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A First Lady in a New York Cell
On International Working Women’s Day in 2025, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, read a poem she wrote highlighting the historic role played by Latin American women in the fight against imperialism. By Medea Benjamin and Michelle…
Sanchez: The Spanish Government’s position is: “No to war.”
This was stated this morning by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez at the Moncloa Palace. The president analyzed the crisis in the Middle East, clarified his government’s position, and affirmed: “We will not be complicit in something that is bad for…
Civilized Masks, Violent Hearts
Sirens cut through the night like a scream that has forgotten how to end. Children cry in basements and stairwells; mothers clutch trembling hands; fathers scan the sky as if their eyes alone could shield their homes from fire. Across…
Bangladesh sees sharp fall in defaulted loans, but economists warn of ‘cosmetic’ relief
by Asif Showkat Kollol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s banking sector recorded a significant drop in defaulted loans in the final quarter of 2025, offering a measure of relief after months of steep deterioration. Yet economists and banking experts caution that much of…
Consumer Alert: Banned Mercury-Containing Skin Lightening Products Still Sold in Public Markets and Online Stores
As we celebrate International Women’s Month, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics has issued a consumer alert on the illegal sale of prohibited beauty products containing mercury—a highly toxic heavy metal that poses serious risks to the nervous, digestive, and immune systems.…
100 Days From the World Cup, an International Coalition is Calling on FIFA to Move the Games From the U.S.
The U.S. is Unsafe for Non-Europeans and is Operating as a rogue State With the FIFA World Cup 2026 now 100 days away, an international coalition has launched a coordinated boycott campaign demanding that FIFA move matches from the United…
Iran’s Strikes On The UAE Exposed The Limits Of BRICS Unity
Iran and the UAE have polar opposite security interests vis-à-vis the US, while India took the UAE’s side over Iran’s arguably due to its nearly 100x greater trade with the Emirates than with the Islamic Republic, all of which proves…
When Washington bombs during talks, the world order pays the price
When a major power normalizes the use of force during ongoing negotiations, it erodes trust — not only between the parties involved, but within the global system as a whole. BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) — At a moment when diplomacy…
Explainer: How important is the Strait of Hormuz?
Following the U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran that began on Saturday, global attention has turned to the Strait of Hormuz, particularly after Iran warned it could disrupt transit through this vital waterway in retaliation, sending shockwaves through international markets. What…
The White West and the Geopolitics of Energy
It is absolutely mind-blowing how the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran are being presented and justified. We are fed the same set of excuses on an endless loop: nuclear proliferation, regional security threats, the corruption of the Iranian regime,…
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