Anthony O’Rourke and Wadie E. Said
Dissent Magazine
Federal law enforcement is under pressure to launch specious terrorism investigations into pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses, based solely on their public statements. The GOP hearings, led by Trump supporters, show the dangers.
The relationship between contemporary antisemitism and Islamophobia in Eastern Europe, and the process wherein these states have tightened their international partnership with Israel on the one hand, while presenting anti-Jewish hatred at home.
The goal isn’t merely eliminating barriers to ascending the strata, but rather flattening the hierarchy altogether. If “equity” is to be a worthwhile word, it will have to mean de-stratifying the systems that impose sexist and racist hierarchies.
The war in Afghanistan wasn’t a failure. It was a massive success — for those who made a fortune off it. Instead of a nation, what we really built were more than 500 military bases — and the personal fortunes of the people who supplied them.
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