Bernie Sanders's Latest Criticism of Israel Signals an Actual Debate Coming in 2020
Speaking at the annual J Street conference, Sen. Bernie Sanders once again condemned recent Israeli attacks on nonviolent protesters.
252 posts found for ‘aipac’
One of the Strongest Progressives in Congress Is Facing a Primary Challenger Invoking Identity and Change. Will She Unseat Him?
Rep. Mike Capuano is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Boston City Councillor Ayanna Pressley.
George H.W. Bush: The Inconvenient Truth
Hagiography is not journalism and rewriting history is unacceptable. Mehdi Hasan and Glenn Greenwald unpack the darker side of George H.W. Bush’s legacy.
Politicians Campaign on Free Speech While Voting to Penalize Boycotts of Israel
Lawmakers around the country are demanding free speech with one hand, and passing so-called anti-BDS laws to punish boycotts of Israel with the other.
Regime Change We Can Believe In: The U.S. Agenda in Venezuela, Haiti, and Egypt
Scholar George Ciccariello-Maher and journalists Kim Ives, Jon Schwarz, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous are this week’s guests.
Centrist Democrats Launch Smear Campaign Against Young Transgender Woman, All to Keep an Old, Straight, White Man in Power
Why are establishment Democrats so determined to prevent the first transgender woman from becoming a U.S. senator?
The Politics of Boycotting Israel Are Creeping into the Race for Georgia Governor
In Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial primary, a law that would punish contractors who boycott Israel has become a divide between the candidates.
In a Major Free Speech Victory, a Federal Court Strikes Down a Law that Punishes Supporters of Israel Boycott
The greatest free speech threat in the West — attempts to outlaw activism against Israeli occupation — may have just suffered a fatal blow.
Upcoming AIPAC Confab Promises To Renew Focus on Israel Anti-Boycott Bill
The ACLU maintains that the Israel Anti-Boycott Act would have a chilling effect on free speech, as it threatens to penalize U.S. individuals and companies solely based on expressed political beliefs.
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Criminally Outlaw Support for Boycott Campaign Against Israel
The two parties join together to sponsor a bill, spearheaded by AIPAC, that would be one of the most authoritarian congressional measures in years.