If Americans were actually in charge, there would be some option available to them to end the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But when it comes to matters of such importance, they never get a vote.
Caitlin Johnstone: Knowing How Unfree You Are
Category: U.S.
Giorgia Meloni Takes Advantage of Italy’s Political Vacuum
Attilio Moro considers the pro-Biden shift by Italy’s prime minister and why her party is expected to do well in European elections on June 6.
Patrick Lawrence: The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs
This is the opening move in a protectionist regime the U.S. president will extend significantly to prove his bona fides as a Sinophobe.
A Brutal Suppression of Speech
The increasingly common resort to diktats by U.S. authorities is a notable feature of contemporary American society — in all spheres, writes Michael Brenner.
Ilan Pappé Sees Hope for ‘Collapse of Zionist Project’
The anti-Zionist Israeli scholar told Democracy Now! that he sees signs that a free Palestine may be possible in which Jewish and Arab people can coexist.
The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism
The dream of humanistic Zionism is collapsing, but — like other entrenched Jewish groups — J Street is desperate to keep the fantasy on life support, write Norman Solomon and Abba A. Solomon.
Chris Hedges: The Slow-Motion Execution of Assange
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting the WikiLeaks publisher to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point.
RAY McGOVERN: Russia & China — Two Against One
Xi Jinping’s reception of Putin yesterday in Beijing sealed the increasingly formidable strategic relationship, fundamentally misunderstood in Washington.
Anti-Zionist Historian Ilan Pappé Detained by FBI
“Am I a Hamas supporter?” In a post on social media, the Israeli author said he was questioned for two hours at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Monday.
The Arsenal of Genocide
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies report on the U.S. weapons that are destroying Gaza.