British counter-terror police detained journalist Kit Klarenberg upon his arrival at London’s Luton airport and subjected him to an extended interrogation about his political views and reporting for The Grayzone. As soon as journalist Kit Klarenberg landed in his home country of Britain on May 17, 2023, six anonymous plainclothes... Read more »

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) contacted The Grayzone to dispute our characterization of their organization as a CIA cutout. Listen to our highly revealing conversation with the NED’s communications director. On April 4, 2023, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement Leslie Aun contacted... Read more »

The Twitter CEO draws establishment media outrage for criticizing a NATO state propaganda outfit. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has triggered headlines by claiming that the website Bellingcat, a trusted source for establishment US media outlets, engages in “psyops.” Musk invoked Bellingcat’s role in “psychological operations” while expressing skepticism about the group’s claims that the... Read more »

The Grayzone has obtained video recordings of well-connected figures within Moldova’s political and business community openly testifying to rank corruption within the country’s government and economy, while outlining schemes to enrich Western investors for an appropriate fee. The invasion of Ukraine placed the tiny country of Moldova on the immediate... Read more »

Syrian-American journalist Hekmat Aboukhater traveled across Homs, Lattakia, Tartous, and Aleppo this April, reporting for The Grayzone on the devastating impact of Western economic sanctions on average Syrians. Throughout 2023, a series of anti-Syrian refugee bills, a failing economy, and anti-Syrian rhetoric have deepened the plight of the two million... Read more »

The arrest of two heavily armed French neo-Nazis returning from Ukraine highlights a looming problem for NATO states sponsoring the proxy war, and their conspiracy of silence on the nature of the threat. On April 24th 2023, two French neo-Nazis were jailed for 15 months, nine of which were suspended,... Read more »

A Ukrainian media group partnered with BBC, Der Spiegel and other Western outlets polled readers on which Russian intellectual should be assassinated following a car bomb attack on writer Zakhar Prilepin. The Biden administration has greenlit Kiev’s campaign of terror. Hours after Russian writer and activist Zakhar Prilepin was nearly... Read more »

The presence of US troops in Somalia helps the Islamist insurgency Al Shabaab recruit, exacerbating the very violence they claim to be fighting. But the House has voted down a resolution to withdraw. On April 27, the House voted 101-321 against Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz’s resolution to remove all US... Read more »

Days before a failed drone assassination targeting Putin, Ukrainian banking baron Volodymyr Yatsenko offered a $500,000 bounty to any weapons maker able to land a drone in Red Square during Moscow’s upcoming Victory Day parade.  On April 23, a Ukrainian drone laden with 30 Canadian-made C4 explosive blocks crashed near... Read more »

Human Rights activist Miko Peled on the theft of priceless archaeological treasures from Gaza, which he argues is part of a larger Israeli campaign of genocide and erasure. The post The Cultural Looting of Gaza appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Kissinger has been elevated to a visionary for his views on the war in Ukraine. But those views are outdated and dangerous and reflect a Cold War mindset that is no longer relevant in the 21st century, argues Ramzy Baroud. The post Prophets of Doom: Henry Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’... Read more »

The United States' supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. The post “Not On Our Dime”: Why Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Uncover the truth behind Julian Assange's detainment and the US government's escalating attacks on WikiLeaks in this eye-opening interview with Kevin Gosztola, shedding light on the invaluable information exposed by WikiLeaks and the potential collapse of a secretive system. The post The Fight To Free Julian Assange, with Kevin Gosztola... Read more »

The annual display of Jewish Supremacy in Palestine, known as the Flag March, is part of a campaign of intimidation in cities around the country that have a significant Palestinian population. The post Flag March: The Annual Israeli Display of Jewish Supremacy appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

As the world shifts away from Western dominance, China demands substantive reforms to the UN Security Council, challenging the archaic power structure and advocating for fair representation, signaling a crucial moment for global diplomacy and the future of the UN. The post Led by China and India: The Global South... Read more »

Join MintCast hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod to discuss Washington’s permanent drive to war with author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges. The post Chris Hedges on Weapons to Ukraine, Military buildup to China and Pentagon Spending appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China's rise challenges Washington's global dominance. The post The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the... Read more »

Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, returns to The Watchdog to reveal how their grassroots movement is forcing arms manufacturers to flee and challenging British complicity in Israeli war crimes. The post Shutting Down the Israeli Arms Industry, with Huda Amori appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Descartes famously declared: ‘Cogito ergo sum’, or, ‘I think therefore I am.’ But a thought has no awareness; it is a mere packet of information. ‘It’s hot in here’, is like a telegram, a note. →... Read more »

In a recent Guardian advert pleading for readers to hand over money to the paper, leading columnist Marina Hyde declared: ‘My absolute favourite thing about the Guardian is not being told what to write.’ Hyde →... Read more »

In a society built on lies, the search for truth is a game. Consider the debate surrounding alleged ‘threats’ to the BBC’s ‘independence’, even as the BBC itself reports of its outgoing chairman: ‘As for →... Read more »

As we have noted before, a systemic feature of state-corporate media is propaganda by omission. Missing out salient facts, informed commentary and context about the machinations of government and big business means that the public →... Read more »

The 20th anniversary of the illegal US/UK-led invasion of Iraq has demonstrated once again the subservience of state and corporate media to Western power. Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s international editor, veered as close to the →... Read more »

Eliot Jacobson is a retired professor of mathematics and computer science who regularly appears on our Twitter feed discussing the climate crisis. He sends tweets under the grim title, ‘Your “moment of doom” for the →... Read more »

On 21 February 2023, climate scientist Professor Bill McGuire issued a stark warning: ‘Remember this date. First rationing of food in UK due to extreme weather. Things will only get worse as climate breakdown bites →... Read more »

The 20th anniversary of the illegal, unprovoked US-UK war of aggression on Iraq comes at an awkward time for a UK press currently suppressing the truth of the illegal, provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s →... Read more »

Who is unquestionably the greatest writer of all time? And which was obviously the greatest popular music band of all time? Sorry, but you’re wrong on both counts. How so? Well, let me pick your →... Read more »

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Chomsky and Prashad: Cuba is not a state sponsor of terrorism Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad February 12, 2023. Peoples Dispatch. Cuba, a country of eleven million people, has been under an illegal embargo by the United States government for over six decades. Despite this embargo, Cuba’s people have been... Read more »

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Noam Chomsky on Biden, progressives, and how we achieve real change Noam Chomsky in Conversation with Anand Giridharadas Summer 2020. The.Ink. ANAND Talk to me about how you have lived this pandemic moment, which has obviously been such a difficult moment for everybody personally, but also a political crisis and,... Read more »

‘Humanity is dedicated to its own destruction’ – Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Interviewed by The Brussels Times January 5, 2023. The Brussels Times. On 20 January 2022, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set their infamous Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year running. Their accompanying report... Read more »

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Rail strikes have again hit services across England, with ASLEF and RMT unions taking industrial action over pay, job security and passenger safety. Plus: a shocking story about the DWP rejected disability benefit claims; and artificial intelligence experts have delivered their strongest warning yet about the developing technology. With Richard... Read more »

Last month, Tory MP Johnny Mercer found himself “booted out” by the NHS dentist in his Plymouth constituency. He is not alone: over 282,000 people are currently on the waiting list for oral surgery in England alone. 90% of practices in the UK aren’t accepting new patients; in some areas,... Read more »

Accusations of cover ups at ITV and the Guardian – is British media finally undergoing its #MeToo moment? Plus: surprise! The government hasn’t handed over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApps With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Shon Faye.... Read more »

The white stone Virgin Mary affixed to 88 Hardinge Street in Shadwell, east London, looks embarrassed. Dwarfed by a banner that almost covers the building’s facade, flanked by two black flags, the statue is a visual metaphor for the limits of charity. The banner, an epic 20ft by 10ft patchwork... Read more »

Rishi Sunak is reportedly drawing up plans to introduce price caps for basic foods. We speak to James Meadway about what this means. Plus: the Met police have announced they will stop answering mental health calls; and Labour announce a great policy on fossil fuels. With Moya Lothian-Mclean and Dalia... Read more »

On Tuesday, I’m one of three people who will be on trial for attempting to stop a deportation flight to Jamaica. Did we recently plunge half a million children into poverty? No. Are we responsible for the deaths of more than 130,000 people under austerity? No: we attempted to stop... Read more »

Most of you will agree that corporations have undue influence over our democracies, but exactly how this influence is exerted is tricky to illustrate – and that is by design. Behind innocuous sounding acronyms and worthy sounding trade agreements are the real cogs that allow the global corporate machine to... Read more »

Jeremy Hunt has said he would find a recession “acceptable” in order to fight inflation. Plus: Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford has slammed the UK government in the wake of riots in Cardiff; and a London borough council has become the first local authority to role out a particular transformative... Read more »

On a Friday morning in July 2021, 422 employees at an automotive factory in Florence, Italy, were enjoying an unexpected day off, apparently gifted to them by their bosses, when they received an email explaining they had been fired en masse. This was not an episode of Succession, but the... Read more »

Seven super-hypocrites took a walk in a park recently and called it paying respects. If this sounds like the opening to a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, it may as well be. Because nothing tangible or real came of this caper. The park was the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and... Read more »

I was thinking generally about shelter and more specifically about the safe house for battered women in New York’s Lower East Side that I wrote about in 1986. This was a small contribution for a book edited by Roland Hagenberg and Judy Cantor. Just being able to speak to the... Read more »

It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. But does the centenarian politician have the answers? Every major global conflict that involved the US and its... Read more »

Over the weekend, US House of Representatives speaker McCarthy and president Biden announced a tentative agreement on raising the debt ceiling. The deal—almost certain to pass Congress later this week—represents a typical Neoliberal fiscal policy deal. Ever since neoliberal capitalism policies were introduced under president Carter in the late 1970s,... Read more »

There is an interesting thread that links the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the owner of the gargantuan conglomerate that bears his name, Gautam Adani, and Australia.  There is cricket; there is mining; there is remorseless extraction; and then there is steaming propaganda.  On arriving in Australia, Modi was greeted... Read more »

A little background music In 2019, the state of Colorado surprised everyone by fining the Suncor oil refinery, which does its dirty business a few miles removed from the center of Denver,  $9 million for an endless string of toxic releases exceeding its liberal, government-sanctioned permit to pollute under the... Read more »

Salman Rushdie once commented that those who are displaced by war are the shining shards that reflect the truth. With so many people fleeing wars and ecological collapse in our world today, and more to come, we need acute truth-telling to deepen our understanding and recognize the terrible faults of... Read more »

A commonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later. Violence and war generally lead to further violence and war. Although it may lead... Read more »

The total federal deficit at $31+ trillion? Maybe it’s time for some creative thinking . . . a totally unique strategy that benefits all Americans, not just capitalist predators. Special use currency is not unprecedented. Abraham Lincoln used “greenbacks” — the paper currency shown above, backed by nothing more than confidence in the government —  to finance... Read more »

In this post you will find my original answers (in English) to La Stampa‘s varied questions (27/5/2023); from the Greek government’s shameful policy on refugees and MeRA25’s electoral setback, to the future of the Eurozone, my friend Elly Schlein’s leadership of Italy’s main opposition party, the PD and, yes, Angela... Read more »

The people spoke. Unlike in 2019, when MeRA25 won nine seats in Greece’s Parliament, in yesterday’s election we failed to clear the 3% hurdle, thus, electing no MPs. However, this freshly minted Parliament was condemned before it got a chance to convene. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the conservative party leader, who won... Read more »

Το μέλλον δεν είναι αυτό που ήταν. Προσφέρει στα παιδιά μας όλο και λιγότερες ευκαιρίες απ’ όσες είχαμε εμείς. Τόσο οι καλές σπουδές όσο κι η σκληρή δουλειά δεν εξασφαλίζουν τίποτα. Γι’ αυτό, τα παιδιά μας είτε μεταναστεύουν είτε αναγκάζονται να ζουν χωρίς όνειρα, σκυφτά. Τα νέα παιδιά… γονείς… γιαγιάδες... Read more »

Η γενικευμένη λιτότητα επιβλήθηκε στην Ευρώπη, όχι από τους Χριστιανοδημοκράτες-Συντηρητικούς αλλά, από τo SPD – τους Γερμανούς σοσιαλδημοκράτες. Την αρχή έκανε τo 2002 ο Καγκελάριος Σρέντερ με σκληρές επιθέσεις εναντίον των γερμανών εργαζόμενων εκατομμύρια των οποίων καταδικάστηκαν στην επισφαλή, κακοπληρωμένη, μερικής απασχόλησης εργασία (μέσω των «μεταρρυθμίσεων» Hartz 4 που σχεδίασε... Read more »

Following my article in Unherd about the Parthenon Marbles, Michael Portillo interviewed me on the subject for GB News. The post What to do about the Parthenon Marbles – interviewed by Michael Portillo appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.... Read more »

Το ΜέΡΑ25 έφερε το ΟΧΙ στη Βουλή τον Ιούλιο του 2019. Στα τέσσερα χρόνια από τότε, το ΜέΡΑ25 όχι μόνο τίμησε εκείνο το ΟΧΙ αλλά και έδωσε δείγματα διακυβέρνησης καταθέτοντας σχέδια νόμου, τροπολογίες και θέσεις που απαντούν στο ερώτημα “Τί θα μπορούσε να γίνει ακόμα και σήμερα, σε αυτό το... Read more »

The post Συνοψίζοντας την κατάσταση στην οποία αφήνει την οικονομία η 4ετία της “Μητσοτάκης ΑΕ” appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.... Read more »

For a related article click here. The post On Al Jazeera, explaining what I mean when proposing that we blow up the banking system appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.... Read more »

The banking system we take for granted is unfixable. The good news is that we no longer need to rely on any private, rent-seeking, socially destabilizing network of banks, at least not the way we have so far. This time the banking crisis is different. It is, in fact, worse... Read more »

New figures revealed that 90% of extreme weather deaths between 1970 and 2021 have happened in the Global South. A new release by the … Read more By Hannah Sharland... Read more »

On Sunday 28 May, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won Turkey’s presidential run-offs. His victory came amid allegations of violent intimidation of Kurdish voters and electoral fraud. … Read more By Tom Anderson... Read more »

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is changing how much money it pays to some parents and guardians of children under Universal Credit. … Read more By Steve Topple... Read more »

Residents of Cornwall are urgently asking for people to join a protest on the evening of Wednesday 31 May. They are gathering to demonstrate … Read more By Eliza Egret... Read more »

A police officer in the US state of Mississippi has been suspended after shooting an 11-year-old boy while responding to a domestic disturbance. The … Read more By Maryam Jameela... Read more »

Royal Mail‘s collapse as a functioning company has continued apace in recent weeks. Not least among this has been its financial results showing huge … Read more By Steve Topple... Read more »

By Cambridgeshire County Council’s (CCC) own admission, Coton Orchard – a 100-year-old fruit tree, meadow, and hedgerow-filled ecosystem – is a buzzing community hub. … Read more By Tracy Keeling... Read more »

The United Nations’ (UN) weather agency announced on 30 May that it was making the cryosphere – meaning iced areas of the world – … Read more By Tracy Keeling... Read more »

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For Reuel and all those who fight.  Before I begin in earnest, let me be clear: this is not a call for pacifism. This is not some plea for non-violence in the face of the near incomprehensible brutality of the... Read more... Read more »

Share This: twitter facebook Announcing the third installment of Creeker, an anti-authoritarian zine documenting the Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek blockade in so-called British Columbia. For more information, see Creeker Zine. Creeker Vol 4 has been released! In the summer of 2021 on... Read more... Read more »

I also think there were high hopes. The Minister of Labor actually stepped into the negotiations as the mediator, and his suggestion was that the salaries be matched to University of Montreal, and those are known as high paid salaries... Read more... Read more »

CJ Baker 2023-05-24 No-No Boy (Publicity still from Bandcamp) Originally published at Ongoing History of Protest MusicNo-No Boy is a multimedia project formed by Julian Saporiti & Erin Aoyama while pursuing their doctorates at Brown University. The project employs music... Read more... Read more »

📬 Want some Southern goodness in your inbox every Friday? Get Scalawag’s latest stories and a run down of what’s happening across the South with our weekly newsletter. Tears were running down my girl’s porcelain cheeks as she walked away.... Read more... Read more »

Source: La Nemesi Émile Henry (Sept. 26, 1872 – May 21, 1894) “Comrades, courage. Long live anarchy!” On May 21, 1894, the anarchist Émile Henry was guillotined. A few words for a comrade who dedicated his short and intense life,... Read more... Read more »

The Brief PodcastJanuary 20th, 2022 GORD HILL joins us to discuss colonization and resistance in the Americas on the occasion of the release of his revised and expanded The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book. Episode: 023 Indigenous resistanceDate:... Read more... Read more »

Hunger strike from 12/5/23 of the anarchist Giannis Michailidis Recognizing that there are social issues more important than my release from prison, I am making a second attempt to publicize the dirty war I have received from government and judicial... Read more... Read more »

Berlin: solidarity arson of a relay antenna. For the lasting interruption of deadly techno-industrial progress. On the night of April 26-27, we set fire to a cell tower in the Kaulsdorf district of Berlin. Data flows and the telecommunication network... Read more... Read more »

Title: Perspectives on Our AgeSubtitle: Jacques Ellul Speaks on His Life and WorkDate: 2004Source: House of Anansi Press Perseus-PGW PERSPECTIVES ON OUR AGE <br>JACQUES ELLUL <br>SPEAKS ON HIS LIFE AND WORK EDITED BY WILLEM H. VANDERBURG REVISED EDITION English translation copyright © 1981 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Preface to the first... Read more »

Author: Jacques EllulTitle: Autopsy of RevolutionDate: 1971Source: Archive.org ** Front Matter *** Synopsis In this significant and very timely book, the author of <em>The Technological Society, The Political Illusion,</em> and <em>Propaganda</em> asks a tremendous question and shows that the answer we give it is decisive for the future of our... Read more »

Author: Jacques EllulTitle: Jesus and MarxSubtitle: From Gospel to IdeologyDate: 1988Source: Translation by Joyce Main Hanks. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1988. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2012. ** I: Introduction *** 1. Christianity and Ideologies "Ideology" has become a hackneyed topic for discussion, but it can mean just about anything.... Read more »

Author: Felipe Corrêa, Rafael Viana da Silva, Kauan Willian dos SantosTitle: Anarchism and Social Movements in Brazil (1903–2013)Date: 2023Source: Black Flag Review Vol. 3, No. 1, pg 138–150 anarchistfaq.org/blackflag/BlackFlag-vol3-no1.pdf “Ever since anarchism has been anarchism, it has preached nothing but the direct action of the masses against the bourgeoisie, by association, by... Read more »

Author: Verviers CongressTitle: Resolutions of the Congresses of VerviersSubtitle: 5 to 8 September 1877Date: 1873Source: Translated from Bulletin de la Federation Jurassienne, 23 September 1873 In whatever country the proletariat triumphs, it is absolutely necessary to extend this triumph to all countries. Considering that if social revolution is, by its... Read more »

Author: AnonymousTitle: Not everyone is queerSubtitle: And that's okayDate: May 2023Notes: This text was published in Quebec in may of 2023. Disclaimer: I've been trying to write this text for about 6 years and haven't managed to do it in a way that is not confrontational, so I ended up... Read more »

Author: Nicholas LazarevitchTitle: What I Witnessed in RussiaDate: 1926Notes: The original was first published in Liège (Belgium) by the Liège Mechanic Union in 1926. This version is from the Spanish translation made by Elizalde and serialized in La Revista Blanca (Madrid) over its editions of 1 July 1927, 15 July... Read more »

Author: Pjotr ArshinovTitle: The Spanish Revolution and the Russian ExperienceDate: 4 June 1931Notes: Published in Solidaridad Obrera, Thursday 4 June 1931, pp. 6–7.Source: Retrieved on 29th May 2023 from steimerpress.noblogs.org Some comrades have asked me as a militant in the Russian social revolution to spell out my view of the... Read more »

Author: Ida MettTitle: Letter to Young French Workers Bound for RussiaDate: 22 September 1926Notes: Published in Le Libertaire, Paris, 22 September 1926.Source: Retrieved on 29th May 2023 from steimerpress.noblogs.org In the 20 September edition of L’Humanité, we read that yet another delegation of young French workers is bound for Russia... Read more »

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The population of Saudi Arabia has reached 32.2 million, 42 per cent of whom are foreign nationals, with 63 per cent of Saudis under age 30, the country's general authority for statistics said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The median age of the total population is 29, according to a 2022 census, the first in 12 years,... Read more »

The UN nuclear watchdog has re-installed only some monitoring equipment originally put in place under the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers that Iran then ordered removed last year, the watchdog said in two reports on Wednesday seen by Reuters. The re-installed equipment is a fraction of what the International Atomic Energy... Read more »

The UN has proposed that Kyiv, Moscow and Ankara start preparatory work for the transit of Russian ammonia through Ukraine as it tries to salvage a deal allowing safe Black Sea grain exports, a source close to the talks said on Wednesday, Reuters reports. As the preparatory work starts, the... Read more »

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to settle the continued difficulties experienced by Turkish citizens in acquiring visas to the European Union and its member states, calling it "political blackmail". In his address to the 79th general assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkiye in... Read more »

The Qatari Prime Minister held secret talks with the Supreme Leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signalling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation, Reuters reports. The 12 May meeting... Read more »

Saudi Arabia has extended its 'Makkah Route Initiative' to Turkiye, making it easier for pilgrims from the country to plan and make their trips to the Islamic holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. Launched in 2019 as part of the 'Guests of God Service Programme', which itself is one of... Read more »

Starting this year, Abu Dhabi is building a contemporary art scene tending to the local community, positioning itself as the main taste-maker in the discourse on the Global South in the Middle East. In one of the rooms of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, scenes of what resembled a 1600s European... Read more »

Some 35 civil society organisations and individuals have protested to the Charity Commission after it imposed a non-Muslim interim manager to oversee the affairs of Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale, London. The move comes after a statutory inquiry was launched by the Commission in November over "serious governance concerns". In... Read more »

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Unconscionably belated but still deeply germane: This week Biden urged Americans to "ensure our democracy (and) our decency endures" - this, in a nation now pivotally "muddling through fascism" while battling lies, fear, bigotry, Christofascist courts and savage attacks on the rights of many. Mournfully little has changed: Almost 80... Read more »

Since 1960, Congress has acted 78 separate times to permanently raise, temporarily extend, or revise the definition of the debt limit – 49 times under Republican presidents and 29 times under Democratic presidents. Today, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced he will vote against House Republicans’ reckless hostage taking: “I... Read more »

Following weeks of negotiations to avoid reaching the debt “ceiling” of federal spending, US leaders released a debt ceiling bill on Sunday that majorly limits environmental and social programs and fast-tracks the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Jeff Ordower, 350.org’s North America Director, responded:“This debt ceiling bill is not... Read more »

Amid the Congressional push to fast track dirty energy projects, over 150 groups sent a letter to President Biden today urging him to issue an executive order that would put a moratorium on federal permits for new carbon dioxide pipelines until new safety regulations are finalized by the Pipeline and... Read more »

Environmental justice and environmental groups urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and members of Congress today to vote on a clean debt ceiling bill without the poison pills that harm disadvantaged communities and the climate.President Biden released details of the debt ceiling deal with House... Read more »

Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, alleging that both DeSantis and his state PAC violated laws prohibiting the use of soft money — i.e., money that is not subject to federal limits and reporting requirements — in... Read more »

Congress has released its debt ceiling agreement, which includes a slew of problematic provisions. In addition to attacking bedrock environmental laws like the National Environmental Policy Act, the legislation also forces the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a gas project previously denied permits for a variety of water-quality and... Read more »

After weeks of Republicans threatening to default on America’s debts for extreme cuts in spending and fossil fuel industry handouts, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and President Biden agreed to a deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling. The deal will expedite the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline by... Read more »

The details of a debt ceiling/spending deal between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy include a number of provisions that would fast-track new fossil fuel development, including swift actions to bolster approval of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act, and freezing of the budget... Read more »

Three British journalists I know personally – Johanna Ross, Vanessa Beeley and Kit Klarenberg – have each in the last two years been detained at immigration for hours on re-entering their own country, and questioned by police under anti-terrorist legislation. This is plainly an abuse of the power to detain... Read more »

I had the chance to catch up over a few drinks with an old friend just retired from the diplomatic service. I guess I too would have been doing that around now, had I not stumbled upon extraordinary rendition and torture and quixotically attempted to stop it. My friend wished... Read more »

Two months ago I wrote an article entitled “Fascist judges” about the concerted move by judges in England to outlaw jury nullification. Despite the long and established history of juries refusing to convict for laws they view as an abuse of power by the state, climate protestors have been jailed... Read more »

When I started this blog I never envisaged I would be forced to write a defence of the use of juries in Scotland. We live in troubling times indeed. A jury is an essential protection against the power of the state. It is a randomly selected group of citizens who... Read more »

The torrential rain was shed from the policeman’s flat hat via its curved plastic peak, forming a curtain of water that flowed down in front of him, obscuring his face. His name was Martin. A female colleague stood in solidarity beside him. Two other female policemen were filming with a... Read more »

Update: Back protesting again today. I learn that 46 protestors who have been arrested have been released on the bail condition that they leave Leicestershire. Yes, the entire county. People arrested for doing absolutely nothing but exercise the democratic right to protest, are thus prevented from exercising that right further,... Read more »

Though convicted of nothing, and merely in “administrative detention” entitled to the presumption of innocence, for five years Julian Assange’s voice has been effectively silenced. The dreadful place of harsh incarceration that is Belmarsh prison, where terrorists are kept, has not allowed his voice to be heard by the world.... Read more »

Joe Biden will very probably be re-elected. No incumbent President has ever lost a primary (though it should be remembered the current primary system is younger than me). Only one sitting President has ever not been selected by their party to stand again, and that was knocking on two hundred... Read more »

Now that precisely the same individuals who organised the conspiracy to frame Alex Salmond are under heavy police investigation for financial fraud, many people are now prepared to listen who refused to do so before. I am going forward with a case to the UN Human Rights Committee over my... Read more »

Dear Sir,   In 1962 the US Embassy in Dublin contained armed US Marines.   The Gardai were so protective of the Embassy that they brutally manhandled peaceful protestors.   The context was the Soviet installation in Cuba of nuclear weapons at the invitation of the Cuban Government and the... Read more »

    Six months ago the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom I had thought the most trustworthy of European leaders, revealed that she had sponsored the Minsk Agreements in 2014 to deceive President Putin and to enable the Ukraine Regime, whose President had been handpicked by Victoria Nuland, US... Read more »

  This is an interesting comment from an interesting website. Essentially, Patreon believes that Mary Lou and Mark Carruthers have got it wrong in using the local elections and/or the assembly elections as the yardstick to measure the appetite for a border poll. As he sees it, people vote for... Read more »

                    In the late Spring of 1916, my uncle Jack, six weeks shy of his 17th birthday was wounded by shellfire while serving with the world’s greatest terrorist force.   It was either the 31st May or the 1st June.  ... Read more »

In recent years, the number of suicides have increased alarmingly. What drives people to this awful step – is it poverty? Personal relationships? Maybe a mixture.   In politics, does the SDLP play an important role. If they went out of existence, would that be good news for Sinn Féin? ... Read more »

The latest local election seems to have dislodged something – it’s hard to say just what it is, other than a queasy feeling in the stomach of some unionist politicians. Having had their favourite nightmare – a Sinn Féin First Minister – become reality, the shift in the political wind... Read more »

THE TOPSYTURVY WORLD OF URSULA VON DER LAYEN by Donal Kennedy                   It has been decreed by Ms Von Der Layen and apparently engraved on tablets by European Union Governments that the Soviet Union and the Third Reich were the joint instigators... Read more »

      Something has been stirring within the less hardline grassroots of Unionism over the past weeks which has caused concern to the more hardline Unionists out there and indeed Unionist politicians who took the hardest line possible on the Protocol and Brexit.  The realisation that at some point... Read more »

So tell me this. Do you think Mary Lou McDonald was for real when she said she foresaw a border poll within this decade (presumably by 2030)? Or is it as Newton Emerson , the Irish Times’s own limp and official unionist columnist claims, that Sinn Féin are steering clear... Read more »

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers confiscated a car, a forklift, and an electric transformer in Aqraba town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The Mayor of Aqraba, Salah Jaber, said the soldiers invaded an area in the eastern part of the town before confiscating the... Read more »

On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished several commercial structures in the Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center In Silwan (Silwanic) said several military and police vehicles invaded the neighborhood after isolating it. It added... Read more »

Earlier Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least seven Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank. In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Salim Ibrahim Joneidi from the Jneid area, west of the city. In Asira Al-Qibliyya town, south of Nablus, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Rasem... Read more »

On Wednesday dawn, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked and caused damage to many Palestinian cars and closed a main street in the Jenin governorate, in the West Bank’s northern part. Media sources said the colonizers hurled stones and attacked Palestinian cars driving on the Zibda village bridge southwest of Jenin,... Read more »

On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers assaulted a Palestinian child from the Shu’fat refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers stopped and repeatedly assaulted the child, Mohammad Mamdouh Hamad, 15, causing various lacerations and bruises. They added that the locals tried to stop the... Read more »

Late Tuesday night, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinian cars east of Salfit, in the central part of the occupied West Bank. The Head of Yasuf Village Council, Saleh Yassin, said the colonizers hurled stones at many cars near the village’s main entrance, east of Salfit. He added that the colonizers... Read more »

On Tuesday night, Israeli soldiers injured a Palestinian elder in Beit Einoun and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Local sources said the soldiers stopped a Palestinian elderly man in Beit Einoun, northeast of Hebron, and... Read more »

On Wednesday evening, many Palestinians were injured while defending their homes and property after paramilitary colonizers invaded Jaloud town, south of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Paramedic Bashar Qaryouti said dozens of colonizers attacked homes, cars, and other property in Jaloud before Israeli soldiers invaded... Read more »

On Tuesday evening, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked many homes and cars near Jenin and Nablus, in the northern parts of the occupied West Bank, and closed a main street near Bethlehem. Eyewitnesses said the colonizers hurled stones at many homes and cars in Ya’bad town, south of Jenin, causing... Read more »

An analysis of how China is building a global economic alternative, while the US-led neoliberal financial order decays. The post China builds global alternative as US-led financial order decays appeared first on Geopolitical Economy Report.... Read more »

Right-wing politicians in Argentina want to adopt the US dollar as the national currency to fight inflation. Development economist Ha-Joon Chang said this is "insane", warning dollarization would make the Latin American nation a "colony". The post Argentina adopting US dollar to fight inflation would be ‘insane’ neocolonialism, says economist Ha-Joon... Read more »

Economist Michael Hudson discusses the origin of Western debt-based societies and the research in his book "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization’s Oligarchic Turning Point". The post Origins of debt: Michael Hudson reveals how financial oligarchies in Greece & Rome shaped our world appeared first on Geopolitical... Read more »

Pakistan's toppled Prime Minister Imran Khan tried to defend himself against bogus corruption charges, but the military kidnapped him. The Supreme Court ruled it was an unlawful arrest and he was freed. So now the unelected regime is cracking down hard, threatening to prosecute protesters in army courts. The post... Read more »

Wars the US waged in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan following September 11, 2001 caused at least 4.5 million deaths and displaced 38 to 60 million people, with 7.6 million children starving today, according to studies by Brown University. The post US post-9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths, displaced... Read more »

The US military trains and arms foreign fighters as "proxies" to wage "irregular warfare" against adversaries, and the Pentagon does not vet them to see if they have committed atrocities, according to documents obtained by the New York Times. The post Criminals welcome as US recruits foreign proxies to wage... Read more »

Political economists Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, and Mick Dunford analyze the conflict in Ukraine, discussing the aggressive neoliberal reforms being imposed by the Ukrainian government and Europe's suicidal policies. The post Ukraine’s neoliberalism on steroids, Europe’s economic suicide appeared first on Geopolitical Economy Report.... Read more »

Economist Michael Hudson responds to the misleading arguments against de-dollarization that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made in his attempt to defend US hegemony and the dollar system. The post NY Times is wrong on dedollarization: Economist Michael Hudson debunks Paul Krugman’s dollar defense appeared first on Geopolitical Economy... Read more »

Economist Michael Hudson discusses the collapse of four US banks in two months, giant JP Morgan Chase taking over First Republic Bank, and how government regulators are in bed with the bankers. The post 4 US banks crash in 2 months: Banking crisis explained by economist Michael Hudson appeared first... Read more »

Wear Teach Banned Books buttons to prompt conversations everywhere about the need to actively oppose book bans, teach truthfully, and defend LGBTQ+ rights. These buttons are for Teach Truth Day of Action on June 10 event organizers and sponsors. The … The post Teach Banned Books Buttons appeared first on... Read more »

In solidarity with the #TeachTruth Day of Action on June 10th, Seven Stories Press is offering free copies of their new book, Voices of a People’s History of the United States in the 21st Century to participating educators. The post Free Copies of <i>Voices of a People’s History</i> appeared first on Zinn... Read more »

We invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country on June 10 to defend the right to teach truthfully about U.S. history and defend LGBTQ+ rights. The post Teach Truth Day of Action June 10 appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

The Salem Teach Truth Day of Action will be held June 3 and will include speakers and a history walking tour. The post Salem Teach Truth Day of Action appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

High school teacher Don Dumas invited staff and students from Bonita Vista High School to host a Teach Truth Day of Action event on Memorial Day. The post Chula Vista Teach Truth Day of Action appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Invitations for Georgia educators and students to join in workshops and events. The post Events for Georgia Educators and Students appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

In the face of attempts by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to ban AP African American studies, social justice books, and critical race theory in K–12 schools (and now DEI in public colleges), we take a look at stories in Florida history that would be off limits to students. The post... Read more »

A critique of commonly used U.S. history textbooks on their coverage of Reconstruction. The post Textbook Critique on Reconstruction appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Author Howard W. French joined Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian to discuss his book, Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.... Read more »

Noam Chomsky, a renowned linguist and dissident, along with former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, joined others earlier this year in urging President Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been held in London's Belmarsh prison for over... Read more »

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***Noam Chomsky QUOTES ~ARTICLES ~ VIDEO ~ BOOKSAvram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian,[b][c] social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",[d] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Laureate Professor... Read more »

***Noam Chomsky QUOTES ~ARTICLES ~ VIDEO ~ BOOKSAvram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian,[b][c] social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",[d] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Laureate Professor... Read more »

***Noam Chomsky QUOTES ~ARTICLES ~ VIDEO ~ BOOKSAvram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian,[b][c] social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",[d] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Laureate Professor... Read more »

***Noam Chomsky QUOTES ~ARTICLES ~ VIDEO ~ BOOKSAvram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian,[b][c] social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",[d] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Laureate Professor... Read more »

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The interdepartmental Rubik’s cube of work permissions for migrants yields a passive income for the official account owners from the labour of vulnerable non-European workers who have to risk life-and-limb while working without insurance, leading the basic payment per delivery for a Deliveroo worker in Ireland to drop from €4.39... Read more »

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On the day of the local elections Anton McCabe looks at the prospects for revival of the Assembly.   The post DUP will rejoin Assembly in the autumn. By Anton McCabe appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

Why Greens are blue: the facts show the Greens’ record  in Government is deplorable. The post By any measure the Greens are doing very badly in Government. By Michael Smith. appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

As he prepares to address Seanad  Éireann, Frank Connolly looks at the record of the former Taoiseach The post Bertie Ahern — for those who've forgotten, or never knew. By Frank Connolly. appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

The post Mainstream media's trust problem. By Cillian Doyle. appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

MacSharry is very adamant that he is “his own man” and, in a strange way, given his strong footprint pedigree in Fianna Fail, he may in fact be better off being outside of the party.  He has surfaced a very real issue in policy terms for the party he once... Read more »

The post Prisons are at least as dysfunctional as army and Garda. By Michael Smith. appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

This article appears in Village Magazine, May-June 2023.  It was written by Michael Smith and not Rory O’Sullivan.  Apologies for the editorial error. The post By Michael Smith. appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

Starting this year, Abu Dhabi is building a contemporary art scene tending to the local community, positioning itself as the main taste-maker in the discourse on the Global South in the Middle East. In one of the rooms of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, scenes of what resembled a 1600s European... Read more »

After a very tight first round, Turkiye's Erdogan has emerged the clear winner of the presidential election last Sunday. After overcoming the biggest political challenges ever faced, with a coalition comprising six opposition parties, he will hope his third term will further tighten his grip on power. Opponents have expressed dismay, with... Read more »

With the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition's war against Yemen now in its eighth year, the country remains divided among three main competing authorities. These include the "internationally-recognised" Yemeni government, which is represented by the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC). Another authority is the de-facto National Salvation Government (NSG) led by Ansarallah... Read more »

The Islamic Bloc, the student branch of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, was victorious in May in the largest Palestinian universities of the West Bank, An-Najah and Birzeit universities. They are also the universities that most embody the indicators reflecting the partisan situation on the ground. On 16 May 2023,... Read more »

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation's naval forces against the Freedom Flotilla as it was on its way to break the siege on Gaza in 2010. The Freedom Flotilla included several ships, including the Turkish Mavi Marmara, which was carrying more than... Read more »

After signing a military decree on 18 May, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the northern Occupied West Bank, the Israeli government has informed the US Biden Administration that it will not turn the area into a new settlement. The latter revelation was... Read more »

OPEC and its allies, including Russia, meet in Vienna on 4 June to decide on their output policy. The group, known as OPEC+, agreed on 2 April to increase crude oil production cuts to 3.66 million barrels per day (bpd) or 3.7 per cent of global demand, after several members... Read more »

As Israeli colonial violence resulted in the forced displacement of the 200 residents of Ein Samiyah in Area C of the Occupied West Bank, the range of reactions, from silence to pathetic commentary, only increased impunity for the settler-colonial enterprise. A day after Al Jazeera reported on the recent Palestinian... Read more »

These were not the US elections that the entire world follows closely, that dominate the international media and that people around the world stay up late to learn the results to see who will rule the US and determine the course of the world during their presidency. This time, it... Read more »

Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon.  Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »

Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon.  Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »

Although the rulers of the world’s major military and economic powers have repeatedly claimed that they are making their nations great again, their policies have not resulted in widespread happiness among their citizens. That conclusion emerges from the recent World Happiness Report-2022, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. ... Read more »

Russia’s brutal war upon the nation of Ukraine should remind us that, for thousands of years, great powers have used their military might to launch military assaults upon smaller, weaker societies. Since World War II alone, these acts of aggression have included France’s colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria, Britain’s... Read more »

Ethnic division was used to consolidate control by the USA and Nationalists of Ukraine. They have signed Minsk Peace Accords to end the civil wars in Donbas region through referendums, signed since 2015, but they did not implement them, because maintaining an active civil war front psyche of ‘them and... Read more »

You obviously can not be against this terrible war, but support it continuing. We must support the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and encourage them to find mutual peace in an agreed neutrality/sovereignty to end this tragic and unnecessary confrontation between such close peoples. Neutrality and internationally monitored referendums... Read more »

A key factor that explains Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine is traditional Russian imperialism. Throughout the world’s long and bloody history, other powerful territories (and, later, nations) expanded their lands through imperial conquest, including Rome, China, Spain, France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and the United States. Russia was no exception. ... Read more »

The declared intention of USA NATO and Ukraine’s government to join in a hostile military alliance against their neighbour Russia has now proven to be a terrible mistake and negligent disaster for the people and sovereign state of Ukraine. For USA/NATO to now continue making Ukraine a weapon, while we... Read more »

(i) This is the Wikipedia article on the Galician Regional Elections held by the Galician Autonomous President, Alberto Nuñez Feyjoo, on March 1, 2009;  the first Regional Elections in which he was victorious. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecciones_al_Parlamento_de_Galicia_de_2009?wprov=sfti1  in total number and percentage of votes, the opposition won, made up of Emilio Pérez Touriño... Read more »

Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon.  Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »

Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon.  Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »

Although the rulers of the world’s major military and economic powers have repeatedly claimed that they are making their nations great again, their policies have not resulted in widespread happiness among their citizens. That conclusion emerges from the recent World Happiness Report-2022, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. ... Read more »

Russia’s brutal war upon the nation of Ukraine should remind us that, for thousands of years, great powers have used their military might to launch military assaults upon smaller, weaker societies. Since World War II alone, these acts of aggression have included France’s colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria, Britain’s... Read more »

Ethnic division was used to consolidate control by the USA and Nationalists of Ukraine. They have signed Minsk Peace Accords to end the civil wars in Donbas region through referendums, signed since 2015, but they did not implement them, because maintaining an active civil war front psyche of ‘them and... Read more »

You obviously can not be against this terrible war, but support it continuing. We must support the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and encourage them to find mutual peace in an agreed neutrality/sovereignty to end this tragic and unnecessary confrontation between such close peoples. Neutrality and internationally monitored referendums... Read more »

A key factor that explains Vladimir Putin’s military invasion of Ukraine is traditional Russian imperialism. Throughout the world’s long and bloody history, other powerful territories (and, later, nations) expanded their lands through imperial conquest, including Rome, China, Spain, France, Britain, Germany, Japan, and the United States. Russia was no exception. ... Read more »

The declared intention of USA NATO and Ukraine’s government to join in a hostile military alliance against their neighbour Russia has now proven to be a terrible mistake and negligent disaster for the people and sovereign state of Ukraine. For USA/NATO to now continue making Ukraine a weapon, while we... Read more »

(i) This is the Wikipedia article on the Galician Regional Elections held by the Galician Autonomous President, Alberto Nuñez Feyjoo, on March 1, 2009;  the first Regional Elections in which he was victorious. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecciones_al_Parlamento_de_Galicia_de_2009?wprov=sfti1  in total number and percentage of votes, the opposition won, made up of Emilio Pérez Touriño... Read more »

From museums to grocery stores, a union push is making itself felt in Baltimore. Worker-organizers from a range of industries gather at The Real News studios for a special panel.... Read more »

"Erdoğan's victory will consolidate one-man rule and pave the way for horrible practices, bringing completely dark days for all parts of society," warned one Kurdish opposition leader.... Read more »

“‘Do you think there’ll be a civil war?’” Jeff Sharlet asked “true believers” of the far right in his new book, The Undertow. “They all said ‘Yes.’ Most thought it was coming, soon, and some said it was already here.”... Read more »

Maurizio Coppola from Potere al Popolo (Power to the People) talks about his party’s campaign for a 10 Euro minimum wage, the Giorgia Meloni government’s attack on workers, and the attempt to normalize authoritarianism and fascism.... Read more »

The blunt fact about the cash bail system in the US is that it creates a two-tier system of “justice” in which the presumption of innocence is denied to people who have not been convicted of anything but the “crime” of being poor.... Read more »

When Mexico was hit by tragic earthquakes in 2017, the media showed sensationalist footage of buildings collapsing over and over, then the cameras left. Sadly, the same thing seems to be happening with coverage of the Popocatépetl volcano eruptions.... Read more »

It’s becoming clearer by the day that America is an empire in terminal decline, yet the myths of American exceptionalism persist.... Read more »

After Caleb Dial was falsely arrested in 2021, a Ring doorbell camera ultimately exonerated him. Now, after settling a lawsuit with the city police department, he is just trying to heal.... Read more »

Philonise and Keeta, brother and sister-in-law to George Floyd, say their memories of a deeply beloved and loving man taken too soon continue to fuel their fight for police accountability and racial justice.... Read more »

Union comeback highlights government hypocrisy to rail workers The post RMT owns Transport Minister in a single tweet over rail strikes appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

A bad day for the tabloids The post The Sun is least-trusted newsbrand in latest rankings appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

Recent events see Home Secretary's unpopularity accelerate The post Public support for Suella Braverman plummets appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

What’s the row all about and what are its future implications for the government and Boris Johnson? The post Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages and the Covid inquiry row explained appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

The military has a huge problem with its culture and justice system The post The British military should follow the US lead in investigating sexual assaults appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

Home Office staff hit back at immigration schemes with threat of strikes The post PCS threatening strike action if asked to implement small boats policies appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

'Swathes of the Conservative’s ‘Rural Wall’ are defecting to Labour after years of economic neglect.' The post Jacob Rees-Mogg and Jeremy Hunt at risk of losing their seats as rural support for Labour rises appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

The union has won more impressive pay rises and improved conditions for members in recent weeks The post 5 massive wins for Unite in the last month appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

'If St Mungos think this is going to be a flash in the pan, they're very much mistaken' The post St Mungo’s workers rally on first day of month-long strike appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

We look at the impact of the reelection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Sunday in a tight runoff vote, extending his 20-year rule for a further five years. Erdoğan received just over 52% of the vote, beating challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, an economist and former civil servant who unified a... Read more »

We go to Kampala, Uganda, to discuss the impact of one of the most draconian anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, just signed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The new law makes same-sex relationships punishable by life imprisonment. Some LGBTQ people could receive the death sentence. Homophobia in Uganda is heavily... Read more »

We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections for... Read more »

As lawmakers push through the bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit, it is being called a “dirty debt ceiling deal” by opponents because it includes language meant to speed completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The controversial $6.6 billion pipeline would go through Virginia and West Virginia and carry... Read more »

Debt Limit Deal Heads to House Vote Amid Objections on Both the Left and Right, NYC Climate Protesters Call on Sen. Schumer to Remove Climate Concessions Before Passing Debt Deal, Climate Crisis: Canada Wildfires Grow; Heat Wave Scorches Asia; EU Ups Summer Firefighting Force, Tech Experts Warn Against “Risk of... Read more »

We speak in depth with journalist Jonathan Eig about his new book, King: A Life, the first major biography of the civil rights leader in more than 35 years, which draws on unredacted FBI files, as well as the files of the personal aide to President Lyndon Baines Johnson, to... Read more »

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are urging lawmakers to support a deal to suspend the debt ceiling until January 1, 2025, in order to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt for the first time in history. The two leaders reached a tentative agreement over... Read more »

Debt Ceiling Deal Would Cap Nonmilitary Spending, Add Welfare Work Requirements, Slash IRS Funds, Sudan’s Rival Military Factions Extend Shaky Truce, Drone Attacks on Moscow Follow Russian Airstrikes on Kyiv, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wins Reelection in Presidential Runoff, Israeli Settlers Move to Reestablish Illegal Outpost in Occupied West Bank,... Read more »

Former British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and famed linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky joined others earlier this year calling on President Biden to drop charges against Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for over four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London... Read more »