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Against the Grain

Israel and the Progressives

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Why do so many people who see themselves as progressive nonetheless support the state of Israel, considered an apartheid state for its treatment of the native Palestinian population? Scholar Saree Makdisi argues that the answer partially lies in the Israeli state’s cultivation of Western liberal support. He discusses campaigns designed to appeal to progressives — … Continued

Letters and Politics

How The US-Mexican Drug War Inflamed The Violence & Increased Profits

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  Guest: Benjamin T. Smith  is a professor of Latin American history at the University of Warwick. He specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century politics, land, indigenous groups, Catholicism, journalism, violence and the war on drugs.  He is the author of several books including his latest, The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade.   … Continued

Law & Disorder

Atlanta’s Cop City and the grassroots fight against it; Plus, New Jersey rolls back rights of trans prisoners

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Cat gives her reactions and analysis about the suspension of Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong amid scandalous non-accountability, as his community makes public their demand of reinstatement. Follow Cat Brooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/catscommentary Then, New Jersey is rolling back rights for trans prisoners making it even more difficult for them to be incarcerated at institutions … Continued