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Haiti: Stop the destruction of a Nation
Ever since the Haitian people successfully overthrew slavery and colonialism in 1804, they have been subjected to interventions and policies by the French and U.S. governments–from devastating “debt” collection to brutal military occupation, from coups to neocolonial puppet dictatorships–designed to destroy their existence as sovereign people, as an independent nation.
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Trump charges: why ‘unprecedented’?
“It is hard to overstate the gravity of the criminal indictment”, the New York Times editorial board wrote on 9 June, noting Trump’s “contempt for the rule of law”.
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Our ongoing march into dystopia and oblivion
The neoconservative think tank American Enterprise Institute is now floating the idea of giving nukes to Ukraine, which is about as evil and demented a foreign policy position as anyone could possibly come up with.
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Assange: An unholy masquerade of tyranny disguised as justice
Julian’s persecution has nothing to do with the law. It is a simple demonstration of the crushing power of the state.
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A trans person reflects on Cuba and Florida
Melinda Butterfield: “As I sat in Miami, I was keenly aware that Gov. Ron DeSantis was preparing to sign several laws aimed at banning trans people from public life and getting the health care they need to live.” (DeSantis did sign these laws just a few days later, not by coincidence, on May 17 – the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.)
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U.S. imperialist gangsterism and Cuba
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a Rogue State as “a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.”
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A credible explanation of how Kakhovka Dam was blown up
Though Western ‘news’ media have gotten their ‘explanation’ of this event from Ukraine’s Government, it never made sense that Russia would have wanted to flood, harm, and weaken, the entire western half of the territory that Russia now controls in the former Ukraine, including in Crimea (which was getting its water-supply from that dam).
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Russia-Ukraine war: Another act of terror met by western media silence
Coverage of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and Nord Stream pipelines shows a western media willing to prioritise anti-Russian propaganda over facts.
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Exposed: Disturbing details of the Pentagon “Perception Management Office”
Its existence is not strictly secret, although there has been no official announcement of its launch, let alone an explanation from Department of Defense (DoD) officials as to its raison d’être or modus operandi. Its budget likewise remains a mystery but purportedly runs into the “multimillions.”
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The rape of Lady Justice
This is an open-and-shut case of the judiciary being misused to keep Trump out of the political process. Unlike during the Russiagate years, liberal authoritarians know they are operating in broad daylight this time.
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Faina Savenkova: Too much pain
Faina: “I have said many times that the war for me began on June 2, 2014, with the bombing of the Lugansk Regional State Administration by Ukrainian aircraft. And now comes another anniversary, already the ninth.”
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Modern supply-side economics and the New Washington Consensus
Last month, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, outlined the international economic policy of the U.S. administration. This was a pivotal speech, because Sullivan explained what is called the New Washington Consensus on U.S. foreign policy.
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Why there should be a treaty against the use of weaponized drones
Citizen activism to bring about changes in how brutal wars are conducted is extremely difficult, but not impossible.
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Is Washington seeking to fabricate a casus belli against Cuba?
According to the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which had the “honor” of putting the lie into circulation, there is an agreement between Cuba and China, in military matters, for the installation of an alleged espionage base.
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The ‘Fourth Turning’ that will define our Century
European economies are reeling from inflation and the spectre of de-industrialisation-fuelled by self-imposed foreswearing of all imports of cheap Russian energy.
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Background and elements of the war in Ukraine
“This crisis shows us the weakness of our society”
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Anti-trans politicians are following the Nazi playbook
Right-wingers don’t have any answers for the issues that matter, so they’re viciously attacking a vulnerable minority.
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Colombia’s blood-soaked right must not be allowed to eject President Petro
TRADE unions marching in defence of Colombia’s first left-wing president need support, solidarity and publicity from their British counterparts.
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CNN needs more than a new CEO—it needs a new model of journalism
After less than a year, Warner Bros Discovery has ousted CNN chair and CEO Chris Licht.
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The hand of God in Uganda – Part 1
President Biden condemned anti-gay laws in Uganda but forgot to blame the actual guilty party.