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Indian Communists condemn attacks on Gaza
Both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) have issued statements strongly denouncing Israel's...
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20252 min read


The persecution of Mahmoud Khalil is a threat to free speech across the US
If a student can be jailed for speaking out, so can anyone who criticizes U.S. government actions. That’s the point. Scene from a protest...
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20253 min read


Israel’s Hellish Attack on the Palestinians on 18 March
Gaza residents amid the devastation on March 18 -- image via video screenshot By Vijay Prashad On 18 March 2025, Israel unilaterally...
Michael Laxer
Mar 19, 20254 min read


At least 183 children killed in Gaza slaughter
Smoke rises from an attack on Gaza city, March 19 -- image via video screenshot on X At least 183 children have been killed since Israel...
Michael Laxer
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza
"This return to violence does not come as a surprise," said one advocacy group. "Netanyahu has, from the beginning, signaled his...
Michael Laxer
Mar 18, 20253 min read


Israeli Blockade Leaves 1 Million Children in Gaza Without Basic Necessities 'Yet Again': UNICEF
"My children are crying at home from hunger and I have nothing to give them," said one mother. "I can't afford to buy what we need....
Michael Laxer
Mar 17, 20254 min read


'This Felt Like a Kidnapping Because It Was': Family of Mahmoud Khalil Releases Arrest Video
Khalil's wife said that "officers in plain clothes—who refused to show us a warrant, speak with our attorney, or even tell us their...
Michael Laxer
Mar 16, 20253 min read


Far-Right Group Sent List of Palestine Defenders to Trump Officials for Deportation
Betar—which the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League has blacklisted after comments like "not enough" babies were killed in Gaza—says it...
Michael Laxer
Mar 15, 20254 min read


WFTU calls for solidarity with Cuba, Palestine and all peoples suffering from sanctions and economic wars
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Presidential Council, which met for its annual meeting on March 4-5, 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 14, 20254 min read


Jewish Americans and Allies Occupy Trump Tower Demanding Release of Mahmoud Khalil
"We know what happens when an autocratic regime starts taking away our rights and scapegoating and we will not be silent." Image of...
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20252 min read


Israel Inflicts Revenge on Palestinians for Its Own Intelligence Failure
People trying to resume their daily lives in Gaza, February 22, 2025 -- Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay...
Michael Laxer
Mar 12, 20254 min read


"Socialism is a necessity of our time": Portuguese Communist Party on the global struggle of the workers and peoples
Capitalism was not the initial system, nor is it the terminal system, in Humankind’s History. Its revolutionary overcoming and the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 12, 202520 min read


'Free Mahmoud Khalil' movement grows across the US
"If the feds can snatch up an American green card holder for speech they don't like and get away with it, they won't stop here. They'll...
Michael Laxer
Mar 10, 20254 min read


As Israel Pulls Plug on Gaza, Smotrich Says Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan 'Taking Shape'
"By openly trying to starve and freeze an entire civilian population to death, the far-right government of indicted war criminal Benjamin...
Michael Laxer
Mar 10, 20254 min read


'War-Crime Starvation Strategy': Israel Blocks All Humanitarian Aid into Gaza
“There will be famine and chaos” A family picks up tents from the UNRWA for makeshift shelter in the devastated Gaza strip, February,...
Michael Laxer
Mar 3, 20252 min read


US organizations DAWN and CODEPINK call for ICC to investigate Biden, Blinken, and Austin
Blinken, Biden and Austin in March, 2024 -- public domain image Two US based organizations -- Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and...
Michael Laxer
Mar 2, 20253 min read


A minute of silence for each of the Palestinian children murdered in Gaza would take more than 300 hours: Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy, President of the United States/Middle East Project (USMEP), briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the...
Michael Laxer
Feb 26, 20251 min read


At Least 6 Gaza Babies Die From Hypothermia Amid Israeli Blockade
"Newborns should not be dying of hypothermia in Gaza," said one campaigner. "This is not a tragedy of nature but a man-made crisis."...
Michael Laxer
Feb 26, 20253 min read


The Last Thing Gaza Needs Is Another Blackwater
Nearly 100 former U.S. special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the...
Michael Laxer
Feb 20, 20254 min read


"Gaza and the West Bank are the homeland of the Palestinian people, not a bargaining chip" - China
Wang Yi at the UN, February 18 -- image via video screenshot On Tuesday, February 18, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi clearly...
Michael Laxer
Feb 19, 20252 min read
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