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Defeating Fascism -- Cartoon and Commentary by Nick Anderson
If you want to understand how fragile authoritarian power really is, just watch a man in a frog costume make riot police nervous.
Nick Anderson
October 20, 2025
Pen Strokes
Re: The Madness of Trump’s Vision for America
Thank you for this article. Excellent summary of the madness we now live with and the resistance we are mounting in the streets and the courts. I am all for a tax revolt to curtail activities like sending $40 billion to bail out Argentina and more bombs and military hardware to demented genocidal warmongers. To have such a revolt will probably result in making our healthcare system fully collapse along with the rest of the social welfare network, so as I write this response to your article, I realize a tax revolt would be like shooting citizens in the proverbial foot. Oh well, thank you for expressing so eloquently and succinctly my own thoughts. The whole mess is like an unending horror show. with the prospect that we ain't seen nuthin' yet!
Velva Spriggs
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Fantastic article Linda!
Helen Caldicott
Swear Her In -- Cartoon and Commentary by Lalo Alcaraz
Arizona's newest congressional representative, Adelita Grijalva continues to be denied a swearing in to her position. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in, as she will be he 218th vote to release the Epstein Files. But the Republican speaker has every excuse in the book to not swear her in. I'm sure he may have said he can't find a bible to use in the ceremony.
Lalo Alcaraz
October 15, 2025
CALÓ NEWS
Re The Red Scare Is American Past and Present
Nah it was before that. You can at least go back to the 2nd half of the 19th Century and the dismantling of reconstruction
Gary Bono
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Re the otherwise excellent article on the Second Red Scare, aka "McCarthyism":
Leonard Bernstein was not one "of the artists and intellectuals who were deported, lost their jobs, fled the country, had their passports revoked, and/or were jailed under the Smith Act.
However, he was one of the organizers - along with Aaron Copland, Elie Siegmeister, and Marc Blitzstein, of the American Soviet Music Society, which was killed by the Cold War, as was the American Soviet Medical Society which my parents helped organize.
They'll all be remembered at our UN 80th Birthday Concert this Friday, Oct. 24, at 7:30pm at Vladeck Hall in the Bronx.
Leonard J. Lehrman
Fighting ANTIFA -- Cartoon by DC Cartoonist
DC Cartoonist
October 8, 2025
DC Cartoonist
Re: Weathering Backlash With Care Infrastructure
(posting on xxxxxx Labor)
The summer I turned 16 I took the train alone from San Francisco to the Highlander Folk School where I had a wonderful experience. The school was totally integrated, highly unusual for the time and a lot of young people had been invited to help out. Quite memorably Eleanor Roosevelt was the guest speaker and I still remember how I babbled admiration when I met her. The summer I turned 16 I took the train alone from San Francisco to the Highlander Folk School where I had a wonderful experience. The school was totally integrated, highly unusual for the time and a lot of young people had been invited to help out. Quite memorably Eleanor Roosevelt was the guest speaker and I still remember how I babbled admiration when I met her.
Nora Lapin
Re: Amazon Plans To Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
(posting on xxxxxx Labor)
Time to suck it up and stop using them. Unless you have a disability that prevents regular shopping or you live in the middle of nowhere, stop!
Susan Collier Lamont
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
Re: Gaza Ceasefire: The World Must Ensure Israel Does Not Resume a Slow Genocide
Thank you for this posting. The world's shame for allowing genocide in Gaza is eloquently spelled out in Majed Abusalama's article. It also assures us of rebirth, and, in concert with newly forged allies, could soon establish genuine peace and prosperity. From all those who marvel at the Palestinian peoples' un-suppressed spirit, deepest gratitude is offered for the exemplification of tenacity. Our own empathetic thoughts about their torment somehow emerge less disconsolate.
Time Magazine deified Trump for his meagre role in the tentative ceasefire, already turned sour. Undeserved praise for 'good intentions', considering that bombs and weaponry were sent to Israel knowing they'd be used to slaughter Gazans and obliterate infrastructure. Trump's escalation of support for Bibi's cause was especially chilling after he'd okayed DOGE's slow starvation of millions of US-AID recipients. Time Magazine's next cover should feature starving babies beneath the penumbra of Trump's great hair.
Any middle-east peace negotiated by Trump's self-serving billionaire associates won't get past the mirage of a 'Riviera' complex in Gaza. Urgent safety and survival concerns of civilians should be first and foremost for both sides of the conflict, yet the continued denial of imminent threat to starving Gazans speaks volumes to the true concerns of the deal makers. Palestinians were left out of critical negotiations, just like in 1947, when the UN, the US, and Great Britain stripped them of their best land. Before that they were an agricultural people, known to export some of the world's best citrus crops. Soon Israel diverted about 85% of their water, and the great reparations negotiators were nowhere to be found.
Real estate brokers have no right to speak for Palestinians today. The signing spectacle in Egypt was simply another opportunity for Trump-aligned billionaires to propose construction projects to profit themselves, not Palestinians. US Troops sent to Gaza to facilitate aid distribution high-tailed it once the ceasefire broke, but odds are Trump got his hotels and casinos all lined up as priorities.
For the sake of some dead bodies, Bibi's war rages on. His pathetic excuses for devastation are running out even to his own people. The world must now rebuild Palestine's trust, and in so doing, not just make amends for the horrors, but restore its own collective sense of decency.
Respectfully,
Natalia Kuzmyn
Vancouver Island
Gaza Ceasefire is not the end goal
I am relieved that, for now, the killing in Gaza has stopped – but clearly the starvation, destruction and devastation do not end with the declaration. I hope the surviving hostages will be able to heal in time. This brutality needed to stop – but that is just the beginning of what will be an immense period of grieving, PTSD and rebuilding. In terms of both human and material loss – the past two years have wrought a destruction that will take generations to move beyond.
Historically, people from outside Palestine have only paid attention when the conflict has flared – only to turn away when things quieted down. For Palestinians, things have never quieted down. For decades they have lived under a regime of oppression, occupation, apartheid and indignity. That things can return to "normal" after the last two years is an impossible notion. The world has been watching and there has been no attempt to hide the cruelty. Palestinians have been living under inhumane and unsustainable conditions. Israelis, too, are forever changed by these events and can hardly return to the sense of security and invincibility that had evolved prior to Oct 7th.
The new peace "deal" is not a great deal for Palestinians. They are not even granted citizenship in their own land. I, as an American Jew, could go to Israel tomorrow and be given citizenship. How is this okay and how does this not lead to more resistance, more uprisings, more violence, more loss? All people want and are entitled to live with dignity, safety and self-determination. A democracy is not a democracy if it only applies to one segment of the population. When there is no justice, there is no peace...
I implore Americans, Jewish and other, to stand up for Palestinian rights and to tell our politicians that this war is not over – that the battle for Palestinian human rights wages on and this country has a role to play in helping that fight.
Anne Romney
Portsmouth, NH
Re: Arthur Waskow, Activist Rabbi Who Brought Jewish Spiritual Wisdom To Bear on Progressive Politics, Dies at 92
My father worked with Art Waskow to organize the 1967 National Conference for New Politics.
Marilyn Albert
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I saw Waskow arrested in Washington DC on election day 1968. I was part of an SDS protest and he was representing the New Party.
Larry Boyd
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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Waskow was sharply critical of what he called the “atrocious total war against the people of Gaza”, arguing that it was carried out under the guise of destroying Hamas but resulted in massive civilian suffering. He viewed this as a moral and strategic failure, drowning out internal Israeli dissent and resistance.
Michael Klonsky
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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Great article. Thanks for sharing.
E Feld Inventions
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
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I remember him from the early days of the movement against the war in Vietnam. RIP
Geoff Mirelowitz
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
Re: This Week in People’s History, Oct 22–28, 2025
Who can remember those spray cans of DDT? Cancer in a can. And then came other pesticides and herbicides - faster, more efficient. Cancer delivered at our doorstep. Three of my family members died from that efficiency. Both my sister and I had thyroid disease.
I also remember wearing an apron AND high heels serving Thanksgiving dinner. Good grief. The food was really good though.
Mary Hanson Harrison
Posted on xxxxxx's Facebook page
Young Republicans -- Cartoon by Mike Stanfill
Mike Stanfill
October 17, 2025
Raging Pencils
Our Futures are Intertwined: A Letter from Jewish New Yorkers. (Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, IfNotNow, Rabbis for Ceasefire, and American Council for Judaism)
October 22, 2025
https://www.jfrej.org/news/2025/10/our-futures-are-intertwined-a-letter-from-jewish-new-yorkers
We the undersigned Jewish New Yorkers believe that our future is beautifully intertwined with that of every other community in this city. We are working alongside our neighbors to build a truly representative multiracial democracy where every person can thrive.
We reject the attempts by some legacy Jewish institutions to flatten our diverse Jewish communities and silence the mass numbers of progressive and anti-Zionist voices among us who believe that Palestinian and Jewish liberation are interconnected. We are horrified that some leaders in our community would attempt to treat us as a proxy for a government committing genocide.
Our Jewish values have taught us that we must refuse to be silent in the face of the Israeli government's genocide and apartheid against Palestinians, just as we refuse to be silent as ICE tears apart NYC families and communities. We call for politicians who will similarly show consistency in their beliefs and who have values that will not stop at our city's borders.
We will continue to proudly fight for a New York City where all people — including working class, Muslim, Palestinian, Arab, immigrant, Black, Latinx, Jewish, trans, queer, and disabled communities — can live in safety, dignity, and joy.
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Letter organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, IfNotNow, Rabbis for Ceasefire, and American Council for Judaism.
The Human Toll of the Gaza War: Direct and Indirect Death from 7 October 2023 to 3 October 2025 (Neta Crawford / Costs of War)
By Neta Crawford
October 7, 2025
Costs of War
The Watson School of International and Public Affairs
Since October 7, 2023, over ten percent of the population of Gaza has been directly killed or injured in two years of Israel’s war in Gaza. In addition, writes political scientist Neta Crawford (Co-Founder, Costs of War and Professor, University of Oxford), “the destruction of infrastructure – including energy, water, sanitation, agriculture, housing, and healthcare – rendered the conditions of life so difficult as to cause long term harm for the rest of the population.”
As of October 3, 2025, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 67,075 people have been killed and 169,430 people have been injured, totaling 236,505 casualties, out of the approximately 2.2 million people living in Gaza before the war. Recent analysis by public health experts suggests that the number of fatalities reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health, which faces many obstacles to making a full account of the deaths, may be a significant undercount of the violent deaths.
In the two years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, the U.S. government has spent $21.7 billion on military aid to Israel and $9.65 - $12.07 billion on related operations in the wider Middle East, for a total of over $31 billion and counting.
Read Full Paper https://costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/Human-Toll-in-Gaza_Costs-of-War_Crawford_7-October-2025.pdf
See Related Papers
Costs of United States Military Activities in the Wider Middle East Since October 7, 2023
Mass Displacement since October 7, 2023: Flight from War, Genocide, and Expulsion in Gaza, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and the West Bank
U.S. Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023 – September 2025
Neta Crawford, Montague Burton Professor, University of Oxford , Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor, Costs of War
Neta C. Crawford is the author of "The Pentagon, Climate Change, and War: Charting the Rise and Fall of U.S. Military Emissions" (MIT Press, 2022). Crawford is also the author of three other books, "Accountability for Killing: Moral Responsibility for Collateral Damage in America's Post-9/11 Wars" (2013), "Soviet Military Aircraft" (1987) and "Argument and Change in World Politics" (2002), named Best Book in International History and Politics by the American Political Science Association. She has written more than two dozen peer reviewed articles on issues of war and peace. Dr. Crawford has served on the governing Board of the Academic Council of the United Nations System and on the Governing Council of the American Political Science Association. Dr. Crawford was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Science in 2023.
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ADJUNCT: A Free Film Viewing and Discussion with the Filmmaker Ron Najor - (Higher Education Labor United (HELU)-Contingency Task Force)
Oct 25, 2025 02:30 PM in
Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Higher Ed Labor United’s Contingency Task Force on Saturday, Oct 25, from 2:30-5:30 ET / 1:30 – 4:30 CT / 12:30 – 3:30 MT / 11:30 – 2:30 PT for a “coast-to-coast and wall-to-wall” watch party: a free-viewing and live discussion of the newly released feature film ADJUNCT. We will be joined by filmmaker (and former adjunct) Ron Najor for a live discussion about this remarkable movie and the pressing issues it raises. ADJUNCT offers a poignant, realistic, and rare portrait of life as a contingent faculty member in the US academy. This is a film that needs a wide audience, not only among adjunct faculty themselves – who are sure to connect with it – but also among students, tenure-track colleagues, and other co-workers and community members. HELU’s Contingency Task Force will be on hand to facilitate a post-screening conversation about what is to be done to confront and overcome the inequities, injustices, and systemic absurdities the film so vividly portrays. Come be a part of a historic event, and bring your friends! The event will also educate attendees about how to organize local viewings of the film on your own campus, in your union, or community organization.
ADJUNCT offers a poignant, realistic, and rare portrait of life as a contingent faculty member in the US academy. Watch the trailer here.
Contact CTF Chair, Joe Ramsey, for further details: [email protected] or CTF member, Holly Clarke, PSC Delegate, [email protected].
Sing Out for Freedom - New York - October 27 (New York Civil Liberties Union - NYCLU)
Sing Out for Freedom benefit concert. There are still great seats available for the show on Monday, October 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the NYU Skirball Center in downtown Manhattan. Use promo code SING10 for $10 off your ticket.
Monday, October 27th at NYU Skirball Center in New York.
Tickets
We are thrilled to honor Emmy Award winning actor and comedian John Leguizamo for his passionate advocacy championing the inclusion of Latinx voices and stories in the arts and mainstream media.
Stand up for our immigrant communities with artists and advocates who believe in using creativity and influence to protect democracy—and help ensure the NYCLU has the resources to keep fighting for the rights of all New Yorkers.
2025 Honoree: John Leguizamo
Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo is a versatile actor, writer, and producer known for his groundbreaking work across film, television, theater, and advocacy for Latino representation in the arts.
The evening will feature performances and appearances by some of the brightest stars on Broadway and beyond including Tony and Emmy nominee Arian Moayed (Succession), Nicholas Caycedo (The Great Gatsby Immersive), Tony Award winner Shaina Taub (Ragtime, Suffs). Jenna Bainbridge (Wicked, Suffs), Ato Blankson Wood (Cabaret, Slave Play), Tony nominee Christopher Jackson (Hamilton, And Just Like That), Ari Afsar (Wedding Season, American Idol), Erich Bergen (Boop, Madam Secretary), and cast members from the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club.
Our special guest for the evening will be Emmy and Oscar nominee Rosie Perez (Do The Right Thing, The Flight Attendant).
New York Civil Liberties Union
Webinar - Building International Solidarity: The Philippine Crisis & The Impact On Labor (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing (LELO)
Join APALA and LELO for a Conversation with SENTRO Secretary-General Josua Mata to get insight into the current situation in the Philippines and its impact on workers and the labor movement. The Philippines has been rocked with a huge corruption scandal of systematic collusion between high-ranking elected officials and contractors pocketing billions of pesos while failing to build flood control and other infrastructure projects. All this happening while the Philippines remains one of the most impacted countries by climate disasters including typhoons, earthquakes, and massive flooding. As the people’s movements, including the labor movement, are organizing for government accountability and continuing the struggle for labor rights, our support is needed!
Tuesday, October 28th
5:00pm - 6:00pm PST
You can register for the event here: https://bit.ly/APALAPHSOLIDARITY
If you have any questions, please contact Paul Villanueva ([email protected])
