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'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech
"I am both shocked by this decision and profoundly disappointed that the university is succumbing to a campaign of hate meant to silence...
Michael Laxer
Apr 17, 20245 min read
Cuba calls for peace in the Middle East
Mass Cuban rally -- with President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the front -- in solidarity with Gaza in Havana, March 2 In response to...
Michael Laxer
Apr 15, 20242 min read
“Drawing strength from the workers’–people’s struggles, we fight against the EU of imperialist wars and capitalist exploitation."
Declaration of the Communist and Workers’ Parties of Europe This declaration ahead of the European Union elections in June has been...
Michael Laxer
Apr 15, 20248 min read
For a Europe of peace, people’s prosperity and socialism -- European Communist Action Declaration
"Let’s send a message of hope that strengthens the struggles across Europe." D. Koutsoumbas presented the Declaration of the Communist...
Michael Laxer
Apr 12, 20249 min read
5th People’s Health Assembly Begins in Mar del Plata
A panel at the assembly -- image via PHA website By Global News Service Over 600 activists from around the world have converged in Mar...
Michael Laxer
Apr 11, 20241 min read
Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqah Dies in Israeli Occupation Prison
By Global News Service After spending 38 years imprisoned by the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian revolutionary organizer and thinker,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 11, 20241 min read
As Surgeons, We Have Never Seen Cruelty Like Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
We urge anyone who reads this to publicly oppose sending weapons to Israel as long as this onslaught continues. By Feroze Sidhwa & Mark...
Michael Laxer
Apr 11, 20244 min read
CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin Join a Coalition of Human Rights Activists on International Civilian Aid Flotilla to Break the Siege of Gaza
A Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat AlAwda (The Return) at sea, 2018 -- image via the coalition website Press Release (April 5): CODEPINK's...
Michael Laxer
Apr 9, 20243 min read
How right Fidel was to believe in young people! -- Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and...
Michael Laxer
Apr 6, 202412 min read
IDF Allowed 100 Civilian Deaths for Every Hamas Official Targeted by Error-Prone AI System
Devastation in Gaza - image via X video screenshot By Julia Conley, Common Dreams As the Biden administration issued its latest assurance...
Michael Laxer
Apr 4, 20244 min read
Western Warlords Welcome Israeli Investigation Into IDF War Crimes
By Gabriel Haythornthwaite Now we see what balance looks like to the American Axis as the Israeli crucifixion of Gaza nears its 6-month...
Michael Laxer
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Israel Has Inflicted 'Unprecedented' Damage on Gaza's Infrastructure
The damage to Gaza as of the end of January amounted to 97% of the 2022 gross domestic product of both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank,...
Michael Laxer
Apr 3, 20244 min read
Israeli Forces Leave Al-Shifa Hospital After Killing Hundreds of Palestinians and Turning Gaza’s Largest Hospital Into Ruins
Images via X By Global News Service After occupying Al-Shifa Hospital for over two weeks, Israeli forces finally withdrew on April 1....
Michael Laxer
Apr 2, 20241 min read
IDF kills 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers in airstrike on clearly marked vehicles
Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) were brutally killed today (April 2) in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. These brave and...
Michael Laxer
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Israeli Newspaper Details IDF's Creation of 'Kill Zones' in Gaza
"In practice, a terrorist is anyone the IDF has killed in the areas in which its forces operate," said one Israeli reservist. By Jake...
Michael Laxer
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Ecocide a 'Critical Dimension of Israel's Genocidal Campaign' in Gaza: Probe
Analysis by a research group found that roughly 40% of Gaza land that was previously used for food production has been destroyed by...
Michael Laxer
Mar 30, 20243 min read
ICJ Issues New Order in Genocide Case as Another Gaza Child Starves to Death
The World Court cited "exceptionally grave" developments, especially the "spread of famine and starvation," in once again ordering Israel...
Michael Laxer
Mar 28, 20243 min read
'Horrifying' Footage Shows IDF Killing Two Gazans, Burying Their Bodies With a Bulldozer
"When the Israeli army can do these things and get away with it, it can only then do more of it knowing that it will not meet any...
Michael Laxer
Mar 28, 20243 min read
Palestinian Trade Unions Call on U.S. Labor to Take Concrete Action Against Israel’s Genocide
By Global News Service Palestinian trade unions issued a call at the end of March 2024 to unions and labor organizations in the United...
Michael Laxer
Mar 26, 20241 min read
UN draft report finds “reasonable grounds to believe” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Francesca Albanese -- image via X The United Nations Human Rights Council released a draft report Monday, March 25 that asserts there are...
Michael Laxer
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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