by Azmat Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – The mass killing in Gaza and the onslaught in Sudan are part of a broader global pattern in which civilians are deliberately targeted. Those affected in both places are equally human, yet the world has responded differently. Gaza has prompted widespread global mobilisation, protests, boycotts […]
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Archives for 2025
Living without a Net in a Trumpian World: The Fate of the Aging
By Beverly Gologorsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it’s there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself differs from that of younger people, because the future is in […]
Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture
After resigning in protest of the Likud government, and going missing for the better part of a dramatic day; Israel’s Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested, and charged with “fraud and breach of trust, abuse of her office, obstruction of justice, and unlawful disclosure of material.” She was the top legal official […]
The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session
Human Rights Watch | – Your Excellencies, In light of the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, which after 18 months of siege fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with credible reports that crimes under international law are being committed, including in the form of targeted ethnic violence, and with risks of […]
How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response
By Benjamin Neimark, Queen Mary University of London and Kate Mackintosh, University of California, Los Angeles (The Conversation) – People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be […]
On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”
Richard Bruce Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, is dead at 84. He broke with the Republican Party at the end of his life and voted for Kamala Harris, perhaps aware of the way in which his own politics had turned the country to the far right. Long before Trump, Cheney purveyed […]
Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable
Richard Eskow Nov 04, 2025Common Dreams ( Commondreams.org ) – Here’s something for New York City residents to consider as they vote for Mayor, and for observers outside New York to consider as they watch the vote count: For the most part, Zohran Mamdani’s plans for the city are surprisingly affordable. Despite the frantic […]
The Multipolarism of Fools: The BRICS are not the Answer
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace prize, despite his efforts to strong-arm its members into voting for him. The president has gone […]
Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two visions of the future of Gaza are congealing, in two different power centers. One is the Arab and Muslim foreign ministers who met Monday in Istanbul, including Türkiye, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday morning that the […]








