Marcellus Williams lynched by the US state of Missouri
Marcellus Williams has been executed via lethal injection in the US. The state of Missouri sentenced him to death for the 1998 killing of newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle. The death…
US state Missouri set to execute innocent man
Today, the US state of Missouri is executing Marcellus Williams, an innocent Black man – for a crime he didn’t commit: The fact that the USA is about to execute…
Israel is a terrorist state, as its pagers bombings in Lebanon show
Israel infiltrated a supply chain to cause the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of Hezbollah pagers. That’s the verdict of some analysts. Israel killed at least nine people and wounded around…
a permanent state is all around us, in shadow
This is the fifth and final part of Samantha Asumadu’s series on the ‘permanent state’. I did the best writing of my life in 2018/2019. I was in the midst…
Far right in North of Ireland embedded in the permanent state
In recent weeks, the presence of the far right in the North of Ireland has been thrust back into the spotlight, with the race riots and the anti-fascist response to…
Alcohol abuse in the UK: The state of play
Alcohol abuse is rising globally, with more people than ever understanding that their relationship with the substance could be problematic. There are many reasons for this and despite efforts to…
Israel conscientious objectors are under attack by the state
An Israel-based conscientious objector, who spoke at an event to mark International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, has called for support and solidarity for ‘refuseniks’ facing persecution around the world. Conscientious objectors:…
Varoufakis suing German state over Palestine protest crackdown
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is suing the German state after the government took totalitarian measures against Palestine resistance. Police dispatched 930 officers to shut down the Palestine Congress…
ME/CFS and Australian state trapping woman in domestic abuse
A woman living with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in Australia is desperately appealing for help to leave an abusive household. The neglect and abuse the Australian state, healthcare…
Poulter defection to Labour shows state of the party under Starmer
On 27 April, former Tory health minister Dan Poulter defected to the Labour Party. His given reason was the absolute state of the NHS. While it’s true the Tories have…
the pariah state provocateur enacting TikTok colonialism
Why are Western diplomats scornful and apoplectic with rage towards Iran while failing to denounce Israel’s deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria? I don’t think it’s a particularly…
US lobbying AGAINST a Palestinian state at the UN
The US is trying to avoid the embarrassment of vetoing Palestine becoming a full UN member state. Joe Biden’s administration is attempting to convince other UN Security Council members to…