Archive | October, 2023

The prognosis of “war fatigue” on the part of the United States and its allies in the proxy war in Ukraine was greatly exaggerated. On the contrary, the war is acquiring a new swagger.

Campesinos high up in the beautiful Andean valley of Gavidia are working to preserve the native potato and the way of life that goes with it.

Critical reflections on the Australian 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum and the Israel-Palestine War in the context of British settler colonialism and imperialism.

Humanity faces a crisis of unprecedented proportions–a double-edged sword threatening both our planet and its people.

According to the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, 50,000 Gazan women are set to give to birth in Gaza within the next 14 days.

While the primary focus of this conflict is Gaza, journalists have wondered if a second northern front would open between Israel and the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah, creating a multifaceted regional war.

Joy and suffering in the Left Party: Wagenknecht aims to found a new party

This week, from 14–18 October, the Dilemmas of Humanity conference brought together political leaders, activists, and organic intellectuals from around the world to discuss the central problems facing humanity today and strengthen proposals to address them.

Leading Palestinian commentators describe canceled appearances and segments pulled from CBS and CNN shows.

The al-Ahli hospital, where an Israeli strike caused mass deaths, was among many medical facilities Israel warned to clear out or face air strikes.

“If we don’t get back to our shared humanity, I don’t think we will ever come back from this,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib told protesters. “And to our President: I want him to know, as a Palestinian-American and someone of Muslim faith, I’m not going to forget this. And I think a lot of people are not going to forget this.”

Review of ‘Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?’ By Chris van Tulleken.

…Zionism is the ideology that fuses creation of (ancient) Jewish collectivity with claims to (modern) sovereignty over land allegedly promised by God to Jews and their descendants.

At one time, the ‘Arab-Israeli Conflict’ was Arab and Israeli. Over many years, however, it was rebranded. The media is now telling us it is a ‘Hamas-Israeli conflict.’

Posting pro-Palestine content about “Israel’s” daily heinous crimes on Western-owned social media platforms will not move Western leaders who do not bat an eye.

Three Palestinians describe life under constant Israeli bombardment—and lay out their visions for liberation.

This is a strange time in Berlin. All expressions of solidarity with the people in Gaza have been banned

“But what I’d like to quickly document as things unfold is the highly unusual number of mass media reporters I’ve been seeing who haven’t hesitated to point to Israel as the probable culprit.”

“There will probably never be anything I can do to make my lifetime impact net positive”, Sam Bankman-Fried wrote in his diary after the collapse of his cryptocurrency company FTX.

Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?