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The Forgotten War

Yemen’s Marib Offensive Born of Desperation, with No Sign Saudis/US Will Cease Their War

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Human Rights Watch Watches Out for US’ Bolivian Friends, Condemns Amnesty for Political Prisoners

Since its establishment, HRW has consistently been criticized for being an agent of U.S. foreign policy, employing former U.S. government officials in key positions and displaying bias against governments unfriendly to the United States.

Alan Macleod
Par Alan Macleod
Bolivia Human Rights Watch Feature photo

NEW YORK -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned a general amnesty for over a thousand Bolivians persecuted under the one-year dictatorship of Jeanine Añez. Yesterday, the Washington-based human rights organization decried the plan to drop all charges against people resisting the government as “opening the door to impunity.” Its Americas

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Is China Committing Genocide? Behind the US Government’s Propaganda Campaign

The U.S. and its allies have declared China is guilty of genocide against Uighur Muslims. Behind The Headlines’ Dan Cohen examines the claim and the extremist figures behind the propaganda blitz.

Dan Cohen
Par Dan Cohen
Uighur Genocide Feature photo

XINJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA -- Up is down. War is peace. And the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands have accused China of genocide. “This is forced labor, this is forced sterilization, this is forced abortions, ...the kind of thing we haven’t seen in an awfully long time in this world,” declared then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. To be fair, the

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Chris Hedges: Bandaging the Corpse

Biden’s bailout will not alter the structural inequities and other fundamental underpinnings of America’s death spiral.

Chris Hedges
Par Chris Hedges
Biden Stimulus Feature photo

Princeton, New Jersey (Scheerpost) — The established ruling elites know there is a crisis. They agreed, at least temporarily, to throw money at it with the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill known as American Rescue Plan (ARP). But the ARP will not alter the structural inequities, either by raising the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour or imposing taxes and

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Palestinian Elections Under Fire: An Impossible Democracy Dilemma

Between the nightly raids and crackdowns by the Israeli military and the political intrigues within the divided Fatah movement, one wonders if the elections, if they take place, will finally allow Palestinians to mount a united front in the struggle against Israeli occupation.

Ramzy Baroud
Par Ramzy Baroud
Palestinian elections feature photi

Many Palestinian intellectuals and political analysts find themselves in the unenviable position of having to declare a stance on whether they support or reject upcoming Palestinian elections which are scheduled for May 22 and July 30. But there are no easy answers. The long-awaited decree by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last

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Digital Health Pass: IBM and Moderna Hook Up to Capitalize on COVID Reset

Using what have already become clichéd industry buzzwords like « transparency, » « trust, » and even « privacy, » IBM’s Digital Health Pass marketing describes the mass tracking app as a « smart way to return to society » that allows people to « return to the activities and things they love. »

Raul Diego
Par Raul Diego
New York vaccine pass

ARMONK, NEW YORK -- IBM is partnering with Covid-19 mRNA vaccine maker Moderna to track vaccine administration in real time through its various blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and hybrid cloud services. According to a company press release, the collaboration will "focus on exploring the utility of IBM capabilities in the U.S.," such as a

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Judge Rejects Application of Israeli Law in Landmark Defamation Case Against Palestinian Activist

“What this judge brilliantly uncovered is that Israeli law is inherently inconsistent with American values.” — Attorney Haytham Faraj

Alan Macleod
Par Alan Macleod
Rumshiskaya v Nafal Feature photo

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA -- A Palestinian-American activist has vowed to continue fighting Apartheid after winning a court case brought against her in the U.S. by a former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier. Suhair Nafal was facing a defamation suit over a 2018 Facebook post condemning the murder that summer of Palestinian nurse Razan al-Najjar

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