Home » Global » Asia & the Pacific » Philly: Hundreds protest transit fare increases, service cuts Over 300 people rallied outside Philadelphia City Hall on Aug. 6 to demand no cuts in services or fare increases for South East Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trains, buses and trolleys. Hundreds of people rally in Philadelphia to…
Home » Global » Latin America & the Caribbean » Eulogy for Carolina Saldaña Originally from the U.S., Caro/Carolina Saldaña, who for years was living in Mexico doing local solidarity work around Mumia Abu-Jamal’s imprisonment, died on Aug. 1, 2025, cause yet to be determined. The following is a tribute to her. By Mumia Abu-Jamal…
The Israeli attack on Iran continues. Since Friday, IDF jets and missiles have hit sites across the country, carrying out targeted assassinations of key leaders and hitting buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Iran has retaliated in kind, firing missiles into Israel. The Trump administration, which knew about the secret Israeli attack from the beginning, appears…
When Israel launched a surprise military strike on Iran last week, it did more than risk igniting a catastrophic regional war. It also exposed long-simmering tensions in Washington—between entrenched bipartisan, pro-Israel hawks and a growing current of lawmakers (and voters) unwilling to be dragged into another Middle East disaster. “This is not our war,” declared Rep. Thomas…
The scenes Willy Massay witnessed in Gaza were harrowing: children shot multiple times in the head, chest and groin; hospitals reduced to rubble; the smell of burning flesh and gunpowder lingering in the air. For the American ICU nurse, recently returned from the besieged enclave, Israel’s assault on Gaza was not just war; it was…
Last week, headlines lit up with a staggering development: Microsoft locked the world’s top war crimes prosecutor out of his email. Karim Khan, chief of the International Criminal Court (ICC), had dared to go after Israeli officials for war crimes and was instantly digitally silenced. His accounts were frozen. His name smeared. His power stripped.…
With over half a million people in Gaza on the brink of starvation and aid groups warning of an “imminent famine,” Israel has agreed to allow a token number of relief trucks into the besieged enclave. But what’s entering Gaza now isn’t humanitarian aid, it’s a Trojan horse. A new, U.S.-backed private aid scheme staffed…
A war has erupted among right-wing commentators, with the term “woke right” emerging as the weapon of choice. At the center of this MAGA movement schism is the issue of Israel and a growing conservative backlash over the refusal of self-described opponents of cancel culture to stand up for the free speech rights of Americans…
Ahmed al-Sharaa, a founding member of ISIS and former commander of Syria’s al-Qaeda affiliate, is now being welcomed as a head of state. This week, the longtime militant—better known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani—is expected to meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia. According to multiple reports, the two are negotiating a deal…
Iran is overwhelmingly portrayed by the collective West as an existential threat to the survival of Israel and, to a lesser extent, to U.S. national security interests. The issue with this narrative lies in how the Iranian government is depicted. On one hand, it’s presented as weak and constantly on the brink of collapse. On…
It has been one year since the escalation of hostilities on October 7, followed by Israel’s relentless bombing campaign and ground offensive. This conflict has displaced nearly 2 million people and potentially resulted in the deaths of around 200,000. In the early months of the Gaza Strip offensive, there was hope for a ceasefire by…
If you listen to Western government officials or pundits on corporate media, the only thing preventing an end to nine months of brutal conflict in Gaza is the conduct of Hamas. If the group simply released the remaining Israeli hostages and laid down their weapons, there would finally be peace and prosperity in the embattled…
The election campaign between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is heating up. Polls show that issues like the U.S. economy, immigration, whether Trump will be incarcerated and whether Biden is mentally fit for office are at the forefront of most Americans’ minds. Yet a significant issue that could have far-reaching consequences for…
Tragic stories of civilian deaths due to false or misleading intelligence, often obtained by poorly paid local collaborators, are not just relics of the past. These incidents, once common in Afghan and Iraqi cities during their respective U.S. occupations, are now leaving their mark in war-torn Yemen. On the evening of May 31, Radio Hodeidah…
Home » Global » Asia & the Pacific » Philly: Hundreds protest transit fare increases, service cuts Over 300 people rallied outside Philadelphia City Hall on Aug. 6 to demand no cuts in services or fare increases for South East Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trains, buses and trolleys. Hundreds of people rally in Philadelphia to…
Home » Global » Latin America & the Caribbean » Eulogy for Carolina Saldaña Originally from the U.S., Caro/Carolina Saldaña, who for years was living in Mexico doing local solidarity work around Mumia Abu-Jamal’s imprisonment, died on Aug. 1, 2025, cause yet to be determined. The following is a tribute to her. By Mumia Abu-Jamal…
El dicho «las cifras no mienten, pero los mentirosos sí» se ha atribuido a menudo al escritor Mark Twain. Algunos investigadores discrepan sobre la fuente. Pero sea cual sea su origen, el adagio podría aplicarse fácilmente al presidente Donald Trump, a quien no le interesan las cifras reales que se ajustan a la realidad. Trabajadores…
Home » Im/migrants and Refugees » Charges dropped on Alejandro Orellana! Committee to Stop FBI Repression Celebrates Big Win The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is pleased to announce that the charges on Alejandro Orellana have been dropped! This is a huge win for protesters and activists everywhere, as well as the immigrants’ rights movements…