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Jul 02 2024 Iran’s election runoff: two candidates, two worldviews
It is good to know what the differences are between the two run-off candidates in Iran.
From the Cradle
The hastily arranged Iranian presidential election to succeed Ebrahim Raisi saw a record low turnout, forcing a 5 July runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative Saeed Jalili and highlighting deep voter dissatisfaction.
Forty days after the passing… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2024 Collective West Stepping up Air/Sea Drills in China’s Backyard?
Carl Zha is a Chinese historian and an independent journalist and a very energetic and apt geopolitical analyst. He runs the Silk and Steel podcast. That is where I first became aware of his work, years ago and learned a lot of Chinese history without the romance that one generally finds in among the China… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2024 The question: Does the US understand Russia?
Judge Napolitano as we all know asks similar questions to those that he interviews in order to compare answers. This is good and one cannot critique that method.
The one question that comes up time and time again, is if the US understands Russia, i.e., do they get it when Russia talks about internediate nuclear missiles,… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2024 Hamas from a leftist perspective
In this piece, Abdaljawad Omar responds to criticisms of the Palestinian resistance from the left. Omar argues that the Western left must confront the reality that true solidarity with Palestine cannot dismiss or exclude Hamas, despite its complex socio-political dynamics. He explains the diversity within Palestinian society and the evolution of resistance in its various… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2024 Daily Chronicles – Previous
A reminder, Daily Chronicles sifts out the most important and sometimes interesting in our world today. It is not meant to be an overview of ‘the daily news’, as the selection is toward those issues that have the potential to change our world. We are in world-changing times.
Our work is focused on the anti-human systems… Continue reading