Since the return of Donald Trump to the White House, he and his Republican allies have worked to destroy the U.S. government’s overseas humanitarian aid programs. This action flies in the face of the U.S. government’s lengthy record of humanitarian assistance to...
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Trump Is Inspiring a Historic Wave of Protests
All those who have been wondering when mass resistance to Trump 2.0 would materialize need wait no longer. It is here. It is happening. It is now. In truth, the new wave of defiance has been swelling for some time. Following last November’s presidential election,...
Mary and the Boy Who Rebuilt Gaza
With trembling hands, I gathered what remained of my family. We had been displaced more times than I can remember. Now we faced the pain of loss again Home is a piece of the past that only exists in memories. How painful it is to realize that you’ve left all that you...
Swiss Re SONAR 2025 Report: Global Heat Kills 480,000/Yr
Extreme heat is one of the world’s leading killers, outdistancing worldwide conflicts of 233,000 deaths in 2024 by more than double the count at 480,000 people dead from extreme heat. All indications suggest the death count via extreme heat is headed much higher...
Turning Political Repression into Movement Building
My first years of progressive activism and organizing took place during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who, without a doubt, led one of the most repressive presidential administrations we have experienced in the United States in the modern era, prior to this Trump...
Meaning of Life
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FAQ: Israel’s Illegal War on Iran
It has been one week since Israel launched a dangerous war against Iran. With so much misinformation and pro-war propaganda being repeated by politicians and news media, CJPME has just issued a new factsheet that addresses critical questions, including: Was Israel’s...
Holocaust Survivors
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NY Times and Roger Cohen Promote War Again
The NY Times has been a major promoter of US “regime change” operations for decades. Today, while President Trump considers directly involving a US attack on Iran, the NYT is again performing this role despite many readers being skeptical or opposed. A June 19 NYT...
From Capitalist Control to Working-Class Power
Introduction With growing disillusionment in capitalist “democracy,” more and more people are looking towards alternatives to provide the answers they need. As Marxists, our role is to guide others out of the darkness of liberalism and toward the liberating path of...
Vindication for the Unvaccinated?
Salvador Dali — Geopoliticus Child Watching The Birth Of The New Man At a recent family gathering, I sat at the dinner table with a group of loved ones for the first time since the COVID-19 fiasco. Most of the cheerful discussion focused on the spectacular event of...
Why Washington Targets Iran and Venezuela
Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have also been targeted for regime change by Washington. The two commonalities are not unrelated. Of course, the world’s hegemon would like to get its hands on...