Category: Thinking Politically

The American people do not want American military integration with a country responsible for war crimes, international law violations, and mass killings amounting to genocide.

Hugh J Curran examines persistent myths about slavery and the attempt to distribute responsibility for the transatlantic slave trade equally among Africans and Europeans. He distinguishes forms of servitude within Africa from the racialized, hereditary chattel slavery developed in the Americas, while acknowledging African participation in slave capture and trade. The article traces the role…

A Call for a Democratic Citizenship State, Social Justice and a Socialist Horizon.

But 25 years ago, the impulse to avenge the horrors of 9/11 was instant. Fear and rage blended into high octane for war machinery.

Greece is witnessing growing public opposition to the government’s strategic relationship with Israel. The backlash has spread across political parties, trade unions, port workers, civil society groups and local communities. Dockworkers have blocked shipments of military equipment, while left-wing parties have called for an arms embargo and an end to military cooperation. Protests have also…

The abuses by the Israeli government and military are “a stain on the conscience of humanity, requiring the UK and France to act.”

There is no possibility of an arrest happening for the foreseeable future. But it illustrates a sea change in the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

Dr Ramzy Baroud examines Israel’s expanding diplomatic counter-offensive as governments in Colombia, Venezuela, Slovenia and elsewhere move to reverse or weaken policies supportive of Palestine. He argues that Israel is seeking to overcome growing international isolation through changes in government, diplomatic pressure and strategic alliances. The article places these developments against the wider global response…

Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan presents a mixed picture of consolidation and crisis. Large-scale violence has declined, security has improved, and the Taliban have pursued major infrastructure and connectivity projects while expanding ties with neighbouring countries. At the same time, the economy remains fragile, unemployment is high, and millions of returning…

On August 7, a shadowy figure took office as president of Colombia. He has been implicated in various drug trafficking and money laundering scandals, but because he is a friend of the convicted U.S. president, Donald Trump, and other far-right figures in that northern nation, his crimes were swept under the rug.