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Can a New Grassroots Left Take Shape in Britain?

corinna barnard — Wed, 20 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000

As Labour’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer fights for survival, Paul Rogers says Jeremy Corbyn’s decade-long grassroots strategy may yet have the last word. By Paul Rogers OpenDemocracy Two weeks after the Scottish and Welsh national elections and the English local…

Trump’s China Summit Served Its Purpose

corinna barnard — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:06 +0000

If the main agenda was to reinforce the personal connection between the two leaders, to keep U.S.-China tensions under check and to choreograph a stable pathway forward, the visit seems to have served its purpose, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar. By M.K. Bhadrakumar…

US Sanctions 4 Gaza Flotilla Organizers

corinna barnard — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:07:56 +0000

The U.S. Treasury’s targeting of the Flotilla campaigners follows Israel’s full-scale attack on the humanitarian mission on Monday and extends Washington’s target list of critics of the genocidal war on Gaza. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Palestine defenders decried the…

WATCH: Russia Debate — Ritter vs. McGovern

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 19 May 2026 21:00:20 +0000

Scott Ritter says Russia will strike command centers in Kiev and German and English factories after Ukrainian attacks cut Russia’s oil exports 20 percent. Ray McGovern says Russia will continue to avoid hitting Europe to prevent a NATO-Russia war. Please…

Chris Hedges: Trump’s Iranian Nightmare

Michele Steinberg — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:00:43 +0000

Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost America’s newest quagmire in the Middle East is like…

Ignoring Israeli Sexual Abuse of Palestinians

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:16 +0000

Israeli soldiers and settlers are using sexual violence as a weapon to displace Palestinians, a new report finds. Britain should pull every lever available to stop this, writes Anne-Marie Simpson. By Anne-Marie Simpson Declassified UK A new report documenting gendered and…

Resisting Regime Change in Cuba

corinna barnard — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:53:34 +0000

The Cuban people have vowed to resist a new U.S. invasion, writes Marjorie Cohn. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the nation is a “free sovereign state” with the right to “self-determination,” and not “subject to the designs” of the U.S.…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: History Turned in Beijing

corinna barnard — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:01:09 +0000

To say not much happened during Trump’s two days in the Chinese capital, as a lot of people seem to think, is to miss the forest for the trees. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News How polished are the Chinese,…

OPCW Inadvertently Admitted Burying Critical Evidence on Syria Chemical Weapons Investigation

corinna barnard — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:22 +0000

As part of a legal battle, the chemical watchdog group released a document that shows it concealed information about the deadly 2018 incident in Douma, Aaron Maté reports. By Aaron Maté The Grayzone For the first time in a prolonged…

The United States’ Long War on Cuba

Elizabeth Vos — Mon, 18 May 2026 12:07:41 +0000

A U.S. invasion would only mark the bloodiest phase in an extended bipartisan war against Cuba for the “sin” of reclaiming national sovereignty and providing an example of independence from Empire, writes Eric Ross. By Eric Ross CommonDreams In recent weeks…