Kenan Malik ‘Gold, mister, is worth what it is because of the human labor that goes into the finding and getting of it.” It’s a line spoken by Walter Huston in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a story about greed and moral corruption directed by his son, John Huston. That line was to have… Read More Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets
Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained and targeted for deportation by the Trump administration for speaking out about the atrocities in Gaza, dictated a letter to the public from his detention cell in Louisiana. Jacobin publishes the letter here in full. Mahmoud Khalil during a press briefing at Columbia University in New York City on June… Read More Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter From an ICE Detention Center
Alice Speri Last week, Columbia University announced that it would cave to demands by the Trump administration and adopt sweeping measures against pro-Palestinian activity on campus, including new restrictions on protest and the takeover of an academic department from faculty control. The news sent shock waves across higher education institutions nationwide for what appeared a stunning capitulation to attacks… Read More ‘Canary in the coalmine of totalitarianism’: how Columbia went from a home for Edward Said to a punching bag for Trump
Situationist International and the Students of Strasbourg November 1966 On the Poverty of Student Life: The Little Pamphlet that Started a Revolution The Situationist International (SI) was founded in 1957 by a half-dozen European avant-garde artists. Recent historical events, chiefly workers uprisings in East Germany, Poland and Hungary, convinced them that a social revolution was… Read More On the Poverty of Student Life Considered in its Economic, Political, Psychological, Sexual, and Especially Intellectual Aspects, with a Modest Proposal for Doing Away With It (Strasbourg, 1966)
The youthful energy of street protest is breathing life back into failing progressive parties – and it’s a model that could be applied everywhere Ece Temelkuran After 22 years of power grabs, the seizure of all state institutions and severe oppression aimed at reshaping Turkish citizens into Islamofascist minions, Turkey is striking back against President… Read More In Turkey, we are showing the world how to challenge a callous, authoritarian leader
A lecturer highlighted how Indian students prioritised part-time jobs over studies in the UK, leading many to return home without securing jobs. ““The reality is that most Indian students I teach lack basic communication skills, confidence, and curiosity. They are shy, reserved, and often passive in their learning” Mahipal Singh Chouhan A UK-based lecturer’s candid… Read More Lecturer claims Indian students in UK struggle to find jobs, end up returning home
The New Age militarists are a threat to our common future. William Hartung / Originally published in TomDispatch. Alex Karp, the CEO of the controversial military tech firm Palantir, is the coauthor of a new book, The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West. In it, he calls for a renewed sense… Read More A Manhattan Project for AI Weaponry?
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky… Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit. Jasmine Mooney There was no explanation, no warning. One minute,… Read More I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
In light of the current events in Palestine, a large number of filmmakers have made their films about Palestine available online for free. In this post, we share with you links to films you can view and share to get our message out to the world A collection of documentaries published by Al Jazeera Documentary:… Read More A collection of documentaries on Palestine
Mimicking the motion of combing locks of hair with a brush, Sama Tubail stares at her reflection in a mirror and begins to cry. “I’m just so sad there isn’t a single strand of hair to comb with my brush,” Sama told CNN with her head in her hands. “I hold the mirror because I… Read More ‘Mama, I’m tired – I want to die:’ Israel’s strikes leave a generation of Palestinian children traumatized / Israeli airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza / Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up
After the truth-shower 