My perspective on world events
- www.palestinechronicle.com To Save Israel: The US is Destroying the International System It Once Constructed
The Gaza war is confronting the world with an unprecedented challenge, specifically to governments’ relationship with international law.
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Yuval Noah Harari: An Urgent Warning They Hope You Ignore. More War Is Coming!
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The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think | Ian Bremmer | TED
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- www.democracynow.org Ex-U.S. Ambassador to USSR: Ukraine Crisis Stems Directly from Post-Cold War Push to Expand NATO
U.S. officials are accusing Russia of sending more forces to the Ukrainian border just days after Moscow announced it was pulling some troops back. This comes as Ukrainian authorities and Russian-backed separatists are both accusing the other side of violating a ceasefire in the eastern Donbas regio...
- www.democracynow.org The Case Against Henry Kissinger: War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on His Bloody Legacy
Former U.S. secretary of state and national security adviser Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. He leaves behind a legacy of American statecraft that brought war, covert intervention and mass atrocities to Southeast Asia, South Asia and South America. “Few people have had a hand in so much ...
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Jeffrey Sachs Testimony at the UN Security Council Meeting - November 20, 2023
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Sachs address the 4 ongoing wars and ways to end them all. Russia Ukraine, Israel Palestine, Syria, and Shahel
- truthout.org How Do We Push Back Against the US Warfare State?
Our own silence in many ways represents the most powerful propaganda of all, says Norman Solomon.
- theintercept.com How the U.S. Makes Its Wars Invisible
Norman Solomon, a longtime peace activist, explains how America hides the true cost of its wars.
- www.commondreams.org 'Awful News for Humanity': Alarm as Larry Summers Joins OpenAI Board
“There is no greater indication that OpenAI is unserious about the interests of humanity than their elevation of Larry Summers to its board of directors," said one watchdog.
- www.commondreams.org Hamas Is a Terrorist Organization; So Is the Israeli Government
U.S. media outlets dodge being evenhanded with the “terrorist” label—applying it to organized Palestinian killers of Israelis and not to organized Israeli killers of Palestinians.
- znetwork.org Podcasts & Audio Series
Revolution Z: Life After Capitalism A weekly podcast, hosted by Michael Albert, addressing vision and strategy for a better future. It's all about what we
- 4liberation.org 20 Theses For Liberation
Twenty Theses For Liberation Welcome! This is a place for all who strive for the wellbeing of people & planet to come together around a unifying &
- www.caitlinjohnst.one If Everyone Understood That The US Deliberately Provoked This War
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): War is the single worst thing humans do. The most insane. The most cruel. The most destructive. The most traumatic. The least sustainable. Those who knowingly choose to steer humanity into more war when it could be avoided are the worst peo...
- www.theonion.com ‘The Onion’ Stands With Israel Because It Seems Like You Get In Less Trouble For That
The past week has shown humanity at its worst: A horrific terrorist attack left at least 1,300 Israelis dead, among them peace activists and even innocent children. The fates of many more kidnapped civilians still lie in the balance. Meanwhile, statements from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu su...
- www.democracynow.org Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters: She Fought Sex Abuse & Racism, Was Ally to LGBTQ Community & Palestinians
Part 2 of our extended interview about groundbreaking Irish musician and activist Sinéad O’Connor looks in more detail at her life and legacy after her tragic death at the age of 56.
- www.democracynow.org “A True Prophet”: Why Sinéad O’Connor Risked Her Career to Call Out Catholic Church Abuse
In an in-depth interview, we look at the life and legacy of the groundbreaking musician Sinéad O’Connor, who converted to Islam and also started using the name Shuhada’ Sadaqat in 2018. O’Connor died last week at the age of 56 and was known for her music as much as for her outspoken activism. In 199...
- www.aljazeera.com What Gaza infrastructure has been damaged since Israel declared war?
Here is a quick look at how much of Gaza’s infrastructure has been damaged by Israeli attacks.
- www.aljazeera.com What is the white phosphorus that Israel is accused of using in Gaza?
This wax-like, toxic substance burns at temperatures high enough to melt metal.
- jacobin.com The Violence in Palestine and Israel Is the Tragic Fruit of Brutal Oppression
The tragic scenes unfolding in Palestine and Israel are a chilling reminder of the horrors that occupation creates — and the urgency of dismantling Israel’s blockades and apartheid system.
- www.mintpressnews.com Israel’s State Archives Reveal Sordid History With Anti-Semitic Extremists in Europe
Drawing on Israel's state archives, Jessica Buxbuam reveals how fears of anti-Semitism rising in Europe haven't stopped it from engaging with the continent's anti-semitic extremists.
- www.aljazeera.com Palestinians have a legal right to armed struggle
It’s time for Israel to accept that as an occupied people, Palestinians have a right to resist – in every way possible.
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Manufacturing Consent Summary (Animated) — Why We Can't Trust the Media & How They Became Corrupted
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Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
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Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model, Pt. 2: An In-Depth Explanation
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Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model, Pt. 1: An In-Depth Explanation
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Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent revisited | The Listening Post
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- www.theguardian.com Yemen: beauty on the edge of war – photo essay
The photographs of Mattia Velati tell a story of Yemen under the internationally recognised government and the different militias and tribes that control the southern part of the country in the civil war against Houthi forces that has ravaged the country since the end of 2014
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The Engineering of Consent: How You are Brainwashed Into Obedience Through Rage (Edward Bernays)
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- www.democracynow.org Ralph Nader on GOP Debate: Why Is No One Talking About the Real Issues?
Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader responds to Wednesday’s second Republican debate, saying, “It’s pretty embarrassing that this is what they put forward to become the president of the most powerful country in the world.” Nader discusses the debate’s topics of social media, former President D...
- consortiumnews.com US Diplomacy — War, Never Peace
The neocons' exceptionalist rhetoric — now standard fare — leads Washington into conflicts all over the world, in an unequivocal, Manichean way, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Common Dreams Blessed are the peacemakers, for ...
- www.democracynow.org How CIA & MI6 Overthrew Mossadegh 70 Years Ago, Crushing Democracy in Iran
We look at the 70th anniversary of the August 19, 1953, U.S.- and U.K-backed coup in Iran, which took place two years after Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalized Iran’s oil industry that had been controlled by the company now known as British Petroleum. “If nat...