Student resistance to the Gaza genocide is spurring a crisis for Democrats and the progressive coalition – Mondoweiss

A protestor interrupts U.S. President Joe Biden during a campaign event at Emanuel AME Church on January 8, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina. The church was the site of a 2015 shooting massacre perpetrated by a white supremacist. (Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Student resistance to the Gaza genocide is spurring a crisis for Democrats and the progressive coalition

The student protests erupting across American universities represent something far beyond a cyclical wave of campus activism. They reflect a profound political crisis that has laid bare the fractures within the Democratic Party.