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Vijay Prashad: The Necessary Future

Elizabeth Vos — Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:40 +0000

Dark forces seek to colonise the future to ensure it remains subordinate to accumulation, not dignity. Talk of the future is not utopian fantasy but affirmation this order is intolerable and impermanent. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2022,…

Craig Murray: Hiding the Terrorism Charge

corinna barnard — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:02 +0000

By keeping anti-genocide activists in prison pending sentencing and — unbeknownst to the jury — adding a “terrorism” aggravation, the judge may intend abnormally long sentences. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk The Court of Appeal stopping the High Court’s contempt-of-court action in…

Hedges Report: A History of Palestine’s Resistance

Michele Steinberg — Fri, 15 May 2026 13:43:39 +0000

Ramzy Baroud discusses a people’s history of the Palestinians’ powerful resistance to Zionism in his new book, and its manifestations in today’s national liberation movement. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report Dr. Ramzy Baroud, a Palestinian historian and author, in…

Judge Blocks Trump Sanctions on Francesca Albanese

corinna barnard — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:49:05 +0000

The U.N. special rapporteur on Occupied Palestine says the interim decision gives her respite, but that the “battle is not over.” By Jake Johnson Common Dreams A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked Trump administration sanctions targeting United Nations…

When Killing Becomes Commonplace

corinna barnard — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000

After destroying 56 small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, the Trump administration’s murderous attacks have become commonplace but remain illegal and evil, says Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all…

The Error in Banning the Nakba Day March

Michele Steinberg — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:59 +0000

Police wrongly want to ban a Nakba Day pr0-Palestine rally but are allowing the right-wing’s anti-Islam rally the same say, writes Nailah Sharif, a retired London Metropolitan Police detective. By Nailah Sharif Declassified UK As a retired Metropolitan police detective,…

Unasked Questions About the War on Iran

corinna barnard — Thu, 14 May 2026 11:12:48 +0000

The media ignore the evidence as they regurgitate the official narrative that manufactures consent for U.S.-led wars, writes Alison Broinowski. By Alison Broinowski Declassified Australia Most of the Western media refuse to join the dots and explain Israel’s decades-long obsession…

Europe’s Pro-Israel Consensus Is Fraying

Elizabeth Vos — Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:30 +0000

Although Israel’s trade partnership with the E.U. has been preserved for now, the relationship between Europe and Israel is destined for citizen-led change, writes Ramzy Baroud. By Ramzy Baroud Z Network The European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International…

Pilger Scholarship Established at University in Melbourne

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 13 May 2026 16:46:15 +0000

The scholarship will be awarded to “the student of journalism who has demonstrated an understanding of journalism as a humane profession independent of all vested interests to serve the public, not media proprietors.” By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News…

Craig Murray: Zionism Poisons UK’s Central Nervous System

Michele Steinberg — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:22:43 +0000

Not questioning Zionism has long been the entry ticket to the British political and media Establishment, but although public belief in the Zionist narrative is fatally damaged, prosecutions of pro-Palestinian activists continue. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk Unquestioning Zionism has for decades…