Gaza – What ceasefire?

The ceasefire in Gaza, which took effect on 10 October, has by no means had the effect of ceasing the firing, the bombing, or any other of the war crimes perpetrated by Israel on the Middle East.  There has been some alleviation but certainly not a cessation. As at Christmas eve, Israel had violated the … [Read more…]

Julian Assange files criminal complaint against Nobel Foundation over “instrument of war” peace prize

WikiLeaks Founder Alleges 2025 Award to María Corina Machado Constitutes Misappropriation, Facilitation of War Crimes Under Swedish Law, Seeks Freeze of 11 million SEK ($1.18 million USD) of Pending Transfers to Machado STOCKHOLM — December 17, 2025 J Julian Assange today filed a criminal complaint in Sweden accusing 30 individuals associated with the Nobel Foundation, … [Read more…]

Beware Palantir

Origins of Palantir On 25 November 2025, The Guardian published an article, written by columnist Arwa Mahdawi, entitled ‘JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?’. The article explained that United States Vice-President JD Vance, with aspirations to run for President in 2028, may find himself compromised … [Read more…]

Gen Z psy op movement fails to take down ultra popular Mexican government

After successfully overthrowing Nepal’s pro-China government and destabilising governments across Asia, the Gen Z movement, led on social media from Washington, recently targeted the progressive Mexican government led by Claudia Sheinbaum. Since her election in 2024, the Mexican president has enjoyed an unprecedented popularity rating of 70%. She has taken up the torch from Andrés … [Read more…]

The Ukraine war and the manufacture of consent

The Ukraine war. Three simple words that roll off the tongue with little thought or consequence. Like the Iraq war. The Afghanistan war. The Libyan war. And all the others. Each becomes a label, a shorthand, stripped of history, politics, humanity and class content. We read the headlines when they surface, absorb the approved outrage, … [Read more…]

Trump’s National Security Strategy, a blueprint for hegemony

Author: Carlos Martinez The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS), released in late November, has inspired widespread comment and a diverse array of interpretations. The most striking feature of the document is its explicit re-assertion of the Monroe Doctrine, shifting the focus of US military strategy towards “defending our hemisphere”, with “more troops, bases … [Read more…]

Bolivian workers’ thirst for a decent life remains unquenched

The portents were ominous following the election in November of a new right-wing president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, and the humiliation of the Movement for Socialism (MAS), which had dominated the country’s political landscape for the past 20 years: “Even before the new president was sworn in, in the House of Deputies the bible and … [Read more…]

Á la carte capitalism

France’s latest budget drama exposes once again the fantasy at the heart of modern bourgeois rule: the idea that capitalism can be managed à la carte, with its benefits retained and its consequences selectively discarded. Western imperial duplicity and contradiction was perfectly exemplified recently when Donald Trump lauded the pirating of a Venezuelan oil tanker … [Read more…]

Argentine politics – lost in the labyrinth

To speak of Argentina today is to speak of the implementation of a neoliberal project that continues the economic line drawn by the military dictatorship (1976-1983), the government of Carlos Saul Menem (1989-1999) and the government of Mauricio Macri (1915-1919), with its consequences of external debt, alienation of natural resources to foreign corporations, and the … [Read more…]