( Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network ) – After a year of enduring relentless violence and devastation, Palestinians stand at a pivotal moment. This commentary reflects on the immense losses for the Palestinian people since October 2023 and the emerging opportunities to work towards a future free of settler colonial oppression. It argues that now […]
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Deaths in Sudan’s Civil War are Estimated at 62,000, but the Real Toll may be Far Higher
By Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Blake Erhardt-Ohren, University of California, Berkeley; Debarati Guha Sapir, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Khidir Dalouk, Oregon Health & Science University; and Rohini J Haar, University of California, Berkeley | – (The Conversation) – The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts […]
The Super-Rich have a long history of Backing Fascism and Buying the White House: It is Happening Again
Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Hopping around the rally stage like a drunken monkey, Elon Musk — the world’s most awkward man — demonstrated his subservience to the alpha ape Trump by repeatedly baring his bloated, bone-white belly. Several weeks ago, Musk made a fawning, cringe-worthy spectacle of himself as the primate Cult Leader watched […]
Gaza: The United Nations warns that extreme Hunger threatens to engulf an entire Population
By Clare Dix, University of the Sunshine Coast and Helen Truby, The University of Queensland | – The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. The number experiencing “catastrophic” […]
The “Black Lives don’t Matter” President: Holding Trump accountable for a Lifetime of Racism
By Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Donald Trump was the worst president for Black people in the modern era, if not the nation’s history. Given a life of unremitting racial animus, under no circumstances should he receive a single vote from the Black community or other communities of color. After all, he’s never moderated […]
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