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Bloodied Baby Dolls Left Outside White House to Protest Biden's Complicity in Gaza
"We are here to let Biden know that he can no longer hide from genocide." By Jon Queally, Common Dreams As part of a worldwide day of...
Michael Laxer
Jan 15, 20242 min read


African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba begins in South Africa
The 7th African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba began today (January 15) in South Africa. Delegations from more than 20...
Michael Laxer
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Namibia denounces Germany's support for Israel at the ICJ
In a strongly worded rebuke, Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, has denounced Germany's decision to back Israel against genocide charges...
Michael Laxer
Jan 14, 20242 min read


Leftists in US, UK and Greece denounce imperialist air strikes on Yemen
In a dangerous and unacceptable escalation of imperialist aggression, the US and UK launched air strikes on targets in Yemen in an...
Michael Laxer
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ
"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible." By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read


'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ
"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20243 min read


Bear witness: Watch the start of the Gaza genocide trial at the ICJ live
In just a few short hours oral arguments are scheduled to begin in The Hague at 10:00 am local time (4:00 am ET), the proceedings can be...
Michael Laxer
Jan 11, 20241 min read


800+ Global Groups Back South Africa's Genocide Case as ICJ Prepares for Hearing
"The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1...
Michael Laxer
Jan 10, 20243 min read


2023 Destroys Global Heat Record as Fossil Fuel Emissions Boil the Planet
"How many more records does it take before we phase out fossil fuels and deal with it?" asked one climate campaigner. By Jake Johnson,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 9, 20242 min read


'Eradication of Journalism in Gaza' Continues as Israel Kills Two More Reporters
The international community must "hold Israel accountable for its heinous crimes," said the Al Jazeera Media Network. Al Jazeera’s Wael...
Michael Laxer
Jan 8, 20242 min read


Elections in Taiwan: Does the Island Choose Further Confrontation With China?
By Wim De Ceukelaire On January 13, the residents of Taiwan, an island off the coast of China, will go to the polls to elect a new...
Michael Laxer
Jan 6, 20244 min read


CNN Admits 'Disturbing' Israel-Palestine Coverage Policy 'Has Been in Place for Years'
"It's Israel's way of intimidating and controlling news," said one critic. By Julia Conley, Common Dreams CNN has long been criticized by...
Michael Laxer
Jan 6, 20243 min read


Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
"Israel's murder of more than 22,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were women and children, in Gaza for nearly three months...
Michael Laxer
Jan 3, 20242 min read


US Slams Israeli Calls for Ethnic Cleansing—While Enabling It With Massive Arms Sales
"How can we expect Netanyahu's government to stop the mass killing of civilians and calls for ethnic cleansing if we continue to supply...
Michael Laxer
Jan 3, 20243 min read


Cuba and China launch new headquarters of an ophthalmological hospital in Hefei
Image via Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs In another example of Cuban and Chinese internationalist medical solidarity in action, Granma...
Michael Laxer
Jan 2, 20242 min read


CEOs in Canada already made your total income for all of 2024
In yet another indication of the grotesque growth of inequality in Canada in our new Gilded Age a report released today by the Canadian...
Michael Laxer
Jan 2, 20242 min read


"This is the Revolution. It's not any of us alone. It's all of us together, overcoming the impossible"
As the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution dawned, Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the...
Michael Laxer
Jan 1, 20242 min read


'A Giant of Journalism Has Left Us': John Pilger Dead at 84
"He was a fearless challenger of imperialism and colonialism and used his talents behind the camera to expose genocide and war crimes,...
Michael Laxer
Jan 1, 20244 min read


South Africa Initiates Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice
The African country, one journalist noted, "fought for its own liberation against an apartheid regime supported for decades by the U.S."...
Michael Laxer
Dec 29, 20234 min read


Judge rules Starbucks illegally fired Colorado barista for union organizing
Barista Alendra 'Len' Harris -- image via screenshot In a huge victory for US Starbucks workers and for the Starbucks Workers United...
Michael Laxer
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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