Ann Wright, on the wreckage of an international humanitarian aid boat reaching the shores of Gaza, presents the fate of Flotilla craft as historical allegory.
One Gaza Flotilla Boat Made it to Gaza — in Pieces
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A Requiem for Privacy
On the eve of America’s 250th anniversary, Americans are asked to accept and pay for a government that knows more about us than we do about it, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Who Is the Aggressor? Turning Obstacles into Threats
Obstacles to the aggressors’ expansion and occupation in the Middle East are Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shia militia in Iraq. They are presented as “threats” rather than defenders of their dignity, sovereignty and land.
Caitlin Johnstone: The US Starts Wars on the Other Side of the Planet & Then Claims ‘Self-Defense’
No other military power is segmented into areas of responsibility spanning every continent on earth. This is because normal military forces defend their own territory, whereas the U.S. military is used to dominate the entire planet.
Chris Hedges: The Rise of the Global South
The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and the Global South.
WATCH: The World This Week ‘The War: Putin’s View’, Pt. 2
Scott Ritter joins Part 2 of The World This Week from St. Petersburg where he attended the International Economic Forum amid drone attacks on the city from Ukraine. Watch the replay.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The War: Putin’s View’
In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay.
Chris Hedges: Tyranny or Revolution
As social inequality has grown, so has state repression. As we stand on the cusp of full-blown authoritarianism and fascism, we face two stark choices.
A Lawless System of Brutality
Andrew P. Napolitano on the torture-linked confession of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in a lawless system of brutality that profoundly violates natural rights, the Constitution’s guarantee of due process as well as federal law.
Sumud as Collective Endurance in Gaza
In Gaza the extended family provides the central means by which endurance, mobility and survival are continuously negotiated amid extreme disruption during Israel’s genocidal war, writes Abdalrahman Kittana.