(2025-07-18). Playing Out a Colonial Tragedy. counterpunch.org 
At the heart of the long-established structure of U.S. foreign policy are powerful special interests (lobbies). Interests that are capable of substituting their parochial interest for national interest. The most powerful and successful of these special interests is the Zionist lobby. This is so despite the fact that the Zionists act as agents of a
(2025-07-18). The Atomic Nightmare, Then and Now. counterpunch.org 
In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink of a full-scale war, a confrontation that could have become an extinction-level event, with the potential to claim up to two billion lives worldwide. The instability of a global order structured on nuclear apartheid has also come into sharp
(2025-07-18). Fragmenting a Nation: Israel's Enduring Pursuit of Palestinian Disunity. counterpunch.org 
Israel is aggressively implementing plans to shape Palestine's future and the broader region, sculpting its vision for the 'day after' its genocide in Gaza. The latest, bizarre iteration of this strategy proposes fragmenting the occupied West Bank into so-called 'emirates,' starting with the 'emirate of Hebron.' This unexpected twist in Israel's protracted search for alternative
(2025-07-18). From Chiapas to Gaza with Acción Palestina Chiapas. counterpunch.org