Tlaib and Bush Called to End Violence in Israel and Gaza. Then Fellow Democrats Attacked.
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush called for a ceasefire and were attacked by AIPAC-aligned centrists. Democratic leadership stayed silent.
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Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
What Does Trump Want With Cuba?
The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign is pushing Cuba into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
Ilhan Omar Takes Swipe at AOC for Praising Kamala Harris’s Gaza Ceasefire Push
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came under fire from her closest allies on the left — including a fellow Squad member — after a raucous reception at the DNC.
A New Battle Over Government Spying
The infamous 702 surveillance powers are expiring, AIPAC to spend $100 million to unseat the Squad, and stories from Gaza.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Maxwell Frost, and Greg Casar Join Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
With Frost’s and Casar’s sponsorship of the ceasefire resolution, the pro-Israel lobby may have been dealt a setback.
A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists.
AZAPAC’s Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. To do that, he’s courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalist candidates.
After Michael Brown’s Killing, Wesley Bell Called for “Accountability on Both Sides” in Ferguson Racism
The AIPAC-backed challenger to Rep. Cori Bush also said the decision not to release Darren Wilson’s side of the story was “tragic.”
How Israel Quietly Crushed Early American Jewish Dissent on Palestine
“Our Palestine Question,” an explosive new book by Geoffrey Levin, delves into American Jewish McCarthyism from the 1950s through late 1970s.
“The Squad,” Part 3: The Last Gaza War
In 2021, members of the Squad and its allies made history speaking up against Israel’s war on Gaza. Then came the backlash.