Democracy Now! Jul 10, 2026 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de… As a rose-tinted wave of progressives and democratic socialists win Democratic primaries across the United States, we take a look at two of the organizations behind this recent slate of successful electoral campaigns: the Democratic Socialists of America and… Continue reading
Palestinians mourn an infant who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah on January 9, 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) “We could die at any moment. I hope the war stops for us,” said one 14-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza. “I would like to live… Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) “It should be a no-brainer: Our tax dollars should not fund a genocide,” said Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who supports an amendment to cut off $3.3 billion… Continue reading
Why would the former Democratic presidential nominee endorse one of Trump’s more grotesque ventures? by Robert Kuttner June 30, 2026 (Prospect.org) On Saturday, The Guardian published a leaked draft memo that would give Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” and its contractors in Gaza blanket legal immunity from any charges of wrongdoing. The draft language… Continue reading
Seven activists, all with Berkeley ties, blocked the span in 2024, protesting genocide in Gaza. Jurors resume deliberations Monday in the nationally watched felony trial. by Esther Kaplan June 29, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) No one really disputes what happened on April 15, 2024, on the Golden Gate Bridge. A small group of… Continue reading
Catherine Russell/CNN The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. (photo: Reuters) 18 march 24 (RSN.org) The conflict in Gaza has now passed the 20-week mark. Since October, unrelenting war has squeezed people farther and farther south, pushing them to Rafah, the final stretch of Gazan territory before the Egyptian border. In just… Continue reading
Alan Taylor/The Atlantic Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies. (photo: Mohammed Salem/Reuters) 15 march 24 (RSN.org) The United Nations is warning that famine in Gaza is “almost inevitable.” Palestinians living in Gaza are struggling with extreme shortages of food, clean… Continue reading
U.S. President Joe Biden answers questions about Israel in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 2024. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) “Mr. President, with all due respect, there is simply no explanation that PM Netanyahu—or you—could offer to justify this ongoing… Continue reading
Middle East Eye • Feb 9, 2024 “They wished me to die, they wished my children to die, they threatened to rape my daughter.” Meir Baruchin, a 62-year-old Israeli history teacher and anti-war activist, revealed how he was arrested in October and imprisoned in solitary confinement as a “high-risk detainee”… Continue reading
Gideon Levy/Haaretz The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. (photo: Reuters) 05 february 24 (RSN.org) Two hundred and sixty names of babies whose age was 0; names of babies who didn’t get to celebrate their first birthday, nor will they ever celebrate anything else. Here are some of their… Continue reading
