In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture Persisting in his support for an unpopular war, the Democrat in the White House has helped spark a rebellion close to home. Young people — least inclined to deference, most inclined to moral outrage — are leading public opposition to the ongoing …

Back in mid-February, the mainstream propaganda machine bombarded us with a slew of reports about “big bad Russian space nukes“, claiming that Moscow is using its technological prowess to build strategic space-based weapons. And while it’s true the Eurasian giant is a cosmic superpower and that it certainly has the …

The courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear. NEW YORK CITY: I am sitting on a fire escape across the street from Columbia University with three …

Leaders of the most powerful American institutions want to continue as usual, as if official participation in genocide were no particular cause for alarm. Those protesting on campuses nationwide have shown us how repugnant and unacceptable that position is. Persisting in his support for an unpopular war, the Democrat in …

“You won’t read a more important story today,” said one commentator. “Trump is willing to literally destroy the planet for $1 billion.” Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a straightforward offer to some of the top fossil fuel executives in the United States during a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago …

Being an “ally” with the USA does not guarantee immunity against economic interference, subversion and sabotage, quite the opposite. The Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, once said that the formula used by the European Union to manage its relations with China is “impractical”, “it’s like driving a car to an …

OCHA Tried to Raise Just 2.4% of World Military Budget for Its Humanitarian Work in 2023 But Received Only 0.8% In 2023, the world spent $2400 billion on military expenditure. During the same year the UN’s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) tried to raise $57 billion for people …

Peaceful, intensely determined protesters, demanding their institutions divest from the Israeli war machine, face violent resistance from police. Peaceful protest, violent response—that says it all. Human politics—from global to local—remain mixed with hatred, dominance and… well, dehumanization. We’ve organized ourselves across the planet around one primary principle: the existence of …

From Universities To Grassroots Movements Worldwide, Young People Are Fighting Back Against The Complicity In Israel’s Genocide Of Palestinians, Setting Up Encampments And Facing Repression With Resilience. This resistance is rooted in a long tradition to impose clarity upon a world encrusted by compromise, from the movement against apartheid in …

In remarks defending the brutal suppression of university demonstrations protesting his genocide in Gaza, President Biden argued that protesting is allowed in the United States so long as it’s polite and doesn’t disrupt anything or upset anybody. “We are not an authoritarian nation where we silence people or squash dissent,” said Biden. …