The fact that I personally find Donald Trump repulsive, disgusting and basically unacceptable as a government leader has nothing to do with my resistance to his rulership. Instead, I care…
Masked federal agents with military gear have been firing flash-bang grenades, teargas and rubber bullets at civilians in the streets of Los Angeles for the last three days. On Saturday,…
Trump wants blood. The spectacle is the point. The helicopters. The uniforms. The rumble of armored personnel carriers down the boulevards of Los Angeles. The former president of the United…
Elections in Latin America are often controversial. While many countries in the Global North regularly shuffle between parties offering alternating versions of neoliberalism, voting in Central and South America often…
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: a person goes on a journey or a stranger comes…
The Dalai Lama exiting the White House, after meeting President Obama, Feb 19, 2010. He was ushered out of the back door, “ where a mound of trash awaited him”,…
On June 1, 2025 Ukraine launched an attack using small drones targeting Russian bombers meant to deliver nuclear weapons or capable of this. This was called ‘Spider’s Web’ by Ukraine…
We live amidst lunacy that kills. Calm, reasoned reports of escalating state criminality are part of ending state criminality. Ditto for deep diving conceptual analyses. And also for historical contextualizations.…
In the highly surcharged atmosphere due to ongoing war between Russia & Ukraine and Israeli aggression on Gaza, the fear of use of nuclear weapons looms large. People around the…
We cannot be silent in the face of Trump’s dictatorial move. Silence is acquiescence. We must be brave in resisting him. But we must not succumb to violence. What is…
Despite the recent breakup between Elon Musk and Trump that is now underway, Tesla Takedown activists remain energetically engaged in their weekly protests at Tesla showrooms across the globe. Activists…
If the year 2025 had started on a note of at least some limited hope for bringing peace to a deeply troubled world, the subsequent months have led to a…
TORONTO – Over the past two months, financial investors have hit upon a new trading strategy, based on a simple rule: TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out. America’s president threatens…
The US is at war. It has always been at war. Whether a world war, a proxy conflict, an armed intervention, a psyop, or a regime change mission, the United…
Sandpit politics is rarely edifying and grown toddlers taking their fists to each other is unlikely to interest. But when they feature US President Donald Trump and the world’s wealthiest…
DARFUR/WASHINGTON, DC – Srebrenica. Rwanda. Aleppo. Each of these names marks a site of unspeakable horror – places synonymous with genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. And now, as…
Some of my biggest gripes with Trump include his terrible values and guiding principles. In addition, one can add to those traits, his automatic and impulsive fawning over himself, unbridled greed…
Believe it or not, I had a transcendent experience at this year’s Border Security Expo, the annual event that brings Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
In recent times our deeply troubled world is best described as moving from one crisis situation to another without the top leadership having any clue to transcending to a safer…
Are you among the millions horrified by the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? Do you of a certain age recall how inspired thousands were by the struggle of the Faribundo…
With the rise of populism and nationalism worldwide, the protection of minorities in a democratic setting is an ongoing discussion among opinion-makers and social engineers. Some believe minorities are losing…
Beirut – The violent crackdown by security forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) on a peaceful protest by women in Aden, Yemen, is deeply concerning. The use of force to disperse demonstrators calling for improved basic services is…
“But truth’s a menace. Science is a public danger.” (Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, 1932). Huxley’s “World State” promotes stability and social harmony over scientific progress. According to the dystopian…
A storm is brewing in U.S.–Mexico relations, and its epicenter is the newly appointed U.S. ambassador: Ronald Johnson, a former Green Beret and CIA operative with deep ties to U.S.…
United States president Donald Trump seems to be a very happy man these days. He says he is about to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear file very…
ADDIS ABABA – This year’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have made it clear that the global financial system, strained by repeated crises, is no…
Colorful career criminal Willie Sutton once may (or may not) have been asked why he robbed banks. “Because that is where the money is,” he supposedly replied. A similar principle may explain…
On April 14, 2025 United Nations experts warned that Sudan is experiencing “the most extreme hunger crisis globally”. This statement added that “without immediate humanitarian intervention, hundreds of thousands could…
Just take a walk through any residential locality or commercial area, and you’ll quickly notice the large number of paan thelas (betel nut stalls) and kiosks. Step closer, and you’ll…
As the world was readying for the Second World War, the insightful humane Austrian author Stefan Zweig made the following glum observation: “Openly and flagrantly, certain countries express their will…
Glenn Diesen is Professor of Political Science at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) and known widely for his numerous scholarly books, papers, articles and podcasts. He is also a…
Armed conflict can never bring lasting benefits; peace is always achieved by avoiding warfare. In response to global conflicts and the need for sustained peace, the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission…
Students have always been at the forefront of struggles—from resisting feudalism to opposing colonialism, apartheid, Zionism, capitalism, and imperialism. From anti-war protests to movements against gender, racial, and sexual discrimination,…
At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate movement teaches about our relationship with the…
The Trump administration seems intent on undermining America’s ability to make human rights a significant element of its foreign policy. As evidence of that, consider its plan to dramatically reduce policy directives…
In recent years, Donald Trump has frequently billed himself as a bringer of peace. During 2023 and 2024, as he campaigned for re-election, he declared at least 53 times that…
When the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the world crossed a moral and technological threshold from which it has…
With the Oval Office looking more like a middle school classroom every day, let’s recall the way, once upon a time, we responded to childhood taunts from a playground bully.…
On November 7, 1938, Polish Jew Herschel Feibel Grynszpan shot diplomat Ernst vom Rath in the German embassy in Paris. Grynszpan’s family had been made stateless by German and Polish…
Fired Federal Workers from the Fork Off Coalition participated in a sit-in at the Capitol on May 20 to make their illegal terminations more visible and in calling to be…
It’s easy to note that Donald Trump is going all out to slash goods and services for the extremely poor; the blue collar, struggling working class and the dwindling middle…
Although Memorial Day in the United Sates is ostensibly a day for honoring soldiers killed in wars, it is, rather, a day for promoting war. If it were to honor…
STOCKHOLM – Are we heading into an era when the United States simply matters less? This question may sound odd, considering that America remains the world’s leading military and technological…
When it was announced that South African President Cyric Ramaphosa was to visit the White House, there was speculation over whether Ramaphosa would have to cope with the kind of…
The western hegemonists hate Cuba just as they hate what I first described as “The Cuba of Africa” fifteen years ago. The similarities between these two small, independent, revolutionary socialist…
This Memorial Day weekend, Veterans For Peace is calling on its members and friends to reflect on the gravity of the day, whose official purpose is to “honor all those…
An issue that has been becoming increasingly controversial is that of the domination of the US dollar as the international reserve currency. There are five aspects of this controversy that…
Despite the seeming sidedness and intransigence between Iran and the US, their fifth round of nuclear talks with Oman as mediator, is expected to be held in Rome on Friday.…
The mainstream media seems to be waiting for a clash between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump. Both figures embody starkly different visions of the present moment.…
On May 5th, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute held its annual fundraising gala. The event showcases the extraordinary imaginations of people who design exorbitant clothes and the gutsiness of…
PRETORIA – Despite all the progress that has been made toward gender equality globally, many are still tempted to view armed conflict as primarily the domain of men. In fact,…
Since 2001, the United States has projected itself as the global vanguard in the “War on Terror.” It has invaded countries, sanctioned regimes, pushed allies to toe its line, and…
The National Endowment for Democracy gets its project funding reinstated by the Trump administration The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early…
Shocking it might be, yet still part of an old pattern. The US Department of Homeland Security is floating the idea of using a reality television program to select immigrants…
The Authoritarian Arab Leaders and Betrayal of the Masses History repeats itself and a favorite perversion is at work. Opportunist European imperialists fighting their nationalistic Two World Wars used colonized…
I don’t know about you, but the news continues to stress me out. Trump administration officials are using any excuse they can think of to detain and deport people whose…
Migrants work as doctors and nurses, sustaining vital health services. They serve as teachers and lecturers in schools, colleges, and universities, helping to develop and disseminate knowledge. Migrants also work…
While US President Donald Trump has given Afrikaners refugee status in the United States on the false premise that they are victims of human rights abuses at the hands of…
The gift is just the most visible part of a new ethos of self-dealing, with lines between public purpose and private enrichment not just blurred but erased. Eight years ago,…
Donald Trump didn’t glide into the Gulf as a diplomat brokering peace. He arrived like a swaggering auctioneer at a royal fire sale—offering nothing but flattery and appetite, and leaving…
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