The “arrest first and ask questions later” reality forces families to spend immense energy on safety planning, rights rehearsals, and preparing for potential detentions, fraying the very foundation of community well-being.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
Palestinians, aid groups express cautious ‘jubilation’ as ceasefire deal reached
“People were screaming in the streets, because after two years of bombings and destruction and loss, finally they will sign the ceasefire,” said one aid worker. “I hope they can maintain this deal.”
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
Bari Weiss and the post-liberal media order
The tabloid-ification of CBS News is a marked escalation in our trend towards AI-driven confectionary reality.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
‘Illegal… unconstitutional… dangerous… wrong’: Texas National Guard troops invade Illinois
“Illinois will not let the Trump administration continue on their authoritarian march without resisting,” vowed Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.
Posted inThe Marc Steiner Show
How can anyone still deny Israel is committing genocide in Gaza?
“There is this very specific criteria for what makes something genocide, and it doesn’t have to look anything like the Holocaust.”
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
ICED out of America
For over four months, journalists have been bearing witness to America’s cruel and unusual treatment of immigrants and Trump’s militarized war against them. There seems to be no end in sight.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
Lawmakers demand information about potential use of Paragon spyware by ICE
The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
Defying Israel, more ships sail to Gaza after Global Sumud Flotilla captured
“I’m here as an act of global Indigenous solidarity, and there are many, many people, many Indigenous nations across Turtle Island, that support the Palestinian people and their liberation struggle.”
Posted inRattling the Bars
‘A soul-sucking, desolate hell’: How I survived America’s most secretive supermax prison
“You are not provided any joy, any stimulation—you got to find that yourself… I didn’t understand what weeks and months of silence can do to someone’s psyche. That can tear people apart if you’re not conscious of what’s happening to you.”
Posted inStories of Resistance
Gaza flotilla capture inspires global solidarity protests and strikes
Hundreds of thousands of people in dozens of cities have taken to the streets, demanding respect and safety for the flotilla passengers kidnapped and detained by Israeli forces. This is episode 70 of Stories of Resistance.
