‘A Humanitarian Crisis’: Understanding Sudan’s Civil War
Thousands have been killed and millions have been displaced as the war in Sudan continues in its ninth month. Six million people have been displaced so far by the war which started when the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly ruling partners in the military junta, began fighting each other […]
White House in Crisis: How the Global Uprising for Gaza is Shaking Biden with Layan Fuleihan
On December 11th, tens of thousands across the globe stopped business as usual in response to a call for a global general strike launched by Palestinian civil society as Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza rages on. Layan Fuleihan, the Education Director at The People’s Forum, an editor at 1804 Books, and an organizer with the […]
When People are Occupied, Is Resistance Justified?
Four days into the genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza, with a massive ground invasion pending, the West’s most prominent left-liberal intellectuals stood up and spoke out against … the leftists on the streets for Palestine. But three months later, a mass anti-war movement in solidarity with Palestine has rocked the US, leaving liberals who […]
How Gaza and Ukraine are Deepening the Cracks in US Global Hegemony with Vijay Prashad
The US vetoed yet another UN resolution calling for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, showcasing the flagrant double standard for the so-called “rules-based international order.” The West regularly deploys the use of international law when it serves their interests, as in the case of the International Criminal Court’s warrant for Russia’s President Putin, but […]
Gaza Called, Yemen Answered: What’s Driving Yemen’s Palestine Solidarity Efforts
The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it had launched two direct attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s coast on December 3. The spokesperson for the Forces said that the attacks were in response to the demands of the Yemeni people and the “free people of our Arab and Islamic nation, […]
Politics, Propaganda & the Urgency of Stopping the Genocide
Following the temporary “humanitarian pause” of the bombardment on Gaza, Israel has intensified airstrikes and ground attacks, killing more than 800 Palestinians in just 48 hours. The total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7 has surpassed 15,800 Palestinians and at least 41,316 Palestinians have been injured. Omar Baddar, a Palestinian-American political analyst […]
Genocide, Proxy Wars & WW3 Prepping: How Washington is Setting Your Tax Dollars on Fire
The Biden administration is asking Congress for an additional $14.3 billion to continue funding Israel’s genocide in Palestine, as well as $61 billion for the stalling war in Ukraine, $2 billion for Taiwan to pump up the new Cold War with China, and billions more for “border security.” Walter Smolarek, Editor of Liberation News, explains […]
The Internet vs. Apartheid: How the World is Helping Gaza Stay Online
Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip. The telecom provider Paltel said the bombardment caused “complete disruption” of internet, cellular and landline services, plunging Gaza’s 2.3 million people into further isolation as Israel continues its genocidal campaign. Mirna El Helbawi, a writer, journalist and founder of Connecting Gaza, discusses the grassroots digital […]