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Air Date 5/7/2024

Civil resistance on campuses across the country against Israeli genocide in Gaza calling for cease fire and divestment, university administrations up to the Biden administration respond, often with overwhelming violence and claims of antisemitism.

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FRONTPAGE

FP 1: The US college protests... - Today in Focus - Air Date 4-25-24

FP 2: Behind Columbia... - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 4-24-24

(47:13) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

(50:54) SECTION A: POLICE RESPONSES

A1: Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory... - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-26-24

A2: Juan González, Veteran of '68 Columbia Strike... - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-1-24

(1:06:59) SECTION B: INSIDE THE PROTESTS 

B1: Pro-Israel THUGS Attack... - Owen Jones - Air Date 5-1-24

B2: Live from the Encampments - CODEPINK Radio - Air Date 5-1-24

(1:34:52) SECTION C: BIDEN'S POLITICS AND ACCUSATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM

C1: Nicholas Kristof ... Part 2 - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 4-26-24

C2: Manufactured Panic Over Peaceful... - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-23-24

(1:57:05) SECTION D: UNIVERSITY ADMINS AND ENDOWMENTS

D1: Why Colleges Have No Idea... - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 4-23-24

D2: Columbia University President ... - The Bitchuation Room - Air Date 4-27-24

(2:37:42) SECTION E: MEDIA CRITICISM

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IMAGE

Description: A photo of a lawn in front of a university building at Vassar College showing students standing near tents, a sign that reads "Liberation," and a Palestinian flag along a walkway. 

Credit: "Liberation Lawn at Vassar College (cropped)" by Found5dollar, Wikimedia | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 | Changes: Cropped