Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Libya 15 Years Later: What NATO’s War Still Teaches the World
The world is being sold the same “human rights” pretext for the assault on Iran that left Libya in ruins fifteen years ago.
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Fragile Regimes, Silent Powers: The Political Limits of the Arab World in a Turbulent Middle East – 2 Articles
‘From Palestine to Iran: What Arab and Muslim Silence Really Reveals’: The overriding priority of the Arab regimes is the preservation of the regional status quo, whatever the human cost. And if maintaining that order requires the slow destruction of Palestine, many of them have already demonstrated that they are willing to pay that price. Also: ‘The Fragility of Gulf States’.
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Capitalism | Fascism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
From Empire to ICE: The Historical Roots and Expansion of America’s Carceral State and Detention Regime – 3 Articles
‘The American Gulag 2026’; ‘Trump’s Concentration Camps Are Not New to the U.S.’; ‘Mass Incarceration Arose Out of Empire Building Across North America, Carribean and Pacific’: The United States today has by far the world’s largest incarceration rate, with nearly two million people living in prisons and jails.
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Bulgarian Misrule
Bulgarians will go to the polls for the eighth time in five years later this month, after a massive wave of protests brought down Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s right-wing coalition at the end of last year.
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Iran Stands Firm as Washington Seeks a Way Out of the U.S.–Iran Conflict – 3 Articles
‘Washington Wants Out. Iran Isn’t Opening the Door’: Eleven days into Operation Epic Fury, Washington faces a problem it created for itself: how to exit a war it cannot win. Also: ‘Mojtaba’s Message to Trump: “Bring It On!”’; and: ‘Iran-US Conflict Turns into Prolonged Attrition’.
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Capitalism | Gaza | Imperialism | Israel | Online Blog
Third Ramadan Under Genocide Has Not Squashed its Spirit
As we bid farewell to the holy month of Ramadan, however, something of Ramadan has survived. The small act of gathering and praying side by side in tiny tent mosques, the unamplified calls to prayer, and the laughter we still manage when someone loses their balance on the uneven floors, make this holy month worth living and are a reminder of the spirit of the people of Gaza.
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Capitalism | Imperialism | India | Online Blog | USA
US Makes India Perform in a Circus Tent
Simply put, the US exposed the present Indian ruling elite as frauds and comprador elements—basically, cowards and cynics. At one point, when Trump’s theatrics reached the high noon, he even boasted he could “end” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political career.
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Lebanon Will Not Be Defeated Despite the Depth of its Wounds
In this reflection, Dr. Salim Nazzal argues that Lebanon’s strength lies not only in military resistance but in a profound cultural legacy built over centuries.
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Trump’s Strategy to Secure Hegemony and Limit Chinese Influence in Latin America – 2 Articles
‘Latin America and Caribbean Solidarity in the Trump Era’: The re-assertion of the Monroe Doctrine, dubbed the “Donroe doctrine” in 2025, has aimed to limit China / Russia influence but often fractures regional cohesion. Also: ‘The Trump Corollary: Imperialist Offensive and the Assault on Venezuela’.
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The Detached Cruelty of Air Power
Tracing a historical line from 1937 to modern conflicts, Solomon contends that air campaigns—particularly in Gaza—sanitise killing and allow operators to remain insulated from the carnage.
