Truthout
Interview
![Movement Memos - A Truthout Podcast - Banner image featuring guest Andrea J. Ritchie and host Kelly Hayes.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1023-movement-memos-400x300.jpg)
Practicing New Worlds in a Time of Collapse
“Our survival is at stake,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie.
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Political Education Is as Essential to Organizing as Direct Action
Broader historical understanding of Palestine is critical to our resistance, says Palestinian Youth Movement organizer.
![Ofer Cassif holds a poster bearing the Palestinian flag as he participates in an outdoor demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1025-ofer-cassif-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Arming Fascist Militias to Suppress Dissent, Knesset Member Warns
Leftist Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif warns Israel is carrying out an annexation-oriented “subjugation plan.”
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Israeli Attacks Wipe Out Entire Families as Gaza Death Toll Has Topped 6,500
Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan shares testimonies of Gazans from a new report on Israeli war crimes.
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Insufficient Aid Trickles Into Gaza as Egypt Says No to Palestinian Refugees
Independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous discusses Egypt’s response to Israel’s attempts to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
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Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Describes Surviving Israel Bombing His Home
Raji Sourani and his family are staying with relatives, but he says they refuse to leave Gaza despite the bombardment.
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Insecurity Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalism. But It Can Spark Resistance.Â
Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change.
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Israel Helped Start Hamas to Weaken Palestinian Hopes for Statehood
Israel has a long history of enabling Hamas while designating them as terrorists to maintain tight control over Gaza.
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Rojava’s Women-Led Restorative Justice System Centers Mediation, Not Retribution
Rojava’s restorative legal system offers a different model of community care, seeking to minimize police involvement.
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Gaza Death Toll Nears 3,800 as Israel Amasses Tanks on the Border
The game is clear: They want complete ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, says Palestinian physician Mustafa Barghouti.