By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Soccer is called “the Beautiful Game,” but the 2022 World Cup should serve as a reminder that for many in the world, the fight for human rights, workers rights and equality is not a game. It is deadly serious.

Qatar's World Cup Is A Lavish Exercise in Sportswashing

Goodman and Moynihan report each week on the people and places caught in the middle, the ones most directly affected by policy debates, war and social issues. The column breaks through the glib clichés, dogmatic language and overall static that has permeated mainstream media coverage. Goodman and Moynihan’s unrestrained commentary from the front lines resonates with a generation that has an uncanny ability to spot the inauthentic in any discourse. The energy and passion for the truth found in this column inspires and rouses readers young Goodman and Moynihan report each week on the people and places caught in the middle, the ones most directly affected by policy debates, war and social issues. The column breaks through the glib clichés, dogmatic language and overall static that has permeated mainstream media coverage. Goodman and Moynihan’s unrestrained commentary from the front lines resonates with a generation that has an uncanny ability to spot the inauthentic in any discourse. The energy and passion for the truth found in this column inspires and rouses readers young and old from across the political spectrum.

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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Palestinians and allies marked the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, May 15th – the day after the state of Israel was formally declared. “Nakba” is Arabic for “catastrophe,” and is used to describe the murder, dispossession and forced displacement Palestinians suffered in the years up to and including 1948.

The Palestinian Nakba, from 1948 to Today

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
What if universities negotiated with students engaged in Gaza solidarity protests, instead of calling the police to violently arrest them?

What Happens When Universities Engage, Rather than Arrest, Gaza Protesters?

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
In this election year, with the likelihood of mass protests at the  Democratic and Republican National Conventions, let us remember: a free press is essential to the functioning of a democratic society.

Campus Protests, Press Freedom and Palestine

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
“What starts here changes the world,” is quickly becoming, for thousands of students across the country, a call to action, demanding peace in Gaza.

Campus Crackdowns Ignite Gaza Solidarity Movement

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This week, USC decided to abandon one its most prominent young women students, its 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum, buckling under a wave of neo-McCarthyism sweeping campuses nationwide.

Qatar's World Cup Is A Lavish Exercise in Sportswashing

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