Human Rights

The Age of Nuclear Destruction Began 81 Years Ago – With Lies. It Could End the Same Way

By Mitchell Zimmerman — mitchellzimmerman

The author argues that the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were unnecessary to end World War II, as Japan was already seeking surrender and Soviet entry into the war would have secured capitulation. He contends U.S. leaders knew this but proceeded for Cold War strategic reasons.

7 August 2026 · 5 min read

Information & Communication

The Battle for Believability

By Ramesh Jaura — rjaura

By Ramesh Jaura* – rjaura.substack.com Why Trust Has Become the World’s Most Valuable Strategic Resource The most serious problem of the AI age might not lie in the ease with which lies can be produced, but in the increasing difficulty of believing in the truth. When a voter…

7 Aug 2026 · 18 min read

Sustainable Development

El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

By Fiona Harvey

UN forecasters warn that El Niño could push 50 million additional people into acute hunger across 45 countries by end of 2025, with Central and South America, the Caribbean, and southern Africa most severely affected.

6 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The Myth of a Global Antifa

By John Feffer — Foreign Policy In Focus

The Trump administration designated “antifa” a domestic terror organization and claims it operates as a global threat, but evidence suggests antifa lacks the organizational structure—no leadership, membership, or hierarchy—that would constitute a formal organization, while far-right extremists have actually perpetrated significantly more violence domestically and coordinated transnationally.

6 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Human Rights

Israel ‘Destroying Crucial Evidence of Genocide’ in Gaza: Monitor

By Brett Wilkins

A human rights group reports that Israeli forces and contractors are systematically removing rubble from Gaza without documentation or independent oversight, potentially destroying evidence of genocide and mass graves in violation of International Court of Justice orders.

5 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

What if the right fails?

By Sandra Weiss — International Politics and Society

By Sandra Weiss* – International Politics and Society (IPS-Journal) The right is losing support across Latin America. But that alone will not bring the left back to power. For Latin America’s new right-wing heads of state, these days present a welcome opportunity to demonstrate…

5 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Human Rights

The right’s exploitation of the Ceuta migrant ‘crisis’ almost guarantees that it will happen again

By Ruben Andersson

Thousands of Moroccan migrants entering Spain’s Ceuta enclave exposed EU divisions and geopolitical vulnerabilities. European leaders’ panic-driven responses and accusations against Spain strengthen smugglers and authoritarian regimes that exploit migration as leverage.

4 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

Human Rights

His Majesty’s plunder: The royal machine behind the Trump Highway and Western Sahara’s phosphate wealth

Trump’s naming of a highway in occupied Western Sahara reflects deepening ties between Morocco, Israel, and the US centered on phosphate extraction and trade benefits, including suspended tariffs allowing unlimited fertilizer exports to America.

4 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Human Rights

Complicity in Plain Sight: the West’s Scarlet Letter of Indifference

By M. Reza Behnam

The article argues that international justice faces collapse due to selective enforcement of laws against powerful Western-aligned nations, particularly Israel, while developing nations face prosecution. This double standard undermines universal legal standards and emboldens future atrocities.

3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Multilateralism & Unilateralism

The War on Drugs Failed—But US Imperialism Won

By Carlos Ron — LAProgressive

The US “War on Drugs” has militarized Latin America while failing to reduce drug production or consumption, functioning instead as a pretext for military intervention, sanctions, and political control against independent governments. Washington selectively labels sovereign nations as “narco-states” while pardoning drug traffickers in allied countries, revealing the policy’s true objective is suppressing regional autonomy rather than combating narcotics.

3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read