Katy Abbott
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If this video had come out of Iran, a young woman dragged, blindfolded, choked before a crowd, the West would already be mobilizing. Headlines would scream of barbarism, sanctions would be passed overnight, and generals would be drawing up strike plans. But it is not Tehran. It
Propagandists said all Hamas had to do was release the "hostages" and the killings would stop Israel has killed 350+ since they did so In this interview with Aaron Maté, Basem Naim explains how int'l negotiators ensured the siege of Gaza would continue, leaving Palestinians
“The United States has a rich history of overthrowing democracies around the world, and we have a rich history of siding with some of the world's biggest dictators. So this idea that we're out there protecting freedom & democracy, doesn't mesh with reality.” —🇺🇸John Mearsheimer
Very important from Jeffrey Sachs, interviewed by Glenn Diesen. A number of people have made the facile point that Trump's actions in Venezuela mirror Putin's actions in Ukraine, and that people should be consistent and condemn both. This ignores the basic class content of