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Israel-Backed Militias Linked to ISIS Loot Gaza Aid Under IDF Watch

by Robert Inlakesh, published on Mintpress News, May 29, 2025 Israeli officials often claim that Hamas has been looting aid heading to Gaza, yet the evidence suggests the opposite. New reports and eyewitness accounts indicate that Israel is backing ISIS-linked militants who are working to replace Hamas security forces and are looting humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of IDF[…]

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‘We Promise Each other Liberation’: Columbia Activists Honor Expelled Students at the ‘People’s Graduation’

By Columbia University Apartheid Divest Coalition, published on Mondoweiss,  May 24, 2025 On May 18, 2025 families and friends gathered at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to honor expelled and suspended student protesters during an alternative graduation ceremony titled the “People’s Graduation.” Among those recognized was Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student[…]

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Independent, Sovereign Eritrea Stays the Course

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, May 28, 2025 Eritrea remains true to the revolutionary ideals forged during its 30-year War of Independence. On May 24th, Eritrea celebrated its 34th Independence Day. From September 1, 1961, to May 24, 1991, the Eritrean people waged a 30-year war to free themselves from the Ethiopian empire, first under the control[…]

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Hegseth Says US Ready to ‘Fight and Win’ a War With China Over Taiwan

by Dave DeCamp, published on Defend Democracy, June 1, 2025 China slammed Hegseth for having a ‘Cold War mentality’ and ‘playing with fire’ on the Taiwan issue The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a “Cold War mentality” in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning[…]

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Cyril Ramphosa Schools Trump’s Distorted Presentation on Racism in South Africa

by Ranjan Solomon, published on Countercurrents, May 23, 2025 This article is lightly edited. [jb] When it was announced that South African President Cyril Ramphosa was to visit the White House, there was speculation over whether Ramphosa would have to cope with the kind of bombardment and mistreatment that Zelensky went through on his visit to the White House. Trump[…]

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Iranian Diplomats Suspect Trump Using Talks as Instrument of Sabotage

by Max Blumenthal, published on  The Grayzone, May 21, 2025 In Tehran, bewildered diplomats told me they suspect the Trump administration is exploiting nuclear negotiations as a instrument for generating instability to weaken Iran’s economy and foment social strife [Max] With nuclear negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran’s Reformist government at a standstill, I held two separate, lengthy background[…]

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Capitalism as Self Regenerating Wealth

by Greg Godels, published on ZZ’s Blog, May 22, 2025 Gabriel Zucman is a French-born economist who teaches at California, Berkeley and the Paris School of Economics. Zucman’s academic specialization is in wealth inequality, using tax data to track the stratification in wealth in the US and the rest of the world. A student of famed inequality expert, Thomas Piketty,[…]

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Khamenei Blasts ‘Absurd’ US Demands In Nuclear Talks

News from the Cradle, published on Popular Resistance, May 21, 2025 The Islamic Republic has repeatedly rejected Washington’s calls for Tehran to halt uranium enrichment. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on 20 May that Tehran is “not waiting for anyone’s permission” to enrich uranium, stressing that he does not expect a positive outcome from ongoing nuclear talks with the[…]

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