Caitlin Johnstone: Israel pushes new atrocity narrative just as ceasefire deadline approaches
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
A new narrative is being aggressively pushed by Israel and its apologists to justify resuming the Gaza genocide, conveniently just as...
Open letter: No, Mr Trump, we will not be ‘happy’ and ‘safe’ elsewhere
OPEN LETTER: By Hassan Abo Qamar
Dear Mr Trump,
I am writing to you as a Palestinian and a survivor of genocide, who was born and...
Eugene Doyle: Will New Zealand ‘invade’ the Cook Islands to stop China? Seriously
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
The country’s leading daily newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, screamed out this online headline by a columnist on February 10: “Should...
Chris Hedges: The US empire self-destructs
The United States shares the pathologies of all dying empires with their mixture of buffoonery, rampant corruption, military fiascos, economic collapse and savage state...
Trump’s ‘Riviera’ plan for Gaza heralds an age of naked fascism
COMMENTARY: By Sawsan Madina
I watched US President Donald Trump’s joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week in utter disbelief. Not...
Eugene Doyle: Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
It generally ends badly. An old tyrant embarks on an ill-considered project that involves redrawing maps.
They are heedless to wise counsel...