Stockholm.  Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize means that for the first time in history a political figure involved in a genocide will be nominated for the prestigious award by a leader who has an arrest warrant out for him for the crime of genocide. Netanyahu’s move, however, has triggered a flood of nominations from across the globe.

Witnessing the extraordinary cage fight this week between Zelensky and Trump in the Oval Office was an eye-popping glimpse into what is normally kept behind closed doors when world leaders meet to nut out matters of great consequence. 

What we seem to be back to is the kind of unequal treaties

Trump’s rough woo-ing of Canada to become the 51st state, and his threat to use military force to seize both Greenland and the Canal, speak to a back-to-basics focus for American imperialism – a shift in US policy that will bring it closer to its core strategic interests

When Middle East analyst Annelle Sheline turned her back on her dream job at the US State Department and resigned in protest this week at the US war on Gaza, she joined an elite group of human beings: those who have the courage of their convictions.

Burning Man: Aaron Bushnell’s message to us all.