Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!

Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize, Not US Sanctions, Says Ex-UN Special Rapporteur

by Marjorie Cohn, published on the LA Progressive, July 15, 2025 The US is punishing UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her scathing reports on Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Note that all of Albanese’s recent reports are linked in this article.  [jb] The day after Donald Trump welcomed indicted war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States[…]

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Iran Has A Right To Defend Itself From Israel’s Relentless Aggression (Video)

Dimitri Lascaris interviews Craig Mokhiber on his talk show, Reason2Resist, June 18, 2025 Editor’s note:   I am posting this interview because it very clearly makes some very important points about the issues at hand.   It shows how far from reality the discussion of Israel’s war on Iran (not to mention Palestine) really is.   I hope you will listen carefully, and[…]

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No, Israel Does Not Have a Right to Defend Itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians Do.

by Craig Mokhiber, published on Mondoweiss, September 10, 2024 One of the many disturbing revelations that have emerged since the current phase of genocide in Palestine began almost a year ago, is the degree to which U.S. and other Western politicians are prepared to dutifully stick to a script provided by Israel and its Western lobbies, whether the script is[…]

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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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Yemen is Acting Responsibly to Stop Genocide and the U.S. is Bombing Them For It

by Craig Mokhiber, published on Mondoweiss, April 1, 20259 The U.S. is bombing Yemen because Yemen is acting, as required by international law, to stop the genocide and unlawful siege in Palestine. This is not an editorial opinion. It is a statement of both law and fact. Neither of these facts has been featured in the reporting or commentary of[…]

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How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for ‘Regime Change’

By John Perry, published on Covert Action Magazine,  Jan 2, 2025 In the words of the United Nations, “human rights” range from “the most fundamental—the right to life—to those that make life worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty.” These rights are supposed to be “inherent to us all.” But this lofty ambition has[…]

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US Lawmaker Revives PAGER Act Demanding Lebanon ‘ End Any Recognition of Hezbollah’

from the News Desk at The Cradle, March 5, 2025 On 5 March, US Representative Greg Steube reintroduced to Congress the Preventing Armed Groups from Engaging in Radicalism (PAGER) Act, which seeks to condition US financial aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) until Beirut ends “any official recognition of Hezbollah and its allies.” According to the text of the[…]

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As Winter Storm Approaches, International Coalition Denounces Israel’s Ceasefire Violations

by the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine, published on Popular Resistance, February 19, 2025 Demands immediate entry of ALL aid to Gaza. Palestinians continue to starve and die from exposure to severe weather due to blockade of necessary supplies mandated in the ceasefire agreement. Washington, DC – Strong winter winds and heavy rains, particularly in Northern Gaza, are[…]

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Somaliland Pins Hopes of Recognition on Trump

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, February 12, 2025 Somaliland is pinning its hopes of recognition as an independent state on Donald Trump, and Trump has suggested that the breakaway state accept Palestinians exiled from Gaza. Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in May 1991, and has unsuccessfully battled for recognition ever since. Now, almost 34 years later,[…]

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U.S. Schemes to Control Haiti are Failing

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, November 20, 2024 Misery and hunger are afflicting millions of Haitians. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 5.41 million Haitians are “food insecure,” which means they regularly don’t get enough to eat. Most Haitians, according to the IPC report, spend 70% of their income on food. The IPC report and[…]

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