Ralph Nader says that when you shut out the civic community, you shut down democracy. He places responsibility for that happening, first and foremost, on the mass media.
The Chris Hedges Report: Media-Led Autocracy
Author: corinna barnard
Outrage at Israel for Cutting Power to Gaza Water Plant
“Ceasefire Israeli-style” — the act of collective punishment comes as negotiators are meeting in Qatar over the terms of the second phase of the ceasefire deal.
International Law’s Fight for Relevance
Ramzy Baroud on the possibility that West-centered legal institutions are capable of change.
Jonathan Cook: BBC’s ‘Road to Oct 7’ an Utter Travesty
The series serves Israel’s interest in reviving the genocide in Gaza and spreading Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing operations to the West Bank.
Team Trump’s Questionable Opening Moves on Epstein
It is unlikely that a wayward F.B.I. field office is the full explanation for Attorney General Bondi’s fiasco of a document release, writes Elizabeth Vos.
Jonathan Cook: Israeli Hostages & the Ceasefire
There is a pressing reason to keep our attention focused on the role of the Hannibal directive, writes Jonathan Cook. It relates to what is happening right now.
Vijay Prashad: Washington’s IMF Stranglehold
In the deeply undemocratic institution, the U.S. effectively holds a veto over any major changes and molds policies according to its whims.
Taking Rights Seriously
A right is not a privilege, says Andrew P. Napolitano. A right is an indefeasible personal claim against the whole world. It does not require a government permission slip.
The Warfare State & Trump’s Rise to Power
While the military industrial complex seems all too natural to most politicians and journalists, Norman Solomon says its consequences have transformed U.S. politics.
Jeffrey Sachs: Negotiating Lasting Peace in Ukraine
Ukraine will have to cede more territory than it would have in April 2022 — when the U.S. and U.K. talked it out of a peace deal — but it will gain sovereignty and international security arrangements.