Category: Thinking Politically

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.

The U.S. is not shy about proclaiming its control of Venezuela and its resources.

This year we commemorate the centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro. Like few others, Fidel embodies human dignity and the defense of principles as unyielding values for building that other possible and necessary world of justice, equality, and peace. This article was produced by Globetrotter.

Approximately fifty citizens’ assemblies now convene worldwide each year, addressing the long-term, complex issues that elected governments are structurally least suited to handle: climate change, urban planning, health policy, infrastructure, and democratic reform itself.

“The Motorcycle Diaries” traces the journey that helped shape Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s political consciousness, from a young medical student travelling across South America to a revolutionary committed to transforming society. Pon Chandran examines Guevara’s encounters with poverty, Indigenous communities, exploited workers and social exclusion, and the development of his Pan-Latin American outlook. The article then…

Last week, millions of people around the world were subjected to record-breaking heatwaves. At least 25 deaths in the U.S. from this heat dome were reported. The French government also counted over 2,000 excess deaths during the June heatwaves. At the same time, this past weekend, a devastating super typhoon hit the Northern Mariana Islands…

The United States has launched an all-out assault on the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the past few weeks alone, the Trump administration has vowed to eradicate the top court, pressured countries to withdraw from it, and has attacked progressive political leaders like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani who seek to carry out its…