Uvalde school massacre: The American nightmare
School shootings have become as American as apple pie.
Category Archives: Opinions
There is a sickness in America
A country has to be sick if it values its guns more than it values its children’s lives.
Is Putin achieving his goals in Ukraine?
Despite many setbacks, Russia made some progress with regards to the officially declared goals of its war on Ukraine.
Treat all refugees with the same compassion
Why was the compassion afforded to Ukrainians fleeing the war not afforded to me when I was a refugee?
Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing: Lies, investigations and videotape
Israel has lied from the instant that Shireen Abu Akleh was assassinated.
George W Bush is not funny
The effective annihilation of a nation is hardly a laughing matter.
Why is the Brazilian left supporting Putin’s Russia?
In the eyes of many Brazilian leftists, the only real imperialism is US imperialism.
Rajapaksa not only needs to go, he needs to face accountability
Protesters want a new Sri Lanka, not just a reshuffling of the stale old cards.
The future is post-Western
This current chapter of Western-run human history must be flung shut.
Shireen Abu Akleh should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
I know that the Nobel Committee does not award its prizes posthumously, but it should break that rule this year.
Gas is a dangerous distraction for Africa
Arguments for gas exploration and infrastructure are robbing us of vital time to switch to clean energy.
Palestine’s voice will never be silenced
Palestinians will not be erased.
We need to show Israel the time for accountability has arrived
Israel should not be allowed to whitewash the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh with a sham 'investigation'.
Israel’s policy: Kill the messenger, attack the mourners
Unfortunately for Israel, however, Palestinian identity cannot be eradicated at the barrel of a gun.
Lebanon’s elections will only re-legitimise the failed system
It is unlikely that Sunday's parliamentary election will bring any structural change.
Today we mourn, tomorrow we’ll pick up the pieces of our struggle
Palestinians will ensure that there is justice for Shireen Abu Akleh - and thousands of others killed before her.
Only the ICC can deliver justice for journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The murder of the Al Jazeera journalist should be investigated by an international body.
NATO’s philosophers
Who are the thinkers shaping the strategies of the alliance?
The US goes ballistic: America’s gun epidemic
As of 2017, there were already more guns than people in the US. And the situation has only gotten worse since.
Empty pledges to plant more trees will not save the Congo Basin
More needs to be done to protect the world's second-largest rainforest - and secure our collective future.