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Foreign Policy
Gaza Ceasefire to Take Effect Friday Morning
On Thursday night, Israel’s security cabinet voted unanimously in favor of a ceasefire to end the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza that has been raging since last Monday. The ceasefire was brokered by Egypt and is set to take effect early Friday morning. A Hamas...
Amid Gaza Killings, Biden Approves $735 Million More Weapon Sales to Israel
A report from The Washington Post revealed that the Biden administration approved a $735 million arms sale to Israel. Congress was officially notified of the sale on May 5th, less than one week before Israel began its latest bombing campaign in Gaza, which, so...
Unpacking “The Monopoly on Violence” ft. Jose Galison Ep. 166
https://youtu.be/ZKFPGghTZnI Jose Galison of "No Way, Jose!" joined me once again for Part II of our review of "The Monopoly on Violence." We unpack several topics like the Social Contract, the anarchist tradition, qualified immunity, the socialist calculation...
Scott Horton Busts Neocon Conspiracies in New Book
Last month Foreign Affairs ran an article saying that Iran and Israel were engaged in mutual hostilities that could drag the United States into a war not of our choosing, and there was no mention in the article of the people who really do want the U.S. to go to war...
Correcting the Lapdog Media
Former CNN White House correspondent Michelle Kosinski declared on Twitter last week that American journalists would “never expect…Your own govt to lie to you, repeatedly” and “Your own govt to hide information the public has a right to know.” Kosinski denounced...
Israel Vows Further Escalation in Bombing of Gaza
Israel continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip through Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as the death toll continues to mount. Gaza’s health ministry said early Wednesday that so far, at least 35 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes,...
Nationalism vs. Patriotism: What’s the Difference and Why it Matters
The terms nationalism and patriotism have very similar and difficult-to-differentiate definitions, but are worth reflecting on a time when they are more popular than ever.
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