Three months have passed since the hunger and labor strike ended at Delaney Hall, and while cameras and protestors have dwindled on Doremus Avenue, conditions at the for-profit immigration detention facility have only further deteriorated. More
The Cornell7 and SCOTUS6: Rape and Murder at American Institutions
Americans are an odd lot. An increasingly accurate manifestation of the askew priorities, misplaced passions, and political impotence of the general public, particularly what constitutes something called, the “progressive left,” is the tantrum-like expressions of outrage that have come to dominate social discourse. Setting aside important concerns about the algorithmic power of villainous companies, such as Meta, X, and Tik Tok, to manipulate the attention of its millions of users, social media does provide some indication of what consumes people; what compels them to post, like, share, and comment as opposed to what elicits the sound of cyber crickets. More
Founding Rapist: Judging Thomas Jefferson by the Standards of His Time
Conclusive evidence is in from new DNA tests: Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings. To put it more bluntly: The primary author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States raped one of more than 600 people he enslaved, starting when she was a teenager. Does that seem disrespectful or ahistorical? More
Nuremberg’s Warning: When Law Legitimates the Machinery of Authoritarianism
After visiting the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, legal scholar Kim Wehle observed, fascism does not always arrive through spectacular acts of force; it can also advance “by operation of law.” The historical warning should be taken seriously. Authoritarian power becomes especially dangerous when repression no longer appears as a violation of legal authority but is enabled through it, normalizing the legitimacy, procedures, and institutional protections of law itself. More
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The Extremism of Moderates
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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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Howard Zinn’s Outsized Life w/ Dave Zirin
This week, journalist and author Dave Zirin joins Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank to discuss his new biography of the late, great Howard Zinn. The book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, chronicles the inspiring life of one of our greatest radical historians. Dave is embarking on a national tour in support of the book; find out if he’ll be in a city near you.
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