The global civil protest movement against Israel's genocide and the support of Western governments has recently sparked a broad and comprehensive protest movement among the students in the American universities. This humanitarian movement began initially at Columbia University in New York and has gradually spread throughout the United States.
Labor Rights in Iran
This publication is Zamaneh Media’s 25th Labor Rights Report. These reports focus on key issues like workplace health and safety, various types of workplace discrimination, women’s labor, child labor, unemployment, deferment or non-payment of wages, labor organization, and labor protests. Zamaneh Media continuously monitors labor news in Iran, and this report provides an overview of labor rights issues there. The following quarterly report covers labor rights issues, events, and trends from April through June 2023.
Lula calls for ‘mobilization’ to defend Assange
The Brazilian president has voiced concern over the apparently “imminent extradition” of the WikiLeaks co-founder to the US
De-dollarization kicks into high gear
The US dollar is essential to US global power projection. But in 2022, the dollar share of reserve currencies slid 10 times faster than the average in the past two decades.
The Socialist Labour Network about Ukraine War
The Socialist Labour Network condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We call for an immediate ceasefire and for all Russian armed forces to immediately withdraw.
The 2022 Midterm Congressional Elections by the Numbers
Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia in Ukraine
?Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran
The armed groups serving as proxies for Tehran in places like Lebanon and Iran are losing their shine. Here’s why.
Two years after Soleimani killing: more shadows than light for Iran
Tehran vowed to purge American influence from the region. On that score, their record is decidedly mixed.
Through the Looking-Glass, the Crusades
From Ridley Scott’s 2005 movie Kingdom of Heaven to the video game Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft, 2007), the Crusades have been a source of inspiration for various cultural productions, so much so that this historical episode seems well known to us or at least relatively familiar.
Why the U.S. doesn’t need to fear the Iranian menace
A U.S. delegation led by President Biden’s Iran envoy, Robert Malley, is in the middle of a 10-day, four-country visit to consult with key Middle Eastern allies.
Stella Moris on her secret family with Julian Assange: ‘He’s unlike anyone I have ever met’
Imagine meeting the love of your life but not being able to tell a soul. Then having his children, and not being able to confide in your closest friends who the father is because it may endanger the family.
House Intelligence Committee seeks information on alleged Trump-era plot to kidnap Julian Assange
The House Intelligence Committee is looking into an alleged CIA plot to kidnap Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2017, the committee’s chairman says.
Is a Democratic Wipeout Inevitable
It’s common now for democrats to argue that the agenda they are struggling to implement on Capitol Hill represents the party’s most ambitious since the “Great Society” Congress convened in 1965.
Afghanistan’s Taliban Expand Their Interim Government
The Taliban have made additional appointments to their cabinet. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Ibraheem Bahiss discusses what the moves may mean for Afghan politics and international reactions to the new government.
UAE, Syria agree on plans to enhance economic cooperation
The United Arab Emirates’ economy ministry has said the Gulf state and Syria agreed on future plans to enhance economic cooperation and explore new sectors.
UK Labour Party votes for motion calling Israel an apartheid state
CIA officials under Trump discussed assassinating Julian Assange – report
Mike Pompeo and officials requested ‘options’ for killing Assange following WikiLeaks’ publication of CIA hacking tools, report says
Does Lebanon Finally Have a Government That Can Fix the Mess
Probably not. But after a year of stalemate, even old faces are better than none.
England’s Covid travel rules spark outrage around the world
England’s Covid travel rules and refusal to recognise vaccines administered across huge swaths of the world have sparked outrage and bewilderment across Latin America, Africa and south Asia, with critics denouncing what they called an illogical and discriminatory policy.
The Bennett-Sisi Meeting: A Rare Chance to Publicly Boost Relations
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm al-Sheikh today, making him the first Israeli leader to openly visit Egypt in ten years.
Noam Chomsky: The US-Led “War on Terror” Has Devastated Much of the World
Twenty years ago this week, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, whose origins date back to 1979 when Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the United States.
20 Years After 9/11, U.S. Global Authority Is Weaker Than Ever
A crisis within Islam spawned al Qaeda. It also put an end to a U.S.-led unipolar world.
How 9/11 enabled a preconceived vision of an imperial US foreign policy
An obscure Pentagon document from 1992 provided a blueprint for the ‘war on terror.’
Afghanistan: an outcome foretold
The airport bombings on 26 August claimed by Islamic State, killing more than a hundred including US soldiers and Taliban, show the fragility of Afghanistan’s new leaders. The US has been seriously undermined by this chaotic end to an unwinnable war of untold human cost, in an exhausted country whose people hope simply for peace.
9/11 attacks: The end of an imperial narrative
I witnessed US war crimes in Afghanistan - for all its victims justice is due
As US defeat sees the return of Taliban leadership on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, has Osama bin Laden's aim to shatter American military dominance been realised?
Airwars tally offers assessment of the direct civilian impact of 20 years of US strikes
You often find a similar refrain in US media reporting of the cost of two decades of the so-called ‘War on Terror.’ The trope goes something like this: “more than 7,000 US service people have died in wars since 9/11,” an article or news report will say.
Rich countries to have 1.2bn surplus COVID vaccine doses
By end of 2021, rich countries will have 1.2 billion doses of vaccine shots not earmarked for donations.