Christmas Under Siege: Gaza’s Christian Community EnduresThis year, Christmas in Gaza is quieter, heavier, and profoundly different. Amid displacement, destruction, and loss, Palestinian Christians cling to faith and memory, lighting…
By Joshua Scheer In this vital clip, Due Dissidence co-host Russell Dobular joins The Katie Halper Show to critically examine what he describes as the cult-like dynamics of “ziontology,” and…
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment The Trump administration’s strike on Sokoto State in the far northwest of Nigeria had no legal basis in U.S. law. The United States is…
By Dalia Abu Ramadan for Truthout The hardest part of working during the war was the endless search for the ingredients I needed to make cakes,” 23-year-old Gaza baker Dema…
By Joshua Scheer President Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy has now extended to Nigeria, marking the ninth country he has bombed during his tenure. Once trying to portray himself as…
By Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams President Donald Trump—the self-described “most anti-war president in history”—has now ordered the bombing of more countries than any president in history as US forces…
By Lauren Rankin for Truthout With a decidedly anti-choice Trump administration taking office at its start, 2025 was poised to be yet another brutal year for abortion rights. Advocates feared…
Hamas Negotiator on Gaza Ceasefire, Palestinian Rights, and Resistance In December in Doha, The Grayzone’s Aaron Mate interviewed senior Hamas negotiator and former Gaza Health Minister Dr. Basem Naim. Dr.…
The US government has seized Venezuelan oil tankers, effectively taking control of the country’s crude. Donald Trump openly boasted that the United States will “keep” the oil and the ships—an…
By Joshua Scheer Inspired by a Common Dreams report today about the ATV attack in the West Bank, I looked into Breaking the Silence, a group of Israeli military veterans…
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment The Algerian newspaper al-Masa’ reports that on December 24, the Algerian parliament passed a law recognizing French colonialism in that country, 1830-1962, as having…
By Tareq S. Hajjaj for Mondoweiss Fatima Salem waits outside anxiously, as rescue crews dig through the rubble of her family’s home in Gaza City on December 15th. With bated…
By Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Israeli police have released a soldier from custody after he was filmed running his vehicle over a Palestinian man who was praying outside the…
Israeli actions in the occupied territories are escalating, with dire consequences for Palestinian civilians. Defense Minister Israel Katz has signaled a permanent occupation of Gaza and the potential expansion of…
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…
