Blood on Israel’s Hands from Palestine to the Mayan Highlands
For this post, Greg Hom discusses Israel’s role outside of the Middle East region, and a win for the BDS movement.What does the sentencing of former dictator Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt have to do with the...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Ancestors Will We Be?
I think about the children in Gaza, the children coming across the Mexico - U.S. border, the children without water in Detroit, the children living with violence in Oakland.I think about what kind of...
View ArticleThe Invisible War: Militarism and Gender (part 4)
Another installment of our ongoing series on militarism and gender. This is a review of the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Invisible War. Still in the works: writing on Three Guineas, What...
View Article3 Reasons Why U.S. Strikes on Iraq (Again) Are a Terrible Idea
The U.S. war machine is on the move. Oh, the tragic irony – the George H.W. Bush warship moves into the Persian Gulf, poised to take military action as the situation in Iraq deteriorates.Calls for U.S....
View ArticleTeachable Moments: From the Manning Verdict to the March on Washington
Last night I dreamt that Chelsea was my daughter. Chelsea who was Bradley who was just sentenced to 35 years in prison. It was one of those wandering about, helpless, lost, not knowing what to do...
View ArticleOppression is Global, Sisterhood is Not
By Christina NesheiwatThe sentiment that sisterhood is global, though seemingly well intentioned, continues to perpetuate cycles of oppression on a global scale. The current media storm surrounding the...
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