"Campus Has Become Unrecognizable": Columbia Prof. Franke Faces Firing After DN Interview on Gaza

[Uncle Joe]

Columbia University law professor Katherine Franke last appeared on Democracy Now! in January to discuss an attack on Columbia's campus targeting pro-Palestinian student activists with a foul-smelling liquid that led to multiple hospitalizations. Following her interview, Franke now faces termination after two Columbia professors filed a complaint against her claiming she had created a hostile environment for Israeli students; she also became a target for Republican lawmakers.

Franke joins Democracy Now! to discuss the campaign against her, the ongoing crackdown on pro-Palestine activism at Columbia and more. "There's an overreaction by the university, a weaponization of the disciplinary system against students and faculty in ways that in my over 40 years at Columbia I have never seen," she says.

We are also joined by attorney Kathleen Peratis, who is representing Franke along with the Center for Constitutional Rights after she quit her former law firm, Outten & Golden, because it dropped Franke as a client, saying she was too controversial. "What happened at Outten & Golden is the kind of thing that's happening all over," says Peratis.

Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. Pity.

[murielm99]

2. Okay.

Boo Fucking Hoo.

[Oopsie Daisy]

3. That captures my feelings perfectly!

I couldn't have said it better!

[murielm99]

4. Democracy Not does not belong on DU.

IMHO.

[Uncle Joe]

5. We need both democracy now and Democracy Now more than ever, that's the preeminent issue being challenged by

would be dictator *rump and and his 21st century version of Nazi followers.

IMHO

[Oopsie Daisy]

6. LOL ... the two are not the same. In fact, both go to extraordinary effort to kneecap the Democratic party *

* and our Democratic leadership, and our Democratic candidates. And in doing so, this makes it more difficult for Democrats to gain or keep political power, and EASIER for the Republicans and Trump's cult so to do.

>> We need both democracy now and Democracy Now
The only thing we "need" from "Democracy Now!" is for them to simply go away and STFU.

In fact, "Democracy Now!" should not be tolerated! This so-called "independent news" organization is a steaming pile of anti-Democratic party and antisemitic propaganda. They support third party candidate in deed and word, and they're hostile to Democrats, and the Democratic party's agenda.

They have a complete lack of objectivity. They embrace conspiracy theories and promote fringe viewpoints. "Democracy Now!" regularly resorts to GORE and sensationalism to attract viewers or push a particular narrative.

Amy Goodman is dreadful. They have zero integrity. It just amazes me how many of their videos spam this forum. Some days that's the ONLY thing visible here.

So much wall-to-wall and top-to-bottom spam, I wonder if this is "Democracy Now Underground!"

[Oopsie Daisy]

7. Indeed! You're absolutely correct! To quote myself *

* It just amazes me how many of their videos spam this forum. Some days that's the ONLY thing visible here. So much wall-to-wall and top-to-bottom spam, I wonder if this is "Democracy Now Underground!"