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The Powerful Who Stand with Israel
Trump and Netanyahu with a number of US officials at the White House, September 29, 2025 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad On 26 October, Caroline Willemen of Médecins Sans Frontières stated that Israel continues to use the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza as “means of pressure”. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza has not improved significantly”, she told the press, “as water and shelter shortages persist and hundreds of thousands of people continue to live in tents

The Left Chapter
Oct 284 min read


Peru After the Soft Coup
Image via X By Jaime Bravo and Jorge Coulon Dina Boluarte’s removal from office is not a victory for the people, but an internal readjustment of power. Congress did not obey the clamor of the streets, but rather the need to preserve a system that is crumbling from within. The fuse was changed so that the same machinery could continue to run: the pact between plutocracy, corruption, and fear. Boluarte was useful as long as she maintained the order imposed after the fall of Ped

The Left Chapter
Oct 143 min read


Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the Americas
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but...

The Left Chapter
Oct 47 min read


Abolish Climate Disasters
We need to apply an abolitionist framework to climate change, pouring money into a safe and resilient climate and out of the oil-based...
Michael Laxer
Jan 236 min read


Recycling the Discarded
Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work. Image via video screenshot By Damon...
Michael Laxer
Sep 15, 20246 min read
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