Tag: United Nations
UN passes binding ceasefire resolution as Israel intensifies Gaza bombings
Despite the UN Security Council's call for a ceasefire, Israel continues its deadly assault on Gaza, raising questions about the implementation and enforcement of international resolutions.
US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood...
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Naked hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC resolutions to invade Iraq,...
Washington’s hypocrisy on this matter is legendary and stunning.
Empire decline and costly delusions
Historically, declining empires often provoke denials and delusions that teach their people “hard lessons” and impose on them “hard choices.” That is where we are now.
We can end mass atrocities in Gaza and beyond
What can normal people do to end atrocities in Gaza and elsewhere?
Diplomatic tensions rise as Israel counters South Africa’s genocide accusations at...
Amidst tensions, Israel counters South Africa's genocide case at the ICJ. A high-stakes legal and diplomatic battle unfolds, with global implications for justice and human rights.
Coalition of “grassroots diplomats” take the lead on international solidarity with...
Global solidarity rises: activists spearhead campaign for justice in Gaza at International Court.
US intervention in UN resolution escalates Israeli assault on Gaza
The recent escalation in Gaza, resulting from Israel's intensified military actions, has led to a significant increase in civilian casualties and displacement.
Getting serious about halting Israeli genocide
The real disconnect at the root of this crisis is the one between the isolated looking-glass world of U.S. and Israeli politics and the real world that is crying out for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.
Nuclear power pushing at the UN’s COP28 Climate Change Conference
In the way of a vested interest, nuclear interests, corporate and governmental, moved in on COP28.
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Spain blocks US war operations in Iran and calls conflict “profoundly illegal”
Madrid closes airspace and denies military base access, widening tensions with Washington as legal experts cite violations of the UN charter
Trump, complicity in genocide, started a terrible war; he must be removed NOW.
When will this march into Trump authoritarianism be stopped by some powerful, fearless leader?
Nuke power equals Trump profits
Amidst his escalating attacks on renewable energy and atomic safety, the Trump family’s investments in nuclear fusion live under a bad cloud that threatens us all.
Trump’s Iran war drives more than $100 billion to fossil fuel giants as global...
Analysis finds oil and gas price spikes linked to the conflict have shifted massive wealth from households and businesses to major energy companies while lawmakers propose taxing windfall profits.
How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.