By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 14 December 2025 (IDN) — Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and now boasts that he has resolved eight wars. In reality, this claim is delusional, and his foreign policy is a disaster. The United States remains mired in ongoing wars in the Middle […]
We Need to Know How Corporate Democrats Made President Trump Possible
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 13 December 2025 (IDN) — Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinising them now is vital not only for […]
Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published on Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 12 December 2025 (IDN) — The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back to […]
Should the UN go into Battle in Congo?
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 10 December 2025 (IDN) — There is a new peace agreement (as there have been many) between the government of the Congo and the rebels in the east, which includes the notorious and murderous M23 rebel movement. It captured Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, and Bukavu, the capital […]
Trump Must Be Stopped from Destroying Our Democracy
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 6 December 2025 (IDN) — Every American must remember that the US is not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover; we are in it. Trump is acting on it methodically in broad daylight, with the deafening silence of the Republican Party, as if silence in the face of […]
Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch with Constituents on Israeli Genocide
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 5 December 2025 (IDN) — Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza. It’s a judgment that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch unequivocally proclaimed a year ago. Israeli human-rights organizations have reached the same conclusion. But such clarity is sparse in Congress. And no wonder. Genocide […]
A Troubling Message from Guinea-Bissau
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 4 December 2025 (IDN) —None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau. This country sits on Africa’s map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting […]
“If I Were Secretary-General…”
By Stephanie Hodge* NEW YORK | 2 December 2025 (IDN) — If I were the Secretary-General, I would stop pretending that the UN is a delicate Swiss clock that needs a light polishing. It’s not a clock. It’s an old mansion with leaky pipes, faulty wiring, and a family upstairs arguing about who forgot to […]
Why the U.S.–South Africa Rift Could Reshape Global Power
A Shock That Had Been Building for Months This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 2 December 2025 (IDN) — Six months ago, a meeting in Washington set the stage for the geopolitical rupture now unfolding. In one of the year’s most contentious diplomatic encounters, U.S. President Donald Trump confronted […]
Ukraine was Russian — Historically
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 2 December 2025 (IDN) — “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is in Eastern Europe, and the greater part was given to us.” These were the ominous words of President Vladimir Putin of Russia to President George W. Bush in […]