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‘We Are All Culpable’: Matt Nelson Self-Immolates to Protest Israel’s Gaza Onslaught

by Brett Wilkins, published on Common Dreams, September 8, 2024 Editor’s Note:  Just a brief introduction.  Three people in the U.S. have set themselves on fire in protest toward the Israeli genocide in Gaza.  This is a stunning reality.  In Vietnam monks self immolated in response to the U.S. war on that country.  They were in among the victims already. […]

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Why Anti-Imperialists Must Defend Syria and the Axis of Resistance

by Richie Merino, published on Workers World, September 11, 2024 The anti-colonial struggle against U.S./Western imperialism and the Zionist settler state has long shaped the geopolitical dynamics of West Asia. Syria stands at the epicenter of this struggle as a vital member of the Axis of Resistance, a united front of states and organizations dedicated to confronting Zionist and imperialist[…]

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Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade

by Book Review by Jonathan Kissam, published on Labor Today, September 1, 2024 The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade, by Jeff Schuhrke:   After unions won historic gains for working people in the strike wave that followed the end of World War II, corporations like General Electric and Westinghouse sought to weaken the labor movement. By labeling militant[…]

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USA Lets Athletes Cheat with Steroids, as it Accuses Russia & China of Violating Anti-doping Rules

by Ben Norton, published on Geopolitical Economy, August 11, 2024 The World Anti-Doping Agency says the US has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to cheat by using prohibited drugs, while it hypocritically criticizes Russia and China. The United States has for a decade allowed athletes in international competitions, including the Olympics, to use prohibited[…]

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Israeli Strike Kills 29 in School Yard Playing Football

by Dr Marwan Asmar, published on Countercurrents, July 10, 2024 In some ways this story is light weight compared to so many of the atrocities that have taken place in Gaza. The death toll was up to 35 the last I heard, but likely has risen higher since then given the fact that no hospitals are currently functioning in Gaza.[…]

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On the ‘rift’ between Biden and Netanyahu

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, June 26, 2024 Much is being made of the “rift” or “break” between the U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over tactics on the “war” against Palestine. Both face serious political fights in their own countries to remain in office. Both face growing opposition and demonstrations by the masses[…]

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Did You Donate to Send Food to Gaza? Think Again

by Paul Larudee, published on Dissident Voice, June 12, 2024 “HUNGER CATASTROPHE IN GAZA – DONATIONS NEEDED” cries Mercy Corps. “URGENT: STARVATION IN GAZA: ALL GIFTS MATCHED FOR GAZA” shouts Rescue.org. These and many other appeals from international relief organizations have motivated untold numbers of compassionate and generous souls to open their purses. You may be among them. If so,[…]

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Israel’s Rescue Massacres Civilians and Censors Media

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, June 12, 2024 Israel is crowing about rescuing four people held hostage and killing more than 200 Palestinians in the process. It is typical behavior for the apartheid state but all of the pressure it exerts can’t end the scorn, contempt, and protest it faces all over the world. The Israeli government[…]

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