As the world was readying for the Second World War, the insightful humane Austrian author Stefan Zweig made the following glum observation: “Openly and flagrantly, certain countries express their will to expand and make preparations for war. The politics of rearmament...
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Ballots and Bias: How the Press Framed Venezuela’s Regional and Legislative Elections
The pro-government alliance achieved a sweeping victory in Venezuela’s May 25 elections, while a fractured opposition suffered losses. Western media distorted the results – spinning low turnout claims, ignoring the role of illegal US sanctions, and offering selective...
Why Are Veterans and Allies Fasting for Gaza?
Last Thursday, May 22, a coalition named Veterans and Allies Fast for Gaza kicked off a 40-day fast outside the United Nations in Manhattan in protest against the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Military veterans and allies pledged to fast for 40 days on only...
Abuse by and of Public
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Follow the Money? The Algorithm Follows Us to Make the Money
…Those who control the food, control the (fill in the blank, but hint hint, ‘world’) …Those who control the water, control the (fill in the blank, but hint hint, ‘world’) …Those who control the money, control the (fill in the blank, but hint hint, ‘world’) …Those who...
The Moral Bankruptcy of The West
The collective “The West” is now not ONLY supporting (and the U.S. Government itself is supplying virtually all of the bombs, ammunition, weapons, and satellite intelligence to) Israel’s (and America’s) genocide against the formerly 2.2 million Gazans, but also is...
Israel’s Claim that “Hamas is stealing aid” is Patently a Lie
Western journalists – having promoted Israel’s lies for more than a year and half – have grown entirely insensible to their active collusion in genocide. Israel’s claim that Hamas is “stealing aid” is so preposterous no serious journalist or politician ought to give...
Fighting for the Planet means Sovereignty for the Sahel
At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate movement teaches about our relationship with the Earth: not to take and take and extract and extract because we have a reciprocal...
Split Supreme Court Ruling on Catholic Charter School Still a Big Win for School Privatizers
On April 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard the much-awaited and much-discussed case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School v. Drummond, which originated in Oklahoma.1 On May 22, 2025, less than a month later, and...
Squabbling Siblings: India, Pakistan and Operation Sindoor
On April 22, militants from The Resistance Front (TRF), a group accused by Indian authorities of being linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, slaughtered 26 tourists in the resort town of Pahalgam in the Indian administered portion of Kashmir. This came as a...
Manufacturing America’s Contenders
Citing as being critical to protection of the United States’ defense, and a need to punish China’s alleged use of forced labor, U.S. government policies have restricted dozens of Chinese companies from operating on U.S. soil, exporting to the U.S, and receiving...
Past and Present Terrorism
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