War in Ukraine? Unrest in Kazakhstan? What’s going on?
All things having to do with Russia are seen in the West through a renewed Cold War prism, with simplistic portrayals more befitting a Hollywood villain. Western media has been in a panic about an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine, while they celebrated a countrywide uprising in Kazakhstan that after a few days was put […]
Ali Abunimah Responds to Covid Denial & Anti-Vaccine Sentiment On the Left
Hostility to the COVID vaccine campaign is no longer just the domain of the right. Some on the left are veering into a conspiratorial reaction against medical experts, casting supporters of basic public health measures as dupes of Big Pharma. What’s going on? Rania Khalek spoke to Ali Abunimah, director of The Electronic Intifada […]
Palestine, the Squad & How the Right To Resist Imperial Violence Is Universal
As Israel enters its 74th year of occupying Palestine, labeling all its critics as antisemitic, world public opinion is finally changing. But is it shifting fast enough for those being pushed off their land? What is the relationship between, and relative importance of, Western public opinion in connection with regional resistance? How should we deal […]
Women Accuse TPLF of Mass Rape | The War on Ethiopia Dispatch 2
Nifas Mewcha, a town in northern Ethiopia, was attacked and captured by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, from August 12 to August 21. Breakthrough News traveled there and spoke to several women who gave testimony that they were gang raped by TPLF fighters, many in front of their children, in the nine days […]
American Fascism: White Supremacy and the Far Right from the Klan to Jan. 6
Brian Becker and Dr. Gerald Horne discuss the one-year anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol, encouraged and organized by Donald Trump. It was the first time since 1812 that the U.S. government was under attack on its home soil, yet the leaders of the attack have still not been prosecuted – […]
Legacy & Consequences 2 Years After US Assassination of Iranian General
On January 3, 2020, the U.S. assassinated Iranian General Qassem Suleimani, nearly starting a major regional and even global war. Two years later, what has been the impact of his killing in Iran and across the region? To discuss this, Rania Khalek was joined by Mohammad Marandi, a Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at […]
US Undermines Nuclear Talks While Blaming Iran
In 2018, the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran, but if you follow mainstream media you’d think Iran was responsible for the deal’s collapse. In the recent seventh round of negotiations to restore the deal, the U.S. government added new sanctions on Iran while Biden was urged to “restore Iran’s fear” with […]
How Cuban Socialism Survived Against the Empire Next Door
The U.S. government has tried to destabilize the tiny island nation of Cuba for 60 years all as punishment for Cuba daring to have a revolution and forge a path independent of U.S. capitalism. Yet Cuba has survived, and even thrived, most recently developing its own highly effective COVID vaccine while dispatching doctors around the […]