In an open letter, Veterans For Peaces asks the vice president to call for a permanent ceasefire and emergency food and medical aid now, while she is campaigning for president.
US Veterans Tell Harris: End Siege of Gaza
A Very Undemocratic Democracy
Nat Parry reflects on a Democratic theme — which Biden raised in his withdrawal announcement last week — that their party will protect democracy from Donald Trump.
Venezuela: As US Leaders Call Fraud, US Observers Endorse Results
Western media appeared as eager as the U.S. government to undermine the elections in Venezuela and agitate for political strife, writes Alan MacLeod.
More BBC ‘News’ Channelling Israeli Propaganda
Forget the genocide of Palestinians, writes Jonathan Cook. Only when Israel exploits the deaths of Syrians living under its military occupation are there “consequences”to worry about.
American Empire, Analysis, Campaign 2024, Commentary, Disinformation, International, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Russia, Russiagate, U.S., Ukraine
Big Lie: Biden & Harris Hate Israel; Trump Loves Russia
On the fantasy worlds of Democrats trying to free Palestine from the river to the sea and Republicans trying to turn the White House into a puppet regime of Moscow, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Lost in Translation: Outcry Over the ‘Last Supper’
A series of serious misunderstandings has led to an uninformed outcry in the Christian West over a short scene in the Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics, writes Cathy Vogan.
Vijay Prashad: Rust Belt & Broken Road
From the 1942 “American century” to Trump’s “American carnage,” the U.S. has shifted from a post-WW2 boom to decline and is now facing political divides, economic crisis, poverty and social decay.
Analysis, Campaign 2024, Commentary, History, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Politics, Russia, U.S., WMD
Scott Ritter: Voting Against Nuclear War
No matter who wins among the two major candidates in November, the United States is on track for a major existential crisis with Russia in Europe sometime in 2026.
Biden Administration, Books, Column, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
Patrick Lawrence: No More Silence
If Zionist ideology ever fit into the modern world, and I will leave this an outstanding question, it no longer does.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Intelligence, Israel, Media, Obama Administration, Russia, Russiagate, South Korea, U.S. Justice Dept.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The South Korean ‘Spy’ Affair
Ignoring the headlines about the case, let’s look at what it is that ex-C.I.A. analyst Sue Mi Terry is actually accused of doing.
Analysis, Biden Administration, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, United Nations
Netanyahu Visit & US Contempt for International Law
To comply with the World Court ruling, the U.S. would have to end its military assistance to Israel and stop providing political and diplomatic cover to enable Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Asia, Australia, China, Commentary, Environment, France, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Militarism, Protests, U.S.
Vijay Prashad: Pacific Lands & Seas
A powerful struggle in New Caledonia between the indigenous people and French colonial authorities is taking place against the backdrop of intensifying U.S.-led militarisation of the Pacific.
A Standing Ovation
These people are no different than the settlers that gather in lawn chairs, eat popcorn, and cheer when the Israeli military drops bombs on apartment complexes in Gaza, writes Danaka Katovich.
China, Commentary, Legal, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, U.S., Ukraine, United Nations, WMD
10 Principles for 21st Century Peace
An extensive and historically unprecedented set of international institutions offer invaluable tools for pursuing what Immanuel Kant called a “federation of free states,” writes Jeffrey Sachs.
Rashida Tlaib Sticks It to Netanyahu
“Guilty of Genocide” — the sole Palestinian American member of Congress raised a sign during the Israeli leader’s address on Wednesday, which more than 100 U.S. legislators boycotted.
Netanyahu’s Speech: As American as It Gets
You couldn’t ask for a better example of everything Washington stands for: Both houses of Congress rising to feverishly applaud one of history’s worst genocidal monsters dozens of times as he lies over and over again, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
IDF Killed 366 UN Workers & Family Members in Gaza
A report by the U.N.’s Crisis Coordination Center, leaked to Drop Site, shed additional light on what’s been the deadliest-ever war for United Nations staff.
Craig Murray: Who Runs America?
We seem to live in a strange age where politics relies more than ever on the big lie technique, even as social media makes the exposure of such lies inevitable.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Wreckage Biden Leaves
A lightweight when it came time to prove himself as a statesman and a leader, the White House has simply defeated him.
Algeria, China, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Russia, U.N. General Assembly, United Nations
Palestinian Factions Sign Unity Deal in China
The agreement reached on Tuesday in Beijing, which includes Hamas and Fatah, encompasses all Palestinian forces and factions under the umbrella of the PLO, Pablo Meriguet reports.