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therealnews, 11 days ago to random

In the face of threats of expulsion and termination, students and faculty are standing strong for Gaza. And they've got labor unions, First Nations, and community organizations on their side.

https://therealnews.com/uni-of-torontos-peoples-circle-for-palestine-holds-for-a-month-with-community-solidarity?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 13 days ago to random

The pier cost $320 million, delivered virtually no aid, then collapsed. But it achieved its primary goal: good headlines for the Biden administration.

https://therealnews.com/bidens-failed-humanitarian-pier-in-gaza-was-a-stirring-success?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 25 days ago to random

Rising global temperatures should force us to reconsider everything about how we do sports—from the number of breaks to whether mega-events like the Olympics are really worth it.

https://therealnews.com/can-sports-survive-climate-change?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 26 days ago to random

The Palestinian struggle is at a critical juncture. We must come together to breathe conviction and clarity into our movement. Join us May 24–27 for The People’s Conference for Palestine!

https://therealnews.com/strengthening-our-movement-in-times-of-crisis-a-historic-task-of-the-palestinian-liberation-movement?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 29 days ago to random

The encampment at Goucher College has been quietly carrying on since April 22.

https://therealnews.com/goucher-college-president-threatens-sanctions-on-students-participating-in-pro-palestine-encampment?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 29 days ago to random

As campus protests—and violent police repression—continue to roll across the country, some unions are getting involved.

https://therealnews.com/unions-support-student-protestors-against-campus-administrators-and-police?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 1 month ago to random

63 years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, US attempts to suffocate the Cuban Revolution are stronger than ever—yet corporate media seeks to blame Cuba alone for its crisis.

https://therealnews.com/cubas-protests-and-the-long-crisis-of-us-intervention?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 2 months ago to random

By shutting the door to any peaceful resolution and leaving no other option for Palestinians, Israel created its own nemesis in Hamas.

https://therealnews.com/hamas-how-israel-created-its-own-nemesis?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 3 months ago to random

Jesse Joseph explains his act of solidarity—and how the upcoming Paris Olympics could turn into a political battleground for Palestinian rights.

https://therealnews.com/us-marathon-runner-waves-palestinian-flag-at-olympic-trials?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 3 months ago to random

International media claims Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and other armed groups in the region are nothing more than Iranian puppets. Nothing could be further from the truth.

https://therealnews.com/demystifying-iran-and-the-resistance-axis?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 3 months ago to random

The story of Palestine’s Ultimate Frisbee subculture offers a window into life under occupation—and the Palestinian people’s love for life.

https://therealnews.com/the-ultimate-frisbee-players-of-palestine?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

Josh Fernandez discusses his memoir, ‘The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist’

https://therealnews.com/a-professor-started-an-anti-fascist-college-club-and-found-himself-under-investigation?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

The Seattle sustainable sandwich chain sparked a months-long strike by firing a union organizer last fall.

https://therealnews.com/homegrown-sandwich-shop-workers-hit-100-days-on-strike?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

Critics of the recently reelected Salvadoran president say he's jailed tens of thousands without proper trial, yet leaders across Latin America are looking to emulate his model.

https://therealnews.com/el-salvador-bukele-presidente-under-the-shadow-update-2?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

An officer died of natural causes while assaulting 18-year-old Virgilio Aguilar Méndez; now Aguilar Méndez is facing murder charges.

https://therealnews.com/teen-faces-murder-charges-when-officer-dies-of-a-heart-attack-after-assaulting-him?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

Former UN human rights official Craig Mokhiber says the support of powerful western countries for Israel could qualify for the crime of complicity in genocide.

https://therealnews.com/us-and-uk-also-committing-genocide-crimes-in-gaza-former-un-official?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 4 months ago to random

As in Guatemala, the Regan administration poured funding into El Salvador's military to crush the left-wing FMLN—and in the process littered the country in mass graves.

https://therealnews.com/el-salvadors-civil-war-under-the-shadow-episode-4?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 5 months ago to random

The dreams of a democratic Guatemala were dashed in 1954 when the CIA manufactured a coup against President Jacobo Arbenz to defend the interests of the United Fruit Company.

https://therealnews.com/guatemala-and-the-united-fruit-coup-under-the-shadow-episode-2?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

Dave Zirin speaks with Dr. Jermaine Scott about his forthcoming book, "Black Soccer: Football and Politics in the African Diaspora," and the reality of teaching about race, culture, and politics at a public university in Ron DeSantis's Florida.

https://therealnews.com/how-black-soccer-players-turned-a-global-sport-into-a-site-of-political-struggle?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

In this exclusive interview, we speak with Brazilian farmworkers who were rescued from slave-like working conditions about their lives and about a radical new government program to return the land and means of production to workers.

https://therealnews.com/these-brazilian-farmworkers-escaped-slavery-now-theyre-taking-back-the-land?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

Work stoppages were also held in Jordan, Lebanon, and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israeli onslaught.

https://therealnews.com/west-bank-general-strike-kicks-off-global-protest-against-israels-war-on-gaza?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

The Albrights were a normal East Palestine family before the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment upended their lives. Suffering dire health effects after the derailment, abandoned by Norfolk Southern and the government, what are they supposed to do?

https://therealnews.com/they-were-just-another-east-palestine-family-until-norfolk-southern-set-off-a-bomb-in-their-lives?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

Historian Rashid Khalidi reframes the 'Israel-Palestine Conflict' in light of the 1917 Balfour Declaration and beyond, breaking down the myth of an ancient and eternal Jewish-Arab antagonism.

https://therealnews.com/the-war-on-palestine-has-gone-on-for-over-100-years?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

From doxxing to death threats, Zionists are turning to intimidation tactics to silence pro-Palestine voices on college campuses and in the media.

https://therealnews.com/the-dirty-tactics-of-zionist-censorship-against-pro-palestine-voices?utm_source=mastodon

therealnews, 6 months ago to random

Palestine Action, an affinity network with chapters in the US and UK, is waging an international campaign against Elbit Systems, Israel's largest drone supplier—and they want you to get involved.

https://therealnews.com/meet-the-activists-fighting-zionism-with-direct-action?utm_source=mastodon