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This week, the U.S. and Canadian governments ignited a diplomatic firestorm by attacking Mexico’s proposed judicial reform. Under that reform, Mexico’s judges will be elected directly [...]

On August 28, I concluded an eight-day trip to Lebanon. This was my fourth visit to Lebanon since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October of last year. Shortly prior to my return to [...]

While travelling through south Lebanon late last week, I was afforded a rare opportunity to visit the historic, Lebanese border village of Ayta ash-Shab. The village lies one kilometre from the [...]

As I reported recently, I returned to Europe from Canada on August 12. My intention was to join the final leg of the voyage of the Boat to Gaza. The boat, called “The Handala”, was [...]

This week, in the second instalment of “Women of the Resistance”, I interviewed Palestinian-Canadian artist Rehab Nazzal. Why I launched “Women of the Resistance” I [...]

On July 31, Israel assassinated Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut. Hezbollah promptly vowed to retaliate for his killing. Hours later, the leader of Hamas’s [...]

On August 11, I arrived in Athens for a brief stay before travelling to Malta to board The Handala. The Handala is a Norwegian vessel that forms part of Gaza Freedom Flotilla. Its mission is to [...]

Yesterday, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East blasted the Canadian government for boycotting a memorial service for the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The U.S. [...]

For decades, Western elites have systematically vilified individuals, groups and governments that resist Western domination and exploitation. To build public support for the violent suppression [...]

As a catastrophic war in West Asia looms, I spoke this weekend with Lebanon-based, geopolitical analyst Laith Marouf about the causes and consequences of Israel’s assassinations of [...]

Days after the U.S. Congress gave fifty-eight standing ovations to an Israeli leader sought for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, the United States and Israel launched a major [...]

On July 29, the day after Venezuela’s hotly contested election, Western commentators claimed that Caracas had descended into chaos due to protests against an allegedly fraudulent vote. Yet, [...]

Yesterday, on the eve of what promises to be an historic election in Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist Party delivered his final speech before election day. I was in [...]

This weekend, I’m in Caracas, Venezuela to observe the country’s presidential election. The election will take place on Sunday, July 28. I came to Caracas after receiving an invitation from the [...]

This week, I spoke with war correspondent Ghadi Francis about the true nature of the resistance to U.S-Israel hegemony in West Asia. Ghadi has been to conflict zones throughout West Asia, [...]

I spoke today with Garland Nixon about Biden’s withdrawal from the U.S. Presidential contest. Garland is a veteran progressive radio and television talk show host based in Washington, DC. [...]

On July 13, at a political rally in Pennsylvania, a gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump. On that same day, Israel launched one of its deadliest attacks in Gaza. The slaughter in [...]

Several days ago, the Islamic resistance in Lebanon published a stunning new video of Israel’s most sensitive military bases in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The video is a compilation [...]