Almost as soon as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in March, contact tracing apps seem to
Category: Wars
Malawi is Just the Beginning: How Israel Changed the Political Narrative of an Entire Continent
In June 2020, Malawi’s opposition leader, Lazarus Chakwera, defeated Peter Mutharika in a rerun presidential election. With last year’s poll
CIA’s New Big Tech Procurement Drive Brings War Economy Back to its Roots
The vaunted “17 intelligence agencies” that comprise the U.S. intel community will be sharing a network of private-sector cloud computing
How Joe Biden Plans to Make The American Empire Great Again
Throughout his campaign, Joe Biden railed against Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy, claiming it weakened the United States and
The Last Negotiator: The Death of Saeb Erekat Could Mark the End of Palestinian Reconciliation
The untimely passing of Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat marks the end of not only a period, but of a generation.
Our House: Why China’s New South Asian Trade Deal is Making Washington Sweat
For most Americans, the mention of Hanoi elicits memories of the Vietnam war and the peak of the antiwar movement
Cuba Could be on the Brink of a Revolutionary COVID Vaccine, But US Sanctions Are Slowing It Down
Cuba has announced positive and promising results for a number of separate COVID-19 vaccines it is currently developing, but U.S.
A Hero’s Welcome: Inside Evo Morales’ Triumphant Return Tour
The return of Evo Morales to Bolivia on Monday, November 9, one day after President Luis Arce’s inauguration, marked the
Yes, Biden and Harris Are Self-Declared Zionists, But a Glimmer of Hope Remains
As the U.S. and the world wait with anticipation for the Biden administration to take office, people with progressive agendas
In Blow to Online Privacy EU Seizes on Vienna Attack to Enact Long-Desired Ban on Encryption
The European Union is rushing through new legislation to get rid of end to end digital encryption. This would mean
America’s Election Debacle Highlights Anti-Democratic Hijinks of Both Parties
Dan Cohen is a journalist and filmmaker. He has produced widely distributed video reports and print dispatches from across Israel-Palestine.
The Military-Industrial Complex, Israeli-Style. New Docuseries Touts Virtues of “Iron Dome”
A new docuseries produced in Israel chronicles the development and use of Israel’s multi-billion dollar, U.S.-subsidized Iron Dome missile defense
It Not About Right or Left, Its About Neoliberalism. Mickey Huff on Big Tech’s Efforts To Purge Dissent
In mid-October, one day after Twitter and Facebook banned a story by the New York Post about a laptop alleged to
Pompeo’s Tweet About Tanzania Election Irregularities Could Have Easily Been About the US
When the United States decides to bring democracy to other nations, most of the world understands it as a euphemism
The Knives Come Out as Greenwald Splits From the Intercept Citing Censorship
Glenn Greenwald, co-founder of investigative news outlet The Intercept, very publicly resigned from his position yesterday. The immediate trigger for his
Times Editorial Lets Slip Joe Biden’s Latin America Policy: More Obama-Style Coups
With less than a week to go, polling shows Democratic candidate Joe Biden to hold a 7.1 point average lead
From a Wealthy Socialite to an Israeli Govt Censor, Facebook’s New “Free Speech Court” Is Anything but Independent
Days away from the most polarized electoral contest in American history, social media companies like Facebook have vowed to censor
New COVID-19 Security Measures Will Make Health a Prerequisite for Travel
Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays. You’re getting ready to go through
Report: Facebook “Complicit” in Role as “World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence”
Facebook has been described as “the world’s engine for anti-Muslim violence” in a new report on Islamophobia. Entitled “Complicit: the human
Is the European Union Qualified to Broker Peace Between Israel and Palestine?
In theory, Europe and the United States stand on completely opposite sides when it comes to the Israeli occupation of
With an Eye on Nearby Iran, Israeli Weapons Fuel the Violence in Azerbaijan
The latest iteration of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has already claimed the lives of dozens of people, had been largely forgotten
A Historical Reckoning: Oxford Study Challenges Israel’s Claims Concerning Palestinian Refugees
There needs to be a fundamental change in the way Palestinian refugees are seen, no longer as victims but as
Philippines to Roll Out National ID as Surveillance State Spreads Across the World
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the central organism tasked with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data in the southeast Asian nation,
How a Black Evangelical Denomination was Duped into “Blessing” Israel
The Church of God in Christ, or COGIC, is certainly not the first evangelical group to embrace the state of
Kidnapping Dissent: The Whitmer Plot and the End of Freedom
In “The Grand Chessboard,” Zbigniew Brzezinski warned his fellow ruling class cohorts that the onset of the information age would
Critics Say New Iran Sanctions Designed To “Choke off Humanitarian Exports” Amid Pandemic
Yesterday the State Department announced the beginnings of yet more sanctions on Iran, this time targeting the country’s financial industry. Secretary
New DARPA-Funded Tech Promises to Diagnose COVID-19 Through Implantable Biochip
The POC (point-of-care) diagnostics market stands at about $18.8 billion globally, according to recent market trends, and is expected to
Flint-Linked Veolia Merger Brings Water Privatization Closer to “Global Reality”
Veolia, one of the world’s largest private water corporations, has just announced the acquisition of 29.9 percent of Suez Water,
Abraham Accord: Experts Warn Trump Peace Deal a Precursor to War with Iran
On paper at least, last month’s U.S.-sponsored agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were all about peace.
Reporters Claim Facebook is Censoring Information on Julian Assange Case
Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and longtime confidant of Julian Assange, has been fastidiously reporting on the Australian
Under Pressure, Amazon Reveals Over 20,000 Employees Likely Contracted COVID
It announced the figure in the middle of a public relations statement detailing the measures it was taking to try
NJ Homeland Security Assessment Warns Violent Unrest Could Follow 2020 Election
In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, potential civil unrest and worse has been predicted by multiple governmental
Don’t Be Fooled: The 2020 Election Has Already Been Decided
Republicans and Democrats alike fear that the other party will attempt to hijack this election. President Trump is convinced that mail-in
The Court of God: How a Catholic Secret Society Took Over SCOTUS
The Trump White House wasted no time in nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic, to the Supreme Court after RBG’s
Mexico to Renationalize Oil Next Year If Current Laws Fail to Save Reeling PEMEX
Faced with thousands of conservative opposition demonstrators camping out in the streets of Mexico City since he took office, the administration
New Middle East Peace Plan Would Use Jobs to “Turn Palestinians Away from Violence”
A dauntless supporter of Israel, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) will retire in January after over thirty years in
More Than Just Statistics: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse
Palestine can never be truly understood through numbers, because numbers are dehumanizing, impersonal, and, when necessary, can also be contrived
Trump Pushes CDC To Release COVID Vaccine Before Election, Experts Warn It’s Too Early
Operation Warp Speed has grabbed all the headlines when it comes to the federal government’s efforts to deploy a COVID-19
Deutsche Bank Money Laundering Scandal Could Create Greatest Economic Crisis in History
Deutsche Bank, along with several of the world’s biggest commercial banks, are embroiled in a global money laundering scandal that
Pentagon’s Top Spy Agency Turns To AI for Targeting and Operations Planning
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is getting ready for the “next battlefield” and counting on the expertise of private
A DARPA-Funded Implantable Biochip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets by 2021
The most significant scientific discovery since gravity has been hiding in plain sight for nearly a decade and its destructive
As Venezuela Foils CIA “Terror Plot” Pompeo Tours Its Neighbors To Talk Regime Change
Venezuela’s government has announced it has foiled a potential terror attack, arresting a former CIA operative while he was on
Israeli Human Rights Group Highlights How Israel Makes Fishing in Gaza Deadly
The Gaza Strip, just six miles wide, boasts a twenty-five-mile coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. Fishing is a natural industry
Patriot Act Coauthor Michael Chertoff Touts More Election Security as Federal ID System Looms
Keeping in line with the trend of governance consolidation taking place among current and former members of the American political
Israel and the UAE Hope to Turn Yemen’s Remote Islands into an Intel Gathering Hub
SOCOTRA, YEMEN — In the wake of the recent normalization of ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in August, it
Cheap Mediterranean Natural Gas Could Spell the End for the NATO Alliance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance in name alone. Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial
Biden Urged to Adopt a Good Neighbor Policy Toward Latin America
Election season is a difficult time to develop good policies towards Latin America, since both Democrats and Republicans cater to
MintPress Is Recognizing Our Essential Workers: Independent Journalists
Dear friends of MintPress News, For the next week, MintPress News will be offline and enjoying Staff Appreciation Week to
The US Is Facing a Child Care Crisis as Schools Go Digital
Greater Albany Public Schools (GAPS) Superintendent, Melissa Goff, is calling on county commissioners to allocate funding for oversight of “suitable