Category: Television

Israel-Gaza: Does Islamophobia play a part in US foreign policy? [UpFront]

As the war in Gaza rages on, the death toll keeps increasing and residents face starvation. Despite the heavy civilian toll, the United States keeps voicing its strong support for Israel. Is there a double standard when it comes to Palestine? And why do some in the US seem to conflate solidarity with Palestinians with anti-Semitism, as explained in the report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine Israel Discourse” published by the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights. On UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks… Continue reading “Israel-Gaza: Does Islamophobia play a part in US foreign policy? [UpFront]”
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Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gives Trump a Supreme Court Nomination [BBC World]

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020 has triggered calls by Republicans to fill her seat before the November 3 presidential elections. Professor Sahar Aziz analyzes the political implications of Senator McConnell pushing through a conservative Justice just weeks before the nation votes on whether to keep Donald Trump or elect Joe Biden as the new president. The stakes couldn’t be higher for the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court and the rule of law in the United States.… Continue reading “Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gives Trump a Supreme Court Nomination [BBC World]”
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