Juan González Reflects on Historic 1968 Columbia Protests & Crackdown on Gaza Solidarity Encampment

Fifty-six years ago today, hundreds of students at Columbia University in New York started a revolt on campus, occupying school buildings and disrupting class to protest the school's ties to the Vietnam War and racism in New York. Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez, who participated in the 1968 protests when hundreds of students were injured by police and arrested, speaks about the rebellion and how it compares to Columbia's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters occupying campus today. What really strikes me about this response is the total flouting of any kind of democratic process by the current administration compared to what happened in 1968," says Gonzalez. These students are protesting a genocide that is occurring before the eyes of the entire world and that is being funded by U.S. arms. And if anyone has the right to rebel and to stand up against injustice, these students do."