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Chuck explains why This is Hell! is still on the radio. Plus, a 2009 talk with @IraChernus on his TomDispatch piece, 'Time to Change the Story: Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated.'

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War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young, by Norman Solomon
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In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture
by Norman Solomon
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Trump should have known better than to 'write' books! nytimes.com/2024/05/07/nyr…

How the latest campus uprisings are a genuine shock to the all-American war system and a refusal to accept a culture of death -- Norman Solomon, 'War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young, In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture'  tomdispatch.com/war-culture-ha…

NEW FREE HELL! Columbia University's Helen Benedict on her TomDispatch piece, 'The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza.'

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Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson: Testing the Limits of Justice
by Robert Lipsyte
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At his Bracing Views blog, retired Lt. Col. and historian Bill Astore on sorting out America's 'longest' war(s). bracingviews.substack.com/p/americas-lon…

The disaster facing Gaza's children -- as reported by Juan Cole. juancole.com/2024/05/netany…

What impact will Trump's masquerade as the champion of Americans underserved by democracy, left behind by technology, & likely to be replaced (so he claims) by immigrants of color have on the current Trump jury and the 2024 election?
by Robert Lipsyte
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What impact will Trump's masquerade as the champion of those underserved by democracy and likely to be replaced (so he claims) by immigrants have on the jury and the 2024 election? Lipsyte, 'Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson, Testing the Limits of Justice'  tomdispatch.com/donald-trump-a…

Even in 2010, Noam Chomsky concluded all too sadly and aptly that U.S. policy (as now) was helping to ensure that the phrase “Palestinian state” would mean 'fried chicken.'
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In Washington-Speak, “Palestinian State” Means “Fried Chicken”
A 'Best of TomDispatch' piece today by Noam Chomsky
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Tuesday on This Is Hell!: Columbia University prof Helen Benedict on her @tomdispatch article, ' The Distortion of Campus Protests over #Gaza ,' on the right weaponizing #Antisemitism .

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Today, a 2010 'Best of TomDispatch' piece by Noam Chomsky on a Middle East peace that could happen but won't... tomdispatch.com/a-middle-east-…

The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza: How the Right Has Weaponized Antisemitism to Distract from Israel's War
by Helen Benedict
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Students on the Right Side of History, by Helen Benedict
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As in 1968, so now, those who called cops in will live to regret it. -Tom theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

A look at Netanyahu's determination to send the Israeli military into Rafah where perhaps 1.3 million Gazans (mostly refugees) are located. What a nightmare and a half. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

If it weren’t for the Israeli occupation — and now the full-scale war that has killed more than 34,000 people, 72% of them women and children, and damaged or destroyed 62% of all its housing — Gaza would be ideal for bird watching.
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