‘They Want to Silence Us’: Riot Cops Arrest 19 Students for a Palestine Sit-In
Last week, 19 students at Pomona College in Southern California were arrested by riot police and banned from campus after holding a pro-Palestine protest on their campus. Melia, one of the students arrested at the sit-in, joins the show to discuss Pomona Divest from Apartheid activism and the significant repression students face nationwide for leading […]
After over six months of genocide, Israel must come to terms with its defeat
A leader in the Palestinian Youth Movement spoke to Brian Becker of BreakThrough News on how Israel’s war on Gaza can finally end
Has Argentina’s Far-Right President Fixed the Country’s Economic Crisis?
Javier Milei, Argentina’s far-right President, was elected for his dramatic proposals to gut the public sector and impose total austerity on his country. His supporters claimed that his policies would end the country’s deep economic crisis. But six months into his presidency, Milei has backed off on many of his campaign proposals, only staying […]
Biden’s Warning To Netanyahu is Pure Theatrics
Joe Biden called Benjamin Netanyahu and told him that if Israel didn’t do more to protect civilians and aid workers, the US would change its position on Israel and possibly leverage weapons shipments in the future. But this vague statement could just be cover to distance the Biden administration from Netanyahu while Israel massacres Gaza.
‘Seismic Shift’: US Protests for Palestine Shake Biden & Ruling Class with Layan Fuleihan
On March 25, the UN Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, to be implemented during the month of Ramadan and to end on April 9. The resolution was able to pass because the US did not exercise its veto power as it did on three other occasions. But […]
From Iraq to Moscow Attacks: How ISIS and US Foreign Policy Always Feed Off Each Other
ISIS-K, an offshoot of ISIS called Islamic State in Khorasan, claimed responsibility for the March 22 attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall outside Moscow that killed 133 people. While US officials were quick to put the blame on ISIS, Russia’s President Putin claimed that the attackers were aided by Western and Ukrainian intelligence. […]
Breaking Point: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Reveals Systemic Failures
Six people are presumed dead after a cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, causing the bridge’s collapse. All six have been identified as immigrant construction workers working to repair the bridge’s potholes. The bridge collapse has ignited conversations about the country’s aging infrastructure and the hazardous working conditions many […]
‘Game-Changing’ Election: West Africa’s Anti-French Uprising Hits Senegal
Senegal is celebrating after Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the young, anti-establishment presidential candidate defeated the French-backed president Macky Sall to win the Presidential election. Faye’s election follows months of protests in the country, where thousands have taken to the streets against widespread poverty and neo-colonialism. Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a historian, author, and the President of the Pan-African […]