Ireland Latest EU State to Defend BDS

By Kevin Squires on May 28, 2016

In another blow to the Israeli campaign to criminalize Palestine solidarity activism, the Irish government has affirmed that the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement represents a “legitimate” means of protest “intended to pressure Israel into ending the occupation.” (more…)

Aleppo Has Been under Fire by Terrorists for Four Years. “They Got Orders From Outside…”

By Patrik Paulov on May 30, 2016

Syrian_Civil_War-400x330Aleppo is Syria’s largest city. During the conflict’s first year Aleppo was relatively calm, unlike many other Syrian cities. In July 2012 hell broke out. The story from medical doctor Tony Sayegh about life in the million-city is dramatically different from the one we usually hear. (more…)

Africa Liberation Day: Pentagon and CIA Continue to Destabilize the Continent

By Abayomi Azikiwe on May 24, 2016

“From the onset, the OAU encompassed diverse and conflicting views on how Africa should move towards unity.”

Azikiwe_AfricanLibDayMay 25, 2016 marks the 53rd anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union (AU) since 2002. (more…)

“Death Came from the Sky”: The Speech Obama Should Have Given in Hiroshima

By Matt Peppe on May 29, 2016

HiroshimaBarack Obama became the first U.S. President to visit Hiroshima on Friday, more than seven decades after the U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped a 10,000-pound atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the city whose military value was far less than that of Tampa to the United States. (more…)

France in Blackout as Strikes Cause Total Chaos

By Sean Adl-Tabatabai on May 27, 2016

France is running out of gasoline and suffering blackouts as the number of French strikers continues to grow, bringing the country to a grinding halt. (more…)

The Democracies that Cost us so Much to Achieve are Again at Risk.

By Adolfo Pérez Esquivel on May 27, 2016

Nobel Peace Laureate 1980

The situation in Brazil affects all the peoples of Latin America.

In my recent visit to this sister nation I met with President Dilma Rousseff to offer my support and that of many organizations since the opposition in the Parliament intends to remove her from office – that she achieved by a majority vote – through an alleged impeachment that is not based on a crime – as the Constitution indicates – but a nonexistent crime. (more…)

Despite Loosened Embargo, Bankers’ Fears Block U.S. Commerce With Cuba

William M. LeoGrande on May 24, 2016

Photo: Bill Hackwell

Photo: Bill Hackwell

One of U.S. President Barack Obama’s most significant measures to promote commerce with Cuba isn’t working. Last March, a few days before the president’s trip to Havana, Washington announced a new package of regulatory reforms loosening the U.S. embargo—the fourth since December 2014. (more…)

Puerto Ricans Take to the Streets Calling for the Freedom of Political Prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera.

May 29 May, 2016

Thousands of Puerto Ricans demanded the release of political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has been in U.S. custody for 35 years, by marching in the streets of San Juan on Sunday.

The independence fighter has been jailed in the United States for 35 years and is sentenced to 20 more. (more…)

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