John Edward Simms: The Friendship Sweater and Radical Neutrality
A Response to the Editor’s “A Note to Our Readers Concerning Vox Populi’s Coverage of the War on Gaza”
George Yancy and Judith Butler: Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests
Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”
Norman Solomon: War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young
In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture
Mark Rudd: Columbia students are sick at heart — just as we were in ‘68
What is the ethical response to witnessing a great moral crime?
Brett Wilkins: Congressman Mike Collins Cheers Video of Ole Miss Mob Attack on Black Student
This is not about Israel, Palestine, or Gaza. This is old-fashioned American racism and misogyny…
Kathryn Levy: Remembrance
Life that’s embalmed,
life of the dolls
shoved in a corner—who
seem to be staring.
Holocaust Memorial Museum: How Many People Did the Nazis Murder?
Nazi Germany committed mass murder on an unprecedented scale. Before and especially during World War II, the Nazi German regime perpetrated the Holocaust and other mass atrocities. In the aftermath of these crimes, calculating the number of victims became important for legal, historical, ethical, and educational reasons.
Video: Jane Ferguson | Life on the Frontlines of War Reporting
Through stories of her own experiences at the heart of complex conflicts, Jane Ferguson shares fascinating details of how she and other female colleagues have changed the way that news is captured, shared — and understood.
Donna Hilbert: Two Poems
You are the rosemary I add to the soup:
how you pressed pungent bristles
between thumb and finger
Video: Bernie Sanders Rips Colleagues for Attacking Student Protesters Instead of Netanyahu
‘It is not antisemitic or pro-Hamas to point out that in almost seven months Netanyahu’s extremist government has killed 34,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 77,000 – seventy percent of whom are women and children.’
Michael Simms: A note to our readers concerning Vox Populi’s coverage of the war on Gaza
I’ve received a number of complaints that Vox Populi’s coverage of the current conflict in Gaza is one-sided, and I have to admit it is true.
Brett Wilkins: Israel Kills Daughter, Infant Grandson of Slain Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer
The daughter, infant grandson, and son-in-law of Refaat Alareer—the renowned Palestinian poet assassinated last year in an Israeli airstrike—were killed Friday in another Israel Defense Forces bombing, this one reportedly targeting a building hosting an international relief charity in Gaza City.
Jake Johnson: Leaked State Department Memo Says Israeli Assurances ‘Neither Credible Nor Reliable’
“Suspending military aid is the bare minimum the U.S. must do to avoid further complicity in these abuses.”
Chris Hedges: Revolt in the Universities
University Students Across The Country, Facing Mass Arrests, Suspensions, Evictions And Expulsions Are Our Last, Best Hope To Halt The Genocide In Gaza.
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