The ruling BJP has returned, writes Ullekh NP. But its survival hinges on parties that don’t share its enthusiasm for Hindu nationalism.
Indian Voters Restrain Narendra Modi
US Court Hears Appeal in US Genocide Complicity Case
At the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the Center for Constitutional Rights on Monday pushed ahead with its case against the U.S. president and the secretaries of state and defense.
Academia Only as Free as Powerful Donors Allow
Jonathan Cook comments on The Intercept‘s coverage of two prestigious law reviews’ censorship of a Palestinian scholar.
Using Ukraine Since 1948
The U.S. has staged operations with extremists from Ukraine to undermine Russia for nearly 8 decades. It’s led us to the doorstep of nuclear annihilation.
Gaza & UN Veto Power
With an eye on future U.N. Security Council resolutions concerning Gaza, Dan Becker discusses a possible mechanism in the U.N. Charter to force the U.S. to abstain from voting.
South Africa’s Post-Election Turning Point
As the political hegemony of the ANC has frayed, elite forces have increasingly funded an array of opposition parties to shift power more in their favor, writes Eugene Puryear.
American Empire, Argentina, Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Trump Administration
Vijay Prashad: The No-Rules International Order
Israel’s massacre on the tent camp in Rafah is just the latest. For decades now, Tel Aviv – like Washington – has defied any attempt to apply international humanitarian law to its actions.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Economy, Labor, Media, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Vietnam
US Economic Pundits & Their Wall Street ‘Vibes’
The biggest problem, writes Les Leopold, is how to take the government back from the wealthy who dominate it.
Spain Applies to Join ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
“We Want Peace” — The country’s foreign minister said Madrid is joining the case to save civilians, support the United Nations and international law.
Privileges. Privileges. Privileges.
That’s what drives politics and the smearing of independent media as purveyors of “disinformation” — protecting and preserving the privileges of the privileged.
Harvard’s Punitive ‘Palestine Exception’
Members of the university’s medical faculty call out the Harvard Corporation’s disproportionate punishment of 13 seniors for participating in the school’s Gaza solidarity encampment.
Commentary, Europe, France, Military, Russia, Soviet Union, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The D-Day of the Eastern Front
While Western Allies invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944, John Wight recalls the coordinated operation by the Red Army to break German resistance in Europe.
Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, Media, Pentagon, Politics, Russia, U.S. Congress, Ukraine
LOOK BACK: The Pentagon Staved Off War With Russia
In March 2022 the Pentagon leaked stories to counter propaganda intended to drag NATO into the conflict, wrote Joe Lauria. The story has since changed.
NATO’s Pacific War Games
One-third of the countries joining RIMPAC’s maneuvers in the Pacific this summer are not from Asia and the Pacific, says Ann Wright. They are from Europe and are all members of NATO.
Caitlin Johnstone: Escalating Brinkmanship
The U.S. and NATO are playing chicken with Russia over Ukraine and nobody’s got a foot anywhere near the brake pedal. They’re not even looking at it.
Africa, Colonialism, Commentary, Human Rights, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
How the ICC Is Overcoming Israeli Impunity
Ramzy Baroud on the power paradigm that long defined the West’s relationship with Palestine and, by extension, the Global South.
Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Secrecy, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
UK Foreign Office Revolt Over Gaza
Hundreds of civil servants have written to David Cameron urging the government to publish its legal advice on whether its support to Israel breaches international law, writes Matt Benson, a former aid official.
Vijay Prashad: Brazil’s Floodwaters of Austerity
In Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul, millions are suffering from extreme flooding. Amid the waters, the Landless Workers’ Movement is focused on providing emergency relief.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Iran, Terrorism, U.S., U.S. State Department, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Patrick Lawrence: Opening US Diplomats’ Eyes
An obituary of Moorhead Kennedy Jr., one of the U.S. hostages in Iran, helps to spotlight what is absent in the Biden regime’s secretary of state and national security adviser.
The Comma That Erases Genocide
Israel wants to muddy the waters — as it always does — so it can carry on with its genocide, writes Jonathan Cook. Here’s an example of how the Western media help it along.