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As a Palestinian Mother, Here’s How I Talk to My Kids About the Genocide in Gaza
"When my children grow up, I hope they understand that they are Palestinian ... and that their existence is resistance."

New Columbia River Treaty Must Prioritize Local Tribes and Ecological Concerns
A 60-year-old treaty between the U.S. and Canada to jointly manage the Columbia River is being renegotiated.

The ADL Smears Anti-Zionist Jews Like Me While Overlooking True Antisemitism
I, like so many, was outraged when the head of the Anti-Defamation League slammed JVP and IfNotNow as “hate groups."

National Islamophobia Strategy Is PR Stunt to Protect Biden’s Political Future
The “National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia” does nothing to change how U.S. foreign policy relies on Islamophobia.

Gaza Used to Be a Thriving Spice Capital. Now There Is Neither Bread Nor Safety.
Israel’s siege and genocide in Gaza have rendered the vibrant spice capital of my father’s childhood unrecognizable.

A Pick-Up Soccer Group Is Helping Welcome Refugees to New York City
A weekly pickup game in a public park in Queens has become a powerful hub for organizing solidarity with asylum seekers.

I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now
As anti-Zionist Jews, we oppose any nation that aims to expel, oppress, or wipe out another people.

Humanitarian Crisis in Congo Is the Sinister Underbelly of “Green Tech”
The “green tech” industry is reproducing the same colonial and extractive patterns that got us to the climate crisis.

Don’t Let Biden and Blinken Get Away With Aiding a Second Nakba
U.S. support for Israel’s attacks on Al-Shifa and the genocide in Gaza is a violation of international humanitarian law.

Protesters Hoped to Plant Trees at Cop City Site. They Were Tear Gassed Instead.
Police attacked protesters in a militarized response to a nonviolent Stop Cop City action this week in Georgia.