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On June 24, US President Donald Trump announced a truce between Israel and Iran following nearly two weeks of open warfare. Israel…
As best I can discern both the No Kings demonstrations with 5 to 7 million participants, but also the pathetic Military March…
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowed the IAEA to be used by the United States and…
Twenty years ago, one day in June 2005, I talked with an Iranian man who was selling underwear at the Tehran Grand…
Rhetorically asking whether āa wider regional war can be avoidedā, GeoTrends had noted in September 2024 that āthe Israeli governmentās gaze is…
The profound and unrelenting struggles endured by Palestinians should, by any rational expectation, have irrevocably concluded the Palestinian cause. Yet, the struggle…
When Israel launched its criminal war of aggression on Iran, it placed the occupied West Bank under total lock-down. To examine current…
My first years of progressive activism and organizing took place during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who, without a doubt, led one…
On Tuesday, June 10 2025, I addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, an event organised by The Left and M5S Europa,…
The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of…
On Monday, June 16, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation, a War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the country,…
Fans worldwide are unequivocally challenging FIFA’s continued support for Israel, organizing with unprecedented unity for Palestine. Unlike previous actions, this mobilization is…
āAnger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for real change. But anger…
The D-Day anniversary on June 6 is a pretty irresistible date for scheduling a protest related to veterans benefits. Eighty-one years ago,…
At an event hosted by The Left in the European Parliament and M5S Europa, and joined by Jeffrey Sachs and Giuseppe Conte,…
There is something happening here and what it is is all too clear. Officer: Did you watch movies as a child? Did…
The emerging movement-based opposition is a convergence of people and organizations dedicated to ending the power of MAGA and Trump. It has…
Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse of…
We live amidst lunacy that kills. Calm, reasoned reports of escalating state criminality are part of ending state criminality. Ditto for deep…
Recent reports say that US AID is considering giving $500 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)āan āaidā initiative launched at Israelās request. At…
Resistance to the second Trump regime was slow to start but is now emerging in myriad forms. They range from communities organizing…
The decision resonated as shocking for all sides. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose entire war strategy hinges on the starvation of…
The new leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington has taken a lot of heat lately from VA patients,…
After twenty months of horror in Gaza, political rhetoric in Western countries is finally starting to shiftābut will words translate into action?…
Here at the United Nations in New York City, the Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution calling on all…
āVeterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is being gutted. Our benefits…
[This article is part of a short series on Marxism and its relevance for left resistance in todayās challenging geopolitical and ecological…
Tourism workers in Southern California just won a historic battle for the highest minimum wage in the nationāa perfect counterpoint to the…
The decision resonated as shocking for all sides. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose entire war strategy hinges on the starvation of…
In the face of the ongoing genocide unfolding before our eyes in Gaza, with Human Rights Watch warning āLatest Israeli Plan Inches…
Freddie Sayers sits down with Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang MĆ¼nchau to discuss the future of Eastern Europe and the European Union. Is…
Has neoliberal globalization run its course? Should the Left be on the side of tariffs or protectionism? Can Left internationalism be revived?…
Midway through this month, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries sent out a fundraising text saying that he ārecently announced a 10-point plan to…
June 14th will likely be a shocking, provocative, and scary day of grotesque militaristic, fascistic danger but also an exciting, enticing, and…
Video footage of a young girl trying to flee an inferno caused by a Monday Israeli airstrike that killed dozens of Palestinians…
āContact engenders more trust, more solidarity and more mutual kindness. It helps you see the world through other peopleās eyes. (p. 358)…
The left is in shambles everywhere while hard-right and far-right parties are riding high in polls across the world. I contend that…
Istanbul 2.0: A pre-meditated choreography of failure The long-anticipated negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, held once again in Istanbul on…
At the end of Trumpās first 100 days, the defense of society against his MAGA juggernaut has begun ā and is gaining…
The following discussion is part of a longer analysis published in Social Policy (Spring 2025), āFrom L4B to TAT. Challenging Union Political…
There was a time when Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have all the cards. The Palestinian Authority was largely passive, the occupied West…
In early February, a few weeks into this time of testing, I identified our objectives over the next two years as āmaking as many…
June 14th, Trumpās birthday, he intends to sit on some wannabe throne looking out over Washington DC admiring what he considers his…
RICHARD ESKOW: In a recent column you asked, āWhatās preventing a united front against the Trump regime?ā You say, āAmerica desperately needs…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a skilled salesperson, though the product he peddles is deeply flawed. His current challenge is to…
The implications of climate-unjust politics are ever more important to interpret and resist. United States President Donald Trump, an unabashed āclimate denialistā,…
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist and the leader of the DiEM25, the left-wing, pan-European political alliance that he co-founded in 2016…
President Donald Trump has tapped a former board member of the private mail delivery corporation FedEx to be the next United States…
The situation in Gaza today starkly highlights Israeli exceptionalism. Israel is employing the starvation of two million Palestinians in the blockaded and…
