NYPD arrested two Columbia University students outside of Barnard gates. Officers were extremely aggressive with students, shoving protestors against the barricades. One officer was cited for using excessive force against a student. #Picket4Palestine

First day of classes at Columbia University

Demanding that voters vote for the lesser of two evils when the evil in question is genocide is not a winning strategy, write political strategist Hanieh Jodat and former socialist Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton. jacobin.com/2024/09/biden-…

My latest piece cowritten with my awesome colleague Hanieh Jodat هانیه جودت

Much appreciation to The Hood 211 🪷🌻🌹 and Hanieh Jodat هانیه جودت for this powerhouse of a piece. Worth all of your time.

My latest piece with The Hood 211 🪷🌻🌹. It is crucial for the Democratic Party to understand that demanding voters to choose the ‘lesser of two evils’ when genocide is at stake is not just immoral—it’s a losing strategy and a profound ethical failure.

Demanding that voters vote for the lesser of two evils when the evil in question is genocide is not a winning strategy! NEW in Jacobin - read this from The Hood 211 🪷🌻🌹 & Hanieh Jodat هانیه جودت: jacobin.com/2024/09/biden-…

LASD Gangs googled US! Due to her crucial reporting, Cerise found herself a target of LASD harassment & surveillance. LASD began to create web of people affiliated w/ Cerise, including PCC's Ricci Sergienko Shoutout Cerise Castle 🌈 for joining us! LISTEN: peoplescitycouncil-la.com/pcp19

Why does L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto Hydee Feldstein Soto follow the viral “kill all Palestinians” podcast?

A government source "closely involved" in Netanyahu's coalition: "Benjamin Netanyahu decided some weeks ago that he does not want a deal, and when it became possible, he got nervous and did all he could to torpedo it."

I need my colleagues to understand what is at stake this fall on our campuses. All of campus activism and free expression. What we allow admin to get away with this fall will set precedents for decades if not forever. mondoweiss.net/2024/09/u-s-un…

Israel continues its lethal-force imposed media blackout of journalism coming from Palestine. That's why over 100 journalists, organized by us, Courage Foundation, and RootsAction are calling for an arms embargo against Israel.

NEW: Harris called Trump’s border wall “a monument standing in opposition to not just everything I value, but to the fundamental values upon which this country was built” in 2019. Now, she’s using Trump’s wall in an ad to say she’s tough on the border. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/04…

The Biden-Harris administration will continue to give Netanyahu everything he asks for, despite it being clear that he has no interest in accepting a ceasefire deal.

Gallant, who has some tactical differences with Netanyahu on Gaza but fully supports and plays a central role in enacting the genocide, describes the siege in the West Bank as “mowing the lawn.”

🚨The increased political activity on campuses is exciting! To help build power & further political education,we are compiling resources & building a dynamic roster of expert speakers for both IRL & virtual teach-ins Learn more about the Teach-In Network: teachinnetwork.org

The Harris campaign is ditching progressive/left voters in order to attract “middle” & conservative Trump voters. This strategy failed in 2016. Biden 2020 campaign mobilized grassroots orgs & progressives around the country. Those important voter blocs won’t be there in November

As the fall semester begins, we take a look at the state of academic dissent on U.S. college campuses. Over the summer, universities have begun to align "with the right-wing agenda of Congress," explains Natasha Lennard, who has written extensively about "the new McCarthyism."

BREAKING: My fall LGBTQ reporting & virus classes were cancelled & I’m not allowed to teach at Medill while I’m “investigated.” Whatever happens, I’ll be fine— like Medill, I “write boldly & tell the truth fearlessly”— but I’ll neither stay nor go quietly.x.com/democracynow/s…

The elites that were appalled by the student uprising against the genocide in Gaza are now doing all they can to prevent a resurgence this fall. Intensive organizing and sustained pushback against campus repression will be essential! Common Dreams commondreams.org/opinion/studen…