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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to have little patience for questions that do not conform to his preferred style of declaring...
How do you bomb a country “without mercy”—and end up strengthening it? When US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that Washington would...
Joe Kent’s resignation is not an anomaly but an alarm: elite dissent is surfacing early because this war is built on deception. Joe Kent’s...
When Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu launched their military aggression against Iran on February 28, they appeared convinced that the war would be...
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Doubtless, the war launched by US President Donald Trump is not popular among ordinary Americans. According to the latest public opinion poll, only a...
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If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand that something consequential has...
Democracy is invoked as moral legitimacy in war, while Iran’s authority rests on layered political, religious, and historical foundations....
If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the US, you must understand that something
When British author David Icke wrote his seminal work, The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World, published in 1999, he was not speaking...
America is barreling towards authoritarianism at such a breakneck pace that it should alarm every single one of us. But instead of meeting this moment...
A January 2026 Gallup poll showed that 89 percent of all Americans expect high levels of political conflict this year, as the country heads toward one...
While many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception....
A January 2026 Gallup poll showed that 89 percent of Americans expect high levels of political conflict this year, as
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in...
Three dominant narratives contend for the future of Gaza and occupied Palestine, yet only one is being translated into consequential action: the...
First, let’s dissect this puzzle. On February 29, 2024, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent shockwaves when he informed lawmakers in the House...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will come at a price: more Palestinian deaths, extensive...
The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign of...
UN Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will come at a price: more Palestinian deaths, extensive
In the face of the international legal and political systems’ paralyzing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in...
Has Donald Trump's sharp rebuke of Israel in his October 23 Time Magazine interview fundamentally changed the calculus in the Middle East? His...
For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a...
A single, candid statement by US President Donald Trump during a Fox News interview on October 9 may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel’s...
For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza, particularly the voices of ordinary
For decades, the prevailing notion was that the 'solution' to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. “Only...
The history of Zionism is fundamentally one of deception. This assertion is critically relevant today, as it contextualizes the so-called ‘Trump...
What is happening in Italy regarding Gaza is unprecedented in the history of solidarity between the country and any other international cause...
Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition...
One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity flotillas...
In several influential European countries, solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people is finally translating into action. Though such...
In an important step toward the economic isolation of Israel due to its genocide in Gaza, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global has decided to...
Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful...
The killing of seven Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on August 10 and five more on August 25 has prompted verbal condemnations, yet...