Rashida Tlaib’s family disappointed but not surprised by Israeli ban
The Middle East Eye In the yard of her home in the central occupied West Bank, built in 1976, 85-year-old Muftiya sat wearing a traditional embroidered Palestinian thobe, drinking coffee with her son Bassam and discussing plans for a much-awaited visit by her granddaughter. They pondered what food to cook, whether to feed her seasonal […]
Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity
The Nation The media deathwatch never stops. Even while I was in Miami at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention over the weekend, discussing the future of our business, the news came that Pacific Standard—a 10-year-old California-based magazine that made a name for itself particularly for coverage of the environment and social justice issues—was […]
PCIM Hosts the 2019 Izzy Award
This year the Izzy Award was shared by Editors of Earth Island Journal that in its groundbreaking Autumn 2018 issue highlighted the connections between environmental degradation, women and indigenous peoples.The international magazine of the Berkeley, California-based nonprofit Earth Island Institute merges deep investigative journalism with inspirational narrative and art to draw connections between the […]
Todd Miller Comes To IC This Fall
Todd Miller, an award winning journalist will speak at Ithaca College on October 22, 2019 at 5:30 pm. The venue is Emerson Suites at Ithaca College. EMPIRE OF BORDERS “Joining meticulous documentation and vivid on-the-ground research in multiple border hot spots around the planet, Todd Miller pulls the veil off the layers of borders and […]
From Baltimore to Boston
Following the comments made by Trump about the state of the city of Baltimore and how the fault lies with the Democrats, the media commotion quickly moved on to talk about other things, as shootings happened in Dayton and El Paso. While the focus lies elsewhere, those at The Nation dissect the problems that Baltimore faces, and […]
Why Protesting Straight Pride Won’t Help Anyone: A Materialist Analysis
The Ghion Journal There is a proposed Straight Pride Parade planned for the end of August in Boston. Rather than see this as a sign that they’re actually winning the culture wars, or as an unusual opportunity to organize, or even as something worthy of little more than apathy, “the left” sees it as something to confront. […]
‘You don’t have any rights’: CBP agents interrogate US citizen and seize his phone after Venezuela solidarity trip
The Grayzone A US citizen has told The Grayzone that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) service detained him on his way home from Venezuela and violated his privacy. Sergio Lazo Torrez, a 31 year-old Nicaraguan-American, said the CBP forced him to open his cellphone, grilled him about his political beliefs, and demanded […]
We Must Change Land Use to Save Humanity
The Real News Network DHARNA NOOR: The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading climate science body, just wrapped up discussions in Geneva, Switzerland on a new special report on Climate Change and Land. And honestly, it’s bleak, but it’s not too late to act. Here’s what you need to know. The climate […]
Hiroshima Unlearned: Time to Tell the Truth About US Relations with Russia and Finally Ban the Bomb
CounterPunch August 6th and 9th mark 74 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where only one nuclear bomb dropped on each city caused the deaths of up to 146,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 people in Nagasaki. Now, with the US decision to walk away from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) negotiated […]
Emergency Doctor to Trump: You Are Wrong, Mental Illness Is Not to Blame for Gun Violence Epidemic
Democracy Now! President Trump went to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, where he was met by hundreds of protesters condemning his presence after the mass shootings over the weekend, which killed at least 32 people. Prior to his visits, Trump hinted at the need to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, and doubled […]