Op-Ed

Amid the escalations by federal agents and the fear that looms heavy in the air in the Twin Cities, Minnesotans are showing up for their immigrant neighbors and each other in a multitude of ways, some old and some newfound.

After the recent massacre in El Fasher, the eyes of the world have shifted to Sudan, but the conflict remains little-understood by outsiders. The country’s civil war, between the internationally recognized Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has directly killed over 150,000, displaced 10 million people,...

On September 30th, in the middle of the night, hundreds of men dressed in tactical military gear descended upon an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore. Blackhawk helicopters were circling above. The agents threw flashbangs and began kicking down front doors. When residents looked out their windows, they saw masked...

On Friday, 10 October 2025, Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, delivered a serious and urgent warning during an emergency session of the Security Council, asserting that Venezuela’s peace and security – and that of the entire region– is under imminent threat of military aggression by the...

A new report from the Palestinian Youth Movement has exposed Oakland International Airport’s (OAK) central role in the logistical supply chain responsible for sending American-made weapons to the Israeli military. This shipping network, which is indispensable to Israel’s war effort, has been kept hidden from Oakland’s city officials, union workers,...

On September 18, U.S. President Donald Trump made waves by declaring his intent to “get back” Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan’s Parwan Province, citing its geographic proximity to China as a rationale for retaking the base.  Trump’s remarks elicited a swift response from Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reaffirmed...

The South Caucasus, a strategic crossroads where global and regional powers vie for influence, has undergone a dramatic realignment. Turkey and Israel have expanded their regional roles with Azerbaijan’s foreign policy growing more assertive. These shifts, aligned with U.S. efforts to isolate Iran, are eroding Tehran’s traditional foothold in the...

This article was originally published by NODAL – Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe on August 19, 2025. It has been translated and reprinted with permission from the publisher by BreakThrough News. I have read with great attention the words of many comrades, people I love and respect greatly,...

Israel's forced starvation of Gaza was made possible by decades of imposed economic dependency, designed to strip Palestinians of self-sufficiency and dignity.