Message from Bernie Sanders

January 4, 2026
Sisters and Brothers -
Let me give you the good news and the bad news.

Protests in Iran: Analysis of current demonstrations and their implications for the Islamic Republic

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

Few analysts in the West are truly aware of the situation in Iran.

The United States attacks Venezuela, but many questions remain unanswered

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

An internal coup and a negotiated resignation are among the possibilities.

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

January 2, 2026
Jessica Corbett

“Demanding that the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes is not radical. It is exactly the right thing to do,” declared Sanders—who endorsed Mamdani even before his June primary victory over former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and “the billionaire-backed status quo.”

Introduction to the Updated Edition of Arghiri Emmanuel's ‘Unequal Exchange’

January 1, 2026
Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster

Syria’s Mukhtariyah massacre and the lie that made it possible

December 31, 2025

Testimony and footage from Mukhtariyah challenge official claims, showing how false 'security' narratives in March turned the small Syrian village into the site of mass civilian killings. Testimony and footage from the village of Mukhtariyah on the Sy'rian coast show how government security forces fabricated claims of 'violent clashes' with Alawite insurgents, giving them the pretext to carry out a pre-planned massacre

مبارزه با آلیگارشی

آخرین کتاب برنی سندرز با عنوان مبارزه با آلیگارشی منتشر شده است. سندرز شاید یکی از سناتورهای نادری باشد که به نمایندگی از اکثریت آمریکایی‌ها رأی می‌دهد. او در آوریل سال هشتاد و یک قرن بیستم میلادی، زمانی که کمتر از بیست سال سن داشت، به عنوان شهردار برلینگتون انتخاب شد و هشت سال این سمت را بر عهده داشت. ده سال پس از نخستین انتخابش، به عنوان عضوی از مجلس نمایندگان رأی آورد و شانزده سال در این سمت بود. آخرین انتخاب او در هفتمین سال این قرن، به عنوان سناتوری از ایالت وِرمانت بود، و تا کنون با صداقت از این ایالت، و سایر مردم این کشور که در زیر سلطهٔ منافع سرمایه‌دارن بزرگ در محرومیت به سر می‌برند، دفاع کرده است.ا

Fight Oligarchy

Bernie Sanders’ latest book is titled “Fight Oligarchy”. Sanders is perhaps one of the rare senators who votes on behalf of the majority of Americans. He was elected as the mayor of Burlington in April 1981 when he was less than twenty year of age, and he held that position for eight years. In 1991 he was elected as a member of the house, the position he held for sixteen years. In 2007, Sanders was elected as a senator, and since then he has been representing the state of Vermont in the senate.

John Pilger: Afflictor of the Powerful

December 30, 2025
Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News

UPDATED: John Pilger died two years ago today on Dec. 30, 2023. Better than just about anyone else, he used his prodigious talents to simply do his job as a reporter, writes Joe Lauria.

 

“Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks

December 29, 2025
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists remain imprisoned as they await trial over charges linked to their work with Palestine Action, which the British government has banned under its Terrorism Act over direct action protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Several of the activists who began their hunger strike in early November are now in “a critical stage” and facing grave health risks or death, according to Dr. James Smith, a doctor supporting the hunger strikers. “This is an extremely critical moment, and, frankly speaking, it defies comprehension that members of the government have refused even to meet with the hunger strikers in an attempt to resolve this situation.”

Storms Kill Displaced Woman in Gaza as Tents and Damaged Buildings Collapse

December 28, 2025

Storms sweeping Gaza have killed at least one displaced Palestinian and worsened already catastrophic living conditions for families forced into unsafe shelters.

China sealing Hainan customs borders to make full free trade port

December 27, 2025
Jeff Pao

Will it succeed on Singapore or Dubai scale – or disappoint due to ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy, Trump trade war, economic downturn?

Resorts in Sanya, Hainan province Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan

The Tomorrow Club aims to support and mentor young writers amid polarity and tech-driven chaos

December 26, 2025
Mong Palatino

An interview with PEN International about the Asia focus of its Tomorrow Club

In the Galilee hills, Christmas celebrations revive a depopulated Palestinian village

December 24, 2025
Samah Watad

After a two-year absence, displaced residents and their descendants returned to Bir'im — part of efforts since 1948 to keep the community alive.

People gather near the entrance to the the church at the Christmas market in Bir'im, Dec. 13, 2025. (Anna Maria Hawa)

I did not understand I grew up in a concentration camp until I left Gaza

December 24, 2025
Abdalrahim Abuwarda

Growing up in Gaza, I didn't realize that the siege I was living under was unique or that others didn't face a constant threat of death. It was only after I left that I understood I had grown up in a concentration camp, and that it shaped my life.

on February 16, 2009. The attacks came despite ceasefires declared on January 18, 2009, after a three-week Israeli offensive against the territory’s Hamas rulers that killed 1,330 Palestinians (Photo: APAIMAGES PHOTO / Ashraf Amra)

پایان دنیا

نخست بپردازیم به چگونگیِ آغازِ این جهان. از آنجائی که ما اطلاعات مکتوبی از زمانی‌ که جهان ما میلیون‌ها سال پیش به وجود آمد نداریم، به فرضیات دانشمندان در این رشته می‌پردازیم. در این مورد دانشمندان متبحّر در نجوم و ستاره‌شناسی‌ انگاشت‌های جالب و قابل قبولی از آغازِ دنیای ما به رشته تحریر در آورده‌ا‌ند. بر اساس محاسبات آنها، کره زمین بیش از چهارونیم میلیون سال پیش به صورت یک گوی مذاب شکل گرفت. گاز‌ها و گردهایی که تولید شدند در هم آمیختند و خوشهٔ سحابی یا نبولا را به وجود آوردند. در کهکشان یا راه شیری که منظومهٔ شمسی‌ قرار دارد، بیش از پانصد منظومهٔ دیگر نیز کشف شده‌ا‌ند. پس از آنکه در کرهٔ ما اقیانوس‌ها و کوه‌ها و سایر عوارض زمین شکل گرفتند، محیط برای تولید موجودات تک‌سلولی مساعد شد. در نهایت، این سلول‌ها بصورت انسان امروزی تکامل یافتند. این بود داستان علت وجودی ما انسان‌ها بطور خیلی‌ مختصر!ا

Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast. Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.

December 23, 2025
Elfadil Ibrahim

Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.

Why We Are on Hunger Strike in UK Jails

December 22, 2025
Amu Gib

Amu Gib is one of eight prisoners incarcerated for alleged involvement in direct action against Israeli genocide currently on hunger strike in UK jails. This piece is based on interviews conducted by Ainle Ó Cairealláin and ES Wight on Days 18 and 33 of the strike. Amu has subsequently been hospitalised, on Day 50 of their strike, the sixth hunger striker to be so.

 
London protest in support of jailed Palestinian rights hunger strikers. Screengrab from video posted to Instagram.

Two Killed near Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’ as Hospitals Warn of Imminent Collapse

December 21, 2025

Israeli fire killed two Palestinians near Gaza’s Yellow Line as hospitals warned of collapse amid ongoing restrictions and attacks despite the ceasefire.

Killed	Wounded	Missing
70,926	171,185	9,500

Flee or Stagnate: Haiti’s Youth Face Impossible Psychological Dilemma

December19, 2025
Magdala Louis
Lucnise Duquereste

Trapped by shuttered schools, few jobs, violence and closed borders, a generation of Haitians is suffering a devastating mental health crisis.

Makeshift tents fill a camp set up by people displaced from their homes by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)