Celebrating more than 50 years of independent Arizona bookselling. Phoenix and Tempe. Books and booze at First Draft Book Bar inside our Phoenix store.
Exactly. What too many Democrats just can't seem to understand is that this is not just about Biden's policy or winning certain voters. It is about whether the Party understands what is happening in the world, whether it has a moral framework, and whether it has credibility to fight for anything.
In 2023, New York’s 92NY cancelled an event with Viet Thanh Nguyen because he signed a letter urging "an end to violence and destruction in Palestine.”
Since then, 92NY has platformed numerous militant Zionists, but not a single Palestinian.
Next month, 92NY will host this man.
Jeff Bezos has begun the process of raising $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and then use AI to automate production.
We welcome the principled decisions by the Netherlands and Iceland to join South Africa’s genocide case at the @IntlCrimCourt. Their participation strengthens the global demand for accountability and reinforces the obligation of all nations to uphold the Genocide Convention. Our own government must listen to the American people and support international law by ending U.S. support for the Israeli government's crimes, including the genocide in Gaza.
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
― Edward W. Said
This unraveling began in a Western-backed genocide of Palestinian ppl in Gaza. Facilitating it required a sustained attack on, & disregard for, intl norms & institution. Salvaging it begins in Palestine- with accountability for genocide & justice for its survivors.
🧵(1/3) – We will be CLOSED Fri, Jan 30 in solidarity with Minnesota and other communities protesting ICE and the killings of Silverio Villegas González, Keith Porter Jr, Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and the suspicious deaths in custody of Geraldo Lunas Campos, . . .
(3/3) We understand that not all small businesses can close for the day. If you choose to shop on Friday, we hope you'll support local independent businesses.
We'll re-open for regular hours on Saturday, and hope to see you soon.
🧵(1/3) – We will be CLOSED Fri, Jan 30 in solidarity with Minnesota and other communities protesting ICE and the killings of Silverio Villegas González, Keith Porter Jr, Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and the suspicious deaths in custody of Geraldo Lunas Campos, . . .
(2/3) . . . Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Heber Sanchez Dominguez, Parady La, and Víctor Manuel Díaz.
Our staff will be paid and able to attend the ICE Out! protest at 1pm at the AZ State Capitol—or take the day to read, write, hike, or simply relax.
@MeghanMcCain ❝ The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality. ❞ ―James Baldwin
🧵 Trump just announced his "Board of Peace" for Gaza. No Palestinians. Just billionaires, war criminals, and pro-Israel lobbyists deciding the future of 2 million people whose homes they helped destroy. Here's who they are:
I’m not easily shook these days but the number of people who think the appropriate punishment for not following a masked federal agent’s orders is assassination is rather shocking