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International
Pro-Palestine march through the streets of Sarasota
On Saturday about 30 pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets of Sarasota to demand a cease-fire in Gaza following Israel’s 6 month assault on Palestine in the wake of the surprise attack last year by...
Morningstar remains on a Florida list of “scrutinized companies” tied to the BDS movement against Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands.
Florida buys $50 million more Israel bonds
Florida, which also purchased Israeli bonds in October, increased its holdings of Israel bonds to $250 million.
USF students protest university funds linked to Israel/Hamas war [Updated 3/22/24]
About 30 students at the University of South Florida protested inside the Board of Trustees meeting at the Tampa campus today. Some of those students began a hunger strike to oppose university investments in companies...
Haiti Crisis, U.S. and World Paralysis
Hands off Haiti! Over two centuries ago, the people of Haiti defeated European colonialism and established the world’s first Black republic. Today in the face of chaos people are taking on the fight for their...
Changes are scrapped to a controversial law restricting people from China from owning Florida land
The Florida Senate backed away from proposed changes to a controversial 2023 law that restricted people from China from owning property in the state.
Florida lawmakers could scrap China-linked investments
The Florida House rolled out a proposal to divest $277 million in state pension-fund investments in Chinese state-owned companies.
MidPoint: We Share the Same Sky
Rachael Cerrotti joins us to discuss her decade-long project to memorialize the refugee journey of her grandmother, a Czech Holocaust survivor. Her project is a memoir, a podcast, a book and currently an exhibit at...
Late artist lays bare US foreign policy at Art Basel 2023
Continuing our look at social justice in art, out of the thousands of modern and contemporary artists on display from 277 galleries at the nearly weeklong art festival at the 21st annual Art Basel Miami...
1968: The Fire of Ideas illuminates social movements at Art Basel Miami 2023
It has been said that art should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed, and one exhibition in Miami this weekend gave life to this idea during Miami Art Week. Out of the thousands of...
The Birth Of FBI Profiling. A Personal View Of Hong Kong
Ron Franscel – Shadow Man – An Elusive Psycho Killer and the Birth of FBI Profiling On June 25, 1973, a seven-year-old girl went missing from the Montana campground where her family was vacationing. Somebody...
This week, we delved deep into the heart of Gaza with Jason Shawwa, an American-born Palestinian who calls Gaza home. Joined by Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah, Jason shared his poignant story against the backdrop...
