ExxonMobil says it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South America’s coast where the Venezuelan military had previously expelled two U.S. oil companies. — Read on apnews.com/article/guyana-venezuela-oil-exploration-essequibo-exxonmobil-e42ba79e0fca008670b3902808319844
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Bail Bill in Georgia Jails More People Pretrial, Attacks Bail-Funds
The bill requires people be held on bail for dozens of new, small-time charges—and virtually eliminates charitable bail funds. — Read on theappeal.org/georgia-bail-bill-jails-more-people-pretrial-and-attacks-bail-funds/
Taiwan: An Anti-Imperialist Resource — Qiao Collective
As Taiwan makes headlines as a flashpoint for US aggression on China, this resource unpacks China’s aspirations for national reunification and Taiwan’s fraught status as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” for Western ideological, economic, and military power in Asia and the Pacific. — Read on http://www.qiaocollective.com/education/taiwan
Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–January 2024 – Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
The destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza impoverishes the collective identity of the Palestinian people, irrevocably denies them their history, and violates their sovereignty. — Read on librarianswithpalestine.org/gaza-report-2024/
Palestinians demand international inquiry after mass grave found in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News | Al Jazeera
Bodies of Palestinian detainees who were handcuffed, blindfolded discovered in plastic bags near northern Gaza school. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/palestinians-demand-international-inquiry-after-mass-grave-found-in-gaza
Anti-Zionism as Decolonisation — Ebb
In this essay, Leila Shomali and Lara Kilani, two Palestinian writers, detail what it means to be anti-zionist, laying out foundational concepts and definitions as they explore essential strategies and tactics for a militant decolonial movement against settler-colonialism. — Read on http://www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/anti-zionism-as-decolonisation
Brown University students start hunger strike for Gaza
The university said reporters would not be allowed on campus to cover the hunger strike. — Read on http://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/02/02/brown-university-students-start-hunger-strike-for-gaza/72452107007/
Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti – Boston Review
Toward the end of his life, Frederick Douglass served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Haiti. The disastrous episode reveals much about the country’s long struggle for Black sovereignty while always under the threat of U.S. empire. — Read on http://www.bostonreview.net/articles/frederick-douglass-and-american-empire-in-haiti/
Italy’s ‘good coloniser’ myth persists as it turns again to Africa
Italy’s government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome’s often-bloody colonial past on the continent — giving short shrift to historical accuracy. — Read on http://www.thelocal.it/20231028/as-italy-turns-again-to-africa-good-coloniser-myth-persists
Palestine’s Martyrdom Upends the World of Law • Protean Magazine
Bassem Saad writes on the contradictions of human rights discourse and international legal structures and the meaning of martyrdom. Hypocrisy is all too clear in the “Palestine exception.” — Read on proteanmag.com/2024/01/27/palestines-martyrdom-upends-the-world-of-law/
Aida Rends 