Archives for enero 2022

Israel está reforzando su control sobre los Altos del Golán en Siria creando "hechos sobre el terreno"

En los Altos del Golán ocupados, la población de colonos y sirios es aproximadamente igual, pero los expertos temen que un nuevo proyecto israelí convierta a los sirios en una minoría demográfica en su propia tierra.

Golan Heights Feature photo

MAJDAL SHAMS, OCCUPIED GOLAN HEIGHTS — On Dec. 15, 1981, the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) enacted a law officially annexing the Golan Heights — Syrian territory captured by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War. Now, 40 years later, the Israeli government hopes to double the size of Jewish settlements there by the end of this decade, in an effort

Diálogo, desplazamiento y desesperación: por qué Palestina arde como nunca antes

El fenómeno del diálogo trata de encubrir el hecho de que millones de palestinos están desplazados y que la desesperación es todo lo que la vida tiene para ofrecerles. Pero no ofrece esperanza, ni solución, solo una garantía de que las cosas seguirán empeorando para los palestinos.

Palestine Dialouge Feature photo

OCCUPIED PALESTINE – When no one is steering the ship, the wind, the currents and the waves lead it into the depths. This is what is happening in Palestine. The Naqab is burning, Sheikh Jarrah is burning, young and old Palestinians are being killed everywhere, Gaza is practically underwater with flooding, and Palestinian refugees are barely alive

ASPI – The Gov’t-Funded Conspiracist Think Tank Now Controlling Your Social Media Feed

That ASPI is now partially in charge of Twitter’s moderation, influencing what hundreds of millions of people see daily, is a grave threat to the free flow of information, as well as to the chances for a peaceful 21st century. 

ASPI Twitter Feature photo

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – Social media giant Twitter raised many eyebrows recently when it announced that it had partnered with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in its fight against disinformation and fake news. ASPI, Twitter revealed in a blog post, had helped identify thousands of accounts that “amplified Chinese Communist Party

Chris Hedges: la nueva guerra de clases de Estados Unidos

Los trabajadores organizados, a menudo desafiando a su tímido liderazgo sindical, están en marcha por todo Estados Unidos.

Chris Hedges Class War Feature photo

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY (Scheerpost) — There is one last hope for the United States. It does not lie in the ballot box. It lies in the union organizing and strikes by workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Uber, Lyft, John Deere, Kellogg, the Special Metals plant in Huntington, West Virginia, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, the Northwest Carpenters Union,

BDS en el Festival de Sydney, con Jennine Khalik y Sara Saleh

Si el nombre de Israel se vuelve tóxico en el mundo de la cultura, el dique que frena el cambio político podría comenzar a romperse.

 Just hours before it is set to begin, dozens of acts are withdrawing from the prestigious Sydney Festival in protest of the event’s sponsorship by the Israeli Embassy. One group that has chosen to do so are Melbourne-based musicians Karate Boogaloo, who explained that: Boycotts and divestments have a strong track record of holding governments

Los ganadores de Venezuela: la oposición y los medios critican la interferencia de Maduro en las elecciones de Barinas ganadas por su oposición

Vale la pena imaginar a Rusia imponiendo sanciones de hambre a EE. UU., pero EE. UU. aún permite abiertamente que candidatos respaldados por Rusia se presenten a las elecciones. Ahora imagine que a esos candidatos se les permite ganar, pero aún se quejan de la falta de "presencia publicitaria".

Venezuela Elections Feature photo

BARINAS, VENEZUELA -- In the Venezuelan state of Barinas, the U.S.-backed opposition candidate for governor won an election on Sunday, January 9. Sergio Garrido – who has openly supported the fake “interim” presidency of Juan Guaidó, recognized only by the U.S. and 15 other world governments – defeated the Venezuelan government candidate, Jorge