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An Alternate Version of the Stein/Ware Campaign’s Response to Mehdi Hasan
Complex issues require nuanced and serious discussion, not sound bites. In addition to discussing who is a war criminal, we need to discuss why there is…
 • Jeff Melton
There Is No Lesser Evil
VBNMW Democrats again claim that this is "the most important election of our lives" and voting for their shitty warmongering neoliberal candidate is…
 • Jeff Melton
Zionist Myth #3: The War Would Be Over Tomorrow If Hamas Released The Hostages and Surrendered
The notion that Hamas surrendering and releasing "the hostages" would end "the war" rests on false premises
 • Jeff Melton
Zionist Myth #2: There Was A Ceasefire Prior To Oct. 7
Zionists often claim that there was a ceasefire in place in 2023 that Hamas' Oct. 7 attack broke. This claim is 180 degrees opposite from reality.
 • Jeff Melton
No, I Do NOT Condemn Hamas
The ubiquitous question supporters of Israel ask supporters of Palestinians’ liberation from Israel’s colonial military occupation is “Do you condemn…
 • Jeff Melton
Activist Expelled from Jewish Voice for Peace
Open letter from Ann Menasche, a leading organizer for the San Diego chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace who was undemocratically kicked out for her…
 • Jeff Melton
Zionist Myth #1: Hamas Uses Human Shields
The Israeli government and its supporters frequently claim that Hamas uses civilians as human shields. Like many other such allegations by Israel, this…
 • Jeff Melton
The Bitter Pill
The Bitter Pill
Analysis of world events from a Marxist social psychologist's perspective.
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