“American Doctor” and “NAZA,” new documentaries about Palestine, highlight the extremes of humanity. “American Doctor,” the first, showcases the best of humanity, exemplified through three American doctors with a history [...]
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“American Doctor” and “NAZA,” new documentaries about Palestine, highlight the extremes of humanity. “American Doctor,” the first, showcases the best of humanity, exemplified through three American doctors with a history of volunteering in Gaza’s hospitals. We find Mark Perlmutter and Feroze Sidhwa, in chaotic, partially bombed-out [...]
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“I won’t back down,” Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestine territories, after being sanctioned by Rubio’s State Department. Albanese’s sanctions were triggered by taking positions at odds with US policy: advocating the ICC (International Criminal Court) try Israeli leaders for genocide, and [...]
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GUEST POST by TOM SANTULLI On the fridge door this Indian proverb: All we need is the morning for that is blessing enough. The greeting sustains me, reminds me of the extraordinary luck just to be born, yet… Outside the front door: homelessness. A few blocks away: families struggle to put food on the table, stay warm as winter comes; hesitate [...]
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We are at a critical juncture. Basic freedoms and our safety—rights enshrined in the Constitution are under assault. We are becoming a nation ruled by Fascists, criminals and grifters. In the face of this danger, why are people disappearing into their phones, binging on Netflix, captive to gambling mania, scrolling through social media, [...]
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