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Bangladesh Goes to National Polls by Mid-February

Bangladesh is going for national elections by mid-February 2026, as declared by its caretaker government head, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday evening while addressing the nation on live television. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is…

Historic Peace Boat Arrives in San Francisco

Golden Rule Sailboat Promotes End to Nuclear Weapons and War The historic Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat has arrived in San Francisco and will be officially welcomed at Pier 39 (J Dock) at 10 am Tuesday morning, August 5. The public and…

Veterans Force NY County Sheriff to Take Down Israeli Flag

The flag of Israel represents the greatest human rights disaster in modern history, yet has flown proudly at the Broome County Correctional Facility by order of Sheriff Akshar. His dedication to Trump’s unconstitutional actions has also made Broome County one…

South Africa Continues Playing Russian Roulette

After the second Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg, media reports indicated South Africa’s continues playing  Russian roulette with its economy. Several reports underlined the historical fact that Russia had contributed tremendously during its political struggle to attain independence, but…

Bodies that do not collaborate: The tenth Insurrection of The Royal Ballet & Opera against the genocide in Gaza

The image is moving and sublime. A ballerina in full grand jeté, suspended in the air with a Chilean flag waving above her head, while behind her a water cannon truck and an ammunition carrier loom: a symbol of criminal…

It’s Not About Criticizing Boric: Legally, an State’s Crimes Against Humanity Make All of Us Its Victims

This column responds to the debate sparked by my previous editorial critiquing President Boric’s cautious stance amid the genocide in Gaza. It is not a personal critique nor a polemical gesture, but a demand for coherence grounded in international law.…

Bombed Clinic and Conquest Decision: Netanyahu Hastens Gaza’s Final Collapse

The image is brutal. The explosion—like a torn throat—shatters the silence of the night and lights up the ruins of Gaza surrounding the UN clinic, which blew into a thousand pieces, leaving behind yet another toll of dead and injured…

The Scapegoat and the Mirror: Donald Trump as Lightning Rod for Liberal Guilt

Liberals have turned Donald Trump into a moral scapegoat—fixating on his every word as a way to avoid confronting their own complicity in systemic failures, and distracting themselves from the harder task of articulating a compelling political alternative. In the…

The dialogue that did not happen

The CSCE, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki in July-August 1975, was a successful dialogue between states. At the celebratory conference organised by the Finnish Foreign Ministry at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki on July 31,…

Diversity and Consciousness: A New Connection

I’ve been working on what we commonly call “diversity” in cultural terms for decades. I co-founded the Diversity Center of Queens and published DiverCity newspaper and magazine in Jackson Heights—widely recognized as one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States.…

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