Background Briefing

Background Briefing – December 22, 2025

The Relationship Between Antisemitism and Criticism of Israel We begin with charges of antisemitism leveled by Israel’s PM Netanyahu against Australia’s PM who was booed at a memorial service yesterday, blaming him for the Bondi Beach massacre because Australia recognized Palestine. We will discuss the relationship of antisemitism to criticism of Israel with Lincoln Mitchell, … Continued


In this moment of radical transformation, shifting the societal pronoun from “me, me, me” to “we” may be the single most transformational pivot we can make in order for anything else to work. Our destiny is ultimately collective. How can we overcome corrosive divisions and separations that are tearing us apart and create a world … Continued


“The bosses have two parties,” they said. “We need one of our own.” In 1996, representatives and activists from hundreds of local and international unions came together to launch a workers’ party — long missing from U.S. politics. Labor Party participant and economist Howard Botwinick discusses the organization’s challenges and promise, and the lessons from … Continued


Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast)

Democracy Now! (Rebroadcast) – December 22, 2025

On today’s show: “Who Are They Protecting?”: Rep. Ro Khanna Urges Contempt Charges over AG Bondi’s Epstein Redactions Rep. Ro Khanna on Venezuela Strikes, Zohran Mamdani, Trump-Kennedy Center & More Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements as State-Sponsored Violence Escalates “Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado Democracy … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post w/ Labor For Palestine and Union del Barrio

On this episode of Palestine Post, guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with organizers from Labor For Palestine. José Francisco Negrete is a Los Angeles–based labor organizer with Labor for Palestine, organizing within unions to build worker-led solidarity against Israel’s genocide and in support of Palestinian liberation.  Miriam Arghandiwal is a member of IAtSE 871 and … Continued


UpFront

Ukraine news, Trump admin to dismantle NCAR, Parents organize to protect healthcare for trans kids

0:08 – Ukraine negotiations wrap up in Miami without a major announcement. John Feffer, Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, joins us. 0:34 – The Trump administration has fixed its eye on dismantling a major climate science research center in Colorado, called NCAR. We talk about the consequences with Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and … Continued