This Week with David Rovics

Alternative Realities and Cycles of Genocide

The western media helps maintain necessary levels of ignorance in the domains they control, while the rest of the world decries another ongoing genocide, brought to us by settler-colonialism and empire.

Discussion with John and Paula on Palestine

Last Friday I had another of my periodic discussions with John Coleman and Paula de Angelis, this one focused on the Israeli genocide in Gaza. 

Palestine Teach-In

A backgrounder on Palestine, annotated with relevant songs.  More at davidrovics.com/palestine.

Genocidal Ironies

The thing about the saying, "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger," is it's often not true. 

New song: ”As the Bombs Rain Down”

As we stand by, the Israeli military is obeying its commands to annihilate the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s 9/11: Counting the Ways

Examining the connections between 9/11 and the events of the past weekend in Palestine/Israel is like peeling an onion with infinite layers.

Rising of the Ghetto Fighters

The Gaza Ghetto Uprising has begun. 

A Statement of Principles

Is the left mainly a bunch of censorship-happy, empire-supporting, virtue-signaling clowns?  Or is that just the impression we get from social media?  You can also find this at davidrovics.com/principles.

Dear Sweden

Sweden is now the #1 country in Europe for gun violence, among those that are not at war. I would humbly like to contribute to the discussion around dealing with this tragic situation, if I may.

DIY Movement, DIY Media, DIY Music

The revolution actually will not be televised.  That hasn't changed.  If we want to build a real, lasting movement, it needs to be well-organized, it needs to produce its own media, and its own music.