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1. Double Standards Reveal the True Western Strategy

   Two recent events in Europe have the potential to send shock waves well beyond the continent. The events are significant both in themselves and in how their double standards chisel away at the West’s heroic narrative and reveal the true cynical strategy. The first is France’s compromising of democracy in the appointment of a new … Continue reading "Double Standards Reveal the True Western Strategy"

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2. Free Speech and the Department of Political Justice

   In 1966, two famous Russian literary dissidents, Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky, were tried and convicted on charges of disseminating propaganda against the Soviet state. The two were authors and humorists who published satire abroad that mocked Soviet leaders for failure to comply with the Soviet Constitution of 1936, which guaranteed the freedom of speech. … Continue reading "Free Speech and the Department of Political Justice"

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3. Israeli Torture Chambers Aren’t New. They Provoked October 7

   For many years I lived just up the road from Megiddo prison in northern Israel, where new film of Israeli guards torturing Palestinians en masse has been published by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper. I drove past Megiddo prison on hundreds of occasions. Over time I came to barely notice the squat grey buildings, surrounded by watch … Continue reading "Israeli Torture Chambers Aren’t New. They Provoked October 7"

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4. Debate Debacle: Our Bleak Foreign Policy Future

   The first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presented a bleak picture of the future of U.S. foreign policy no matter who wins in November. On the most urgent and important foreign policy issue of the year, the war and genocide in Gaza, Harris repeated empty platitudes about a “two-state solution” and Trump … Continue reading "Debate Debacle: Our Bleak Foreign Policy Future"

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5. Canada Is Ending Jewish National Fund’s Charitable Status

   Reprinted from Jacobin with the author’s permission. The recent revocation of the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) charitable status may be the most important Palestine solidarity victory in Canadian history. The grassroots win is a boost to the global Stop the JNF campaign and efforts to disrupt Canadian charity assistance to Israel. On August 10, the … Continue reading "Canada Is Ending Jewish National Fund’s Charitable Status"

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