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No one had expected that one year would be enough to recenter the Palestinian cause as the world’s most pressing issue, and that millions of people across the globe, would, once again rally for Palestinian freedom.
The last year witnessed an Israeli genocide in Gaza, unprecedented violence in the West Bank, but also legendary expressions of Palestinian sumud, or steadfastness.
It is not the enormity of the Israeli war, but the degree of the Palestinian sumud that has challenged what once seemed to be a foregone conclusion to the Palestinian struggle.
Many of us know the pain of paying steep tolls, especially when a turnpike is taken over by a private company.
Now imagine you live in one of our hemisphere’s most impoverished countries. Do that and you’ll get a glimpse into how unfair trade deals help make life unlivable in many countries — and force countless people to seek a living in countries like the United States.
When a private company suddenly put up toll booths in the middle of a taxpayer-funded highway, local residents in El Progreso, Honduras were furious.
They knew the new fees would also hike the price of food, bus fares, and their daily commutes — and that making it in their country, where roughly half of the population lives below the poverty line, was going to become unbearable.
Our GREEP zoom #192 begins with a furious renunciation of the death penalty in the wake of the unconscionable official murder of MARCELLUS WILLIAMS.
Mr. Williams’s extensive appeals have been rejected by a “pro life” Supreme Court despite the appeal by the family of the alleged victim and many others.
At a minimum more than 200 innocent victims have been put to death by “pro life hypocrites” despite overwhelming evidence of their innocence.
STEVE ROSENFELD then gives us a detailed exploration of the mechanics of the upcoming fall election, focusing on the contrast of the legal landscape alongside the administrative landscape.
Steve is joined by RAY MCCLENDON of Georgia and JOHN BRAKEY of Arizona in arousing massive popular turnout at the voting booth.
JOHN STEINER introduces DAVID NEVINS of The Fulcrum.us and The Overtime Project, also aimed at voter enthusiasm.
MIKE HERSH urges us to view VIGILANTES INC. by Greg Palast with its warning against voter suppression in 2024.