It is time to seek justice for environmental war crimes
Ukrainian efforts to document and prosecute atrocities linked to the environment can help with accountability elsewhere.
Category Archives: Opinions
With measles on the rise, rebuilding trust in vaccines is a must
Trust in vaccines and health experts is declining, causing preventable infections like measles to become more common.
Give or take a few bombs, US complicity in genocide remains ‘ironclad’
Biden's decision to hold up delivery of 3,500 bombs hardly constitutes a betrayal of the Israeli killing machine.
The US and Israel are playing a dangerous game
US reluctance to pressure Israel into accepting the ceasefire deal will have grave consequences.
Peace starts with Palestine’s UN membership
On May 10, all member states should vote to admit the State of Palestine as the 194th member of the United Nations.
Colonialism is challenged but also reinforced on university campuses
The campus protests and the crackdown on them reflect the dual role universities have played in colonial history.
Watching the watchdogs: How US media weaponised campus protests coverage
Mainstream media has joined US power elites in demonising pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.
Rafah: Past the point of no return
Israel’s mass slaughter in Rafah will not start with a ground invasion; it has already been taking place.
World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality
WPP winner demonstrates Palestinian grief is only acceptable to the West if it is sanitised and devoid of context.
I spent 43 days in Gaza’s now-destroyed hospitals. My mind is still there.
Now thousands of miles away, I think of my patients in Gaza and wonder: Are they still alive?
US Gaza protests: Calling the cops on free speech
It turns out, many self-professed defenders of free speech care to safeguard the right to right-wing free speech alone.
Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections
A new network blending far-right extremism with MMA training is growing rapidly across North America and Europe.
The wrongs and harms of a Roma register in Norway
The existence of a Roma police register is directly linked to Norway’s long history of antigypsyism.
Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality
Incidents in the Red Sea illustrate the dangers of allowing 'flags of convenience' to proliferate.
Germany’s crackdown on criticism of Israel betrays European values
There is nothing to be gained, but much to be lost, from the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices.
Encamp, divest and keep your eyes on Gaza
Students must not allow sensationalist media coverage of their mobilisation to overshadow news of Israeli atrocities.
Child marriage is a problem in the US that needs urgent action
Only 12 out of 50 states have a ban on this harmful practice.
‘We scorned them’: Military, political and human costs of Israeli hubris
Israel's spy master quit over failures to prevent October 7, but his exit is unlikely to change the course of the war.
The Abu Ghraib case is an important milestone for justice
Three Iraqi survivors of torture at Abu Ghraib finally get the chance to have their voices heard and seek redress.
South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy is sustained by protest
Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.