Sanctuary and the Neoliberal City
While elected officials plead scarcity, communities create and share means of collective survival with newly arriving asylum seekers in Chicago.
International
Palestinian Students Face Discrimination at UIC
Administrators at UIC have been implicated in a series of racist incidents aimed to limit free speech and political activism. Students for Justice in Palestine at UIC are demanding accountability.
On Palestine and Local Elections
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”
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?
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 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
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”
Legendary Irish socialist Eamonn McCann reflects on police abolition in Free Derry, the rapid and challenging dynamics of the movement, and humiliating the Brits.
Solidarity with Ukraine: An Indigenous View
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
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.
Ending the Curse of Colonialism
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
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
Moves by the Biden administration to include Israel in the US Visa Waiver Program validate Israel's racist policies.
Boeing Kills with Chicago Bills
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
The first Palestinian exhibit at Chicago’s Art Institue offers a portal into another world and presents an unnerving, urgent call to resistance.
There’s No Such Thing as Childhood in Gaza: Interview with a Palestinian Mother
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’s Deadly Lessons
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Palestinian in Gaza describes the pain, fear, and anger of life under Israel's bombs.
A Revolution Imprisoned by Assad
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.