It has been nearly two months since Israel's latest bombing campaign against Gaza began. With more than 20,000 Palestinians killed, including at least 10,000 women and children, Israel has given little indication that it will stay its hand. Dr. Zainab Chaudry and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi join The Marc Steiner Show for a panel discussion on the meaning of activism in these dark times. Dr. Zainab Chaudry is Director of the Maryland Council of Islamic Relations. She was recently removed from the Maryland Human Rights Commission for denouncing Israel's genocide in Gaza. Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi is a long-time public school educator, founder and director of the Altair Education Consulting Program. Studio Production: David Hebden Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

People write off states like Texas as dyed-in-the-wool Republican strongholds, but it wasn't always that way. Legendary author, organizer, commentator, and former State Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower is living proof that there is a strong progressive tradition in Texas that stretches back to the 19th century. Hightower has fought the far right for decades, but he has also seen how Democrats have abandoned grassroots organizing and how the Democratic Party has been hijacked by corporate money and self-serving elites. In this special episode of The Marc Steiner Show, recorded at Hightower's home in Austin, Texas, we talk to Hightower about House Bill 2127 (aka "The Death Star Bill"), how corporate power and far-right nuts took over Texas politics, and how to rebuild the progressive movement in the Lone Star State. Additional links: Jim Hightower's website: https://jimhightower.com/ The Hightower Lowdown Substack: https://jimhightower.substack.com/ Pre-Production: Kayla Rivara, Maximillian Alvarez, Marc Steiner, David Griscom, Alexander Koffler Studio Production: Alexander Koffler Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

The potential return of the Trump administration looms large in US politics—and a new initiative called https://www.project2025.org/ offers a roadmap for a redux of the Donald. Drawn from an extensive policy platform known as the Mandate for Leadership, which was initially authored by the Heritage Foundation in the Reagan years, Project 2025 lays out a plan to stack the federal government with thousands of die-hard conservative loyalists who can execute an authoritarian agenda where the mercurial meister of the MAGA movement could fail. DC Bureau Chief of Mother Jones https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC joins The Marc Steiner Show for a look at what Project 2025 has in store. Studio: Cameron Granadino Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com Al Aqsa Flood and its consequences are shaking Israeli society from within. While Netanyahu's government continues a brutal campaign of collective punishment against Gaza, some Israelis are questioning why their government is more committed to massacring Palestinians than effectively securing the swift release of hostages. As dissent spreads, the government is turning to fascist methods to repress those who speak out, effectively eliminating freedom of speech and arresting those who defy them. Israeli photojournalist https://www.972mag.com/writer/orenziv/ joins The Marc Steiner Show for a special discussion co-hosted with Israeli filmmaker https://www.liatarachansky.com/. Studio: Cameron Granadino Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com One month since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7, the Israeli military has slaughtered more than 10,000 Palestinians, including over 4,000 children. International condemnation is growing, with multiple governments withdrawing their ambassadors from Israel and organizations around the world calling for Israel's leaders to be prosecuted for war crimes. In an Oct. 28 https://aurdip.org/en/resignation-letter-from-the-director-of-new-york-office-of-un-high-commissioner-of-human-rights/, Craig Mokhiber, former Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, noted that there is "no room for doubt or debate" that the Israeli government is intentionally perpetuating a genocide of the Palestinian people with the support of the US, EU, and other international actors. Drawing on his decades of experience as a war correspondent and years living in and reporting on Gaza, Chris Hedges joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss Israel's endgame: the full elimination and depopulation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

As of Oct. 31, more than 8,000 people in Gaza have been slaughtered by Israeli bombs, including over 3,000 children. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion on Marc's long journey over 50 years as an advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and what's needed now to stop the killing. Studio Production: Adam Coley, David Hebden Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

It’s been 17 days since the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood triggered Israel’s punishing bombardment of Gaza. Thousands are now dead in Gaza and Israel without a clear end in sight to the bloodshed. As the world looks on in horror, we must not forget the decades of history that have brought us here. Israel has held Gaza under siege for the past 17 years, sealing off 2 million people in an open-air prison. At the same time, Israel’s democratic institutions have eroded and mutated into a theocratic fascism. Israeli filmmaker https://twitter.com/liatarachansky joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss this history and her recent article reflecting on the war. Studio / Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

In this urgent installment of “Not in Our Name,” an ongoing series on The Marc Steiner Show bringing together Jewish voices around the world speaking out against the Israeli Occupation, we go to the heart of https://therealnews.com/report-from-palestine-things-are-going-to-get-a-lot-worse-in-this-war. As Israel prepares to invade and flatten Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on Israeli kibbutzim and towns by the Gaza border on Oct. 7, the possibility of peace and an end to the Occupation seems farther away than ever. In this panel discussion, Marc Steiner discusses the world-changing events of the past week and the potential futures for Israel and Palestine with: https://twitter.com/NirACohen77, a major in the reserves of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and author of the book https://www.amazon.com/Love-Israel-support-Palestine-Israeli-ebook/dp/B0BZ8Q6PFR; Joshua Saltzman, who served as an IDF combat medic in the Lebanon War; and https://twitter.com/MeronRapoport, award-winning Israeli journalist, editor at Local Call, and the former head of the News Department in Haaretz. Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

With thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians slaughtered in the past week alone, with the total blackout and bombing of civilians in Gaza happening this very moment, with Israeli government officials speaking in openly genocidal terms, and with US warships moving into the Mediterranean Sea, the permanent war between occupier and occupied has boiled over into a terrifying, new, and even more violent phase—and no one knows exactly what will happen next. In this urgent, unscheduled episode of The Marc Steiner Show—the first installment of an ongoing series of conversations we will have from Israel, the occupied territories, and Gaza as the situation develops—we take you to the heart of the war that's taking place in Palestine and Israel. We speak with journalist and Palestine News Director for Mondoweiss https://mondoweiss.net/author/yumnapatel/ from Bethlehem about the events of the past week, and https://mondoweiss.net/author/tareqhajjaj/, Mondoweiss’ Gaza Correspondent, sends an update on the relentless bombing of Gaza. Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

There's a contradiction inherent in how Israel reckons with its atrocities against Palestinians. On one hand Israel's leaders and their supporters call for the genocide of Palestinians, such as this past weekend when Israel's Defense Minister announced a blockade of Gaza, referring to its residents as "human animals." On the other hand, the grisly truth of Israeli war crimes must stay out of sight, out of mind. https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/, an organization of Israeli veterans, attempts to shatter the silence surrounding war crimes against Palestinians with soldier testimony. Nir Avishai Cohen of Breaking the Silence joins The Marc Steiner Show to talk about the work of his organization, the failure of the Israeli left, and his new book, https://www.amazon.com/Love-Israel-support-Palestine-Israeli-ebook/dp/B0BZ8Q6PFR. Editor's Note: This interview was recorded in September, 2023, before “The Flood of Al-Aqsa" operation by Hamas took place on Oct. 7. Studio Production: David Hebden Post-Production: David Hebden Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss Sign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews