Oct
8
2024
Weekly Roundup - 10/08/24
This week: Scholar Seth Anziska argues that Israel and the US are ignoring the lessons of history in their escalation toward total and unending war in Lebanon.
In our latest podcast episode, recorded live at Jewish Currents’s recent in-person event as a co-production of On the Nose and Between the Covers, host David Naimon speaks with writers Dionne Brand and Adania Shibli about colonial narratives and how to contest them.
And in light of the Longshoremen dockworkers’ decision to make an exception for military cargo during their strike last week, we are also sharing Jeff Schuhrke’s piece about union workers and the US arms industry.
Essay
Must the Sword Devour Forever?
With lessons from past deadly invasions of Lebanon shoved aside, the US and Israel are escalating toward endless war.
Seth Anziska
Between the Covers Live: Dionne Brand and Adania Shibli
From the Archive
Analysis
The Problem of the Unionized War Machine
Union workers in the US weapons industry present a paradox for anti-war labor activists, but a history of “conversion” campaigns offers a route through the impasse.
Jeff Schuhrke
