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‘New phase of genocide’ in Gaza, warns Albanese as relentless killing continues
The Government Media Office of Hamas, which technically rules Gaza, said today 77 per cent of the Strip’s territory was now under direct Israeli occupation, and called on the UN to act to stop “continued genocide, ethnic cleansing, colonialism, aggression” and what it termed the “final solution” Israel is trying to impose on Gaza by force.
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Extermination as negotiation: Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza
Whether it’s total conquest or managed containment, Israel doesn’t have a single grand strategy for Gaza, but it uses the possibility of both to prolong the war.
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Britain returns Chagos, but shadow of nuclear ambiguity over Diego Garcia remains
As Britain hands the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, the continued exclusion of Diego Garcia from resettlement and scrutiny raises alarms. Despite Mauritius’s commitments under the Pelindaba Treaty establishing an African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, U.S. control of the base may violate the treaty.
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Department of Homeland Security revokes Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) head Kristi Noem sent a letter to Harvard University Thursday informing the school’s administration that she was revoking its ability to enroll international students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
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U.S. reinstates funding to propaganda outlet NED
The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a U.S. regime-change tool.
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“With our dignity high, no repression can stop us,” say Panamanian workers
The Panamanian workers’ strike enters another week and is gaining more support despite police and judicial pressure from the Mulino government, say the demonstrators.
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Israeli officials explain balancing act between overt genocide and maintaining western support
They have opted for their slow-motion strangulation approach because that’s what’s necessary to maintain essential western support and avoid war crimes tribunals.
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Israel just launched its offensive to permanently ‘conquer’ Gaza as Trump’s Arab Gulf tour wraps up
Israel announced the initial phase of “Gideon’s chariots,” the expanded ground invasion to permanently “conquer” Gaza, amid reports that Trump reneged on his deal with Hamas to lift the blockade, and will reportedly expel 1 million Gazans to Libya.
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Afrikaner ‘refugee’ arrival is latest tactic in Trump’s South Africa destabilization campaign
The news that a group of “Afrikaners” (Afrikaans-speaking white people from South Africa) have shown up in the United States, invited by the Trump administration as “refugees,” shouldn’t come as a surprise. Donald Trump is obsessed with South Africa; he has been for years.
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‘Neoliberal and authoritarian’? A simplistic analysis of the Maduro government that leaves much unsaid
According to Hetland, the Maduro government is virtually devoid of any redeeming characteristics. Hetland refers approvingly to the claim made by Maduro’s harshest critics on the left, that his government and the right-wing opposition are “two sides of the same coin”.
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Latin America’s long fight against the U.S. for sovereignty
John Perry reviews the book AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin.
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Summer-like slug of heat pushes across much of North America
Temperatures hit 100°F in northern Minnesota, 112°F in Texas, and 115°F in Mexico.
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The Colonial past haunts French Military operations in Africa
Popular backlash against France’s brutal yet ineffective counter-terrorism operations is compelling President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw forces from across Africa.
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People get ready: Protest on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder
To defeat Trump’s agenda, we need a movement that unites all who can be united, and is ready to stand up and fight back. If the pardon rumors become reality, meet us in the streets.
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Cuba: Mariela Castro “The World’s problems belong to everyone”
Following the broadcast of the Round Table on Friday, May 9, dedicated to the 18th Conference Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Miami press took excerpts from the program and began a campaign to manipulate its content.
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Vietnam celebrates 50 years of the end of its colonial period
Reflections on Vietnam’s revolutionary reunification, post-war recovery, and socialist transformation–highlighting the enduring legacy of resistance and the challenges of building a sovereign economy.
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As Gaza starves, Israel attacked UNRWA Food Distribution Center
Israel is targeting Palestinians’ slim means of accessing food, bombing two makeshift kitchens and UNRWA’s distribution center in Jabalia in the past few days.
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Activists warn of the growing militarisation of the Indonesian government under General Prawobo
Interview with Activist M. on the growing military influences on civil life threatening Indonesia’s dearly earned peace.
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Artists reject censorship of Pro-Palestine musician Kehlani after NYC concert cancellation
Boots Riley, Kneecap, Residente and dozens of other artists have signed an open letter protesting the censorship of Kehlani after the NYC mayor’s office pushed for the cancellation of her pride concert.
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‘Our position on Palestine is not fringe’
Janine Jackson interviewed CODEPINK’s Danaka Katovich about attacks on activists for the May 2, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.