The U.S. abuse of its veto power at the U.N. to continue the Gaza genocide has intensified interest in cracking open the structure of the Security Council. Here’s the tool.
Craig Murray: How Britain Can Lose Its UN Veto
Category: Civil Rights
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s UN Ploy
The U.S. administration’s efforts behind an Israel-crafted resolution is American imperialism masquerading as a peace process.
Trump’s Attempt to Abridge Free Speech
Andrew P. Napolitano responds to a memo by Donald Trump calling antifa — which is an ideology — a domestic terrorism “organization” and directing federal law enforcement to disrupt its gatherings.
Secret Plans for Media Censorship
William Evans reports on efforts by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs to revive the four-decade dead D-Notice system.
Civil Disobedience: Preventing Tyranny
Mick Hall looks into the justification, precedence, thinking and tactical logic behind a longstanding means of confronting unjust systems and laws.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Al-Qaeda Goes to Washington
Al–Sharaa’s White House visit is a reminder of Washington’s longstanding abhorrence of democratic processes and anyone — beyond the perimeter of the West and sometimes within it — who stands for them.
California Law Illegally Muzzles Students & Teachers
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information, reports Marjorie Cohn.
An Assault on Academic Freedom
U.S. civil rights laws are being exploited to suppress pro-Palestine speech in an authoritarian assault on academic freedom, finds a report by two academic groups.
Trump’s Insane & Illegal War on Venezuela
The White House’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Most US Voters Say Rich Have Too Much Influence in Elections
Wealthy donors and corporations have too much power in elections, according to Americans in a national poll. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision remains unpopular with two-thirds of them.