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Israel’s Young Settler Vanguard

E. A. Halevi Jacobin substack
In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.

The Beinart Notebook: There Is No Ceasefire

Peter Beinart, Muhammad Shehada YouTube
Peter Beinart interviews Muhammad Shehada on the Trump plan: Israel’s plans for the more than half of Gaza, Palestinian public opinion of Hamas, Potential role of international peacekeepers, Emerging rival criminal gangs in Gaza

Friday Nite Videos | August 1, 2025

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Gang Databases | John Oliver

The massive problems caused by gang databases, how people wind up on them, and why nobody looks good in lime green.

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The Bikeriders Is Running on Fumes

Eileen Jones Convergence
Jeff Nichols’s The Bikeriders coasts on Austin Butler’s outlaw charm and an excellent performance from Tom Hardy. But neither can get this nostalgia piece into third gear.

King David and Boss Daley

Bobby Vanecko South Side Weekly
Professor Lance Williams traces the stories and conflicts of two powerful Chicago leaders, David Barksdale and Richard J. Daley, in a recent book.

Distorting the MS-13 Threat

Sonja Wolf NACLA
The Trump administration’s depiction of Central American gang members conveniently overlooks the United States’ role in perpetuating gang violence at home and abroad.
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