Historian Rashid Khalidi discusses the impact of Israel's offensive on Gaza, doubts cast by Joe Biden on casualty figures, Israeli government's plans and uncertainties, disjunction between state-level and popular opinion in the Middle East, and the long-term implications of the ongoing war in Palestine.

Rami Khouri, a Palestinian American journalist and scholar, analyzes the war in Gaza. Evelyn McDonnell, author of The World According to Joan Didion, talks about the life and work of a groundbreaking writer.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online.

Featuring Tareq Baconi on the history of Hamas. This is the context we need. And it is precisely what mainstream discourse mystifies, denies, and disavows.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigContribute to Palestinian relief:pcrf.netmap.org.ukanera.orgBuy Light in Gaza at haymarketbooks.org/books/1885-light-in-gazaBuy Palestine: A Socialist Introduction at haymarketbooks.org/books/1558-palestine-a-socialist-introduction

Stephanie Ross outlines the UAW’s innovative strike strategy against the Big Three automakers. Christopher Morten and Amy Kapczynski discuss how corporate America profits off publicly funded research and how to stop them from doing that.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online.

This episode is The Dig's Palestine Teach-In. The most informative clips from our archives on Palestine and Israel.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out our excellent newsletters—sent to you by email if you support us on Patreon thedigradio.com/newsletterDonate now to support Gaza relief pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-reliefBuy Ten Myths About Israel at https://www.versobooks.com/products/370-ten-myths-about-israelBuy An Enemy Such As This at www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2106-an-enemy-such-as-this

With the crisis in Gaza on our minds, we spend a little time with one of the most acclaimed Palestinian filmmakers, Elia Suleiman, and his lovely film IT MUST BE HEAVEN (2019)."We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other" by Arielle Angel - https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-otherOrder Luke's new book Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality coauthored with Ed Broadbent - https://ecwpress.com/products/seeking-social-democracy-ed-broadbentTORONTO: See Luke and Ed Broadbent in conversation at the Toronto Reference Library on October 22 - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/seeking-social-democracy-a-conversation-with-ed-broadbent-tickets-713793665067VANCOUVER: See Luke and Ed at the Central Library on November 1 - https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/650b36ea2d0219cf8b5cf95fMichael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.

Featuring Noura Erakat and Arielle Angel on the apartheid system and the violence it drives in Palestine.    Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our excellent newsletters—sent to you by email if you support us on Patreon thedigradio.com/newsletter Donate now to support Gaza relief pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Buy On Edward Said haymarketbooks.org/books/1556-on-edward-said Buy Palestine: A Socialist Introduction haymarketbooks.org/books/1558-palestine-a-socialist-introduction

This is a special episode of Long Reads that we’ve recorded because of the war in Gaza. Dan speaks with Palestinian academic Bashir Abu-Manneh about the situation that’s developed over the last week and what’s likely to happen next. Bashir is a Reader in Postcolonial Literature at the University of Kent and the author of The Palestinian Novel: From 1948 to the Present.Bashir is also a contributing editor at Jacobin who’s written many articles about Palestinian politics, including, most recently, "Israel’s Assault on Gaza Is Part of Its Permanent War on Palestinians": https://jacobin.com/2023/10/israel-palestine-gaza-strip-permanent-war-international-law-air-strikesBy October 16th, when this interview was recorded, Israeli air strikes had killed at least 2,800 people in Gaza, including more than seven hundred children. The following day, we saw the greatest single loss of life to date, with hundreds killed by an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Western leaders are still refusing to call for a ceasefire.A lightly edited transcript of this interview can be found here: https://jacobin.com/2023/10/gaza-war-israel-apartheid-international-solidarity-movementLong Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.

Featuring Vincent Bevins on If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution. The second of a two-part interview on this important new book.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out our excellent newsletters—sent to you by email if you support us on Patreon thedigradio.com/newsletterCheck out The Dig's vast archives on Palestine thedigradio.com/category/palestineDonate now to support Gaza relief pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-reliefSubscribe to Jacobin bit.ly/digjacobinLearn more about Haymarket’s Book Clubs at haymarketbooks.org

Vincent Bevins, author of If We Burn, discusses a decade of protest movements that began with high hopes and ended up with things little changed or worse. Haggai Matar, executive director of +972 Magazine, debriefs the latest horror in Israel–Palestine. This episode originally aired October 12.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online.