Escalate to Deescalate?

I hope you are well, friends! It's been another week of decades worth of news as Israel bombards Lebanon as we speak, murdering hundreds of civilians, further escalating a potential regional war drawing the US directly into conflict with Israel's neighbours while the operation in Gaza is almost a year old and not really going well. The world is bleak so we look to the working class to give us hope, and that is in the Boeing workers' strike for better wages and pensions. The student movement for Palestine must link up with these workers to support each other and deal a crippling blow to the USA's ability to export weapons to Israel.

For a bit of levity we read a student newspaper discussing antisemitism on Columbia's campus with concern by Jewish students who ultimately rejected their acceptance due to being uncomfortable with their colleagues protesting genocide. We find out why and its exactly as stupid as you think it is.

Lastly we check in on what renowned pervert Mark Robinson has been up to.

Are you interested in learning Marxist theory? Message us on social media and we can organize a reading group where we cover the introductory and basic texts!

This week's readings:

https://www.marxist.com/united-states-turbulence-ahead-as-class-struggle-heats-up-at-boeing.htm https://www.leftvoice.org/boeing-workers-are-uniquely-situated-to-disrupt-the-global-economy/ https://www.leftvoice.org/the-pro-palestine-student-movement-should-unite-with-the-historic-boeing-workers-strike/

The article in question

https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/09/23/i-already-felt-unwelcome-jewish-students-decline-admission-offers-to-columbia-over-antisemitism-concerns/

Palestine Activist Defense Fund:

https://palestineaction.org/defence-fund/

Episode cover art photo (Peyton Wilson, Middle East Eye, Nov 2023)