Category Archives: International

Cuba Si, Bloqueo No

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Bryan Maxwell

The crisis of Trump’s second term in the White House is increasing the suffering of communities at home and abroad. In few places is this crisis felt more severely than for those living in Cuba. The people of Cuba are … Continue reading →

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The Zionist Lobby and Repealing Illinois’s Anti-Boycott Law, HB2723/SB2462

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Dua Aldasouqi

President Harry Truman was the first world leader to recognize the theft of the Palestinian lands of 1948 as Israel; he did so eleven minutes after its creation. When discussing the topic, he’s quoted to have said, “I am sorry, … Continue reading →

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Can the Hungarian Regime Change Show Us the Way?

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Zsuzsa Gille and Richard Esbenshade

The May 9 transition of power to new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and his Tisza Party after their landslide April 12 election victory has many who believe in the rule of law thrilled with the potential development of a … Continue reading →

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Gaza Denialism and the Wider War

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Janice Jayes

In the early months of the war on Gaza US foreign policy paid less attention to the war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians than the possibility that the war might spread into a regional conflagration. The US administrations (first … Continue reading →

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Epstein’s Global Role

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Paul Mueth

If someone updated Israel Shahak’s seminal 1982 book Israel’s Global Role: Weapons for Repression, they would no doubt have to add an extra chapter for Jeffrey Epstein’s activities. Or perhaps an entire extra volume would be needed. With that as … Continue reading →

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“Revolution” in Iran? Doomed If It Succeeds

Posted on 04/10/2026 by Lucy Jane

This essay was written before the February 28 beginning of the US–Israeli war on Iran. It is an edited version of one that appeared in The People’s Voice, the chapter newsletter of YDSA ISU, on February 18. An oft-repeated sentiment … Continue reading →

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The Hungarian Elections: A Blow to European Right-Wing Populism?*

Posted on 04/10/2026 by Richard Esbenshade

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been name-dropped by practically everyone on the American Right lately, from Donald Trump to Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson, as a trailblazer and model for the conservative nationalist authoritarian state they covet—not to mention … Continue reading →

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The Venezuela Raid: Venture Capitalism in a Gunboat

Posted on 03/01/2026 by Janice Jayes

Kidnapping the president of Venezuela was a showy move, to be sure. Having already attacked boats in nearby international waters and positioned dozens of naval vessels in the region, on January 3 the US deployed 150 aircraft from bases across … Continue reading →

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Not Every Israeli, but All of Israel

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Dua Aldasouqi

It’s been nearly four weeks since the start of “not a ceasefire” in Gaza. This “ceasefire,” like every previous one, means that Palestinians cease while Israel continues to fire, albeit at a slower pace—one more palatable to world leaders. Since … Continue reading →

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The Venezuelan Crisis: Product Placement for the Wars at Home

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Janice Jayes

Trump notified the world of his intended campaign against “narco-terrorist cartels” on Inauguration Day, but the reality of this summer’s naval buildup and military strikes in the Caribbean still took Americans by surprise. Analysts have been working overtime to decipher … Continue reading →

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Co-Conspirators: American and Israeli Bombs Drop on Iran

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Grant Chassy

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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The Struggle for Land and Housing Justice in Urban South Africa

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Public i

This article is a distillation of a recent conversation with UIUC-based urban justice educator Ken Salo and his Cape Town, South Africa-based comrade Bevil Lucas by the Public i’s Rick Esbenshade. Ken and Bevil are veterans of the 1976 student- … Continue reading →

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State Treasurer Frerich’s Investments are Unpopular and Immoral

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Bryan Maxwell and Clara Belitz

In March, community organizers from Champaign-Urbana launched a local campaign to demand an end to Illinois’s investments in corporations supporting Israel’s genocide against the people of Palestine, including Illinois’s direct purchase of Israel Bonds. The local effort joins a statewide … Continue reading →

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Bombing Iran Might Bring on Regime Change—Just Not in Iran — Print Version

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Janice Jayes

For decades Iran has been the gremlin in the American global imagination. US officials claim that Iran is the main source of instability in the Middle East, allowing them to dismiss any opposition to US or US allies’ policies as … Continue reading →

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Bombing Iran Might Bring on Regime Change—Just Not in Iran — Full Version

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Janice Jayes

For decades Iran has been the gremlin in the American global imagination. US officials claim that Iran is the main source of instability in the Middle East, allowing them to dismiss any opposition to US or US allies’ policies as … Continue reading →

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Belden’s French Connection

Posted on 06/30/2025 by Marie-Claude Smouts

I met Belden in 1963. We both were residents at the Cité Universitaire Internationale and attended the same seminar on the 1930s at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It was the start of a close friendship spanning … Continue reading →

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Yemen, Gaza and the Obscenity of the Collateral Damage Claim

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Janice Jayes

It’s telling that Americans discussing the March Signal leak detailing plans for the US air strikes on Yemen have focused more on White House emoji choices than the death tolls. This is what “over-the-horizon” warfare means for Americans now: it … Continue reading →

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Assange, Press Freedom, and the Story from Down Under

Posted on 10/18/2024 by Paul Mueth

The Julian Assange case is incredibly multifaceted, extending over many years.The root of course is the need for transparency regarding the actions of the powerful. The World War I–era Espionage Act is a major impediment to an open and just … Continue reading →

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A Surprise from the French Left in the 2024 Legislative Elections

Posted on 10/18/2024 by Belden Fields

Many French people were very anxious prior to the second round of their July, 2024 legislative elections. Unlike the American two-party system, in the French multiparty system a candidate needs 50 percent or more of the vote to be seated … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Bangladesh’s Recent Revolution: International Students’ Perspective

Posted on 10/17/2024 by Tahsina Alam et al.

What began as a student-led protest demanding quota reform in the allocation of Bangladesh’s government jobs rapidly transformed into a revolutionary movement that dismantled an autocratic regime in just two months. As Bangladeshi citizens studying in the United States, we … Continue reading →

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