Habib Siddiqui

  American Fascism: It Has Happened Here Americans of the interwar period were perfectly clear about one fact we have lost sight of today: all fascism is indigenous, by definition. by  Sarah Churchwell   via  New York Review of Books   on  June 22, 2020 Samuel Moyn recently argued  in these pages  against comparing Trump’s policies to fascism, because his administration is “pursuing causes with roots deep in American history. No analogy to Hitler or fascism is needed to explain these results.” But this presumes that fascism does not have its own deep roots in American history. It is arguable—not to say, exceptionalist—to presuppose that anything indigenously American cannot be fascist; this begs the question of American fascism rather than disputing it. Experts on fascism such as Robert O. Paxton, Roger Griffin, and Stanley G. Payne have long argued that fascism can never seem alien to its followers; its claims to speak for “the people” and to restore national greatness mean that each

  Congratulations on your hard-earned victory. This election was a difficult one for my family because of US-supported genocide in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon by the rogue state of Israel. Millions of peace-loving Americans were horrified by Biden Administration's and 'Amen' Corner's aiding and abetting of a war criminal and genocidal govt led by Bibi Netanyahu. As the presidential results showed, people punished Kamala Harris for being a partner in Bibi/Biden's genocidal crimes. For decades, since 1980, I have worked for global peace and human rights. I could not believe what I was seeing and the criminal indifference of our government to the plight of the people in Occupied Palestine. I was not sure I would vote for you since your voting records in favor of Israel showed either your poor judgement or your submission to the AIPAC, which I detested because it was so morally repugnant. But then, my family decided on the very day of the vote to give you a second

  It was supposed to be everything short of a free ad – a panel of women not containing their excitement to welcome Kamala Harris, ready to introduce her to their committed daytime audience of exactly the type of women the vice president’s campaign always hoped were going to be critical to her base. It was a moment  that encapsulated one of the biggest challenges facing her campaign – which, in the end,  proved insurmountable . “What, if anything, would you have done something differently than President Biden during the past four years?” co-host of ABC’s “The View” Sunny Hostin asked Harris, looking to give her a set for her to spike over the net. Related article Trump will win second term, CNN projects, in historic comeback after losing four years ago “There is not a thing that comes to mind,” she said. Even Harris realized she had a problem, trying to adjust a moment later by saying she would put a Republican in her Cabinet. Aides didn’t wait until Harris was off the set to start try

  Footage verified by AFP on Monday showed massive detonations in a southern Lebanese border village, where a local official said hundreds of houses have been wiped out by Israel since last year. The video, shared widely online on Monday, showed more than a dozen simultaneous detonations that ripped through Mays al-Jabal and razed homes to dust. Similar aerial scenes have been captured from several border villages, including Mhaibib and Adaisseh, since Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon in late September. Houses covering lush hills are seen crumpling in a cloud of grey dust in the videos circulating widely online. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the frontier in a bid to push the Iran-backed group away from the border and allow for its residents to return to northern Israel. Monday's video from Mays al-Jabal showed large detonations near a vacated hospital in the village, said mayor Abdul-Monhem Choukair. The area has been repeatedly struck sin