I Was Kidnapped, Tortured And Marked For Death For Being Gay. Here’s How I Escaped.
Families in my country would rather live with the grief of a dead child than the shame of having a gay son and brother. Read the article at The Huffington Post.
Conflict
From Iraq to Chile, the People Are Rising Up Against Neoliberalism
By Oscar Rickett Across the Middle East, people are protesting. They are tired and angry. They want to see something change. “All of them means all of them,” protesters chant in Lebanon, calling for the…
After Bolivia Coup, Lithium Question Looms
By Vijay Prashad Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was overthrown in a military coup on November 10. He is now in Mexico. Before he left office, Morales had been involved in a long project to bring…
When the US Supports It, It’s Not a Coup
By Alan MacLeod Army generals appearing on television to demand the resignation and arrest of an elected civilian head of state seems like a textbook example of a coup. And yet that is certainly not…
The So-Called War on Terror Has Killed Over 801,000 People and Cost $6.4 Trillion
By Jessica Corbett The so-called War on Terror launched by the United States government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has cost at least 801,000 lives and $6.4 trillion according to a…
Global Corporate Financial Speculation Fuels Gentrification
By Yosef Brody PUSH, a new documentary that had its world premiere at the CPH:DOX film festival in Copenhagen in March, where it won the festival’s Audience Award, is coming to the U.S., and not…
Pia Klemp Is the Hero We Desperately Need
The German ship captain and human rights activist has personally saved thousands of migrants from drowning as they attempt the deadly journey across the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe. Read more at Truthdig.
US Foreign Policy: Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle
The U.S.’s “might makes right” approach to international affairs has gotten even worse under the Trump administration, which has shown unprecedented and open disdain for international law. Read more at Truthout.
Pentagon Tests Radar-Equipped Spy Balloons
A dystopian surveillance state is being built in plain sight. Read the original story on Common Dreams.
As Puerto Rico Erupts in Protests and Governor Resigns, “La Junta” Eyes More Power
“You cannot evaluate the Puerto Rican government without looking at the constant and continued presence and intervention of the U.S. in Puerto Rico.” Read the original article on The Intercept.