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On Palestine and Local Elections

brian bean · February 6, 2023

Like others before him, aldermanic hopeful Mueze Bawany has come under attack by those seeking to discredit the Palestine solidarity movement. As Israel escalates its violent occupation, our side has to reject the false frameworks of the liberal establishment, even in Chicago’s municipal elections.

“We will be defined by liberation”

Yara Hawari, Brekhna Aftab, Farhaana Arefin · May 26, 2022

Palestinian writer Yara Hawari speaks with the founders of Hajar Press on unity and fragmentation, joy and pain, and her novella, The Stone House.

What is the “Israel Institute” Doing at the University of Chicago?

SJP UChicago · May 25, 2022

A new report exposes the “Israel Institute” as an extensive propaganda operation that gives cover to brutal Israeli state violence and capitalizes on the oppression of Palestinians in the service of the Israeli military and security industry.

“Everything in it is true”

Brekhna Aftab, Farhaana Arefin, Yara Hawari · May 24, 2022

Brekhna Aftab and Farhaana Arefin, founders of Hajar Press, speak with Palestinian writer Yara Hawari on cycles of dispossession, the beauty of oral history, and her novella, The Stone House. 

NATO, Explained

Dissenters · March 23, 2022

So what’s up with NATO? Dissenters answers some fundamental questions about NATO, and what role the alliance has played in the war on Ukraine.

“Operating without the Police Came Naturally to People”

Eamonn McCann, brian bean · March 16, 2022

Legendary Irish socialist Eamonn McCann reflects on police abolition in Free Derry, the rapid and challenging dynamics of the movement, and humiliating the Brits.

A kokum pattern skirt made by the author

Solidarity with Ukraine: An Indigenous View

Patty Krawec · March 14, 2022

The story of kokum scarves has long connected Ukrainian refugees and Indigenous peoples of North America. The relationships they represent are an essential kind of solidarity today.

Let’s Talk About Ukraine

Dissenters · March 11, 2022

A guide from Dissenters on how to talk about what's happening in Ukraine as US-based anti-imperialists in solidarity with everyday people and liberatory movements everywhere.

Stylized Old English Map of the Banda Islands

Ending the Curse of Colonialism

Nisha Atalie · January 25, 2022

A new book by Amitav Ghosh explores the beauty, terror, and agency of non-human entities. Sustaining and rebuilding these relationships will be necessary to resist colonialist omnicide.

Twenty Years of Torture at Guantánamo

brian bean · January 11, 2022

Today marks twenty years since the extralegal torture facility Guantánamo Bay was opened. It is time to close the base and begin repairing the harm to its victims and their families.

Israel’s Entry Into The US Visa Waiver Program Further Solidifies Apartheid

Malak Shalabi · January 4, 2022

Moves by the Biden administration to include Israel in the US Visa Waiver Program validate Israel's racist policies.

Boeing Kills with Chicago Bills

Chicago Dissenters · January 3, 2022

For twenty years, Chicago has made Boeing rich by destroying working communities. This year, Chicago has a chance to end the deal with the war profiteer.

Intifada at the Art Institute

A.S. Tantawy · December 30, 2021

The first Palestinian exhibit at Chicago’s Art Institue offers a portal into another world and presents an unnerving, urgent call to resistance.

A child in Gaza.

There’s No Such Thing as Childhood in Gaza: Interview with a Palestinian Mother

Nour Masiry, Kyle Gilbertson · November 22, 2021

The Israeli siege has made daily life in Gaza a particular kind of nightmare. Here, a Palestinian mother speaks about her grim experience, as well as the hopes that sustain her.

Iron Dome rocket with "Deadly Lessons" superimposed

Iron Dome’s Deadly Lessons

brian bean · October 1, 2021

Several socialist elected officials refused to oppose Israel’s brutal settler colonialism when it counted. It's time we talk seriously about the implications for socialist strategy on the ground.

A Vote to Fund Apartheid

brian bean · August 19, 2021

Three months after Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and forced displacement of Palestinian families evoked massive worldwide protests, Reps Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar cast deciding votes to fund more Israeli bombs and apartheid. Why?

Fight Zionism With Socialism

brian bean, Daphna Thier, Erik Wallenberg · August 13, 2021

The heroic Palestinian struggle is the beating heart of the international revolution. Grasping the imperialist dynamics of Zionism and the region is essential for solidarity struggles.

BDS the Police

Keith Rosenthal · July 14, 2021

A central strategy of the Palestinian struggle for liberation is rich with potential for abolitionist movements. It’s time to boycott, divest, and sanction the police.

Black and Palestinian Solidarities

Khury Petersen-Smith, Eve L. Ewing · June 3, 2021

The oppression of Black people and the oppression of Palestinians are linked, but so are their resistances to colonization and US empire. Khury Petersen-Smith speaks with Eve L. Ewing about Black and Palestinian solidarity.

Assad Has Not Won

Leila Al Shami · May 28, 2021

Deep economic and political crisis in Syria under the Assad regime shows that the conditions that gave birth to the Syrian revolution have far from resolved.

Between Grief and Anger, I Will Take Anger

Malak Hijazi · May 19, 2021

A Palestinian in Gaza describes the pain, fear, and anger of life under Israel's bombs.

A Revolution Imprisoned by Assad

Wafa Mustafa · May 4, 2021

A Syrian activist describes her struggle to free her father and other political prisoners arrested and disappeared by the Assad regime for the simple act of protesting for freedom.

Syria, Palestine, Solidarity

Shireen Akram-Boshar · April 15, 2021

Palestinian liberation is intimately tied to the liberation struggles of the entire region. Palestine’s dynamic interdependence with the revolutionary struggle against Assad in Syria has important lessons.

Chicago’s Rohingya and the Myanmar Revolt

Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque · April 2, 2021

The genocide of the Rohingya in Myanmar led many refugees to settle in Chicago. Now, as mass protests roil their home country, Rohingya human rights advocate Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque speaks to his community’s harrowing experience and the current revolt.

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