The People’s Conference for Palestine

Detroit made me proud last week- I was able to attended the People’s Conference for Palestine, here in my own city. What a wonderful experience to be surrounded with clear-sighted people full of hope, despair, information, ideas and plans. I will share some of what I took away from it for myself and for those […]

Let’s “Steelman” the Justification for Genocide

It’s impossible not to be exposed to the propaganda of justification for the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the broader occupation in Palestine. Sometimes an argument seems strong, but you have only to lean in to see that most arguments to explain this occupation actually imply their opposite. Let’s steelman a number of the claims […]

Why Gaza Matters

Genocide is being committed in Gaza: deliberate, effective, ruthless, evil intentional killing of humans of all ages and identities whose only crime is to be Palestinian. The entire population is the target, the casualties are not collateral damage, but successful targets. Israeli soldiers are dropping the bombs but we are complicit, this is “our” genocide.  […]