Being Jewish In a Time of Mass Hysteria
Hi, my name is Dan. My pronouns are he and him. I went to Hebrew school for a year when I was 10 and was bored out of my mind. I am REALLY outraged by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and want to see the hostages...
View ArticleBorn Free?
Ernest Mancoba was born east of Johannesburg in August 1904. He was the eldest son of a miner. He trained as a teacher and taught isiZulu to schoolchildren until he was introduced to woodcarving. He...
View Article20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
“My life before and after [Abu Ghraib] were very different,” Salah Hasan Nusaif Al-Ejaili testified in a Virginia courtroom on Monday, April 15, the beginning of the trial in the case of Al-Shimari v....
View ArticleA Water Crisis in Mississippi Turns Into a Fight Against Privatization
In the summer of 2022, heavy rainfall damaged a water treatment plant in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, precipitating a high-profile public health crisis. The Republican Governor Tate Reeves...
View ArticleWhy India’s Farmers Are Targeting Modi in the Elections
As the world’s largest democracy began the first of its seven-phase general elections last week, India’s farmers were back on the streets protesting the government’s U-turn on earlier promises. It has...
View ArticleSermon for Gaza
In the conflicts I covered as a reporter in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans, I encountered singular individuals of varying creeds, religions, races and nationalities who...
View ArticleDegrowth Is the Only Sane Survival Plan
Something must be up. Otherwise, why would scientists keep sending us those scary warnings? There has been a steady stream of them in the past few years, including “World Scientists’ Warning of a...
View ArticleStrategic Perspectives of the Green New Deal from Below
The Green New Deal from Below represents a unique formation which therefore requires – and has developed — a unique strategy. It is not the same as an electoral campaign, a civil disobedience struggle,...
View ArticleUS Reportedly Working to Stop ICC From Issuing Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly growing increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for him and other top government...
View ArticleActivists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza But Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege
Hundreds of activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were blocked in Turkey on Saturday as they attempted to set sail for the besieged Palestinian territory with 5,500 tons of aid. Organizers say...
View ArticleAI, Work & Unions in Germany
In the “not-so-artificial” minds of many, there is no doubt, that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work. Yet, corporate bosses are already sensing great “labor-saving potentials” –...
View ArticleIn Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back
Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation. Many West Coast First Nations, including the Haida, had never signed treaties with the...
View ArticleDead On Arrival
Words can’t express the horrors of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. To actually feel the nightmare, you would have to be there under the bombs, fleeing with Palestinians desperately seeking a safe place that...
View ArticleIsrael’s Anti-UNRWA Campaign Falls Flat
The Israeli authorities, in their campaign of remorseless killing, doctoring and adjusting the numbers of the Palestinian populace for whatever future awaits, have been found wanting on accusations...
View ArticleSanders: It Is Not Antisemitic to Oppose Israel’s Assault of Gaza
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks smearing thousands of U.S. students who are protesting against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, emphasizing...
View ArticleTransition Farm Throwing Open Its Gates
The benefits of growing food together should be accessible to everyone, believes Transition Town Dorchester. And this week their community farm launches a new partnership with another local charity to...
View ArticleThis April, Climate and War are Linked More Than Ever
It’s Earth Day today, and the U.S. and the world seem determined to ignore the climate crisis and instead invest in war. That’s a huge mistake. This weekend, the House passed $95 billion in new war...
View ArticleAfrica’s Call to Triple Finance a Chance for the North to Rebuild Trust
“The current system needs more than just adjustment – it needs an overhaul. Africa must be at the centre of these reforms, but our criticisms have for too long fallen on deaf ears.” This was the...
View ArticleLong Before Politicians Called to ‘Stop the Boats’, First Nations People...
Earlier this year, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of not supporting Operation Sovereign Borders – the military-led border security operation that has “closed...
View ArticleCollege Administrators are Falling Into a Tried and True Trap Laid by the Tight
Interrogations of university leaders spearheaded by conservative congressional representatives. Calls from right-wing senators for troops to intervene in campus demonstrations. Hundreds of student and...
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