Concerns Grow Over Global Cholera Trends
The number of cholera cases worldwide continues to grow, with countries in eastern and southern Africa being the most heavily affected. Experts call for improving access to hygiene and clean…
In Gaza, Palestinians Are Running Out of Water and Tears
“I don’t know what it will take for the world to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza.”
Global 1% Own 43% of Financial Assets
The world’s richest 1% own 43% of global financial assets, and the wealth of the top five billionaires has doubled since 2020, while 60% of humanity got poorer, according to…
New Legislation on the Death Penalty This Year
By The Death Penalty Information Center The first month of 2024 marks the start of new legislative sessions for many states and a number of new proposals pertaining to the…
Miscarriages in Gaza Have Skyrocketed by 300 Percent Under Israel’s Siege
Every pregnant person in Gaza is at risk of having to undergo delivery in unsafe conditions.
Massive Israeli Raid Kills At Least 11 Palestinians in Northern West Bank
Israeli drone strikes have killed nine Palestinians in Nablus and Tulkarem during a massive ongoing army operation in the West Bank. As many as a 1,000 Palestinians have been detained…
Biden Says Strikes Against Houthis Aren’t Working as US Bombs Yemen for 5th Time
The president said he'll continue the strikes even though they're not stopping the Houthis.
One Year Since Tortuguita’s Killing: A Reflection on our Coverage of the Movement Against ‘Cop City’ and the First Eco-Activist Killed in the US
By Unicorn Riot Thursday, January 18, 2024, marks one year since Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán was killed by police in the South River Forest outside Atlanta. A 26-year-old queer…
Israel Tells ICJ It Has the ‘Most Moral Army in the World’ at Genocide Hearing
South Africa presented a powerful and compelling case that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention.
They Call It Unconstitutional, But Don’t Impeach
Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have called Biden's bombing of Yemen unconstitutional. But none are upholding their pledges to uphold the Constitution by invoking the clear legal remedy.
Scientific Misconduct and Fraud: The Final Nail in Psychiatry’s Antidepressant Coffin
By Bruce E. Levine / CounterPunch “. . . if the major media picks up on this story, they will have the chance to report on what arguably is the…
Food Insecurity in Prison Makes People Like Me Vulnerable to Labor Exploitation
The inadequacy of prison food exposes us to forced labor and sexual abuse in our desperation for adequate nutrition.
Technicality Could Sink Genocide Case v Israel
South Africa may have given the World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and must halt its attacks, writes Joe Lauria.
How Redlining’s Legacies Demand New Policy Action
Redlining has inscribed unjust boundaries in our cities and worsened inequality. It's time for bold policy solutions.
Navigating the News Void: From News Deserts to Revitalization
By Andy Lee Roth and Mickey Huff /Project Censored In 1995, early in the development of the global internet, sociologist Michael Schudson imagined how people might process information if journalism…