In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Shraddha Joshi and Asmer Safi, two student activists organizing for Palestinian solidarity at Harvard University. Harvard is withholding both of their degrees due to their campus activism. Peter, Shraddha, and Asmer discuss the dynamics and motivations that draw students into pro-Pal ... Show More
May 2
After Nonviolence and What Comes Next in Palestine: A conversation with Ben Ehrenreich
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Ahmed Moor and author Ben Ehrenreich cover a range topics reflecting Ben's reporting and analysis on Israel/Palestine and U.S. policy, including West Bank Palestinians' relationships to affecting change through nonviolent action, ... Show More
57m 30s
May 2024
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
This episode contains explicit language.
Over recent months, protests over the war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the United States.
As students graduate and go home for the summer, three joined “The Daily” to discuss why they got involved, what they wanted to say an ... Show More
50m 12s
May 2024
What the Media Get Wrong About Campus Protests
In reports about pro-Palestinian college encampments, comparisons to the anti-war demonstrations of 1968 abound. On this week’s On the Media, hear how historical analogies distract us from what makes today’s protests unique. Plus, a reporter debunks a theory that Bill Gates is so ... Show More
50m 47s
May 2024
Acampadas en la élite: las universidades de EEUU estallan por Gaza
Las movilizaciones contra el apoyo de su país, Estados Unidos, a la operación militar de Israel en Gaza, se van extendiendo por los campus de las universidades norteamericanas, entre las que se encuentran las más prestigiosas y caras del país. Este movimiento estudiantil comenzó ... Show More
17m 31s
Dec 2023
CutTheClutter: Why are Harvard, MIT, UPenn presidents facing US Congress? Ivy League & anti-Semitism
The presidents of three of the top US universities — Harvard, MIT and UPenn — are facing Congress questioning over pro-Palestinian protests on their campuses where slogans deemed anti-semitic were raised. In Ep 1366 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the t ... Show More
23m 45s