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Including over 50 vessels, delegations from at least 44 countries, and activists, organizers, and people of conscience f...
09/08/2025

Including over 50 vessels, delegations from at least 44 countries, and activists, organizers, and people of conscience from around the world, the Global Sumud Flotilla is the largest maritime mission in history to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Angola sits on the grounds of a former slave plantation and is notorious for violating incarcerated people’s rights.
09/08/2025

Angola sits on the grounds of a former slave plantation and is notorious for violating incarcerated people’s rights.

09/07/2025

“I, like many others, thought that working for Microsoft was the opportunity of a lifetime. I worked three years on Azure, not knowing that my labor was actively being used to facilitate the murder of my people.”

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago. In the years after the storm, the city became a laboratory of Frankenste...
09/05/2025

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago. In the years after the storm, the city became a laboratory of Frankenstein proportions for the most extreme forms of privatization and deregulation.

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago in August. In the years after the storm, the city became a laboratory of Frankenstein proportions for the most extreme forms of privatization and deregulation.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a map proposing to annex over 80% of the West Bank. He’s not far off ...
09/05/2025

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a map proposing to annex over 80% of the West Bank. He’s not far off from the rest of the Israeli political establishment — even the “pragmatic” opposition.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich released a map proposing to annex over 80% of the West Bank. He's not far off from the rest of the Israeli political establishment — even the "pragmatic" opposition.

On September 6, 1971, more than 100 members of the Tupamaros, the Uruguayan urban guerrilla group, carried out the large...
09/05/2025

On September 6, 1971, more than 100 members of the Tupamaros, the Uruguayan urban guerrilla group, carried out the largest prison break in history. This is episode 65 of Stories of Resistance.

“Drug trafficking is a crime, not an act of war,” noted one critic. “Traffickers must be arrested, not summarily execute...
09/04/2025

“Drug trafficking is a crime, not an act of war,” noted one critic. “Traffickers must be arrested, not summarily executed.”

"Drug trafficking is a crime, not an act of war," noted one critic. "Traffickers must be arrested, not summarily executed."

“I, like many others, thought that working for Microsoft was the opportunity of a lifetime. I worked three years on Azur...
09/03/2025

“I, like many others, thought that working for Microsoft was the opportunity of a lifetime. I worked three years on Azure, not knowing that my labor was actively being used to facilitate the murder of my people.”

“We didn’t just lose the place, we lost our souls in this war. We lost our children, our learning. Our children’s future...
09/03/2025

“We didn’t just lose the place, we lost our souls in this war. We lost our children, our learning. Our children’s future is gone. The place can be rebuilt, but what’s inside us will never go back to how it was.”

“I am asking everyone: use your voice, share the truth,” Mohamed Abu Tawila tells us from Gaza. “Call for the protection...
09/02/2025

“I am asking everyone: use your voice, share the truth,” Mohamed Abu Tawila tells us from Gaza. “Call for the protection of civilians, and support… families getting food, water, medicine, shelter. We want life, safety, and a chance to live. Don’t forget us.”

“I am asking everyone: use your voice, share the truth,” Mohamed Abu Tawila tells us from Gaza. “Call for the protection of civilians, and support... families getting food, water, medicine, shelter. We want life, safety, and a chance to live. Don't forget us.”

Donald Trump’s plan for the US and Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for Israel are both shaped by racist, colonialist worldview...
09/02/2025

Donald Trump’s plan for the US and Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan for Israel are both shaped by racist, colonialist worldviews that grant full rights and personhood to some while justifying the repression and extermination of others.

The first country in Latin America to gain its freedom and the only country to win independence through a slave revolt. ...
09/02/2025

The first country in Latin America to gain its freedom and the only country to win independence through a slave revolt. This is Episode 64 of Stories of Resistance.

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