It was a jarring spectacle to those horrified by the carnage in Gaza. The attention of a nation was focused on a very large ball game while the bombs dropped unabated in a place called Rafah. This southern Gaza city is swollen with Palestinians that have been funneled...
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The Unrepentant West: Germany’s Olaf Scholz and the Right to Commit Genocide in Gaza
Olaf Scholz, image courtesy: World Economic Forum. On February 8, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington on an official visit, aimed at working jointly with the United States to make “sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself”. If such a statement...
Tucker Comes in From the Cold
Still from Carlson’s Putin interview. If Tucker Carlson had spent any longer hawking his ratings outside Vladimir Putin’s Great Hall of Illusion and Kremlin Imaginarium, he might have had to register as a foreign agent on his return to the United States of Cable. As...
67 Countries Banned This Toxic Product –But the EPA Says: “Go for it!”
Image by Samuel Fyfe. Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly toxic reputation, it’s still used throughout...
Toward Decolonization in Palestine: An Interview with Tareq Baconi
Image by Snowscat. The struggle to free Palestine stands at a turning point. Hamas’ attacks on October 7th shattered the status quo, triggering both Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and an outpouring of international solidarity with the Palestinian people and their...
If a Mother Can be Found Complicit in Her Son’s Murders, Shouldn’t States Be Held Complicit in a “Plausible” Genocide?
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair “Am I doing the right thing?” parents ask. They make millions of decisions raising children with little official guidance. But a recent court decision in Michigan gave a resounding answer to Jennifer Crumbley. The court found that she...
How is the Proposed Ben Gurion Canal Tied to Israel’s Gaza Invasion?
The proposed Ben Gurion Canal would create an alternative to the Suez Canal. Its proximity to Gaza has raised questions about whether it is one of the motivations for the Israeli invasion. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. In the past several years, interest has revived in...
Never Forget Who Donald Trump Really Is
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair “You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent! No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.” – Donald Trump, February 10, 2024, responding allegedly...
Shooting the Messengers
“America accepts a ceasefire whereby Hamas ceases and Israel fires.” – Marwan Bishara + Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza that are so brazen and outrageous that no one even considered legislating against them…until now. + Consider this: On Tuesday afternoon, the...
A Cry in the Darkness: “Please Come, Come Take Me”
Hind Rajab. Family photo. First Hind Rajab went missing, then her rescuers. But missing isn’t the right word. Hind is missed. So are the people who tried to save her. So much depends on using the right words now. On being precise. Hind didn’t go missing. Her rescuers...
Homer, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great
Apotheosis of Homer by Archelaos of Priene, c. 225 BCE. BM. Public Domain. Prologue More than any other Greek, Homer (The Poet), Aristotle (The Philosopher), and Alexander the Great (the military genius and pillar of Hellenism), made Hellas / Greece equivalent to...
Letter from London: Dishy Rishi and the Karma Machine
I possess no inside information on our present prime minister. But I do remain fascinated by human beings. My immediate take on Rishi Sunak today is that he may not wish to win the next election. An election which could take place alongside the US one, though Sunak...