With the ongoing, unrelenting and  unprecedented attack on our democracy from Washington, we have few political leaders able or willing to provide effective push back. The legislative branch is under the control of MAGA Republicans and the federal judiciary is increasingly under the sway of conservative Federalist judges. Our last … Read More

Introductory remarks presented by Elin Boman at Arise & Resist: Our Time to Act is Now conference, March 15, 2025 Welcome everyone.  Thank you for coming to this follow up to our January 19th conference.  Today we intend to develop organizing strategies and strengthen our resistance.  But before we get … Read More

by Lila Li On Sunday, March 2nd, Israel blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza. A week later, energy minister Eli Cohen announced his decision to shut down Gaza’s electricity supply. Without true leadership, external support, and now essential supplies, the people of Gaza have been left completely … Read More

by Lila Li On the morning of March 18, Israel launched a surprise siege on the Gaza Strip, killing over four hundred people and putting a unilateral end to the ceasefire not even two months after it began. Over the past two months, even before declaring it was resuming military … Read More

by Jeannie Connerney *Taoiseach is the Irish word for head of government or prime minister  “Two psychopaths sitting in front of an open fire in the White House.” That’s how Ruth Coppinger, a member of Ireland’s People Before Profit party, described Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu in February. Coppinger was one … Read More

by Liam Noble At 8:27 pm on March 8th, 2025, Mahmoud Khalil was abducted from Columbia University housing by men who refused to disclose their affiliation, saying, “We don’t give our names.”  Filmed by his eight months pregnant wife, Abdalla, Mahmoud was handcuffed and hauled to an unmarked car. As … Read More