If the interim government formed after the departure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holds a fair election, the people will find out if political Islam is a dispensation they wish to vote for.
Vijay Prashad: Bangladesh on the Spot
The Olympic Refugee Team — Inspiration & Tragedy
The need for such a team speaks to the failure to reverse the conditions — including U.S. sanctions — that displace people in the first place, writes Phyllis Bennis.
Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Legal, Nuclear Weapons, Press Freedom, Protest, Russia, Surveillance, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., Ukraine
Scott Ritter: The FBI’s Raid on Peace
Maybe the F.B.I. thought I would be intimidated by the raid, and opt to remain silent out of fear of generating unwanted attention. But all it really accomplished that day was to execute a raid on peace, the author says.
Columbia U. President Who Angered Both Sides Resigns
Pro-Palestine student organizers at the university celebrated the departure of Minouche Shafik and vowed to keep up the pressure on the institution’s leadership to divest from Israel.
Is the Ukraine War Spilling Into Africa?
In the aftermath of a deadly ambush of Russian troops operating alongside Malian armed forces, Damilola Banjo looks into fears of parts of Africa becoming a proxy war zone.
Biden Administration, Human Rights, Israel, Media, Palestine, Press Freedom, U.S. State Department, War Crimes
Journalists Demand Blinken Back Israel Arms Embargo
Today, 113 journalists, 7 press freedom groups and 20 news outlets accused the U.S. secretary of state of being “complicit in one of the gravest affronts to press freedom today” in Gaza.
Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Legal, U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. Supreme Courrt, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The FBI ‘Visits’ Scott Ritter
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Patriot Act’s destruction of the Fourth Amendment wall between law enforcement and spying.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: James Baldwin at 100
Palestine’s Lone Paralympian
Fadi Deeb is a shot putter who was paralyzed by an Israeli sniper and who lost at least 17 relatives to Israel’s onslaught.
Did Trump Signal an Attack on Migrants?
Speaking with Elon Musk, Trump said, “We have to take out” hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants inside the U.S. What did he mean? We asked Grok.
Gaza Ceasefire Talks: Iran Says Won’t Hit Israel With Deal
Aseel Saleh reports on comments by Hamas and Israeli officials ahead of ceasefire talks scheduled for Thursday, which Hamas now says it will not attend despite Iran offer.
Afghanistan, Commentary, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Craig Murray: We Are the Bad Guys
US Medalist Scores Free Healthcare at the Olympics
After the medical care she’s received in Paris, U.S. rugby player Ariana Ramsey says she is ready to push for universal free healthcare in her home country.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Israel, Japan, Militarism, Palestine, Soviet Union, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
SCOTT RITTER: The Murder of Others
The U.S. has had a moral obligation to commemorate Nagasaki, but this year the U.S. refused to mark its murder of innocent Japanese by defending its murder of innocent Palestinians.
Palestinians Blame US for Massacre in Gaza
The Palestinian Authority says it holds the Biden administration responsible for the attack on the al-Tabin school due to its financial, military and political support for Israel.
US to Iran: Only Israel May Escalate
The imperial spin machine operates by reversing victim and victimizer, aggressor and defender — claiming to act in self-defense while existing in a continuous state of attack, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Labor & the Southern ‘Battery Belt’
Ben Carroll reports on an EV manufacturing boom that is bringing heavy investment into the South and, in the process, creating a new battleground for union organizing.
Israel’s Been Like This Since 1948
We have been lied to for decades about the creation of Israel, writes Jonathan Cook. It was born in sin, and it continues to live in sin.
American Empire, Analysis, Commentary, Legal, Media, Press Freedom, U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Escalates War On Dissent
The U.S. empire has been doing everything it can to restrict the flow of inconvenient information as public opposition to its criminality swells at home and abroad.
WATCH: Scott Ritter — The FBI Raid on My Home
Scott Ritter has released the following video explaining the F.B.I.’s search and seizure at his home in New York State on Thursday.