Israel’s attack on Iran was completely unprovoked and constitutes an act of calculated aggression. As such, Iran has every right to defend itself. By C.J. Polychroniou | Alexandra Boutri Jun 15, 2025 Common Dreams Scores of countries across the world have issued a sharp condemnation of Israel’s attacks on Iran. So what? There have also been […]
Donald Trump, like Joe Biden before him, was unable—or unwilling—to restrain Israel from genocide, lawlessness, and slaughter. By Richard Eskow Jun 15, 2025 Common Dreams For a while, at least, Donald Trump talked a good game about diplomacy, including negotiations with Iran and Israel. But Israel is America’s id. We can’t restrain Israel because Israel is the […]
Israel and its neoconservative allies in the United States have long attempted to start a war with Iran, a war that neither Israel nor the U.S. can win and will engender ferocious blowback. CHRIS HEDGES 13 June The neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya — and who […]
Musk’s support for Trump was both ideological and pragmatic. From tax cuts to immigration restrictions to opposing DEI, there were clearly many ideological commonalities between Musk and Trump. Why has the much-hyped “bromance” between Musk and Trump suddenly ended? By Henry Maher, University of Sydney A no-holds-barred and very public blow-up between the […]
In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality. CHRIS HEDGES Jun 6 The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the […]
Gender conflict has continued, subtly but powerfully, to shape voter behaviour, campaign strategies and the national debate about who is to blame for the lack of opportunities in South Korea for young men. Ming Gao, Lund University and Joanna Elfving-Hwang, Curtin University Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea’s snap presidential election […]
The Arab monarchs’ hobnobbing with the backers of genocide in Gaza represents not only a cruel blow to the Palestinian people but also a profound insult to the ordinary citizens of the Arab. By Sushovan Dhar Groundxero | June 03, 2025 As Israel’s war on Palestine continues to inflict suffering on Gaza, Arab monarchies busied themselves […]
The way out of neoliberal globalization is by developing a new globalization that is democratic and free from the destructive tendencies of capitalist accumulation. By C.J. Polychroniou 24 May, 2025 Common Dreams The left is in shambles everywhere while hard-right and far-right parties are riding high in polls across the world. I contend that […]
Not only does such symbolism trivialize the horrors of what unfolded in Bhagalpur but glorifies the action as an acceptable ‘solution’. by Ankita Mahalanobish Via Alt News On May 23, two days after security forces killed several Maoists in Chhattisgarh, the X handle of BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) posted an animated image of Union home minister Amit Shah with […]
Whether this moment of political flux leads to real transformation or yet another cycle of disillusionment will depend on how boldly — and how sustainably— the interim government and new actors like the NCP act. And they must not draw out the process of transition for too long. By Intifar Chowdhury, Flinders University Last […]
“So, let this hollow state — built on lies — hear us clearly: Baloch women are not part of this struggle by coincidence. We are here with purpose, with full awareness. We are not just victims. We are the resistance.” — Gulzadi Baloch wrote in a letter from inside her cell in Huda Jail. by […]
The genocide in Gaza is not an anomaly. It illustrates something fundamental about human nature and is a terrifying harbinger of where the world is headed. CHRIS HEDGES May 18, 2025 CAIRO, Egypt — It is 200 miles from where I am in Cairo to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Parked […]
Who would benefit from an all-out war in the Middle East? The same corporations benefiting from the conflict to date: a long list topped by Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and RTX (formerly Raytheon and United Technologies). By Alix Underwood May 11, 2025 Common Dreams Six months ago, a United Nations Special Committee found that […]
A robust feminist politics that resolutely says no to this war remains the need of the hour. At the same time, such a rejection of war-mongering, that predicates itself both on Islamophobia and a deeply problematic patriarchal politics, must stand on a larger rejection of the sindoor symbolism and politics in everyday life. Yet, embracing […]
The corporate coup d’état and collapse of American democracy began long before Trump. He is simply snuffing out what remains. CHRIS HEDGES May 3 The Christian fascists and oligarchs gleefully handing Donald Trump his sharpie and executive orders are not making war on the deep state, the radical left or to protect us […]