist cynicism that it bears repeating often. The latest Cutting Through Newsletter explores the potentially calamitous impact of the USContinue Reading
Advertisements In the latest edition of the Cutting Through Newsletter, I take on the arguments over sexual violence during Hamas’ October 7 on Israel. I examine the available evidence, take on both denialism and exaggeration and the use of the awful incidents to drum up support for Israel’s genocidal campaignContinue Reading
Advertisements Tom Friedman is back, at least for a minute. He stirred up a bit of a fuss last week when he wrote that the US was beginning a “reassessment” of its relationship with Israel due to the current government’s excesses. Well, it wasn’t necessarily so, but the fact thatContinue Reading
