College of Staten Island Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Ozlem Goner, who doubles as a steering committee member of the Emergency Committee for Rojava, recently appeared on Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman, to discuss the political climate is Syria post the collapse of the Assad regime. Prof. Goner details the persecution of Kurds, the targeting of journalists, and which powerful countries are looking to control the region in the segment, which can be seen on the Democracy Now! Website.