"He’s gonna do all these demagogic tricks to like, make -- his sadness will be your sadness all of a sudden. And I feel like pop music has a weird way of [doing] that." The first single off j. mamana's forthcoming record is out today. the interview: thepublicsradio.org/artscape/studi…

David Roberts David Roberts this is false. There was literally a “dark brandon” meme re: student debt cancellation, praise when he walked picket line + withdrew from Afghanistan, and serious engagement with Bidenomics (i know you listened thedigradio.com/podcast/bideno…). Genocide is the breaking point.

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow. lithub.com/the-names-of-1…

New ep of The Dig: dylan saba and Waleed Shahid 🪬 on how the Gaza genocide and solidarity movement opposing it are transforming US politics—an internationalist moment that marks a profound turning point for the left w huge possibilities and dangers. thedigradio.com/podcast/gaza-a…

This article was *censored* by the board of directors of the Columbia Law Review because it was about the Nakba. They preferred to take down their whole website rather than let you read Rabea Eghbariah's analysis. Get it here instead perma.cc/L3US-9V8R

BREAKING NEWS: We, the staff of Harper's Magazine, have formed a union with @2110UAW. Read more about why we have formed a union here. 1/5

if you're in New York, don't miss this conversation on Wednesday between Azad Essa, Suchitra Vijayan 🇵🇸, and Raja Abdulhaq on the relationship between ascendant fascisms in India and Israel, moderated by Aparna Gopalan 🇵🇸 (if you're not in NY, catch the livestream!) jewishcurrents.org/event/ballots-…

" He loved playing on the trampoline, soccer and playing with cats." The baby Israel beheaded in the Rafah tent massacre was identified as Ahmed Al-Najjar. He was only 18 months old.

Rhode Islanders: Tell the General Assembly not to adjourn without taking action on tenants’ rights. It only takes 15 seconds to send a letter! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t…

best movie of the year reviewed by Nora Caplan-Bricker thenation.com/article/cultur…

Wrote about Annie Baker's experiments with time and attention, and about being reimmersed in the western Mass of my childhood in her gorgeous debut film, Janet Planet thenation.com/article/cultur…

This review of Janet Planet describes the movie I experienced, one of the greatest works of art about a child's sense of, and power over, elapsing time, where summer itself is the medium

"There have always been attempts to talk about the Gaza question instead of the Palestine question. But it is one question. What we are witnessing now is a genocidal variant of the Nakba" Rabea Eghbariah in conversation w/Josh Cohen on the ongoing Nakba jewishcurrents.org/the-law-cannot…

this disquieting and expertly reported piece by Maya Rosen shows how post-October 7th "solidarity tours" of Israel are radicalizing American Jews into total identification with Israel—even as Israeli bombs kill Gazans just miles from the tour sites jewishcurrents.org/the-rise-of-oc…

Fascinating essay about Jewish Americans' Oct 7 tourism to Israel and its effects on a particular kind of victimhood - resonating with social psychological research on the topic, which also shows that these perceptions are not inevitable. A 🧵with relevant articles and concepts.

Biden resumed shipments of 500-pound bombs to Israel two days ago. Here is how they are used

Good morning! Beloved writer and translator Eman is sheltering in Rafah with her parents and five younger siblings. Are you able to give $5-10 (or more!) and share with one person? I will match up to $150 today! gofundme.com/f/4eman

Here it is: all of Thawra in one place, on one feed, permanently: my 40-hour history of 20th century Arab politics with Abdel Razzaq Takriti عبدالرزاق التكريتي; the nationalist, communist, Baathist currents that mobilized against Western imperialism and Zionist settler colonialism. thedigradio.com/Thawra/