Speakers from four affected countries — Cuba, Nicaragua, Palestine and Venezuela — describe the deadly toll of blockades and sanctions, particularly on children under 5.
Sanctions Kill
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The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare
With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism.
Hedges Report: UN Members Complicit in Genocide
U.N. Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese discusses why, in her most recent report, she called out more than 60 nations for their collective-crime roles in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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.
Obama’s Election-Eve Call to Mamdani
The former president had an obvious reason to favor the Democratic frontrunner in the New York mayor’s race with a weekend call, writes Corinna Barnard. Mamdani is winning.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: My Bigotry Is Better Than Yours
Graham Platner, a combat veteran running a Democratic primary campaign for a Maine seat in the U.S. Senate, is getting hit with caricatures, which is the worst form of bigotry. Let’s look at him in 3-D.
US Supreme Court May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Marjorie Cohn previews some of the cases the U.S. high court will use to establish the limits of executive power.
NUCLEAR WAR — Scott Ritter: The Missiles of October
NUCLEAR WAR — Diplomacy to Stave Off Annihilation
With the last remaining U.S.-Russia missile treaty expiring in February, Chris Wright calls for diplomacy between the two countries to prevent a massive arms race.
Who Will Protect Us From the Protectors?
President Trump’s recent federalization of troops and Presidential National Security Memorandum completely disregards the Constitution, says Judge Andrew Napolitano.