Iran And Ukraine: Two Theaters In The Non–West’s Single War For Parity
Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News In Iran and Ukraine, what is at stake is a rebalancing of power that will prove of world-historical magnitude when it is at last accomplished. First…
Trump, Sanity, and Obedience
Edward Curtin “Shameless self-willed infatuationEmboldens men to dare damnation,And starts the wheels of doom which rollRelentless to their piteous goal”– Aeschylus, The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon Many people are saying that…
Iran Says It Won’t Negotiate With ‘Erratic’ Trump After Genocidal Threat to ‘Blow Up’ Whole Country
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Iran says it has no plans to negotiate with the US after President Donald Trump said Sunday that “the whole country is going to get…
“Massive Destruction, Defiant Return”: Lebanon After Israel’s Failed Assault
The bombs may have paused—but the truth is still detonating. In this explosive episode of The Chris Hedges Report, journalist Laith Marouf delivers a firsthand account from southern Lebanon—where entire…
Liz Theoharis, Supreme Horror?
TomDispatch TomDispatch authors don’t usually have much in common with Donald J. Trump, but here’s an exception. TomDispatch regular Liz Theoharis recently visited the Supreme Court to hear a case…
From BBC to ICE Detention: The Arrest of Yousof Azizi and the Collapse of “Free Speech”
Iranian academic and media commentator faces deportation as supporters warn of political retaliation against anti-war voices Joshua Scheer Inspired by the growing campaign to free Yousof Azizi, I looked deeper…
US Mining Plan Will Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech
A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts. Tamara Pearson for Truthout he U.S. and Mexico have established a mining agreement…
Collapsing Empire: Hezbollah Crushes ‘Greater Israel’
Kit Klarenberg Substack On April 8th, the Zionist entity struck a demonic blow to the heart of Beirut, dropping 1,000 pound bombs in densely packed residential areas, killing untold civilians…
We Should Not Fear The Tyrants; The Tyrants Should Fear Us
In our society, we do not push psychopaths off the ice when nobody is looking. In our society, we let them rule the world. Caitlin Johnstone If there were a…
With 38,000+ Dead, Women and Girls Make Up Over Half of Those Killed in Israel’s US-Backed War on Gaza: UN
“Not a single combatant among them,” said one human rights activist. “Further confirmation that over 90% of the victims are innocent civilians.” Brad Reed for Common Dreams Israel’s yearslong assault…
Free Yousof Azizi!
By The Yousof Azizi Defense Committee, Popular Resistance Yousof Azizi, a final-year PhD student in public policy at the University of Virginia, was arrested on the morning of Tuesday, April…
From Stockton to Palestine: Interconnected Struggles and Prisoner Solidarity Against Israel’s Execution Policy
Kevin Cooper Our human rights are not negotiable. They never have been, and never will be. Each and every human being has a universal right to life, no matter what…
“I Felt Like a Monster”: Israeli Soldiers Break Silence on Gaza—and the System Behind It
Joshua Scheer The official narrative isn’t just cracking—it’s being dismantled by the very people who carried it out. In a devastating investigation, Israeli soldiers are now speaking in their own…
Bay Area to Mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day with Testimonies, Music, and Calls for Freedom
Joshua Scheer On Saturday, April 18, organizers in Oakland will gather for a powerful community commemoration marking the 52nd annual Palestinian Prisoners’ Day—a global day of solidarity with Palestinians held…
In A Time Of Monsters, The Worst Heroes
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Peter Magyar defeated Victor Orban in Hungary’s election earlier this week, leading to an outpouring of joy from the liberal media and political establishment. Many…