Though still weighed down by debt and austerity, developing countries are beginning to chart alternative paths as a new mood takes hold in the Global South.
Vijay Prashad: Rising Sovereignty of the Global South
Month: July 2025
As Non-Profits, US Religious Institutions Can Now Endorse Political Candidates
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer comments on the Internal Revenue Service’s move to change how it enforces the Johnson Amendment, which for more than 70 years has restricted charities from endorsing political candidates.
Non-Profits, the US Constitution & the Law
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Trump IRS’ announcement that it would let houses of worship skirt a federal tax-exemption law restricting political endorsements.
Chris Hedges: Abolishing the First Amendment
The burlesque in a committee room of the New Jersey state house over a law conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism was another depressing reminder of our path towards an authoritarian state.
How Palestine Action Was Banned
The discrepancy between Home Office press briefings and official intelligence reports on the direct-action group raises the prospect of a state-linked disinformation campaign, writes John McEvoy.
US Embassy Neglects Gaza Flotilla Volunteers
Former U.S. diplomat Ann Wright protests the failure of her country’s embassy in Jerusalem to act on behalf of American volunteers on the Handala who were seized by Israel.
Caitlin Johnstone: Mainstream Voices Sudden Pivot on Gaza
It’s a symptom of Western civilization’s sickness that prominent people are only now expressing qualms about the prolonged and monstrous abuses Israel has been committing in plain sight.
Chris Hedges: The Gaza Riviera
Israelis have blinded themselves morally and intellectually. They view the genocide through the lens of a bankrupt media and political class that shows them only what they want to see.
Starving Journalists in Gaza Sell Cameras for Food
We have lost control over our lives, our food, and the details of our daily existence, writes Shaimaa Eid from Gaza. Some of us have even lost the words.
Australian Journalist in Court Accused of ‘Anti-Semitism’
Mary Kostakidis was in federal court in Adelaide on Tuesday defending herself against racial discrimination charges for her reporting and commentary on Gaza, reports Joe Lauria.