Daniel Falcone

Asim Qureshi · Short Cuts: Misuses of the Terrorism Act Thousands of people each year are detained and questioned under Schedule 7, the majority of them from ethnic minority...

‘To be held without charge and questioned under threat of criminal prosecution without a lawyer is otherwise unheard of in British law. At a port of entry or exit, this cornerstone of British justice no longer applies.’

Asim Qureshi on misuses of the Terrorism Act:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

The Nation story on publicly financed campaigns

The answer to corruption is publicly financed campaigns.

This should be the biggest takeaway from NY’s mayoral race.

Thanks to public financing, corrupt oligarchs are about to lose the mayoral race.

Our piece for @thenation.com based on our new book MASTER PLAN — pass it on: LeverNews.com/book

The Furnace: Climate, Confinement, and the Cost of Reproductive Aging Behind Bars – Scalawag The aging reproductive body, especially in the form of menstruation and menopause, is not protected within carceral institutions.

"[R]eproductive punishment."

"The aging reproductive body, especially in the form of menstruation, menopause, and post-surgical healing, is not protected within carceral institutions."

"Reproductive aging in this context is not simply biological. It is political."
#USA #Healthcare #Incarceration

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Mainstream Media Miss the Global Significance of Counterrevolution in Sudan This is a war against civilians and against a truly pro-democracy revolution, says Professor Khalid Mustafa Medani.

truthout.org/articles/mai...

Erin Maglaque · Thishereness: Pico in Purgatory Pico’s Oration contravenes the very idea of human possibility that we think the Renaissance is about – yet we think...

‘Does Pico really belong to the Renaissance? Or is our whole idea of the Renaissance hopelessly flimsy, nothing but a collection of fantasies about what it means to be modern and human?’

@erinmaglaque.bsky.social on Pico della Mirandola: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Tunisia: Lawyer arbitrarily detained: Ahmed Souab - Amnesty International Ahmed Souab, a 68 year-old lawyer and human rights defender, has been arbitrarily detained since 21 April 2025 for his work defending victims of human rights violations and the legitimate exercise of…

"Ahmed Souab, a 68 year-old lawyer and human rights defender, has been arbitrarily detained since 21 April 2025 for his work defending victims of human rights violations."

"[U]nfounded terrorism charges solely for comments he made criticizing the lack of due process."
#Tunisia #Incarceration

Here’s an idea for a reporter:

Gather some retired cops or MPs together and show them how ICE handles hecklers and protesters.

I guarantee you’ll get some amazing copy. Especially if your outlet lets you reprint profanity.

Guinea and the Challenges for Social Democracy and the Left Following Guinea’s widely contested (and largely boycotted) constitutional referendum on September 21, 2025, Professor Mohamed Saliou Camara argues that

Guinea and the Challenges for Social Democracy and the Left
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/02/guinea-and-the-challenges-for-social-democracy-and-the-left/ [1/3]

The United Nations Must Act in Gaza Under the Uniting for Peace Resolution Failures of the UN Security Council and Western democracies to maintain international humanitarian law has left Palestinians ensnared in genocide, famine, and forced displacement. Despite the clear grounds for intervention, political will remains absent. In this exclusive interview for CounterPunch, international scholar Richard Falk argues that the General Assembly has the precedent and authority under the Uniting for Peace Resolution to bypass the Security Council and act decisively to protect civilians. Gaza offers a crucial test of whether the international system can prioritize people over politics.

The United Nations Must Act in Gaza Under the Uniting for Peace Resolution
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/08/the-united-nations-must-act-in-gaza-under-the-uniting-for-peace-resolution/ [1/3]

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📕 post: this one publishes in November.

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On Wednesday I'll be in conversation with @sallyhayd.bsky.social and @horatioclare.bsky.social at the Big @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in Charing Cross. Come along, say hi, ask questions, get books signed, 7pm. See you there!

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Final plug for this, happening in London tonight. I will be the chair, so come with audience questions. Ticket price apparently includes a glass of wine. www.foyles.co.uk/events/on-mi...

African Migration and the Violence of Global Capitalism  - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/a...

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Frantz Fanon: Algeria's independence hero 100 years on – DW – 07/20/2025 Frantz Fanon was one of the major anti-colonial thinkers of the 20th century and a hero of the Algerian liberation movement. He died just before Algeria's independence from France. Fanon would have tu...

amp.dw.com/en/frantz-fa...

Recommended for you Donald Trump's big, beautiful act of self-harm

The FT talking bluntly.

The deportation machine relies heavily on the assistance of local police in Dem controlled cities.

Updates on the Iran-Israel War: Conversations with Leading Analysts In this latest and extensive discussion on U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, CounterPunch features international relations scholar Stephen Zunes,

www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/01/u...

Oggi votate per Zohran Mamdani, non per Cuomo, figlio di Mario.

Russia warns Israel over Iran nuclear site strikes There are Russian specialists working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

www.newsweek.com/russia-warns...

Iran, Israel, and the Crisis of Legitimacy An interview with Richard Falk.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Activists and Empires, Old and New Greta Thunberg and crew threatened to commit the unthinkable – deliver food, first aid, clean water, and child prosthetics to the people of Gaza. Their

www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/10/a... Activists and Empires, Old and New - CounterPunch.org

Pierre Nora, 93, Who Probed Role of Memory in Writing of History, Dies

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/b...

History and the Plague of Fascism Introduction On October 24, 1970, in writing for the Amsterdam weekly, Vrij Nederland, Dutch journalist and Trotskyite Igor Cornelissen, (1935–2021) known

www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/02/h...

End Times Militarism - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/05/26/e...

End Times Militarism In 2016, in response to a critical yet incoherent ad by the Super-PAC Priorities USA, Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway pushed back against

Trump is a bomber and not a builder.