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Tribute to Robert Parry : investigative Journalist and Patriot

Robert (Bob) Parry was born in 1949 and died suddenly from pancreatic cancer in January 2018. An enthusiastic tribute to him and his work was recently held in Berkeley California. […]

Reviewed: Alan MacLeod’s ‘Bad News From Venezuela’

For almost 20 years, the US government has been trying to overthrow Venezuela’s government, and establishment media outlets (state, corporate and some nonprofit) throughout the Americas and Europe have been bending over backwards […]

A Secret Political Genocide in Colombia

“One does not know if the paramilitaries are going to kill you first or if one will be killed by the avalanche of Hidroituango.” – Ana María Cortés, campaign organizer. […]

No, AMLO Is Not Mexico’s Trump

Equating Andrés Manuel López Obrador with Donald Trump may be absurd, but that hasn’t stopped mainstream media from running with it.   Mexico’s answer to Donald Trump. Let’s say that again: […]

The Making of Contemporary Identity-Based Islamophobia

Far from being an irrational fear of Islam and Muslims, Islamophobia is a contemporary form of racism. Racist social relations have gone through historical mutations, allowing them to adapt to changes […]

Turkish-Syrian border: confusion, destruction and grief

When we first met in 2017, the Turkish poet, Mustafa Goren, stood proudly and defiantly next to a monstrous concrete wall built on orders from Ankara. The partition has just […]

Mexico: Leftist scores landslide victory despite rampant ‘voter suppression’ efforts

Mexico’s left-wing Morena movement stormed the presidency and appear poised to flood both houses of congress, despite an election marred by violence and allegations of irregularities.   At the time […]

Nicaragua: terrorism as an art of demonstrating

For two months, Nicaragua has been through a major political crisis, fueled by clashes between law enforcement and an insurgency. Humanitarian organizations report a terrifying record of nearly 200 deaths. […]

Borneo – not just nature, a great ancient culture has also been destroyed

Would you ever think of the third largest island on Earth – Borneo (known as Kalimantan in Indonesia) – as one of the cradles of the world’s democracy? Perhaps you […]

Cuba’s principles remain non-negotiable despite intensified US blockade

Cuba’s National Assembly elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the country’s president in April. Diaz-Canel followed Raul Castro who served two consecutive terms from 2008 when the health of his brother Fidel […]

Tatuy TV – a revolutionary munitions factory

With a trajectory of over 10 years, Tatuy Televisión Comunistaria is a reference in Venezuela and abroad, producing a variety of content which is essential for everyone looking to understand […]

America Has Quit the Human Rights Business

The United States has decided to formally depart from the United Nations Human Rights Council. This action by the Trump administration has been met, in liberal American and European circles, […]

Stop the Wars to End the Refugee Crisis

Europe is facing its most significant refugee crisis since World War Two. All attempts at resolving the issue have failed, mostly because those charged with doing so have ignored the […]

A Call to Bring Julian Assange Home

The Australian government has an obligation to free Julian Assange, John Pilger told a rally in Sydney on June 16, marking Assange’s six years’ confinement in the Ecuadorean embassy in […]

The US & Nicaragua: a Case Study in Historical Amnesia & Blindness

Daniel Kovalik writes on the recent wave of violence in Nicaragua and the international reaction to it.   I was stunned the other day to see an opinion piece by Stephen […]

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Understanding the Muslim World