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Michael Laxer
4 days ago4 min read
That Strong Spirit of Palestinian Emancipation
Celebration in Gaza as the ceasefire is announced -- image via X By Vijay Prashad It is impossible to bottle this sensibility. All of...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 156 min read
The Possibility of a War Against Iran
Public domain image By Vijay Prashad In early January, most of the major military forces of Iran participated in a large military exercise...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 19, 20245 min read
The Genocide Grinds On
By Vijay Prashad It has become background noise. We know it is happening, but we can almost forget that it continues at a barbaric rate....
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Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20247 min read
The Fall of the Assad Government in Syria
By Vijay Prashad As the rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Syria Liberation Committee) seized Damascus, Syria’s capital, on...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 27, 20246 min read
Why Do the Israelis Bomb Palestinian Homes in the Middle of the Night?
By Vijay Prashad At 10 p.m. on the night of October 28, 2024, the Israeli air force struck a five-story building in Beit Lahiya, in the...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 22, 20245 min read
Yemen Appears to Have the Upper Hand in Its Conflict With the United States
Yemini commandos prepare to land on the Galaxy Leader, November 2023 By Vijay Prashad On November 14, 2023, a month into Israel’s...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 15, 20245 min read
When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?
By Vijay Prashad After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20245 min read
What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers
Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20247 min read
Highlander Research and Education Center Brings Old-School Expertise to Present-Day Issues
Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice. Image via Highlander By Damon...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 30, 20247 min read
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: The Man Who Defeated Israel
By Vijay Prashad Israel assassinated Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1960-2024) because he refused to stop the attacks on northern Israel until...
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Michael Laxer
Sep 9, 20244 min read
How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
Protest against the Israeli war on Gaza outside the New York Times building, November, 2023 -- image via X By Norman Solomon As the Gaza...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 30, 20248 min read
Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...
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Michael Laxer
May 3, 20245 min read
Student Demands for Divestment Are Not New
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 19, 202410 min read
Telling the ‘Untold’ Stories of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, and Hopes—in Gaza and Beyond
The media collective Untold Palestine gathers the stories mainstream media doesn’t tell about Palestinians—videos, photographs, and...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 12, 20247 min read
Why Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other Hominins
We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time. An ancient skull excavated...
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Michael Laxer
Mar 22, 20247 min read
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 17, 20246 min read
Why Won’t Biden Wave the Magic Wand in His Hand to Stop Israel?
If stopping genocide is not a good enough reason for Biden to rein in Israel’s blood thirst, is losing the 2024 election a risk he’s...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 13, 20245 min read
Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20236 min read
‘Practices for Care and Endurance’ Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza
Amid genocidal violence and mass civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, well-known writers, artists, healers, and activists shared practices...
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