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Category Archives: Imperialism
Co-Conspirators: American and Israeli Bombs Drop on Iran
On June 21, 2025, “pro-peace” President Donald Trump announced to the world that the United States had (illegally) bombed Iran. After decades of bloodlust, Israel had finally gotten the war in Iran that it desperately craved. Israeli prime minister and … Continue reading
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Posted in Imperialism, International, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Nuclear War, Section, World-wide death and suffering
Tagged bombing, Iran, Israel, nuclear power, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, US foreign policy
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The Deportation Industry and the Shadows of Indian Removal
This past spring I traveled with Witness at the Border to the border town of Eagle Pass, TX. I wanted to take a firsthand look at ground zero of the latest domestic militarization project dressed up as a national security … Continue reading
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Posted in Immigrants, Immigration, Imperialism, Indigenous, Refugees, Section, Violence, World-wide death and suffering
Tagged deportation, Immigrants, Indian removal, Native Americans, refugees, the border, US immigration policy
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Remembering the Work of International Human Rights Lawyer Francis A. Boyle
Francis Anthony Boyle passed away suddenly on January 30, 2025 at age 74. Francis A. Boyle was always in the right kind of trouble. Boyle was an international and human rights lawyer and professor in Urbana. He spent his life … Continue reading
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Posted in Human Rights, Imperialism, In Memorium, International law, Israel/Palestine, Justice, Middle East, Sanctuary movement, Section
Tagged Francis A. Boyle, human rights, In Memorium, international law, Sanctuary movement, US imperialism
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March/April Issue Back Cover
Hundreds gathered in Westside Park on Saturday, March 2 as part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine. They heard speeches and then marched through downtown Champaign. 762 total views, 1 views today
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Posted in Imperialism, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Peace movement, Violence, War
Tagged anti-war, Gaza, Jewish activism, Palestine, peace movement
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The Age of Disconnect: US Policy and the War Beyond Gaza
The hypocrisy gap between US diplomatic pronouncements and US actions is no surprise to world audiences, but the disconnect on display since October 7 has put the nail in the coffin of the American Century. American officials have been invoking … Continue reading
1,957 total views
Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Section, War
Tagged China, Gaza, imperialism, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US foreign policy, war
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Another View of the Ukraine War
Readers will note that the Public i has recently published three articles about the Ukraine War. However, there are still more issues not yet fully addressed. “When two elephants fight it is the grass that gets trampled.” Swahili proverb The … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Corporate media, Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Latin America, Nuclear War, Peace movement, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged Monroe Doctrine, NATO, nuclear threat, peace, Russia, Ukraine, war
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US/NATO Proxy War in Ukraine: Continuity in US Foreign Policy
The war in Ukraine is barbarous and awful beyond comprehension. The formula in the US media that the attack was unjustified is true, but its frequent corollary, that it was completely unprovoked, is not. This is Noam Chomsky’s and Daniel … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Ukraine, War
Tagged imperialism, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US foreign policy, war
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Daniel Ellsberg: “The Most Dangerous Man in America” and Heroic Whistleblower
“Wouldn’t you go to prison to help end this war?” Daniel Ellsberg, 1971 “I was PFC Manning.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2011 “The current risk of nuclear war, over Ukraine, is as great as the world has ever seen.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2023 … Continue reading
1,328 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Foreign Policy, Free Speech, Imperialism, Peace movement, Vietnam War, War
Tagged activism, imperialism, In Memoriam, peace movement, Vietnam War, Whistleblowers
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Silence and the Continuing Legacy of the US Invasion of Iraq
The twentieth anniversary of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq slid by with an encore performance of the arrogance that characterized the invasion itself. In 2003 that arrogance disregarded inconvenient international norms as easily as it disregarded the Iraqi victims … Continue reading
2,189 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Middle East, Remembering, Section, World-wide death and suffering
Tagged imperialism, Iraq invasion, Memory, US foreign policy
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Biden’s Sanctions on Afghanistan Threaten to Kill More Civilians than Two Decades of War
When President Joe Biden decided to withdraw the US military from Afghanistan last year, much of America’s news media came down on him like a ton of bricks. Republicans piled on, calling the withdrawal an “unmitigated disaster.” But getting out was the right … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Poverty, War
Tagged Afghanistan, foreign policy, poverty, sanctions, war
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Progressive Dilemmas on Ukraine
The Left has tangled itself in knots over how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early statements, such as by CodePink and Black Alliance for Peace, while putatively opposing war, laid emphasis on US and Western responsibility, NATO’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Ukraine, War
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Rally for Ukraine
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1,095 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Imperialism, International, International, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged peace, protest, Russia, Ukraine, war
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What’s With All That Socialism in South America?
The past twenty or so years in South America have seen several powerful electoral victories of socialist-aligned candidates and parties, followed by years of reform. Eventually the momentum for change slowed, however, to be followed by disappointment and defeat. This … Continue reading
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Posted in Economics, Imperialism, International, Latin America, Politics, Section, socialism
Tagged Bolivia, economics, Ecuador, political theory, socialism, South America, Venezuela
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Filmmaker Raoul Peck: “Do We Wish for a Common History?”
Pristine wilderness. Sounds like a good thing, doesn’t it? A place untouched. But does the phrase “pristine wilderness,” connoting unsullied land, serve as a cultural myth that ironically reeks of genocide? Raoul Peck makes this case and many others in … Continue reading
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Posted in Arts, film, Imperialism
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Bolton is Out! But Imperialist Aggression Against Iran is Still In
On September 10, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired from his post at the White House. With one of the staunchest advocates for US imperialism now out of the Trump administration, some were optimistic that the warmongering and the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Middle East, Politics
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Need for System Change
The time is long past due for American citizens to realize that our political and economic systems are untenable. Trump is awful, no question there. And for those who continue to support the Democratic candidates as the lesser evil—fine, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Imperialism, Politics
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Defenders of the Bolivarian Republic Forcibly Evicted from Venezuelan Embassy
On May 16, supporters of the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro were forcibly evicted from the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C. by US police forces. Earlier this year, President Maduro’s embassy staff was ordered by the US to vacate … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Trump, Venezuela
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