Category: Thinking Politically

Some critics of the Trump administration are reacting with horror to revelations that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as the de facto ruler of Venezuela.

The article examines the anti-government protests in Albania through the lens of previous “colour revolutions” in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the author’s experiences in North Macedonia, it argues that genuine public grievances over corruption, environmental destruction, and inequality can become intertwined with broader geopolitical agendas. The protests against a luxury resort project…

What the Indian Wars Teach Us about Today’s Forever Wars.

A chronicle of a century and a half, from the fall of Algiers to its rebirth on the same date — an anthem to Algeria and to all who gave their blood so that she might live.

A new documentary details how the US military is destroying all forms of life—from oceans, plants, and animals to the communities it attacks and even the people who fight its wars. Documentary is available for viewing on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Watermelon Pictures: https://earthsgreatestenemy.com/

FIFA’s new prediction market partners cast a shadow over the people’s game.

Solidarity makes no noise. It doesn’t always make the headlines. It doesn’t change the course of an earthquake. But it changes the way people navigate the darkness. And while Venezuela continues to hope for more miracles amid the ruins, Cuba once again steps up, just as it has so many times before.

These general elections in Peru were not held under conditions of a healthy democracy. On the contrary, the electoral landscape had been rigged beforehand by the coup-making and mafia coalition that, since December 7, 2022, captured the branches of state power.

At the annual conference of the American Medical Association, activists from CODEPINK urged physicians to speak out for Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held in Israeli detention for over 500 days without charge. This article examines the response of the AMA leadership and staff, contrasts it with the organization’s earlier support…