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U.S. troops are occupying Syria’s oil fields. Congress refuses to withdraw them
The U.S. military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops.
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Urgent int’l investigation needed to probe Israeli war crimes after Palestinian civilians buried alive at Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
Euro-Med Monitor teams are continuing to document what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital today, and emphasized the need to open an international investigation into the horrific violations that the facility witnessed over the past several days against patients, displaced people, and medical staff as part of Israeli’s deliberate and systematic targeting of health facilities in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
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A master of terror
The murky background of the likely next President of Indonesia may come to haunt Indonesia, and Australia.
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Texas is challenging 150 years of immigration law
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
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I used to think the term ’Judeo-Nazis’ was excessive. I don’t any longer.
I used to think that Yeshayahu Leibowitz’s term “Judeo-Nazis” was too strong to describe Israel. But today, I feel differently.
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Neo-Liberal falsehoods
The basic theme is to suggest that under neo-liberalism there has been such an acceleration of the growth rate of Gross Domestic Product that the people as a whole have become much better off, and vast masses of them have been lifted out of poverty (one particular enthusiast has even claimed that poverty now afflicts only 2 per cent of the population).
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Stuttering economy betrays ever-present crisis in capitalism
WHEN an economy shrinks, as did the British economy last month, it triggers an alarm bell to all those who live not by their labour but by ours.
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Kenya – a loyal lieutenant of imperialism
On the 60th anniversary of Kenya’s independence, Gathanga Ndung’u writes that the country has spent decades as the loyal servant of imperialism. The country may have express highways, a busy international airport, a modern railway, and an emerging silicone savannah, but in reality, Kenya seeks only to endear itself to world leaders and potential investors through well-packaged imaginaries of the present and the future. Ndung’u lists some of Kenya’s extensive betrayals – not least support for Israel and the abandonment of Palestinians.
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Activists detail frontline struggles against U.S. militarism in Northeast Asia
The Asia-Pacific region has once again become a hotspot in Washington’s new Cold War, as Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy has been dead set on forging a new anti-China bloc across the region.
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Censorship and civic terror in Canada: The silencing of Palestinian voices and Palestinian supporters
These are the final days of 2023. But are we sure it’s not the end of 1953?
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UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote
Humanity has prevailed,” said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. “The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop.”
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Ukrainian trial demonstrates 2014 Maidan massacre was false flag
A massacre of protesters during the 2014 Maidan coup set the stage for the ouster of Ukraine’s elected president, Viktor Yanukovych. Now, an explosive trial in Kiev has produced evidence the killings were a false flag designed to trigger regime change.
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NYT amplifies outrage over imaginary calls for genocide
University presidents are under fire from politicians and the media over what is being framed as their waffling over allowing antisemitic speech on their campuses.
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‘Moral insanity’: Biden admin bypasses Congress to rush tank shells to Israel
“Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress,” said one critic.
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U.S., Big Oil exploit Guyana border dispute to attack Venezuela
Until recently Guyana was the third-poorest country in Latin America. U.S. business journals have been painting a picture of Guyana potentially becoming the richest country in Latin America.
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U.S. blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time, holding world hostage
The U.S. government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues giving weapons to Israel.
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Rape, war and human rights: the real story
Sexual abuse is too serious to be treated as a justification for war, argues Lindsey German.
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Sweden is giving Elon Musk a taste of union strength
Let’s hope Swedish workers win and workers in all countries where Tesla operates take note and act accordingly.
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Israel’s onslaught drags U.S. Jewish life into the abyss
The Jewish establishment has been consigned to the support of genocide, and it has accepted that role eagerly. The effect on Judaism of this moral collapse is unfathomable.
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A scientist’s warning on how climate change is rooted in violence
The education system kills innate curiosity and hinders the development of scientific attitude and is thus conducive for the philosophy of othering. Even this lopsided knowledge is not available to all. Thus, people become oblivious to the universality of humankind and species’ interdependence.