The old adage, “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” could be the theme of this annual fund drive we’ve got going on. More
Occupied Territories: Gaza, the West Bank and Marble Hill
From Gaza City in occupied Palestine to the Marble Hill neighborhood in New York, a disturbing parallel has become visible between the daily militarized violence inflicted on Palestinians and the lethal enforcement tactics deployed by federal immigration authorities on residential streets in America. There is a credible argument to be made that the systemic violence within domestic agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is fundamentally linked to U.S policies that have enabled Israeli brutality in Palestine for decades. More
The Collapsing World Order
American polls show record levels of angst, fear, and deep concern about America’s present and future. This begs the question of whether a collapsing world order is at the root of these high levels of concern. More
Chomsky, Said, Falk: Three Titans and the Disappearance of the Progressive Public Intellectual
Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, and Edward Said were born in 1928, 1930, and 1935, respectively. Each in his own way dominated a different academic field, while at the same time becoming influential global political critics. [ . . . ]
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Fired Up About Unions w/ Cole Rockarts
This week on CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk with Cole Rockarts about their new book Fired Up About Unions, published by Between the Lines. Cole is a labor educator, organizer, and writer. They have worked in public- and private-sector unions in Canada and the US since 2016.
Cole will be kicking off their book tour in Los Angeles at Skylight Books on November 5.
Pre-order a copy of Fired Up About Unions from AK Press.
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Nurturing a Free Palestine w/ Dr. Fauziah Hasan and Azra Banu
This is part two of our series with Palestinian solidarity activists from Malaysia. Dr. Fauziah Hasan and Azra Banu of the Asia Pacific Women’s Coalition for Al Quds and Palestine discuss the importance of consisent, coalitional efforts to support Palestinian women. Dr. Fauziah sailed on the Women’s Boat to Gaza in 2016 and again on the 2025 Freedom Flotilla that was abducted by Israel. Azra participated in a humanitarian land convoy in 2010 that drove from London to Gaza, and went on a second mission to Gaza in 2012. As mothers and grandmothers, they emphasize the passing on of intergenerational activist knowledge and the necessity of nurturing a generation of young people committed to Palestinian Liberation in the Asia-Pacific.
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People Power w/ Norma Hashim & Dr. Nazari Ismail of BDS Malaysia
Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt speaks with Norma Hashim and Dr. Nazari Ismail from the Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in this two-part podcast with solidarity activists from Malaysia. Hashim and Dr. Ismail share reflections on almost two decades of grassroots organizing with BDS Malaysia and Viva Palestina Malaysia. They discuss the recent closure of The Network School, an experimental project in “tech zionism”, and other successful campaigns to divest from Israeli companies. The Malaysian consumer boycott of Starbucks led to the closure of over 45+ locations. Their McDonald’s boycott sparked a viral legal battle, and the struggle continues against complicit corporations like Google, Amazon, Caterpillar, and resource extraction companies that serve the Pentagon, including the Australian rare earth miner Lynas. Alongside their advocacy work, Hashim shares updates from daily relief work to support communities in Gaza, who continue to survive in the unbearable living conditions.
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