Asia & the Pacific

Behind the U.S. anti-China campaign

In order to evaluate the claims of massive human rights violations of the Uyghurs, an ethnic and religious minority in…

December 18, 2019

‘Afghanistan Papers’ release stirs protest from U.S. war veterans

On Dec. 9, 2019, the Washington Post released an investigative report entitled “The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the…

December 16, 2019

New developments in Israeli colonization, Palestinian resistance

In the midst of a political stalemate in Israel, the government is continuing with its annexation of the West Bank,…

November 30, 2019

Bay Area protests: ‘Stop killings and repression in the Philippines!’

A series of events in the Bay Area and around the U.S. have put the spotlight on U.S.-funded repression and…

November 26, 2019

Los coreanos dicen no a Trump

La República Democrática Popular de Corea ha rechazado la última propuesta de la administración Trump para una reunión cumbre. El…

November 26, 2019

Bolivia, lithium and China’s BRI

Details are still emerging about the recent coup in Bolivia, which removed President Evo Morales from power. Under Morales, the…

November 21, 2019

Koreans say no to Trump

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has rejected the latest proposal by the Trump administration for a summit meeting.  On…

November 20, 2019

Palestinians resist Israeli renewed attack on Gaza

Israel began pounding the Palestinian area of Gaza on Nov. 12 with scores of air raids and artillery attacks. The…

November 19, 2019

New York City protest: Let Gaza live!

A couple of hundred activists held an emergency rally in New York’s Times Square on Nov. 15 to protest recent…

November 19, 2019

Erdogan wants nuclear weapons

Published Oct. 21 in the Italian newspaper, Il Manifesto. Translation by John Catalinotto. “Some countries have nuclear missiles, but the…

November 2, 2019