Politics

Around two years ago, I watched a puppet show, created by a group of eight to 16-year-olds at the summer camp where I worked, about the eviction of the U.S. Navy from the island of Vieques. After I conducted a…

Aesop’s fable The Wolf and the Lamb tells a simple but timeless story: A lamb drinks water from a river when a wolf arrives, accusing it of muddying the stream. The lamb points out that the water flows from the wolf’s side,…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she had spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and proposed a broad agreement encompassing security, immigration and trade. Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum said the conversation took place…

Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have also been targeted for regime change by Washington. The two commonalities are not unrelated. By Roger D. Harris Of course, the world’s hegemon would…

One positive action of Donald Trump’s administration was facilitating a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, preventing both countries from escalating into destruction—similar to what is now happening between Iran and Israel. If we set aside debates over who initiated contact…

by Md. Burhanuddin The journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and his wife Meherun Runi were brutally murdered 13 years ago in Bangladesh, yet justice remains elusive. The investigation report for the case filed on February 11, 2012, has been delayed 117 times.…

So China will not get itself involved in the Israel-Iran War It’s only June of 2025, but the past few months feel very long. On top of the trench warfare in Ukraine, unending deaths and struggles in Gaza, a historic air…

Fuzhou, June 2025 – The appointment of Bishop Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou by the Vatican marks a turning point in Sino-Vatican relations. Under the guidance of Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, the Holy See has…

Preface to a Farewell  Over the course of the last 3 and ½ years, my Pressenza articles have been primarily concerned with two things: 1) shedding a light on the incredibly dangerous, ideologically driven perpetual war-path that the US has…

For years, World BEYOND War and other peace groups from around the world had been attending peace conferences in Cuba. When I visited Cuba this past January it was with a visa for that purpose. I published here the remarks…