BOOK: “THE HUNDRED YEARS’ WAR ON PALESTINE: A HISTORY OF SETTLER-COLONIAL CONQUEST AND RESISTANCE, 1917-2017”

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 Rashid Khalidi A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi,… Continue reading

THE NEW HISTORIANS

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with New historicism. The New Historians (Hebrew: ההיסטוריונים החדשים, HaHistoryonim HaChadashim) are a loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history, including Israel’s role in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Arab willingness to discuss peace. The term was coined in 1988 by Benny… Continue reading

Los Angeles Mayor Orders Residential Hotels to Be Used for Temporary Homeless Housing

A 2008 city law intended hotels used as primary residences to be preserved as safety-net housing. But with little enforcement, some landlords had turned their buildings into tourist hotels. by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main Co-published with Capital & Main Nov. 4 (propublica.org) Series:Checked Out: LA’s Lost Residential Hotels A 2008 city law was… Continue reading

IN SF, MODERATES AND PROGRESSIVES BOTH BLOCKED HOUSING

by Randy Shaw on November 6, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) “Moderates” helped kill housing at 8 Washington Setting San Francisco History Straight A revisionist (i.e. false) history of San Francisco claims that progressives and particularly Supervisor Aaron Peskin are solely to blame for blocking housing for over two decades. The facts say otherwise. From moderate… Continue reading

JVP took over the Statue of Liberty to demand a ceasefire. 

November 7, 2023 (jewishvoiceforpeace.org) Yesterday, hundreds of Jews and allies took over the Statue of Liberty with a clear demand: Ceasefire now.  The action marked a sharp escalation, one month into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Over 10,000 Palestinians have now been killed, among them over 4,000 children.   The takeover… Continue reading

How Banks Keep You Trapped

Financial institutions are doing everything they can to prevent consumers from shopping around for better banking options. A new federal rule attempts to change that. BY FREDDY BREWSTER  NOVEMBER 7, 2023 (prospect.org) MARK LENNIHAN/AP PHOTO This story was co-published with The Lever.  Federal regulators recently proposed a new rule that would help… Continue reading