Refaat Alareer wrote a poem called “If I Die,” asking people to fly a kite in his name if he’s killed to give hope to orphaned children.

He wrote it for his daughter, Shaima.

Israel killed him. Months later Shaima had a baby.

Israel killed Shaima.

And her husband and baby.

For no reason, no reason at all, I am sharing my guiding quote about how I approach being a professor, from Prof. Toni Morrison

spending time and effort to define and defend a protest as “peaceful” is an absolute waste and cedes a lot of rhetorical ground! simply don’t worry about it!!!!

So much handwringing about Gen Z and if social media has rotted their brains, meanwhile students across the country are putting their academic careers on the line for Gaza are demonstrating more moral clarity on this issue than most of the our elected leaders. The kids are fine.

.David Weigel on why the left-wing protestors are wearing masks.

fear of facial recognition tech and, as one organizer put it: 'we deny the Biden administration’s narrative about COVID — that it’s no longer a big deal'
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Today in The Nation we have a piece by Lujayn, a 14-year-old girl in Gaza, that has floored me every time I've read it. It's about what happened when an Israeli bulldozer came to destroy the house she was staying in, and you must, must, must read it. thenation.com/article/world/…

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ACAB

Any... any chance we could try for the yellow line?

“The late Stein 'was a passionate advocate for Palestinian rights who published, supported, and celebrated Palestinian writers and visual artists,' her daughters, Katrina and Wendy vanden Heuvel, and literary agent, Bill Clegg, said in a collective statement.”

In late capitalism, even the waves give you cancer. We’re fucked.

For humanity to survive, capitalism must die.

Mariame Kaba said that that hope is a discipline— not a emotion or a moment of mere optimism. It's a practice; the work we do every day striving towards what we seek. Again and again. Bit by bit. Each instance spent towards imagining/ building that new world, tears this one down.

Earth Day messaging is still stuck at the 'recycle harder' level, when what we need is the 'sue & disrupt the fossil fuel industry out of existence and put the executives who've spread lies in prison, as billions of lives and life on Earth is at risk' level

The deadline to apply for this year's Puffin Nation Student Journalism Conference is just two weeks away! The conference will be hosted at The New School on May 31st and you can receive a travel grant of up to $500. You can find all the info here: thenationfund.org/what-we-do/stu…

probably says a lot about the state of literature that it’s been extremely impressive and heartening to me that someone who writes so brilliantly and honestly about empire has been consistently vocal about empire

A key missing detail in the 'Are children good' debate is that children simply don't give a shit about strangers' opinions one way or the other. This is, generally speaking, their finest quality as a people.

My kids are adults so I don't even have a dog in this hunt now. But for some time now I have noticed a shift in the discourse from 'I don't want kids' to 'I don't want kids in public spaces' and I know people think it's personal but it's really systemic & fascist

Hey it’s our shawarma place, just had this for dinner.

It’s tax day!! Here’s how the US government used your taxes last year:

I've just posted some important personal and professional news about my health crisis on my website.janemcalevey.com please read and share with relevant folks in our struggle for justice. My best to you all--

People have been so generous that we're just a few thousand dollars away from being able to get Mohammed R. Mhawish | محمد مهاوش's parents, sister, and in-laws out of Gaza along with him, his wife, and their son. We're so, so close — please chip in if you can chuffed.org/project/108852…