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Democrats Will Regret Helping To Pass the Laken Riley Act

Michelle Goldberg The New York Times
Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe in and eventually live to regret. The Laken Riley Act, is such a wrong vehicle.

First Ceasefire, Then Palestinian Liberation; Next Day Netanyahu Delays Vote

Jewish Voice for Peace and Al Jazeera and News Agencies Jewish Voice for Peace; Al Jazeera
Yesterday, a ceasefire and peace agreement was reached between Hamas and the Israeli government, which has been supported and armed by the United States. Today Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not send the peace agreement to a vote in the Cabinet,

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.

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.