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Video: A Time and A Place for Everything
Kamala Harris, the 2024 Election, and Gaza
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The ICJ Ruling on Israel's Occupation: What It Means and What Comes Next
What was the ICJ asked to adjudicate? What did the ICJ decide? And what are the ramifications of this decision, and how might it serve to finally bring…
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Ukraine and Its Allies Need To Prepare For A Second Trump Presidency Now
The Biden administration should devise a more effective Ukraine strategy for itself, but must also work with Ukraine and Europe to come up with a…
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The Scope and Denial of the Gaza Genocide
The raw numbers about the devastation in Gaza almost certainly understate the severity of the destruction, yet even this conservative estimate is under…
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Who's Up Next If Biden Steps Aside?
While the Biden team scrambles to find ways to salvage their faltering campaign, pressure mounts for him to quit the race. But would anyone else have a…
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Video: The Fallout From the Presidential Debate
In the premier episode of Cutting Through video, I dive into the fallout of the presidential debate and how we allowed our democracy to get to this…
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June 2024

Not "Mowing the Lawn," But Burning the House Down
If You Don't Value Palestinian Lives Stop the Genocide to Save Israeli Lives
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It's Israel, Not Hamas, That Is the Only Thing Stopping a Ceasefire
Israel insists it will continue its warfare until Hamas is eliminated, Hamas has accepted the ceasefire proposal. Yet Antony Blinken falsely claims it…
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May 2024

Deep Dive On Zionism
We who oppose Zionism can be more nuanced about how we approach it. Not every Zionist is tantamount to a Klansman, as some believe.
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ICC Request for Arrest Warrants Against Israeli, Hamas Leaders: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Karim Khan's request for arrest warrants against two Israeli and three Hamas officials may not be perfect, but it is major progress for an international…
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The Lies That Sustain Israeli Genocide
Big lies and small lies, they all come together to weave a false narrative so people can justify their support for the mass murder of Palestinians
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Hamas Accepting Ceasefire Proposal Creates a Major Dilemma For Israel
Netanyahu and his whole "War Cabinet" are united in their desire to decimate Rafah, but Hamas just made it more difficult for Israel to start that…
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