Journalist Chris Hedges speaks with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese about her book “When the World Sleeps” — and the price she has paid for her work. Albanese describes how, after her reports on Gaza, she was sanctioned, financially isolated, and placed under massive pressure. At the same time, she explains why she refuses to […]
In this report, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris travels to Minab in Iran, where he speaks with families who lost loved ones in an attack on a girls’ school and a nearby residential area, 168 people were killed and 95 injured, most of them children. As he visits burial sites and listens […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/united-nations-israel-us-attack-iran ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]
On Monday November 17, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution endorsing Donald Trump’s so-called ‘peace plan’ for Gaza. The resolution approves the creation of a U.S.-led “peace board” to supervise the Gaza Strip, calls for the ‘demilitarization’ of Gaza without imposing any restrictions on the arming of Israel, and authorizes an “international stabilization force” […]
In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald interviews Nick Cleveland Stout about his reporting on Israel’s efforts to influence American public opinion through covert social media campaigns. Stout has uncovered evidence that Israel is paying influencers up to $7,000 per post to promote pro-Israel content. This video was produced by System Update and published […]
In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald investigates how Netanyahu’s speech was met with a largely empty chamber as dozens of countries, including many from Latin America and Africa, deliberately left in protest against what they consider to be Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This video was produced by System Update and published on the […]
In this episode of Reason2Resist, Dimitri Lascaris discusses recent international developments, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in which he focused heavily on Iran and criticized countries recognizing a Palestinian state. Lascaris also examines reports of an unusual meeting convened by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with […]
Two days ago, a UN Independent Commission of Inquiry released a report accusing Israel of committing genocide. In this interview, Dimitri Lascaris speaks with former UN human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber about the mechanisms available to the United Nations to respond to such findings. They also discuss Israel’s recent attack on Qatar and the reactions […]
Written by Jeffrey Sachs To read the original text in English visit the following link: https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-summer-2025–issue-no-31/a-new-foreign-policy-for-europe ABOUT JEFFREY D. SACHS Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development […]