Empire on Fire: Global Fury as Israel’s Rafah Invasion Looms

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 2/29 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Eugene and Rania are joined by special guests: Mike Prysner - Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty soldier with the US Air Force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC on Sunday declaring that he would “no longer be complicit in genocide.” Mike Prysner, War veteran, Host of Eyes Left Podcast & producer for The Empire Files, discusses Bushnell’s sacrifice and the crucial role that soldiers and veterans have played historically in organizing against war. Layan Sima Fuleihan- Over 140 days into the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, the total death toll since October 7 has increased to at least 29,782 Palestinians, with at least 70,043 injured. In addition to the incessant Israeli bombardment, Gaza is facing famine, its hospitals are besieged, and threats of a ground invasion in Rafah loom near. Layan Sima Fuleihan, the Education Director at The People’s Forum, an editor at 1804 Books, and an organizer with the Shu