If military drones are “revolutionizing” instruments, then wherever we are, we are in a field of battle.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: For Whom the Drones Buzz
Category: Books
Chris Hedges Report: The Shared Mythology of Israel & the US
In the face of Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, Prof. Joan Scott discusses the relevance of the late Amy Kaplan’s Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance.
Chris Hedges Report: Climate & Mortality
Eiren Caffall discusses her novel, All the Water in the World and her memoir, The Mourners Bestiary.
Latin America’s Long Fight Against the US for Sovereignty
John Perry reviews the book AMERICA, AMÉRICA: A New History of the New World, by Greg Grandin.
Inside Labour’s Plot to Take Down Corbyn
Richard Sanders on Get In, a book on Morgan McSweeney, the Labour strategist who focused on bringing down Corbyn and propelling Keir Starmer to power.
Vijay Prashad: Pan-African Revolutionaries
From Andrée Blouin to Flora Nwapa there is a rich tradition of female writers on the African continent who have played key roles in publishing and national liberation movements alike.
A People’s History of Palestine
People’s history is an urgent necessity for Palestine, where it is vital to communicate the empowered voices of the people to the rest of the world, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Patrick Lawrence: Season of the Sophists
Trump’s disrespect for the law and courts is not the “only question” raised by the disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil. There are several others, from long before Jan. 20.
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Perfect Victims’
“Obfuscating the killer” — Mohammed El-Kurd on his new book and the kind of journalism that transforms Palestinians into humanitarian subjects, avoiding a critical discussion of Zionism as the root of the occupation and the suffering.
The Chris Hedges Report: The World After Gaza
Essayist and novelist Pankaj Mishra discusses the lesser-known genocidal escapades of Western governments and his latest book, The World After Gaza.