Interview | War & Peace The First US Diplomat to Resign Over Gaza Speaks Out Hala Rharrit says she could no longer promote the US’s “failed policy” that helps neither Palestinians nor Israelis. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 3, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Workers Rallied in New York City on May Day in Solidarity With Palestine Demonstrators called for unions to apply political pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US arms to Israel. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 2, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia and CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments Columbia University's president asked for continued police presence to ensure encampments aren't reestablished. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 1, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Scholar: Why Is Israel Targeting the Families of Those It Already Killed? Jehad Abusalim, friend of late Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, discusses the deaths of Alareer’s daughter and grandson. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 30, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Activists in Freedom Flotilla Blocked From Sailing to Gaza “If Israel thinks that this is the end of our effort … they are sadly mistaken,” says one organizer of the flotilla. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 29, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Police Violently Crack Down on Emory University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment Police used tear gas and stun guns to break up the encampment as they wrestled people to the ground. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 26, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Across the US, Campus Protests for Palestine Face Intensifying Police Crackdowns Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the US arms industry continue coast to coast. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! April 25, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Climate Activists Blockade HQ of World’s Second-Largest Funder of Fossil Fuels Activists from around the world gathered in New York this week to condemn Citigroup’s environmental racism. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 24, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Cops Raid Palestinian Solidarity Encampments, Arrest Protesters at Yale and NYU The encampment at Columbia University is entering its seventh day despite mass arrests of protesters there last week. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! April 23, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Historic Gaza Protests Spread to Campuses Across the Country Meanwhile, Columbia University canceled in-person classes Monday as campus protests enter a sixth day. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 22, 2024 Truthout