Russia Today: The Middle East crisis has made one thing clear about the US

By Bradley Blankenship. The veto on Palestinian statehood and Israeli strikes on Iran are signs of irreversible decline in American soft power So-called Western values, especially those touted by the United States, have long revealed themselves to be hollow and contradictory. The country’s Declaration of Independence from Great Britain famously stated that “all men are

History.com: This Day In History (April 18-1945): War correspondent Ernie Pyle killed

By History.com Editors. During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, America’s most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific. Pyle, born in Dana, Indiana, first began writing a column for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in 1935. Eventually syndicated to some 200 U.S. newspapers, Pyle’s

Russia Today: Historic irony: Germany is being sued over genocide complicity for helping Israel

By Tarik Cyril Amar. A globally widespread turn against Israel is far from complete, but Managua’s case at the ICJ is one of its clearest indications On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), often referred to as the World Court, will hold hearings on a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany.

Al Mayadeen: Palestine and the Problem of Land

By Hanna Eid. Peter Linebaugh’s article makes no mention of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Axis of Resistance, or Iran, which form constituent elements of the ‘real movement’ in West Asia away from the dominance of imperialist power centers. The principal contradiction of our world system today remains the antagonism between the collective imperialism of the

History.com: This Day In History (January 25-1942): Thailand declares war on the United States and England

By History.com Editors. On January 25, 1942, Thailand, a Japanese puppet state, declares war on the Allies. When war broke out in Europe in September 1939, Thailand declared its neutrality, much to the distress of France and England. Both European nations had colonies surrounding Thailand and hoped Thailand would support the Allied effort and prevent

History.com: This Day In History (January 22-1905): Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia

By History.com Editors. Well on its way to losing a war against Japan in the Far East, czarist Russia is wracked with internal discontent that finally explodes into violence in St. Petersburg in what will become known as the Bloody Sunday Massacre. Under the weak-willed Romanov Czar Nicholas II, who ascended to the throne in

History.com: This Day In History (January 14-1942): FDR orders “enemy aliens” to register

By History.com Editors. On January 14, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Presidential Proclamation No. 2537, requiring non-U.S. citizens from World War II-enemy countries—Italy, Germany and Japan—to register with the United States Department of Justice. Registered persons were then issued a Certificate of Identification for Aliens of Enemy Nationality. A follow-up to the Alien Registration

History.com: This Day In History (November 25-1970): Japanese author Yukio Mishima dies by suicide

By History.com Editors. World-renowned Japanese writer Yukio Mishima dies by suicide after failing to win public support for his often extreme political beliefs. Born in 1925, Mishima was obsessed with what he saw as the spiritual barrenness of modern life. He preferred prewar Japan, with its austere patriotism and traditional values, to the materialistic, westernized

History.com: This Day In History (November 23-1940): Romania becomes an Axis “power”

By History.com Editors. On November 23, 1940, Romania signs the Tripartite Pact, officially allying itself with Germany, Italy and Japan. As early as 1937, Romania had come under control of a fascist government that bore great resemblance to that of Germany’s, including similar anti-Jewish laws. Romania’s king, Carol II, dissolved the government a year later

The Daily Beast: is Fugitive Tycoon Carlos Ghosn Actually a Victim?

By Nick Schager. The former Nissan CEO-turned-fugitive tells his side of the story in Apple TV+’s riveting new docuseries “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn.” Following his distinguished stint at Michelin, Carlos Ghosn served as the simultaneous CEO of Renault and Nissan—positions that, along with the fact that he saved both companies from the brink