By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 30 September 2026 (IDN) — The French ambassador to the US from 1902 to 1924, Jean-Jules Jusserand, observed that distant powers could not easily threaten the US because “On the north, she has a weak neighbour; on the south, another weak neighbour; on the east, fish and on the west, […]
Iran and the United States Find a Narrow Opening in New York
Indirect exchanges through Qatar have revived diplomacy, although the two governments remain far apart By Jamshed Baruah NEW YORK | 25 September 2026 (IDN) – The annual United Nations gathering is often dismissed as a succession of speeches. Much of its diplomacy, however, takes place outside the General Assembly Hall, in private rooms, hotel meetings […]
EEPA reports on seven Ethiopian armed groups form alliance
BRUSSELS | 21 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, seven Ethiopian armed groups form alliance, Numerous drone attacks target Tigray, US lifts sanctions against Eritrea. Situation in Ethiopia (per 21 September) Seven Ethiopian armed groups […]
Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 16 September 2026 (IDN) — Fifteen years ago, during President Obama’s first term, we co-founded RootsAction as an online progressive group challenging not only Republicans but also the corporatism and militarism of the Democratic Party. RootsAction supported Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 and 2020. […]
Real History: After 9/11, the “War on Terror” Was a War of Terror
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 11 September 2026 (IDN) — Three days after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush stood behind a pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral and spoke to a nation in shock. “Our responsibility to history is already clear,” he proclaimed, […]
Labor Day and the Democracy We Deny Workers
By Sam Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 9 September 2026 (IDN) — Every Labor Day, Americans perform a familiar ritual. Politicians praise the dignity of work. Corporations thank their employees. Newspapers recall the struggles of the labor movement. Families mark the unofficial end of summer with barbecues and a final long weekend. Then Tuesday arrives, and […]
25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S.Davies* NEW YORK | 9 September 2026 (IDN) — The lesson of 9/11 should be that war is not the answer to any of the problems facing the United States. After inflicting violence and chaos on country after country for twenty-five years in a “global war on terror” that […]
25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a U.S. Crusade of Torture
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 3 September 2026 (IDN) — A quarter-century has passed since the terrorist attack that killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. During the first seven years after that mass atrocity, Pentagon spending doubled. The aftermath of 9/11 was also a huge boost for “the […]
“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 20 August 2026 (IDN) — We’ve been hearing a lot of panicky warnings lately after Democratic primary voters chose socialists and other leftists instead of “moderates” in several major elections. The alarm bells got louder this month after Michigan’s progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens – […]
The Big American Mistakes with Russia
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 19 August 2026 (IDN) — Two mistakes, committed on President Barack Obama’s watch, were the triggers for the end of the long post-Cold War period of good relations with Russia. They were the attack on Libya by the US, France and the UK and the subsequent killing of its long-time […]