In the upcoming US election, the war in Gaza is absolutely a wedge issue in the Democratic party — some parts of it are staunchly pro-Israel and others, particularly younger people and ArabAmericans, are very critical of President Bidens policies on this. If the war continues, so will these protests — right into the Democratic National Convention. In some ways, this change is even bigger than the election — aid and military assistance to Israel was a relatively bipartisan, broadly supported issue, says Omar Wasow.
Non-profit news outlet Retro Report recently released a short film, , about the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island, which sparked a wave of Native American activism in the 1970s. Native News Online sat down with the film’s producer, Colleen Thurston (Choctaw Nation), to discuss how the occupation of Alcatraz was the beginning of the modern Indigenous rights era, what inspired her to create this film, and what she would like Native and non-Native audiences to gain from watching.
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Florida lawmakers are mulling legislation that would ban gay pride flags and flags representing other political movements from flying on public properties, including schools and college campuses. An initial House panel advanced the bill in a party-line vote this week. The move is the latest as Florida already has sought to rein in pro-LGBTQ efforts…