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Palestine’s Nakba: 1948–2018

Palestine’s Nakba: 1948–2018 Palestine’s Nakba: 1948–2018

As the USA opens new embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli forces kill 61 and wound 2,700 protesters in Gaza.

May 16, 2018 / OppArt / Fadi Abou Hassan

People gather to celebrate at the Rio Grande

In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day

Hundreds of people from sides of the border gathered to celebrate in the Rio Grande—in defiance of the international boundary that divides the community.

May 16, 2018 / Sasha von Oldershausen

Wilma Rudolph, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones and Martha Hudson

Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow Black Women Athletes Under Jim Crow

Historian Amira Rose Davis joins the show to talk about black women athletes in the age of Jim Crow, before Title IX.

May 16, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Demonstrators protest the U.S. moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, outside the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles.

Demand That Congress Hold Israel Accountable for the Massacre in Gaza Demand That Congress Hold Israel Accountable for the Massacre in Gaza

You can also get your friends to call their senators about net neutrality and join the Poor People’s Campaign.

May 15, 2018 / NationAction

CUNY students

CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized

Students at the City College of New York protected campus groups from a new policy that could have stripped them of funding. 

May 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan and Skanda Kadirgamar

Honduran TPS protester

Trump’s Cruel Folly: Canceling TPS for Hondurans Will Fuel More Violence Trump’s Cruel Folly: Canceling TPS for Hondurans Will Fuel More Violence

For years the United States has helped perpetuate poverty and authoritarian rule in Honduras. Trump’s decision to end temporary protected status only compounds US complicity.

May 15, 2018 / Lauren Carasik

ICE arrest

Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans

The administration is using the pretense of fiscal responsibility to slash programs for the poor and people of color.

May 15, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tobacco farm worker Zimbabwe

The Child Labor in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Fields The Child Labor in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Fields

A global demand for tobacco is fueling this scourge.

May 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Cambodians protest US deportations

The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation The Fight to Stop One Man’s Deportation

Sokha Chhan had an extraordinary attorney, a fearless sister, and the benefit of a new California law. Still, he would need all the luck he could get.

May 15, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Real Men Don’t Grope

Real Men Don’t Grope Real Men Don’t Grope

For every #MeToo there should be an #ITooDidIt.

May 15, 2018 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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