On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we discuss media coverage of President Biden’s State of the Union and the US’ Gaza policy. Then, we look at the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. According to Refugees International Israel has “consistently and groundlessly” blocked aid operations for Gaza even as the enclave falls deeper into famine. Palestinian health officials report that at least 20 people have now died from malnutrition and dehydration.
Guests:
John Nichols, national-affairs correspondent for The Nation and the co-author of It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism
Will Bunch, national columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and author of After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost senior foreign affairs reporter, based in Washington, DC
Web Resources:
Huffington Post: These Injured Palestinians Made It Out Of Gaza. Their Loved Ones Did Not — And The Distance Is Agony.
Philadelphia Enquirer: Michigan shows why democracy is worth saving | Will Bunch Newsletter
The Nation: The Working Families Party Response to Biden Will Demand a New Course on Gaza
The Guardian: US uses loophole to keep 100 arms sales to Israel under the radar amid Gaza war – report
Politico: Biden to order US military to construct port in Gaza to increase aid flow
