Repercussions of American universities’ crackdowns on student protesters are becoming increasingly evident this week as faculty members, public speakers, and others who collaborate with higher education institutions announced they would cut ties with schools that have repressed students’ constitutional right to protest against Israel’s U.S.-backed assault on Gaza. On Thursday, Dipali …
Read More »Antisemitism: The Big Lie Smearing Campus Protesters
The people who make, report, and teach history should take note: it has never been kind to those who spread Big Lies. This time will be no different.
Read More »Student Protests Present Biden With Chance to Do the Right Thing on Gaza
The Biden camp continues to dismiss polls showing the President losing support among young and “minority” voters. This is a dangerous miscalculation. University student protests against US support for Israel’s war in Gaza have spread like wildfire. At last count, there have been sustained demonstrations on over 200 campuses. More recently, students …
Read More »Poor People’s Campaign Plans June 29 Mass Assembly, March in DC
“This is a crisis moment for our democracy,” said one campaigner. “We need for our political leaders to become moral leaders and take seriously the needs and priorities of the millions of people struggling simply to survive.” Leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival on …
Read More »Happy National Persian Gulf
The 10th of Ordibehesht in Iran’s calendar has been designated as the National Persian Gulf Day to highlight its historical identity. It marks the anniversary of the expulsion of Portuguese military forces from the Strait of Hormuz in 1622 and celebrated annually as a very important day for the …
Read More »WATCHING US FASCISM IN ACTION FROM CHINA
The Contradictions And Embarrassing Antics Of The Fascist War-Mongering United States Appear With Stark Clarity When Viewed From An Outside Perspective. Especially from within China, where peace is international policy. In recent days the United States has once again shown itself to be a rogue state and a fake democracy …
Read More »What are Americans’ biggest foreign policy priorities?
Russia, China, and Mideast peace have us worried Americans give higher priority to countering the power and influence of Russia and China and finding a solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestinians than they did six years ago, according to a new survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research …
Read More »Austerity in the EU: How European bureaucrats serve America’s economic interests
Once again, the European bureaucracy is living up to the saying that “what has born crooked, late or never is straightened out”. Once again, the European bureaucracy is living up to the saying that “what has born crooked, late or never is straightened out”. This is the case with the European Union, which was built as a political response to a reality that is no longer there — …
Read More »When Leaders Like Donald Trump Break the Law, They Should Be Prosecuted
A culture of impunity for those at the top is antithetical to democracy. Former President Trump’s criminal prosecutions, the first of which headed to trial this week in New York state court, are a historic first for the United States. But such prosecutions are not especially rare in the global …
Read More »World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence
We don’t need psychoanalysis or self-serving cheerleading about how ‘indispensable’ America is. We need sober advice on how to responsibly back off Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders …
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