People are getting arrested at a factory in the U.K. belonging to Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer for doing nothing but exercising the democratic right to protest.
Craig Murray: Extreme Policing
Author: corinna barnard
A Year Since Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
Justice for the Al Jazeera journalist — so far delayed — would serve press freedom in the occupied territories, where at least 20 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in the last two decades.
Britain’s Revolving Door
Senior civil servants and military top brass move seamlessly into lucrative jobs in companies they were previously responsible for regulating, writes Richard Norton-Taylor.
The Poverty Trap
Lower interest rates and longer-term paybacks that match the pace of underlying social progress are key to successful development finance, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
US Remains Largest Military Spender by Far
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s data shows that Washington spends three times as much on its military than China, the second-largest spender, Ashik Siddique reports.
South Korea’s Pivot to Conflict
President Yoon is staking the country’s security and economic future on a declining U.S.-led global order, write Dae-Han Song and Alice Kim.
The Guardian’s ‘Anti-Semitism’ Incident
With the row over its cartoon, the newspaper that helped oust Jeremy Corbyn from the Labour Party has briefly found that what you sow, you can reap, writes Jonathan Cook.
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange — A Fight We Must Not Lose
“This legal lynching marks the official beginning of corporate totalitarianism” — from a talk the author gave at a rally in New York on World Press Freedom Day.
Brazil’s Lula Calls for Julian Assange’s Freedom
While in London for the coronation of King Charles III, the Brazilian president called for a movement by the world press to free the journalist.
There Is Wealth, But No Life in the Factories
The class struggle is alive and well, writes Vijay Prashad. Although one of the weaknesses of our time is that massive mobilizations have not been easily converted into political power.