IMEMC : The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported Sunday that Israeli soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinian detainees in Section 5 of the Ramon Israeli Prison. The PPS said the soldiers invaded room number 72, after completely sealing the entire sections, and repeatedly assaulting the detainees, wounding many of them. The attack is part of […]
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Russian officials raid offices of billionaire whose newspaper published ‘Panama Papers’
Russian law enforcement raided the offices of a billionaire tycoon whose newspaper published the “Panama Papers,” a series of leaked financial documents detailing the offshore assets and illegal activities of international leaders and members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Russia has a history of hitting back at tycoons who challenge the Kremlin. […]
Stock Buybacks and the Wall Street Sharktank: “A Whole Lotta Stealin’ Goin’ On”
Let’s say you lend your brother-in-law, Pauli, 5,000-bucks so he can get his fledgling construction business off-the-ground. Then, you find out a week later that ‘good-old Pauli’ has shot the wad playing the horses at Long-acres and buying cocktails for his loafer-friends at Matt’s Mad Dog tavern? Would you feel like you’d been ripped off? […]
Chicago Police Kill Innocent Mother of Five the Day After Christmas in Chicago
Early the morning after Christmas, Chicago Police responded to a domestic violence call in an apartment building. Upon their arrival they fired a total of nine shots and killed two people. Bettie Jones, a 57 year old mother of five, was shot twice and Quintonio Legrier, a 19 year old engineering student, was shot five times. […]
On #GivingTuesday, meet our new Development Director
On this #GivingTuesday, we are excited to formally introduce to the Mondoweiss community our new Director of Development and Outreach, Tova Perlmutter. Tova’s responsibility is to increase Mondoweiss’s income, but also to help connect the members of our community in useful and rewarding ways. Those of you who have met Tova since she started helping us […]
San Jose State University becomes first California State University to pass student government BDS resolution
The following press release was issued by Students for Justice in Palestine at San Jose State University: San Jose State University Students Pass Resolution to Divest from Corporations that profit from the Israeli Occupation. On Wednesday November 18, 2015, San Jose State University became the first California State University to pass a student government resolution […]