How India has Moved with Israel: a Timetable of Milestone Events
Israel has now come to serve as something of a model for the kind of society the current rulers of India want to build.
How India Lost its Way in the Persian Gulf
India began to align with the anti-Iran regional front that Trump was sponsoring, involving Israel, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and with Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy against China. With Trump losing the election, and Biden deciding to engage with Iran, India is getting sidelined in the region.
Despite Massive Losses, Palestinians Have Altered the Course of History
It can unequivocally be asserted that the Palestinian resistance scored a major victory, arguably unprecedented in its proud history. This is the first time that Israel has been forced to accept that the rules of the game have changed, likely forever.
Time to End the Silence on Israel’s Nuclear Weapons
Israel’s attacks on Iran’s enrichment plants, critical infrastructure, and scientific and military personnel, could spill over into a catastrophic war. The world must demand that Israel disarm its nuclear weapons and place its nuclear facilities under the same scrutiny as demanded from Iran.
The Case of Alex Saab vs. The Empire
US efforts to extradite Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to the USA raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions.
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US-Funded Belarusian Regime-Change Activist Arrested on Plane had Joined Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Belarusian regime-change activist Roman Protasevich, whose arrest on a grounded plane caused a global scandal, fought in Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and was cultivated by the US government’s media apparatus.
All the Questions Socialists have About China But Were Too Afraid to Ask
Alexander Norton interviews Keith Lamb on how China’s self-proclaimed socialist system measures up to the expectations of a Western socialist expat from Scotland who has lived through almost two decades of drastic change in the world’s emerging superpower.
The Sorrow of War: The Long Silence of Bao Ninh
Interview with Bao Ninh, Vietnam’s most celebrated writer, best-known for ‘The Sorrow of War’, which was immediately deemed a classic of war narrative when published in English in 1994, earning comparisons with Erich Maria Remarque’s famous ‘All Quiet on The Western Front’.
A Victory for Democracy in Chile
On May 15-16, the people of Chile voted to elect members to a new Constituent Assembly that would draft a new Constitution to replace the Pinochet era neoliberal Constitution. Progressive forces won more than two-thirds of the seats, in a stunning win. Plus: Chile: Two Women Symbolise Historical Progressive Victory.
Colombian Uprising Continues for Third Week; and Roots of Crisis – Two Articles
Mass demonstrations in Colombia continue for the third straight week. After defeating the unpopular tax reform that sparked the movement, protesters push new demands. Plus, an article on why the government imposed the tax package and its impact on the people that led to the uprising.