Princeton U. Police Stop Chris Hedges’ Speech on Gaza
The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief was speaking to a protest at Princeton University on Thursday when campus police came to lead him away.
Chris Hedges: Revolt in the Universities
University students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions and explusions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza.
An Establishment Scholar’s Indictment of the West’s ‘Blind Support for Israel’s Slaughter in Gaza’
Award-winning author Trita Parsi explains the changing dynamics of the Middle East following Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel.
Texas State Troopers in Riot Gear Crack Down on UT Students’ Gaza Protest
"Why do we even have these institutions of higher learning if we won't let students speak their conscience and protest?" said one University of Texas professor.
Columbia University Threatens to Deploy National Guard to Evict Gaza Solidarity Encampment
The Gaza solidarity encampment was launched at Columbia University in New York City a week ago to demand the university divest from Israel.
If Ukraine Loses War, It Will Be ‘End of Western Hegemony,’ Warns UK’s Boris Johnson
If Ukraine loses in the NATO proxy war with Russia, “it will be the end of Western hegemony”, lamented former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, while the Global South remains…
Handling — and Mishandling — the Iran Nuclear Program
Trump Blew Up the Deal, Can Biden Still Fix It?
US Senate and Biden Admin Usher in a Two Year Expansion of Unconstitutional Mass Surveillance
By Matthew Guariglia, Andrew Crocker, Cindy Cohn and Brendan Gilligan / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) One week after it was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate has…
Michael Tracey: America First, or Ukraine First?
By Max Jones and Diego Ramos / ScheerPost Staff Writers This week, the U.S. government passed a foreign “aid” package of $95 billion for America’s wars, including $60 billion for…
Edward Said Warned Against Anti-Palestinian McCarthyism
Said’s legacy reads today as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy of U.S. liberal institutions, their moral corruption, and the hollowness of the very values that they profess to teach.
Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
By Medea Benjamin / CounterPunch The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul,…
Senate Passes $95 Billion Foreign Military Aid Bill
The bill passed in a vote of 79-18.
UN Report Demolishes Israeli Propaganda Campaign Against UNRWA
Israel has waged a multi-year campaign against the UN aid group for Palestinian refugees in hopes of eradicating the right of return.
Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One
The American state has lost the capacity for concentrated and decisive effort at the forefront of technology and the associated science.
Cruelty of Language — The NYT’s Leaked Gaza Memo
Ramzy Baroud responds to revelations about The New York Times “guidance” on language about the Israeli mass slaughter in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7.