The Civilized Ones

Seen many times against Hamas and Hezbollah over the years, disproportionate retaliation was notably formalized as the Dahiya doctrine. What is the rationale behind it?

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The Hundred Year War Against Palestine

The Israelo-Palestinian conflict is not “complicated”; it is the story of a colonial enterprise that the Western world either supports or deliberately ignores, undermining the foundations of democracy.

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Introduction

How GDP failed. Robert Kennedy addresses an election rally in 1968. Photograph: Harry Benson/Getty Images

“[GDP] measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans.” (Robert Kennedy)

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Make Oppression Backfire

Pussy Riot performs their protest song "Putin Out" on January 20, 2012, in Moscow. (Denis Bochkarev)

“Making oppression backfire is a skill, sort of like jujitsu, that’s all about playing your opponents’ strongest card against them. Before you can do that, though, you need to understand exactly how oppression works.” (Srdja Popovic)

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Plan Your Way to Victory

Hundreds of thousands of protesters were preparing for the nonviolent takeover of the Serbian Parliament Building in Belgrade on October 5, 2000. (Igor Jeremic)

“But regardless of your opinion of Occupy’s people [activists from Occupy Wall Street], studying its planning, or lack thereof, is a valuable lesson for activists everywhere.” (Srdja Popovic)

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