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Francesca Albanese – Winner of the Lay Down Your Arms Award

An Alternative Peace Prize in Line with the Will of Alfred Nobel The annual  Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place on December 10 in Oslo, Norway. In a symbol of Western hypocrisy, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was controversially awarded…

GNRC Hospitals Founder Dr. NC Borah Honoured with Double National Awards

Guwahati: One of the best-known practicing physicians of eastern India, Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah has been honoured with two distinguished national awards recognising his transformative contributions to neurology, nursing leadership, and community healthcare development over five decades.  Founder of GNRC…

Humanity’s Number One Modern Day Oppressor 

The Damsel In Distress  It’s remarkable, the way all of the corporate, ie: “mainstream” news outlets are immediately lining up their narratives to push for/support this potential war with Venezuela – all leading off the other day with “The risky…

Yves Engler: from a campaign for leadership of the Canadian NDP to a protest campaign

Late on December 9, 2025, a message from our campaign, Yves Engler for NDP leader ( NDP is the New Democratic Party in Canada) lands in my mailbox : “NDP blocks my candidacy”. There is also an article by Yves,…

Rosalía. LUX. The Unexpected Return of the Feminine Mystic

Rosalía has just ascended to the altar of light with her lates album “LUX”, a release that once again places her at the centre of cultural debate. Her new album offers a gaze toward feminine mysticism, casting light on the…

Moni Ovadia receives honorary Palestinian citizenship

Yesterday morning, Saturday 13 December, at the Palestinian Embassy in Rome, Moni Ovadia, the well-known actor and activist, received honorary Palestinian citizenship from the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Abu Mazen, in recognition of his tireless commitment to defending…

The financial handover of Boric to the next government of Chile: Debunking myths of “Blatant Theft” and Bankruptcy through sovereign bonds

Amid electoral polarization, the most reactionary sectors of the traditional right and the far right accuse the government of Gabriel Boric of having “robbed blatantly,” leaving the country on the brink of bankruptcy due to irresponsible use of sovereign bonds,…

The Last Thing Iraq Needs: US Sanctions Threaten a Nation Trying to Heal

I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from Los Angeles. After sleeping until mid-afternoon, I stepped out into the 90-degree heat on a simple mission: find falafel, fries,…

Myanmar’s sham elections, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Government of National Unity

On December 29, elections will begin in Myanmar – the Burmese call them sham elections —which will be held until January 11, 2026, with a subsequent phase. Meanwhile, the junta’s army has been heavily bombing villages in the areas occupied…

Who’s the Dictator – Venezuela’s Maduro or Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

Washington brands Nicolás Maduro a dictator, celebrates Volodymyr Zelenskyy as democratic, and sponsors María Corina Machado to achieve regime change in Venezuela rather than promote genuine democracy. By Roger D. Harris Within the narrow spectrum of establishment punditry, “dictator” functions…

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