July 2025
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Chile: A Major Victory for the People and the Left, with Strategic Impact
With the support received by the Communist candidate, the possibility now clearly opens to continue pursuing and working toward more rights for the majority of Chilean men and women—with stability and security. Now more than ever, we can dream with our feet on the ground, with hope and realism, with confidence and commitment. Continue reading
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Who Really Won The ’12-Day War’?
On June 13th, Tel Aviv launched a criminal, unprovoked military strike on Iran. Israeli jets bombed military and nuclear sites, while in-country Mossad-run sleeper cells carried out sabotage missions against air and missile defense systems, and drones smuggled into Tehran were launched against local missile launch bases. Scores – figures vary – of nuclear scientists… Continue reading
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What will happen now that Palestine Action is banned?
Absurdly, the direct action protest group has now been designated by the Israel-backed UK regime as a proscribed “terrorist” group (despite the fact that it does not use violence and has never harmed people, as opposed to property). Continue reading
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Genocide Convention: Liable of Arrest and Punishment. Heads of State, Heads of Government Supportive of Genocide against the People of Palestine
Liable of Arrest and Punishment: Heads of State, Heads of Government Supportive of Genocide against the People of Palestine, Genocide Convention. Articles I, II, III and IV Continue reading
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Palestine Action ban in place from midnight
Yvette Cooper’s decision to ban the group came after a protest at RAF Brize Norton, in which red paint was thrown on military jets. Four people have been remanded in custody after the action, to appear in court at the Old Bailey on 18 July. Continue reading
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Palestine Action head tells the UK high court to delay the British government’s terrorist proscription
Friday, 8 June 2025 — MintPress News UPDATE On Friday, Huda Ammori, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, lost her bid to halt the UK government’s move to ban the group under anti-terror laws while she challenges the decision in court. Ammori, who co-founded the group in 2020, had asked London’s High Court to Continue reading
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US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy, not Dismantle it
“While many believe that under the Trump administration the controversial National Endowment for Democracy (NED*) was defunded, dismantled, or otherwise dissolved, the reality is far less dramatic and far more dangerous.” Continue reading
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Can We Build Robust Public Administration Institutions in the Global South?: The Twenty-Seventh Newsletter (2025)
A decade ago, I was a fly on the wall during a trade negotiation between the United States and a small country in Southeast Asia. What interested me was not the substance of the negotiation, the deliberations around an issue of minor concern to world affairs but of great concern to this one country, but… Continue reading
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10 year plan: say goodbye to your data (and say goodbye to your GP)
When the whole 10 year plan comes out tomorrow we’ll start reading it, but the night before what’s out is the last press release before the 10 year plan – ie only the bits that Government most wants to talk about because they think they’re the best parts… Continue reading
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The July 2025 issue of ColdType is now online
Tuesday, 1 July 2025 — ColdType Read Issue 271 at https://www.coldtype.net/Assets23/PDFs/ColdType271July2025.pdf and at https://issuu.com/coldtype/docs/coldtype_271_-_july_2025?fr=sOTJkZDg1OTY5ODg —————————- BACK COPIES – All issues of ColdType (plus the original 6 tabloid versions) are available to read and download at https://issuu.com/coldtype and at www.coldtype.net/reader.html —————————- ColdType Continue reading
The New Dark Age 