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Tidbits – Jan.16 – Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal – After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P – Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; for Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and More…

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Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal - After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P - Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; For Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and more....

A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough

Seraj Assi Jacobin
The announcement of a cease-fire deal in Gaza is a welcome reprieve after over a year of genocide. But it does nothing to remedy Israel’s numerous violations of international law that produced untold misery among Palestinians.

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

Jess Maginity Los Angeles Review of Books
This book discusses the effort by the alt-right and fascist movements to claim the genres science fiction and speculative literature as their own.

Embodying MLK’s Dream Today

Rev. Irene Monroe LA Progressive
If King were among us today, he would say that it is not enough to look outside ourselves to see the places where society is broken.

Labor’s Prodigal Son Returns

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
SEIU rejoins the AFL-CIO, even as arresting labor’s decline remains a daunting challenge.