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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. 

May 6, 2024 · 14 Comments

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.

May 5, 2024 · Leave a comment

Donna Hilbert: Two Poems

You are the rosemary I add to the soup:
how you pressed pungent bristles
between thumb and finger

May 4, 2024 · 24 Comments

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.’

May 3, 2024 · 10 Comments

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.

May 1, 2024 · 64 Comments

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.

April 30, 2024 · 1 Comment

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.”

April 29, 2024 · 2 Comments

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.

April 28, 2024 · 8 Comments

Howard Zinn: Thoughts on Civil Disobedience

They’ll say we’re disturbing the peace, but there is no peace. What really bothers them is that we are disturbing the war.

April 28, 2024 · 6 Comments

Julia Conley: Violent Arrest of Emory Professor Spotlights Brutality of Police Crackdown on Campus Protests

“To sustain this level of blind support for Israel, the U.S. must erode its own democracy,” said one foreign policy expert. “And that is what we see happening on U.S. campuses now.”

April 27, 2024 · 7 Comments

Mel Duncan: There’s a better way to make communities safer — and it’s taking off around the world

A growing number of courageous and creative people are showing that unarmed civilian protection is far superior to any smart or dumb weapon.

April 26, 2024 · 4 Comments

Jake Johnson: UN Rights Chief Demands International Probe of Mass Graves Near Gaza Hospitals

More than 300 bodies were reportedly discovered in the mass grave near the Nasser facility in Khan Younis, Gaza, and eyewitnesses said Israeli soldiers executed civilians during their two-week-long raid of al-Shifa last month.

April 24, 2024 · 1 Comment

Rose Mary Boehm: “Apolitical Preferences” by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

The cellist’s little smile
after the cadenza in the second movement,
even though the Security Council
just convened

April 22, 2024 · 2 Comments

Juan Cole: The US House Just Gave Israel $26 Billion for Its War on Gaza’s Children

The enormous windfall will allow the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue to kill or wound a Palestinian child in Gaza every 10 minutes.

April 22, 2024 · 4 Comments

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