Israel’s LGBTQ+ Safe Haven Has a Catch: Inform, Comply, or Remain in Limbo
Joshua Scheer Based on reporting by Theia Chatelle at The Intercept, the story of Kareem exposes the contradiction at the heart of Israel’s claim to be a safe haven for…
Hormuz Crisis hits Asia and Africa Hard, Spurs EV Buying
Juan Cole Informed Comment The release of massive strategic petroleum reserves in the US, China and Europe, along with austerity measures around the world, have kept the Hormuz crisis from…
Israeli Authorities Refuse To Return Massive Trove Of Oct 7 Video. What Are They Hiding?
Michelle Witte· The Grayzone Israeli citizens wonder why the state won’t return October 7 footage it confiscated from them. The mother of an Israeli victim says authorities deleted video of…
Iran Accuses Europe of ‘Appeasing Aggressors’ as Trump Launches New Military Attacks
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Iran’s government on Monday condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations in the Middle East as “a masterclass in selective…
Trump Finally Admits Aloud: “We Shouldn’t Have Been in Iran”
Joshua Scheer Donald Trump may have delivered the most honest assessment of the Iran War yet — entirely by accident. In an interview conducted not by a journalist but by…
A Call For Life In The Face Of The Drums Of War
Cuban Civil Society, Resumen English. To the Defenders of Peace and to the Peoples of the World To leaders of social organizations, human rights defenders, and citizens of the world:…
AIPAC ‘Hides’ Support For Democratic Candidates
News Desk, The Cradle. Support for Israel now viewed as ‘toxic’. Only 13 percent of Democratic voters in the US view Israel favorably, making support from the lobbying group AIPAC…
Trump Admin Uses Iran War Oil Shock to Push Drilling in Alaskan Wilderness
By Michael Arria This article was originally published by Truthout The five-year plan is expected to cause 4,000 additional oil spills and the destruction of fragile ecosystems. The Trump administration…
List-Building 101, or How to Expand Your Reach as a Troublemaker
Lisa Xu Labor Notes Effective troublemakers need many skills. One of the most important, though not the most glamorous, is list-building. If you otherwise have the fundamentals of organizing in…
South Lebanon’s History of Resistance
Juan Cole for Informed Comment The Israeli destruction of south Lebanon, with Bint Jbeil having been apparently wiped off the face of the earth, and some of Nabatieh in ruins…
Loved Ones And Supporters Of Delaney Hall’s Striking Immigrants Rally Around The Clock Outside Detention Center
Talia Jane for Prism More than 300 people detained inside Newark, New Jersey’s Delaney Hall detention center are on a work and hunger strike, demanding that Gov. Mikie Sherrill visit…
We Shall Not Host Our Executioners
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Modern structures of extraction attempt to mask old systems of colonial plunder. The living legacy of anti-colonial resistance across Africa remains a decisive…
Israeli Claims About An Iran ‘Threat’ Were Always A Lie. Now We Have Proof
Jonathan Cook Substack Could it be that Israel’s 30-year narrative about Iran – one that persuaded US President Donald Trump to wage a criminal and disastrous war of aggression –…
The Architect Making America’s Food System Legible
Robert Jensen, Resilience. Caitlin Taylor believes that a sustainable food system needs “legible” infrastructure, which is why she proposes—not entirely in jest—building slaughterhouses next to farmers’ markets. Architects and engineers…
Banking Like The Planet Depends On It
Oscar Perry Abello, for Next City. Climate First Bank hit $1.8 billion in assets by financing clean energy projects one relationship at a time. Now it wants to teach other…