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The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

Western countries are rushing to recognize Palestine not to stop genocide but to solve a political problem. They’re offering colonial lies dressed up as liberation.

Aug 4, 2025 / Ahmad Ibsais

A view of a “Cascade” fountain located in the Shevchenko City Garden

Letter From Kharkiv Letter From Kharkiv

Life on the forever front.

Jul 25, 2025 / Paul Hockenos

Demonstrators chant outside Kyiv’s Ivan Franko National Drama Theater on July 23, 2025, holding cardboard placards that read “Корупція аплодує” (“Corruption Applauds”) and “Вето на 12444” (“Veto Bill 12444”) to protest new legislation placing Ukraine’s anti‑corruption agencies under presidential control.

A New Wave of Protests Confronts Zelensky’s Move to Rein in Anti‑Corruption Agencies A New Wave of Protests Confronts Zelensky’s Move to Rein in Anti‑Corruption Agencies


These are the largest since the Russian invasion of 2022—and seem poised to continue.

Jul 24, 2025 / Jared Goyette

Boris Kagarlitzky speaks at a Moscow opposition rally

“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom

Here’s what you can do in solidarity.

Jul 16, 2025 / Suzi Weissman

A missile is fired during a US and South Korea joint training exercise on May 25, 2022, in East Coast, South Korea, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, including an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher 80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

Yet mainstream US media outlets and partisan politics are routinely oblivious to threat of oblivion.

Jul 15, 2025 / Norman Solomon

Jürgen Habermas in Berlin, Germany, 2018.

Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity Jürgen Habermas Still Believes in Modernity

A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more.

Jul 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

President Donald Trump arrives for a NATO Summit dinner at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.

NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King NATO Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump, the President Who Would Be King

The NATO secretary general had one mission: Keep Trump happy. And to keep Trump happy, you sacrifice your dignity and play the vassal.

Jun 27, 2025 / Carol Schaeffer

US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025, in Washington, DC.

As Trump and Netanyahu Push for War, Europe Is Once Again Silent As Trump and Netanyahu Push for War, Europe Is Once Again Silent

Ahead of a NATO summit, European capitals are unwilling to strain ties with Washington.

Jun 23, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

Wolfgang Streeck, 2024.

The World Wolfgang Streeck Wants The World Wolfgang Streeck Wants

A conversation with the German sociologist about the challenges that face Europe and his polarizing views on how to roll back the excesses of globalization.

Jun 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Women take a selfie in front of a German tank before the formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in the center of Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025.

What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit What to Expect From the Upcoming NATO Summit

Will the rearmament agenda bring more security—or lead to a self-inflicted economic and social crisis?

Jun 16, 2025 / Sevim Dagdelen

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