By Naomi Klein* – The Guardian In 2005, Palestinians called on the world to boycott Israel until it complied with international law. What if we had listened?
IPS, by Afghanistan-based female journalist* Jan 10 2024 (IPS) – The prevalence of social media usage among Afghan women and girls has surged since the Taliban assumed control of the country in August 2021. Faced with restrictions confining them to their homes, many women…
By George Monbiot`* – The Guardian The Atlas Network’s dark-money junktanks are behind neoliberal policies around the world. And you may find its leaders on a resignation honours list near you There are elements of fascism, elements borrowed from the Chinese state and…
By Amnon Aran * – The Conversation Three months since Hamas launched its murderous October 7 attacks, Israeli foreign policymakers remain far from achieving their goals The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been unrelenting. According to data…
Editorial – Haaretz, Israel The decision to arm and mobilize thousands of settlers for military service in the occupied territories, and to station them where they live, and in close proximity to Palestinians, some of whom they know and hate, seemed at first an irresponsible…
By Rebecca Gordon* – LA Progressive Despite Trump’s histrionic claims about asylum-seekers pouring into the U.S., the United States is not, in fact, a major recipient of international refugees Back in 1968, my father announced that, if Richard Nixon were elected president that…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Jan 5 2024 (IPS) – The atrocities against Palestinians in a ruthlessly devastated Gaza — with over 21,000 mostly civilian deaths in retaliation to the killings of 1,200 inside Israel —have resurrected a longstanding…
By Council on Foreign Affairs Blog Post by Will Freeman, via Los Angeles Times Governments have learned to manage many threats, but they are failing to curb the growing power of organized crime. Peru’s last dictator, Alberto Fujimori, has pulled off a…
Michael Hager* – CounterPunch website Wars seem to breed fantasy: hero worship, victory parades, exuberant patriotism, or “a war to end all wars.” Such fantasies are usually based on inflated expectations, grand illusions, or outright lies. Even some of history’s great…
