Decline and Fall
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later.
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Israel Becomes First Nation to Recognize Somaliland as Independent State
Experts said Israel hopes to use Somaliland as a base for strikes on Yemen and a destination to deport Palestinians to.
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
By Juan Cole for Informed Comment  The Algerian newspaper al-Masa’ reports that on December 24, the Algerian parliament passed a law recognizing French colonialism in that country, 1830-1962, as having been a crime that involved mass killing, rape, displacement of populations, usurpation of land, and marginalization of people. The law also makes claims on France for […]
One excavator, 10,000 bodies, a sea of rubble: inside Gaza’s effort to retrieve and bury its dead
By Tareq S. Hajjaj for Mondoweiss Fatima Salem waits outside anxiously, as rescue crews dig through the rubble of her family’s home in Gaza City on December 15th. With bated breath, she clings to the hope that all 60 of her family members – brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren – who were buried under the […]
Trump Admin Appears to Be Backing Off Plan for International Occupation of Gaza
Palestinian factions' unified opposition to the plan has seemingly pressured Trump's regional partners to reconsider it.
UN Experts Express Alarm Over UK Neglect of Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers
UK authorities have refused to meet with the activists, some of whom have been on hunger strike for over 50 days.
Trump Bombed Nigeria for Christmas, Went on Fascist Online Posting Spree
The president also spent some of the Christian holiday drawing further attention to his Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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