False Transitions and Global Stocktakes: The Failure of COP28
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The time has come to treat the sequence of UN Climate Change Conferences, the latest concluding in Dubai, as a series of the failed and…
The Surveillance Showdown That Fizzled
By India McKinney / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Like the weather rapidly getting colder outside, the fight over renewing, reforming, or sunsetting the mass surveillance power of Section 702 has…
Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
Resolution in US Congress Calls for End to Assange Case as Extradition Nears
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A resolution in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on December 13. Cosponsored by eight…
Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World
“Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”
Senate Passes Massive $886 Billion National Defense Authorization Act
The NDAA includes an extension of Section 702 of FISA, which allows warrantless surveillance of foreigners and Americans.
Zionist Suppression in Congress
It isn’t enough for U.S. legislators that Palestinians are suffering genocidal violence, writes Corinna Barnard. Last week lawmakers went after the freedom to protest in support of Palestinians as well.
West Votes Against Democracy, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity at UN; Promotes Mercenaries, Sanctions
The West voted against the rest of the world on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, opposing democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity, while supporting mercenaries and unilateral coercive measures (sanctions).
Dark Money, Leonard Leo and the Anachronistic Supreme Court
When justices are for sale, can citizens rely on the Court to uphold democracy?
ADL Data on Rise of Anti-Semitic Incidents Doesn’t Add Up
A new report from the ADL claims that anti-Semitic incidents across the US have skyrocketed by more than 400%. But as Alan Macleod reveals, the numbers do not add up…
Exonerated Central Park Five Member Wins Seat on New York City Council
“I am really the ambassador for everyone’s pain,” Yusef Salaam said during the campaign.
22 House Dems Join GOP in Voting to Censure Tlaib, Only Palestinian-American in Congress
"Congresswoman Tlaib's moral courage will never be extinguishable, but these 22 Democrats' cowardice, bigotry, and fanaticism will be the only thing the American people ever remember of them," said Justice…
House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Long Opposed Abortion and LGBTQ+ Rights
The Louisiana Republican’s ascension puts an ally of one of the country’s most influential anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion groups third in line for the presidency.
House Progressives Introduce Resolution Demanding Immediate Cease-Fire in Israel and Gaza
"We can't bomb our way to peace, equality, and freedom," said Rep. Cori Bush. "With thousands of lives lost and millions more at stake, we need a cease-fire now."
John Kiriakou: A Victimizers’ Memorial
Another war memorial is being planned for the National Mall in Washington. This one is for the 9/11 era and it is being chaired by none other than George W.…