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January 21, 2019
Shalom: What Kind of Peace?
“Peace is purchased from strength.” “The only peace that can endure is a peace that can be defended.” ~ Benjamin Netanyahu “The Government of Israel flatly rejects the establishment of a Palestinian Arab state west of the Jordan river. The Palestinians can run their lives freely in the framework of self-rule, but not as an...
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January 10, 2019
The Zionist fallacy of ‘Jewish supremacy’
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Pulitzer-prize winner Alice Walker caused much controversy by recommending David Icke’s book And the Truth Shall Set You Free, claiming it was “a curious person’s dream come true”. Many reacted sharply to Walker’s endorsement of what is widely considered to be an anti-Semitic book, accusing her...
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November 30, 2018
Zionism: Cycles of Trauma and Aggression in the Service of Settler Colonialism
[Excerpt] …the rise of global fascistic movements, stimulated by Donald Trump and his Zionist allies in the Israeli government, are hard at work toward their mutual interest of global apartheid, often using the internet to disperse false information (“fake news”). Thus, it is clear that the battle against Zionist expansionism and its oppression of the Palestinian...
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November 14, 2018
No Time for Fascists – a Neuroscientific Argument Against Engagement
Human beings are social mammals. We rely on a nurturing environment to develop into empathic beings who productively contribute to a healthy, balanced collective. Our individual fitness is wedded to our social well-being. With the rise of fascism, a destructive order has gained strength and accelerated the unraveling of human society and our ecosystem, leading...
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No Hope for Fascists – a Neuroscientific Argument Against Engagement
Human beings are social mammals. We rely on a nurturing environment to develop into empathic beings who productively contribute to a healthy, balanced collective. Our individual fitness is wedded to our social well-being. With the rise of fascism, a destructive order has gained strength and accelerated the unraveling of human society and our ecosystem, leading...
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October 5, 2018
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan – Nomads in Times of Xenophobia and Mass Migration
The Romani (Roma) people, colloquially known as Gypsies, are the quintessential example of a nomadic ethnic group that has settled in a multitude of locations, yet maintain a relatively cohesive collective identity. Romani culture can provide a window into the importance, hardships and rewards of embracing and contributing to a collective humanity, while preserving and...
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June 12, 2018
A Comparative Approach to Violence in Animals and Human Societies: An Interview with Professor Caroline Blanchard
For millennia, humanity has been plagued by violence and its consequences: oppression and inequality. Academics, intellectuals, politicians and dissidents have since attempted to understand the causes of these phenomena, with the ultimate goal of promoting peace and forming a sustainable, equal and just society. Theories in economics, political science and psychology have profoundly influenced human...
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May 25, 2018
Antifa and Antiwar: Purging Hangers-on in the Struggle for Equality and Justice
On May 21st Diana Johnstone published a long-winded conspiracy theory on Consortium News. The conspiracy included myself, and several past and present contributors to Counterpunch, including CP’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey St. Clair, CP contributor and podcast host Eric Draitser and past contributor Alexander Reid Ross. Further, Johnstone substantially cited an article by Elise Hendrick from her...
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May 3, 2018
Lee Camp Should Know Better – Hint: “Banking” is a Dog Whistle
Who doesn’t love comedy? Laughing is enjoyable, cathartic and healthy. Plus, in our dystopic day and age of climate change, endless war, poverty, the rise of neofascism, and the overall ascension of misogyny, crony capitalism and white supremacy, comedy can be both highly educational and a necessary diversion. Therefore, it is not surprising that comedians,...
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April 17, 2018
On Red-Brown Alliances and the Death of Nuance
I have been pretty vocal about the dangerous cozying up between left and right, which is a real phenomenon that predictably occurs when the liberal establishment is thoroughly corrupted (see here and here). However, I have several major problems with Alexander Reid Ross’s latest piece, published today by the Liberal Zionist publication Haaretz, a problematic...
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