5LL #358: Affiliation, Poetry, Exile, Bullets, Social Justice
Guilty by Affiliation
Mohammed El-Kurd, Substack
The instinct of many allies is to dispel the connection between slain Palestinian journalists and their supposed political leanings, as if anywhere in the world these exist in isolation.
“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan
Nima Hasan and Huda Fakhreddine, Literary Hub
Nima Hasan is a Palestinian poet surviving genocide in Gaza, insisting on poetry that overcomes the most horrific timelines.
We Left Gaza. But Our Pain Came With Us.
Mohammed R. Mhawish, The Nation
Palestinians who escaped the horrors of Gaza face a new trauma: the dislocation of exile from our homeland.
Magic Bullets
Tyler McBrien, The Baffler
How the hollow point became the ammunition of choice for American police.
Zero Tolerance
Andrea Long Chu, Vulture
Five years after George Floyd, many liberals blame “wokeness” for stifling open debate. So why can’t they handle being disagreed with?