By Jonathan Blitzer* – The New Yorker The Biden Administration has begun an ambitious effort to reunite more than a thousand families torn apart by Trump. For the past two years, Keldy Mabel Gonzáles Brebe de Zúniga kept a daily… Continue Reading
By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad (*) – Independent Media Institute The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 was criminal. It was criminal because of the immense force used to demolish Afghanistan’s physical infrastructure and to break open its… Continue Reading
The Latin American Reflection Roundtable We have learned about the proposal by 24 senators of the Democratic Party conveyed in a public letter addressed to President Joseph Biden requesting the closure of the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base,… Continue Reading
Deutsche Welle (DW) * The Burmese military regime has routinely arrested journalists and banned independent media. But reporters continue to work underground — under pressure from the ruling junta, but also from the opposition. Myanmar’s military government, which overthrew the… Continue Reading
By Elie Mystal* – The Nation The Chauvin verdict seemed like a victory. Then came the racist reaction to the verdict—and the murder of Ma’Khia Bryant. White supremacy never stops. It never takes a day off. Its forces never quit… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! As President Joe Biden nears his 100th day in the White House, we look at his foreign policy record, both as president and over the past five decades. A new project created by Jeremy… Continue Reading
By Al Jazeera* Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has struck a conciliatory tone towards the kingdom’s arch-nemesis, Iran, saying he sought “good” relations after reports the rivals held secret talks recently in Baghdad. The two countries, locked in a fierce struggle… Continue Reading
By Lambert Strether* of Corrente – Naked Capitalism Our political class does not believe that Barack Obama is a candidate for rehabilitation (“revered by liberals, moderates and even some Republicans“) despite recently pivoting to a consensus that his response to… Continue Reading
By Michael Brenes * – Boston Review A century of failed liberal attempts at policing reform in Minneapolis supports the view that none of the city council’s current proposals will prevent there from being another George Floyd The trial of… Continue Reading
By Francine Mestrum, PhD, Brussels and Cuernavaca. The crisis caused by the coronavirus is an opportunity to think about the future. This article is about ‘the left‘ or ‘progressive forces’ in a very broad sense with implications for political parties… Continue Reading
By Joshua Carroll and Tin Htet Paing (*) – Columbia Journalism Review In early April, about fifteen soldiers showed up at an outdoor market in the north of Myanmar’s main city of Yangon. The country’s military staged a coup on… Continue Reading
By Channing Gerard Joseph* – The Nation History must be acknowledged before justice can be done I found my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side listed for sale in an old newspaper advertisement: “Stephen, 50, sawyer and sailor.” The announcement, headlined… Continue Reading
By Sara Torsner and Jackie Harrison (*) – The Conversation Press freedom: A government’s fear of scrutiny and criticism often determines how repressive it is toward the press. The greater the fear, the greater the loss of press freedom. Of… Continue Reading
Deutsche Welle (DW) * Iran and Saudi Arabia have held “positive” talks — the first since diplomatic ties were cut four years ago, the Financial Times reports. The regional rivals have been engaged in a proxy war in Yemen. Senior… Continue Reading
By Sven Lilienström* STOCKHOLM, Apr 16 2021 (IPS) – Landmines are among the most insidious and cruel weapons of all, because they do not distinguish between armed soldiers, civilians or even children. According to the Landmine Monitor 2020, explosive devices… Continue Reading
By Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies (*) President Biden announced a removal of all U.S. troops by September 11, but he failed to include some important details An Afghan taxi-driver in Vancouver told one of us a decade ago… Continue Reading
By Tom Engelhardt – TomDispatch* By the time you read this piece, it will already be out of date. The reason’s simple enough. No matter what mayhem I describe, with so much all-American weaponry in this world of ours, there’s… Continue Reading
Phil Heimlich* – Opinion contributor, Cincinnati Enquirer I’ve noticed a disturbing trend around the world: A leader is democratically elected and then gradually transforms his country into a dictatorship. In Turkey, ruled by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “the tweet has been… Continue Reading
By Nicolas J. S. Davies – Common Dreams (*) Denis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in… Continue Reading
By Jeneé Osterheldt * The Boston Globe The killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota should not be framed as an accident. Policing is violent. As police lights glared behind him, he found a well-lit public place to pull over. Because… Continue Reading
