The Gaza Ghetto Uprising
- Gideon Levy جدعون ليفي גדעון לוי
The cruelty and temerity of the people in Gaza once more reached new heights Saturday: dozens of rockets on Israel before the week of its Independence Day, just after its Holocaust Remembrance Day, and worst of all, two weeks before its Eurovision. How ...
The end of terror
- Gilad Atzmon جيلاد أتزمون گيلاد آتزمون
Three hate crimes: a slaughter in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, a massacre in Sri Lanka and a shooting in a synagogue in San Diego; what do they have in common? The three attacks fit neatly within the Neocon vision of our emerging dystopia. ...
Bamyan, Babylon, Palmyra, Notre-Dame
- Pepe Escobar Пепе Эскобар
The Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed by an intolerant sect pretending to follow Islam. Buddhism all across Asia grieved. The West hardly paid attention.
The remaining ruins of Babylon, and the attached museum, were occupied, plundered and vandalized by ...
Julian Assange has been arrested for US extradition; the time to act is now
- Caitlin Johnstone
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested and taken into custody by the London’s Metropolitan police, just as WikiLeaks warned days ago was about to happen. Assange’s lawyer Jen Robinson reports that his arrest is related to an extradition ...
I fought South African apartheid. I see the same brutal policies in Israel
- Ronnie Kasrils
I was shut down in South Africa for speaking out, and I’m disturbed that the same is happening to critics of Israel now
Carlos Latuff
As a Jewish South African anti-apartheid activist I look with horror on the far-right shift in Israel ahead ...
The real enemies within India
Editorial by The Wire
- The Wire द वायर دی وائر
It is no secret that many Kashmiris feel alienated from India; targeting innocent Kashmiris who have chosen to study and work in other parts of the country will only alienate them further.
Security forces stand guard after violent protests against ...
Coincidence? Venezuela green lights Russia to mine gold, Days later US attempts overthrow
- Matt Agorist
Just like in Libya, the current conflict in Venezuela is far bigger than some humanitarian crisis as they are sitting on mountains of gold and oil.
The decades-long US infatuation with Venezuela came to a head on Wednesday as the United States, Canada, ...
Peculiarities of US Imperialism in Latin America
- James Petras
Understanding imperialism as a general phenomenon loses sight of its modus operandi in any specific and meaningful context. While the exercise of imperialist power is a common strategy, its motives, instruments, objectives and engagement vary, ...
France: 3% deficit to free up 68,000 roundabouts?
- Fausto Giudice Фаусто Джудиче فاوستو جيوديشي
Experts quickly calculated the cost of the piecemeal measures announced by Macron on Monday 10 December: €10 billion, or 0.5% of GDP. These 10 billion will be paid by taxpayers and social security contributors, i.e. the same yellow vests they are ...
France: Why the elephant in the room is wearing a yellow vest
Open letter to whom it may concern
- Dominique Macabies
Mr. President,
Distinguished Ministers and members of Parliament, trade union leaders,
Yellow Vests "do not know what they want" because such a high degree of gross injustice has been reached that none of the traditional solutions can apply. ...
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