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Organizers fight back as Missouri moves to crack down on Israel-related speech in schools

By Marianne Dhenin February 17, 2026 2

Rights groups warn HB 2061 will be used to silence criticisms of Israel and attack Missouri teachers.

Ben & Jerry's ice cream for sale in Israel in 2014 (Photo: Uziel302/Wikimedia)

12 attorney generals call on Ben & Jerry’s to resume business in illegal settlements

By Michael Arria November 23, 2021 11

“If Unilever is so interested in virtue-signaling, why not announce a boycott of countries like China, Russia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, or especially Iran,” asked Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

Missouri Democratic congressional candidate Cori Bush gives her victory speech at her campaign office on August 4, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bush, an activist backed by the progressive group Justice Democrats, defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in Tuesday's primary election to become the first black woman elected to represent the state of Missouri in congress. (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Cori Bush was smeared for defending the BDS movement. She ousted a longtime incumbent anyway.

By Michael Arria August 5, 2020 5

Cori Bush, a 44-year-old nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, has ousted longtime incumbent Rep. Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.