Writers in solidarity
Chris Hedges' Edward Said memorial lecture: ‘Requiem for Gaza’
The United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has released a new report mapping the corporations aiding Israel in the displacement of Palestinians and its genocidal war on Gaza, in breach of international law. Read on.
Meet the Israeli-backed gangs that threaten to spoil Gaza ceasefire
In an age of hybrid warfare and multipolarity, being 'neutral' is losing coherence — a redefined legal framework can preserve its value
Secret defence notes pointing to sensitive China preparation left at op shop
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager gets an astonishing scoop from a secondhand clothing store. Read on.
Takaichi’s victory is a milestone on the road to a new party system in Japan
Sanae Takaichi’s upset win over Shinjiro Koizumi, aided by factional manoeuvring from Taro Aso, triggered the collapse of the long-standing LDP–Komeito coalition while pushing Japan’s ruling party towards the right.
Gordon Campbell On The Phillips Kids And Why It’s OK To Not Mourn Charlie Kirk
Not all of Mamdani’s policies could be/should be adopted here intact. But they go to show that politicians on the left can lead and provide positive solutions that – if anything – are less expensive, once all of the longer term socio-environmental costs of mainstream centre-right policies are factored into the equation.
Qatar’s emir urges concrete steps to confront Israeli ‘bloodlust,’ calls for united regional stance
The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus: first, Israel is deliberately and aggressively undermining the security and stability of the entire Middle East and, second, Israel is utterly incapable of surviving on its own. Dr Ramzy Baroud Read on.
Ocean of Peace in a militarised Pacific
They are part of a countercultural movement intent of calling out what is and what ought to be, in the tradition of those who’ve used their art to critique society.
Israel kills 25 journalists in Yemen newspaper bombing, Forced march in the West Bank, Alleged Kirk shooter in custody
Britain’s Labour government has secretly allowed at least three Israeli Air Force (IAF) planes involved in the bombing of Gaza to land in the UK since it took office, according to flight data reviewed by Drop Site News. Read on.
Art as a means of survival
Guardian: The campaign group Defend Our Juries, which organised the demonstration, said “a priest, an emeritus professor and a number of health professionals” were among those arrested.
OPCW whistleblower calls out next phase of Syria's chemical weapons deception
To wage war on Iran, Trump and his allies have employed the traditional Iraq WMD playbook of ignoring or manipulating the available evidence to fear-monger about a foreign state marked for regime change.
Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists
In July 1985, Australia’s Pacific territory of Norfolk Island (pop. 2188) became the centre of a real life international spy thriller.
Four French agents sailed there on board the Ouvéa, a yacht from Kanaky New Caledonia, after bombing the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland, killing Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira.