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
By Siva Vaidhyanathan* – The Guardian The reality is that Trump used Facebook most effectively as an organizing and fundraising tool, not as a platform for ‘posting’ The world is a lot better off without Donald Trump as president of… 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 Max Eden* – Newsweek Last week, the Senate voted 94-1 in favor of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, intended to address anti-Asian racism. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) lone “no” vote was covered by CNN, The Hill, HuffPost, Slate, the… 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 Kate Fullagar/ Kristie Patricia Flannery (*) – The Conversation This week, the Philippines is marking a significant event in the history of European colonialism in the Asia-Pacific region — the 500th anniversary of the death of Portuguese explorer Fernão… 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 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 Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute While Americans hailed the announcement that the U.S. would withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war, President Biden left out the most important details about the war and how it… 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
Editorial No one can be sure how far might a radicalised Republican party go ‘Before being elected to Congress, Ms Greene peddled conspiracy theories, made racist statements and indicated support for the execution of Democratic leaders and FBI agents.’ In… Continue Reading
By Mujib Mashal, Salman Masood and Zia ur-Rehman (*) – The New York Times Pakistan’s military stayed allied to both the Americans and Taliban. But now the country may face intensified extremism at home as a result of a perceived… 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
