By Michael von der Schulenburg* – MEER The urgent call for peace This article is based on a speech given at the “Never again war – lay down your arms” rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 25, 2023 Today, we live in a world that is increasingly...

Editorial – The Guardian As Israel pursues Hamas, the horrifying cost to civilians demands our attention. The ramifications don’t end there We cannot and must not look away from what is happening in Gaza. Half its population was forced from the north by merciless bombardment; now the Israel Defense Forces’...

By Branko Marcetic* – Responsible Statecraft (Quincy Institute) Mounting evidence proves that we cannot believe anything our officials say about the futility of negotiations    It’s becoming increasingly difficult to deny the war in Ukraine could have been ended mere months into the Russian invasion — and that the U.S. and...

 By Chris Hedges* Phase One of Israel’s genocidal campaign on Gaza has ended. Phase Two has begun. It will result in even higher levels of death and destruction The skies over Gaza are filled — after a seven-day truce — with projectiles of death. Warplanes. Attack helicopters. Drones. Artillery shells....