Opinion

British-Israeli soldiers in war-crimes zone

BRITISH nationals are serving in some of Israel’s ‘craziest’ combat units in Gaza where they view Palestinian fighters as ‘rats’ and ‘animals’. The soldiers have pledged to ‘kill these sons

At the edge of apocalypse

There is a significant denialism on climate change in places like the United States. And it angers me because I see people affected. I see animals affected. And this is

The reign of the dollar

by Vijay Prashad: IN EARLY June, a rumour began to circulate — which was widely reported in the Indian press as true — that the government of Saudi Arabia had

Dear Amal, I pray you are alive, well

WHEN the celebrated academic Edward Said first started writing and speaking out in the late twentieth century about justice for Palestine, supporters of Israeli apartheid found themselves unprepared. They didn’t

India’s motive in prosecuting Arundhati Roy

by Ullekh NP: THE move by India to prosecute its internationally acclaimed Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy under an anti-terrorism law over her remarks made 14 years ago on the

Wanted: mass uprising against neoliberal Matrix

A FEW months before the coronavirus shut down the world, Chile exploded against neoliberalism. A World Bank economist, Sebastian Edwards, was on the ground to record the rebellion: ‘On Octoiber

Electoral uncertainty and economic recovery of Lanka

Shawdesh desk: THE petrol and gas queues are gone, but economic statistics paint a grim picture. The country’s international debt continues to mount inexorably as it did before the economic

Understanding Iran’s ‘offensive-defensive’ strategy

THIS spring, Iran’s unprecedented direct military tit-for-tat escalation against its regional arch-foe Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war was accompanied by a deteriorating domestic landscape marked by higher repression and