The U.S. exchanges tactics and tech with Israel resulting in exacerbated violence both in the U.S. and in Palestine. It’s known as the Deadly Exchange. As people in Lebanon and the diaspora reacted to the horrors of the tragic explosion in Beirut, the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau tweeted that they were “closely monitoring” the incident. You...
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Colonizers Were and Are The Real Looters
Colonialism and settler-colonialism rely upon the consistent theft, resource extraction, and looting of Indigenous people’s land, goods, bodies, and lives. When you hear pundits moan and whine about the immorality of looting, what they’re usually referring to is people breaking into stores and taking goods from inside during a protest or riot. A recent example...
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America’s History Exposes How Israel’s “Two-State Solution” Is A Cover For Further Land Theft
Israel is maintained by ethnic cleansing and colonizing of Palestinians and their land; a reality that Black and non-Black Indigenous people know well. This article was originally published at RaceBaitr in 2018 and is cross-posted with permission. By Da’Shaun Harrison and josh briond It’s well known in radical circles that Palestinian freedom efforts are connected...
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From Atlanta To Palestine: Our Struggles Are Intertwined
This is a statement of solidarity between our two peoples, Palestinians and Black people, as we resist against israeli and american genocide. By Da’Shaun Harrison, Eva, Bisan, and Osama Over the span of mere days, Atlantans have bore witness to yet another murder of a Black person at the hands of police, the resignation of...
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The Deal of the Century Is an Act of Violence Against Palestinians
The U.S. government is using a “peace” plan to validate the Israeli right wing’s plans to cement their control over Palestinians for decades to come. In a CNN interview, Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor and son-in-law to President Trump, describes the so-called “Deal of the Century” as an opportunity to Palestinians. He says to reject this...
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The Case Against Elizabeth Warren
What Elizabeth Warren showcases as a sincere progressive Democratic candidate, is the many contradictions that exist within that party. This article was originally published by the Hood Communist By Erica Caines My earliest recollection of Elizabeth Warren, politically, was in 2012 when she ran in Massachusetts against the incumbent, Scott Brown. I recall the headlines...
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From Lebanon to Chile, Protesters Are Uniting Against The Ruling Class
In Chile, Iraq, and Lebanon, people have put aside their sectarian and ethnic differences to fight back against corrupt, capitalist systems of oppression. CW: mentions of police/ government brutality, mentions of sexual violence, death “Thawra! Thawra! Thawra!” As you watch videos of the Lebanese uprising, you can hear protesters call for revolution in the streets...
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Israel’s Elections: A Vote Between Apartheid and Apartheid
This election has come down to a race between two parties that are fighting over who proposed an illegal annexation of Palestinian land first. By Rose Asaf Israel’s general elections are right around the corner, which can only mean one thing. Before Israelis head to the polls on September 17 to decide whether Benjamin Netanyahu...
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Israel Is Not A Democracy, It Is An Apartheid State
Americans — and especially American politicians — need to wake up to the fact that Israel is not a democracy and its treatment of Tlaib and Omar is just another example of why. Content Warning: Mentions of state-sanctioned violence, racism, death/ethnic cleansing. By Reina Sultan Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he...
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The Whitney Museum’s Biennial Silence and Its Culture of Oppression
The Whitney Museum chooses silence in an effort to displace, downplay, and negate valid public outrage regarding their policies, ethics and leadership. By Jamara Wakefield May 17th marked the start of the 79th Whitney Biennial. The Biennial is a contemporary art exhibition, featuring typically young and lesser-known artists, at the Whitney Museum of American Art...