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When sanctions fail, power turns to seizure: The unraveling of the western coercive order
By Peiman Salehi for the Cradle The recent escalation in US–Venezuela tensions is often framed narrowly in tactical terms: the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker, new sanctions targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle, and a publicized diplomatic exchange with Moscow. Individually, these developments appear episodic. Together, they signal the decay of a coercive model that no longer delivers, […]
Gaza Will Mark Christmas With Silent Bells, Frozen Nights, and Grief
By Dalia Abu Ramadan for Truthout For the third consecutive year, Christmas will pass in Gaza without lights and without fanfare. Bells will not ring, and decorations that once briefly softened the Strip’s pain will be absent from streets long familiar with loss. In 2023, Christmas arrived in Gaza under the weight of fear and […]
US authorities release new tranche of Epstein files
The release of a new tranche of files related to Jeffrey Epstein will only add to Americans’ confusion and division over the late sex offender and his ties to Donald Trump and other elite figures, analysts said.
US murders set to fall at historic rate in 2025
US murders are on track to fall at a historic rate in 2025, according to an analysis of preliminary data.
Before Executing 2 Shipwrecked Sailors, US Admiral Consulted Top Military Lawyer: Report
By Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams The journalist who initially revealed that President Donald Trump’s administration killed shipwrecked survivors of its first known boat bombing reported Tuesday that the admiral in charge consulted with a US military lawyer before ordering another strike on the two alleged drug traffickers who were clinging to debris in the Caribbean Sea. Just days […]
The Case For A Third Reconstruction
Trump Wants to Allow ‘Weapons of War’ on the Streets of DC
What would the Jan. 6 riot have looked like if the insurrectionists were allowed to carry AR-15s?