In April 12, JWE president Helena Cobban conducted a timely conversation with with Prof. Rami Zurayk on the impact on Lebanon of the violence that Israel has unleashed against the country for many months now. (Israel escalated that violence very notably on April 8– the very day on which it looked as if Washington was finally ready to sit down and negotiate a ...

In an April 9 conversation with JWE president Helena Cobban, the Sri Lankan thinker Indi Samarajiva argued  that “the subject of history is changing,” meaning that the U.S. and Trump are no longer the main drivers of events, while Iran and the broader movement of anti-empire Resistance have taken the initiative, instead.

The two conducted thei...

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PalCast released episode 109, titled Gaza, The Daily Reality As The World Looks Away. The episode featured host

In an April 1 conversation with Helena Cobban, retired U.S. Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr argued that the peace initiative that China and Pakistan proposed on March 31 for the Iran crisis could provide a much-needed diplomatic off-ramp for this increasingly damaging war. Freeman noted that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey had all been intensively consulted on...

PalCast released episode 108, titled “Chasing My Dream,” featuring Shahd Miqdad, a PhD student from Gaza. The episode presented her story of pursuing education and independence while living through extreme hardship. It focused on her hope for a future where she could live safely and complete her academic journey.

PalCast’s host, Yousef