North Korea in Geopolitics: US Threats, Russia’s Alliance and the Palestine Connection

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The World Has Turned Against Israel, w/ Ali Abunimah

Ali Abunimah joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to discuss the dramatic collapse of global support for Israel, the growing backlash against Western support for genocide in Gaza, and why governments are increasingly resorting to repression as public opinion shifts in favor of Palest ...  Show more

They Want You Hopeless: The Psychology of Empire & Resistance, w/ Lara Sheehi

As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues and Lebanon faces ongoing aggression and political pressure to capitulate, many people are grappling with fear, exhaustion, and despair.But what if hopelessness itself is part of the strategy?Psychoanalyst and author Lara Sheehi joins Dispat ...  Show more

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