Commentary Selected By World News Trust Editors
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WATCH: Chris Hedges: My Promise to Palestine
When I accepted the Tafik Diab Prize for my writing on the genocide in Gaza in Cairo on June 10 I explained why the cartoonist Joe Sacco and I are planning to do our next book together on Gaza. ...
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The Surgeon General's Fear-Mongering, Unconstitutional Effort to Label Social Media -- Aaron Mackey and Jason Kelly, EFF
Aaron Mackey and Jason Kelly -- Electronic Frontier Foundation June 17, 2024 Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s extraordinarily misguided and speech-chilling call this week to label social media ...
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The Slow-Motion Execution Of Julian Assange Continues -- Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesThe ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. ...
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Israel’s Willing Executioners -- Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesHundreds of thousands of people are being forced to flee, once again, after more than half of Gaza's population took sanctuary in the border town of Rafah. This is part of Israel's ...
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The Nation’s Conscience -- Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesThe courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near-total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear. Chris ...
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Revolt In The Universities -- Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesUniversity students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions, and expulsions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges April 25, 2024 ...
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The Death of Amr -- Chris Hedges
Amr Abdallah More than 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Amr Abdallah was one of them. Chris Hedges April 3, 2024 On the morning Amr Abdallah was killed, he woke before dawn to say his ...
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A Genocide Foretold -- Chris Hedges
Ternura. Oswaldo Guayasamin. 1989. Source: WikiArt Chris Hedges March 30, 2024 The genocide in Gaza is the final stage of a process begun by Israel decades ago. Anyone who did not see this coming ...
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The Crucifixion Of Julian Assange -- Chris Hedges
Chris HedgesBritish courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange's show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point. Chris ...
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PEN America Self-Destructs -- Chris Hedges
In May 2013 I resigned from PEN America over the appointment of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state. Chris Hedges ...
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