BY KEVIN CASHMAN Photograph Source: Beatrice Murch – CC BY 2.0 The global economy has suffered several shocks since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. These include lingering supply constraints from fallout of the pandemic as well […]
BY MEDEA BENJAMIN – NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES Image by Marek Studzinski. As NATO holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking center stage. During a pre-Summit June 22 talk with […]
BY PATRICK COCKBURN Patrick Cockburn aged seven, in a wheelchair after catching polio in 1956 in Ireland. I was unlucky in catching polio. It was in Cork, Ireland in 1956 during one of the last polio epidemics […]
free.palestine.1948 Ahmad told his #mother on her last visit to him in prison, “How will I fast during Ramadan while I am alone, my hands and legs are tied up all the time, and I do not […]
“Faced with the worst hunger crisis in a generation, the G7 have simply failed to take the action that is needed,” said Max Lawson of Oxfam International. JAKE JOHNSON The global aid group Oxfam International slammed […]
“We must turn the tide,” said Secretary-General António Guterres. “A healthy and productive ocean is vital to our shared future.” JULIA CONLEY With the goal of hammering out a declaration to protect the oceans and their […]
“We need to end Title 42 and fix our broken immigration system so these unimaginable tragedies stop happening,” said Rep. Chuy García. “People fleeing violence and poverty deserve a chance at a better life.” JAKE […]
The young shouldn’t be expected to die for the dubious grand designs of today’s governing elites. By Doug Bandow Russia and Ukraine are at war, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have spent more than seven […]
Russia Demands Israel Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are “categorically unacceptable.” By Jason Ditz Over the weekend, Israel carried out attacks against a poultry farm on the Syrian […]
BY STEPHEN F. EISENMAN – SUE COE Sue Coe, Abort the Court, 2022. (Courtesy the artist.) The decision last Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade is a serious setback for human […]