By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 17 January 2026 (IDN) — It is unfathomable that right here in America, we are witnessing how ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is operating with impunity, with utter disregard for the law and for loss of life and liberty. What is even more shocking is that US Vice […]
Mr. Trump: Greenland Is Not for Sale
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 14 January 2026 (IDN) — Donald Trump’s absurdity seems to have no limits. Feeling emboldened after invading Venezuela, he now believes he can swallow another country at will. His eyes are fixed on Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, under the pretext that its annexation is necessary for American […]
The Democrats’ Greatest Challenge Ever
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 27 December 2025 (IDN) — The Democrats can potentially wrest control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections only if they listen very carefully to what the American people are yearning for. The public cares less about left, right, or centrist slogans; they want a government that provides […]
The End of America; So Is The Future For Asia?
By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, Belgium | 18 December 2025 (IDN) — “We Americans have never been very good at managing empire. It is not one of our skill sets. But what is coming next may be a great deal worse than the naïve and incompetently managed American empire of the past eighty years. We may […]
If Trump Is Serious About Peace, Marco Rubio Has to Go
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]