“Lost Voices of Fentanyl” Rally at the White House
An all-day “Lost Voices of Fentanyl” rally was held here September 23 to bring attention to the ongoing and escalating Fentanyl crisis that according to government statistics is the leading…
World
Mission to Free Assange: Australian Parliamentarians in Washington
It was a short stint, involving a six-member delegation of Australian parliamentarians lobbying members of the US Congress and various relevant officials on one issue: the release of Julian Assange. …
Avoiding the War on Terror would have saved over 10 million lives at home and abroad
The peace movement in various parts of the world has emphasized in various contexts that if the huge amounts spent on various wars had been spent instead on meeting essential…
The Angertainer Steps Down: Rupert Murdoch’s Non-Retirement
One particularly bad habit the news is afflicted by is a tendency to fall into discussions about itself. Its members, some of them at least, used to call it the…
Pre- and Post-Soviet Language Policy in the East-Baltic States
Preface A common historical feature of the “Three Baltic sister-states” (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) is that for most of the modern time instead of state independence there were decades of…
Ukrainian president holds crisis talks in Washington amid failure of “spring offensive”
Amid a deepening military crisis triggered by the collapse of Ukraine’s spring offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spent hours Thursday meeting behind closed doors at the Pentagon, as well as…
Zelensky Faces Difficult Time In Washington D.C.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had to face a time in Washington D.C. that may be told as difficult as the political situation in the U.S. Capitol Hill is different than…
Ukraine Peace Activists Protest During Zelensky White House Visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit September 21 with President Biden at the White House today, on this International Day of Peace, was greeted by activists from World Beyond War along…
“Our world is becoming unhinged”: Antonio Guterres
Dear Global citizen, I invite you to think about what I learned from ‘giants’, as I consolidate their wisdom. You probably know, and feel the same, what American Astronomer Neil…
How Chances of Direct War between the USA and Russia Are Increasing
The people of the USA don’t want this. The people of Russia don’t want this. The people of the entire world don’t want this. Nevertheless, USA and Russia have been…
G20 Biofuel Alliance threatens Food security
During the recent G 20 summit India has launched the Global Biofuel Aliance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the G20 nations to join the initiative with a plea to take…
Thousands Of Auto Workers Strike In Three U.S. Plants, Face Financial Hardship
Auto workers in a number of plants in the U.S. are striking. This unprecedented, strategic strike may spread further within days, if there is no progress in negotiations. The striking…
Submission To Australian National Anti-Corruption Commission, NACC: Mainstream Media Lying
Australia was among the world’s first countries for democracy, unions, human rights, female suffrage, and for free, compulsory and secular education, noting that democracy ideally requires an informed electorate. However…
Is This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?
by Zoe Alexandra and Vijay Prashad In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). On X, the…
Tackling Global Emergencies – UN International Day of Peace
Imagine talking about peace when according to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the world is just one misunderstanding, just one miscalculation, away from global catastrophe, due…
The Futility of Feudalistic Democracy
First thing first: If you want to know what is going on in the world, especially the political world, do NOT turn on the boob tube. And that is what…
After protests in flood-hit Derna, Libyan officials order journalists to leave
Protests erupted in Derna on Monday, as anger exploded among workers in the city against authorities who failed to take critical measures to protect it from flooding. When Storm Daniel…
International Day of Peace: Fostering Harmony and Unity in a World of Diversity
International Peace Day, observed on the 21st of September every year, stands as a reminder of our collective responsibility to strive for a more peaceful world. Established by the United…
Fighting the Diaspora: India’s Campaign Against Khalistan
Diaspora politics can often be testy. While the mother country maintains its own fashioned narrative, governed by domestic considerations, the diaspora may, or may not be in accord with the…
CAIR Files Lawsuit to End Islamophobic No Fly List
A morning press conference was held on September 18 at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an Islamic civil rights advocacy group, to announce the filing of a lawsuit, Khairullah…
Dark and light streaks in India-China relations
India and China, home to two of the world's oldest civilizations, have had peaceful relations for thousands of years, but in modern times this relationship has evolved into a…
Urgency of Improving Dam Safety Re-Emphasized in Libya and Ukraine
Recent dam failures in Libya and Ukraine have re-emphasized the great importance of improving dam safety. The flood disaster in Libya was greatly aggravated by the heavy damage to Wadi…
Little Amal Entertains and Informs on Refugee Children’s Strife
With half of the world’s 43.3 million (2022 UNHCR) refugees being children under the age of 18, it is fitting that a 12-foot-tall partially animatronic puppet portraying a 10-year-old Syrian…
Google Trial Must Fuel the Global Movement Against Digital Capitalism
The US Justice Department has opened a case against Google in the Washington courtroom this week over its unethical business practices in the past decade. In the main, Google…
US imperialist hypocrisy and the Libyan flood
Over the weekend, former President Barack Obama urged his 132 million followers on Twitter (X) to make contributions to charitable organizations aiding the people of Derna, the Libyan city devastated…
Some Remarks on Russia in Global Politics Today
It is a historical law that each state in the world changes with time. However, only a few states experienced dramatic change during the short period of time as Russia did…
Brief for Murder: Pinochet’s Apologists Five Decades On
During the Cold War, assassinations most foul were entertained as necessary measures to advance the set cause. In Latin America, military regimes were keenly sponsored as reliably brutal antidotes to…
‘Epidemic’ or Revolution: The Other Side of the West Africa Upheaval
What if the "epidemic of coups" in West and Central Africa is not that at all, but a direct outcome of outright revolutionary movements, similar to the anti-colonial movements that…
White Nationalism and Donald Trump
In 2020, The Daily Show ran a segment in which statements by Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and various Fox News personalities were juxtaposed with those…
How Arab Leaders Betrayed Islam and Defied the Logic of Political Change, Peace and Security?
“War provides an outlet for every evil element in man’s nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in position of power…
Three Former French Sahel Colonies Form Military Alliance
The military governments of three African states, which all deposed their Western-backed leaders in recent years, have agreed to assist each other, individually or collectively, in case of any external…
Resisting Genetically Mutilated Food and the Eco-Modern Nightmare: Together, ‘Just You and Me’
This image is symbolic of everything that is wrong with modern society. A gas leak from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant in Bhopal in 1984 resulted in around 560,000 injured (respiratory…
Humanitarian Imperialism Created the Libyan Nightmare
NATO’s military intervention in Libya in 2011, which overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, resulted in a chaotic and murderous failed state. Libyans pay a horrific price for this catastrophe.…
Protesting on the First Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death
This being the week of Mahsa Amini’s death a year ago in Iran has seen a number of protests and demonstrations along with think tank panel discussions all centered on…
Real Action, Not Words Alone, Needed to Achieve UN Agenda 2030: Civil Society
As politicians and policymakers make speeches at the United Nations during a high-level summit next week to assess the lack of progress on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable…
A Daft Policy: The US Economic Strangulation of China
The broad lament from commentators about global economic growth is that China is not pulling its weight. Not enough is being done to stir the sinews and warm the blood,…
Iranian Regime Braces for Amini Death Anniversary Protests
“Take off your headscarf, let your hair flow, don’t be afraid my love. Laugh, protest against fear.” In opening a panel discussion titled “The Masha Amini Protests and the Road…
Integrating Peace Within with Peace in World
One of the few hopeful signs for world peace has been that at some of the most dangerous moments there has been a very helpful response in the form of…
Preparing for War Is the Beginning: An Early Warning for Northeast Asia
July 27 marked the 70th anniversary of the 1953 ceasefire to the Korean War. In the three years leading up to the anniversary, South Korean peace movements organized the international…
Breaking Europe’s Hold on Football
Initiatives from Saudi Arabia and the United States continue to put pressure on Europe’s traditional stranglehold over FIFA. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar brought together nations from around…
Ten Reasons Why the USA Should Emphasize Reduction of Domestic Distress, Not Military Dominance
One of the great tasks of our times is to move USA policy more and more towards the path of peace. This can result in big welfare gains at world…
Blinken Calls for New World Order to Counter Russia And China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that the world is transitioning to a new diplomatic order in which U.S. must lead the way in overcoming increasing threats from…
Sergei Lavrov Condemns The Sanctions on North Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the geopolitical climate had changed completely since the United Nations imposed sanctions on North Korea, and he accused the West of breaking…
BRICS: The Quest for a Just Multi-Polar World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBkBYw3XDlA The BRICS Summit that concluded on the 24th of August 2023 in Johannesburg is a significant milestone in the journey towards a multi-polar world. From 5 members, Brazil, Russia,…
The Leading Cause of Immense Distress in the Sahel is Imperialism
The Sahel region in Africa has experienced some of the worst distress in the world in recent times caused by violence, insecurity, hunger and deprivation. The recent crisis in Niger…
Ukraine’s problem with Neo-Nazism
After the start of the Special Military Operation, many were indignant: how can there be a war in the highly advanced and civilized 21st century? On the face of it,…
A call to free Leonard Peltier After 50 Years in Prison
On Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, September 12 his family members along with hundreds of Native American activists and numerous supporters demonstrated at the White House calling on President Biden to…
North Korea Will Always Stand With Russia Against Imperialism, Says North Korean Leader
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his nation’s support for Russia in its standoff with the U.S. and its allies. Kim Jong-un is making a rare visit to meet…
G20 Delhi Declaration – A Postscript
The internet portal CRUX named India, Russia & African Union as Winners of the G20 Meet in New Delhi (Sept.9-10 2023). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DoeMuIbWS0 The general euphoria sonograph now certifies India as…
Pinochet’s coup in Chile – 50 years on
Dr Francisco Dominguez reflects on the 1973 overthrow of democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende and the long shadow of neoliberalism On the cold morning of September 11, 50 years…
Australian Labor Government Lying On 50th Anniversary Of 9/11 US- & Australia-Backed 1973 Chilean Coup
On 11 September 1973 the democratically-elected Chilean Government was removed in a deadly US-backed Coup by the fascist Chilean military. The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) was involved as a…
Destroying Chilean Democracy: Australia’s Covert Role Five Decades On
The tear-squeeze remembering those who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington has become an annual event. In the words of US President George W.…
Colombia, From the Guerrilla to the Ballot Box
by Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Laura Devia López A conversation with Pastor Alape, former guerrilla mayoral candidate for the Comunes Party. On May 4, 2023, during the International Summit on Nonviolence held…
How A Simple USA Budget Reform Can Save A Million Human Lives in A Year
A simple reform of diverting some of the highly excessive and wasteful military budget to civilian and health priorities can achieve the highly desirable objective to saving about one million…
The South China Sea’s Resource Wars – It’s Not Only About Fossil Fuels
It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a microcosm of the geopolitical tensions between East…
The social roots of the Moroccan earthquake disaster
On Friday evening, September 8, at 11:11 p.m. local time, a devastating earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck southern Morocco, near Marrakech. The death toll has already surpassed…
Ukraine’s Bandera Itch
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has been justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “special military operation” with a few barbed purposes, among them cleaning…
Union Activists Call on AFL-CIO to Disclose Chile Coup Involvement
Making good on their promise at yesterday’s teach-in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 US-sponsored coup in Chile in which the AFL-CIO played an active role bringing dictator Augusto…
A Major Diplomatic Triumph, Yes, but has the G-20 Summit Brought Ukraine Nearer to Peace?
There is no doubt that the G-20 declaration is a major diplomatic triumph for Indian negotiators. The contribution of others, like those from Brazil, who helped in securing consensus agreement…
G-20 Summit: Diplomatic “Success” or Hype?
Defying speculations about G-20 concluding with adoption of a Joint Declaration, host country India succeeded in convincing participating countries and the summit concluded “successfully.” Apprehension on this issue were entertained…
Annual Subscription
Join Countercurrents Annual Fund Raising Campaign and help us
