By Norman Solomon* IDN-InDepthNews] Sometimes there’s a thin line between vile demagoguery and pure idiocy. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi straddled both during a Sunday (28 January) appearance on CNN, when she smeared protesters who’ve been demanding a ceasefire to end Israel’s…
Sachs* – Common Dreams It is easy to be cynical about the international rule of law. No sooner had the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that Israel is plausibly committing genocide against the Palestinian people than the U.S.
By Ershad Noorzai Balkhi * – Modern Diplomacy In the world of politics, there is a complete distinction between means and ends. There is a dichotomous view that says these two are not related to each other.
The order of the International Court of Justice concerning Israel’s against the Palestinians of Gaza Riccardo Petrella, Professor Emeritus at the University of Louvain, Agora des Habitants de la Terre…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* – ZNetwork platform To understand the emergence and growth of far-right parties around the world, and especially in Europe, we need to go back to the end of the First World War and analyze the turbulent course of liberal democracy since then…
Peter Beinart* – The Guardian Liberal hawks like Michael McFaul, Max Boot and Anne Applebaum are quick to denounce Russian aggression but ignore Israeli crimes On 7 January, Anne Applebaum, a historian and a staff writer at the Atlantic, retweeted a video of Russian…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*)- CODEPINK In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. air strikes on Yemen, Iraq and Syria are legitimate and responsible efforts to contain the expanding war over…
By the Center for Preventive Action* ( Council on Foreign Relations – CFR) In late October, a coalition of three ethnic armed groups in Shan State launched a coordinated offensive against the ruling military junta, posing the strongest challenge to its rule since the…
By Linda Feldmann /Story Hinckley*- The Christian Science Monitor Donald Trump’s dominant performance in the New Hampshire primary confirms what already seemed clear – that the former president appears headed toward his third straight Republican nomination. But embedded in…
By Rameen Siddiqui* – Modern Diplomacy We stand at the threshold of a remarkable technological revolution, one that holds immense promise in terms of boosting productivity, driving global growth, and increasing incomes worldwide. “AI is akin to an amoeba that is in a constant…
