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1 week ago | progressivehub.net | Tara Suter |Ryan Black

The party has found it difficult to build a cohesive message as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has been embroiled in internal turmoil. By Tara Suter, The HillMore than half of Democrats agree party leadership should be replaced amid infighting, according to a new survey.

1 week ago | progressivehub.net | Phyllis Bennis |Khury Petersen-Smith |Ryan Black

Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear special responsibility to work to end the bombing. By Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith, In These TimesIsrael’s attack on Iran last week has opened a stark danger — a predictable pattern of escalation ushering in a new phase of the long-standing crises roiling the Middle East region.

3 weeks ago | progressivehub.net | Juan Cole |Ryan Black

Madrid’s foreign minister said, “The sole interest that all of us gathered here today have is to stop this unjust, cruel, and inhumane Israeli war in Gaza, break the blockade of humanitarian aid, and move definitively toward a two-state solution.”By Juan Cole, Informed CommentThe Spanish wire service EFE reports that delegations from 20 countries met Sunday in Madrid in a push to pressure Israel to halt its total war on Gaza and to establish a Palestinian state.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Jake Johnson |Ryan Black

“We can cut plenty of other things,” President Donald Trump told West Point’s graduating class. By Jake Johnson, Common DreamsU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday bragged to West Point’s graduating class that he has refused to cut Pentagon spending and touted his push for an annual military budget of $1 trillion, arguing that other programs should be on the chopping block instead.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Akela Lacy |Ryan Black

A day after being attacked by a pro-Israel mob, protesters were shot by rubber bullets — whose use is restricted by California law. By Akela Lacy, The InterceptPolice conspired to violently attack anti-genocide protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles last year, according to a suit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.