Tag: Global War and Violence

BIDEN’S LAWYERS ARE URGING THE WHITE HOUSE TO CHANGE COURSE ON GAZA

IN A MESSAGE to Attorney General Merrick Garland and other senior officials this week, federal government attorneys invoked British abolitionist William Wilberforce: “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.”  The letter, drafted by unnamed legal and policy staff at more than two dozen federal agencies, argues… Read More BIDEN’S LAWYERS ARE URGING THE WHITE HOUSE TO CHANGE COURSE ON GAZA

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From rural Sri Lanka, solidarity for Gaza and American students protesting for Palestine

Reverberations of America’s campus protests are felt in a remote rural area in the middle of a jungle in the heart of an island nation at the cusp of Southasia and the Indian Ocean. ‘A country may believe it wins something by killing people but can anything be as valuable as human life? POSTCARD FROM… Read More From rural Sri Lanka, solidarity for Gaza and American students protesting for Palestine

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Israeli military not a professional army; its ground incursions look like ISIS terror attacks

GAZA casualties, live statistics Israeli ground assaults in Gaza Strip reveal mass graves, war crimes publicized for fun, mass slaughter, human shield taking, and widespread torture.  by Robert Inlakesh Although most modern armies have committed war crimes, the Israeli military does not operate like a professional force, but rather a collection of ill-disciplined racist militia groups.… Read More Israeli military not a professional army; its ground incursions look like ISIS terror attacks

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War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

With transcendent wisdom, this spring’s student uprising has rejected conformity as a lethal anesthetic while the horrors continue in Gaza. Leaders of the most powerful American institutions want to continue as usual, as if official participation in genocide were no particular cause for alarm. Instead, young people have dared to lead the way, insisting that… Read More War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

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ANTI-WAR CONGRESS. PRAGUE, 24 to 26 May 2024 / References from Faridabad Majdoor Samachar

From 20 to 26 May 2024, groups and individuals from different parts of the world will meet in Prague to coordinate anti-war activities as part of the Week of Action. The series of events will also include an anti-war congress, which will take place from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May 2024. Campaigns, direct actions, projects,… Read More ANTI-WAR CONGRESS. PRAGUE, 24 to 26 May 2024 / References from Faridabad Majdoor Samachar

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In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next

NB: I am proud to say I belong to the 1968 generation. 1968 was one of a very few moments of radical utopia in the twentieth century. We protested the imperialist war in Vietnam then; and those of us still alive will protest injustice today. I salute the students in the USA and all over… Read More In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next

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Hilary Mantell: Springtime for Robespierre

First posted August 29, 2013 Robespierre  Edited by Colin Haydon and William DoyleReviewed by Hilary Mantell In the two years following the taking of the Bastille, he pursued an impeccably liberal and far-sighted agenda. He spoke for manhood suffrage and against a property qualification for voters; against slavery; in support of civil rights for Jews; against capital punishment; and… Read More Hilary Mantell: Springtime for Robespierre

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