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The US Has Supplied Israel With Over 70,000 Weapons Since 1950, Report Finds
Experts have said U.S. arms represent a significant proportion of the weapons being used by Israeli forces in Gaza.
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
Disarmament Grows More Distant as US Plans Another “Upgrade” to Nuclear Bomb
Disarmament proponents have called the B61 bomb upgrade “an irresponsible escalation of the new nuclear arms race.”
Far Right Trump Admirer Javier Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Runoff
Milei says that climate change is a “socialist lie” and pledged to take a “chainsaw” to social programs.
New Book Examines How Pirates Tried to Sabotage the Growth of the Slave Trade
The 18th-century pirates sowed havoc among human traffickers from Europe, burning and exploding their ships and ports.
Exporting US Fracked Gas Is Far Worse for the Climate Than Coal, Study Finds
If all proposed export terminals are built, the climate-warming emissions would be equivalent to 532 coal plants.
Apocalyptic Ecocide Looms If Sea Keeps Rising, Marshall Islands Activists Warn
Sea level rise floods low-lying islands first, but climate crisis will eventually come for us all, activists warn.
Citing Crimes Against Humanity, Bolivia Severs Diplomatic Relations With Israel
Meanwhile, Chile, Colombia and Jordan have recalled their ambassadors to Tel Aviv.
Latin American Leaders Reject US-Imposed Migration Policies at Palenque Summit
At the Palenque Summit in Mexico City, Latin American leaders blamed coercive U.S. policies for the migration crisis.
Practicing New Worlds in a Time of Collapse
“Our survival is at stake,” says author and organizer Andrea Ritchie.