US Media Cheer as France Forces Old People to Work
The pension of the average French person is already facing cuts over the coming decades.
Patrick Lawrence: The Happiness of Others
For Americans, admitting that people in other parts of the world have and want different things from what they have and want can, in its subtle way, be devastating to…
‘Grim Milestone’: Over 400 Human Rights Defenders Murdered Worldwide Last Year
"Despite an assault on human rights and the rule of law in many countries," human rights defenders "showed remarkable courage and persistence in advocating for more democratic, just, and inclusive…
UN Security Council Won’t Probe Nord Stream Bombing
The only members who voted in favor of investigating the sabotage were Russia, China, and Brazil.
ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes While US and Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity
The U.S. celebrates the charges against Putin, but pressures the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans.
You Strike the Women, You Strike the Rock, You Will Be Crushed
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research What constitutes a crisis worthy of global attention? When a regional bank in the United States falls victim to the inversion…
Scott Ritter: G7 vs BRICS — Off to the Races
An economist digging below the surface of an IMF report has found something that should shock the Western bloc out of any false confidence in its unsurpassed global economic clout.
Saudi-Iran Deal a Possible US ‘Suez Moment’
The U.S. does not want to experience what Britain experienced in Suez in 1956: a watershed moment signaling its global decline.
US Navy Wants to Turn Australia Into a Full-Service Submarine Hub
By David DeCamp / Antiwar.com The US Navy wants a full-service submarine hub in Australia that can oversee all underwater activity in the Asia Pacific, including production and repairs, Defense…
UN Disarmament Official Lays Out Path to Reverse ‘Dangerous’ Nuclear Trends
"Though we are living in a moment of increased confrontation and militarization, one fundamental truth remains unchanged: The only way to eliminate nuclear risk is to eliminate nuclear weapons."
This International Women’s Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines
There is much that the global feminist movement can learn from the current women’s struggle in Iran and their vision.
On False Hope and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine.…
Biden Administration Takes Its Capitulation to Israel to an Absurd New Level
An independent human rights expert was denied a post for accurately criticizing Israel.
Filipino Movements Protest Decision to Further Open Up to US Military
The decision to allow US to access more Philippine military bases under the controversial EDCA deal has been criticized by progressive groups and activists.
US Funds ‘Independent Journalism’ in Cuba to Spread Propaganda, Ex-Spy Admits
Former CIA analyst Fulton Armstrong told The Guardian that, in Cuba, “a lot of the so-called independent journalists are indirectly funded by the US”. They spread anti-government disinformation with the…