New Texas law requires state contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel

June 1st, 20180 By Lindsay Ellis   HOUSTON, TX — In February, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal gave a workshop and reading at the University of Houston's Spanish program in creative writing. The University of Southern California Ph.D. candidate met students and promoted her first book at the event. But she was surprised in April to hear...

Gazan Gandhis: Gaza bleeds alone as ‘liberals’ and ‘progressives’ go mute

May 4th, 20180 Three more Palestinians were killed and 611 wounded last Friday, when tens of thousands of Gazans continued their largely non-violent protests at the Gaza-Israel border. Yet as the casualty count keeps climbing — nearly 45 dead and more than 5,500 wounded — the deafening silence also continues. Tellingly, many of those who long...