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Norman Finkelstein: Why I resigned from the Gaza Freedom March coalition (updated)

Norman Finkelstein has announced his resignation from the Gaza Freedom March Coalition. He cites the adding of a Political Context statement, which he dubs ‘sectarian’, as the reason he fears … Continue reading

7 September, 2009 · 62 Comments

Amira versus Israel

Amira Alquerem lost her family during the 22-day Israeli war on Gaza at the turn of the year. On August 31st, this brave 15 year-old girl from Gaza made history … Continue reading

7 September, 2009 · Leave a comment

Israeli policy as evil stupidity: Yeshayahu Leibowitz quotables

Cited in a recent Ha’aretz piece about the decline of the israeli left, the late academic Yeshayahu Leibowitz is described as remarking that he is not sure whether Israel’s policies … Continue reading

15 August, 2009 · 4 Comments

Left Progressive Media Inside The Propaganda Model

In a recent study by Peter Philips and the Project Censored team, the progressive US press is appraised for coverage of “sensitive” issues. The authors ask: “Are independent media strong … Continue reading

3 August, 2009 · 9 Comments

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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