Betrayal is an interesting concept, although it rarely announces itself as such. It just quietly rearranges what you thought you could count on. Betrayal is a violation of trust from someone you least expect. A promise is broken. The psychological impact lingers. The harm can be irreparable. And often, it triggers the betrayed to eventually betray others (or themselves).

Like ticking time bombs, buildings damaged by Israel’s ongoing bombardment across the Gaza Strip, many of which are now at risk of collapse, pose a growing threat to the lives of thousands of displaced Palestinians. With tents and shelters in critically short supply, winter approaching, and building materials and equipment needed to clear rubble and carry out rescue operations difficult to obtain, many displaced families have been forced to seek refuge inside these damaged buildings”.

In March, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as among the most serious crimes committed against humanity. The initiative, led by African nations with Ghana at the forefront, won broad support, passing with 123 votes in favor. Although the resolution met resistance from countries like the United States, Israel, and Argentina, along with several European states, its passage represents an important political gesture on the global stage.

En el mes de marzo, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas aprobó una resolución que reconoce la esclavitud y la trata transatlántica como uno de los crímenes más graves cometidos contra la humanidad. La iniciativa, impulsada por países del continente africano con Ghana a la cabeza, obtuvo un amplio respaldo, con 123 votos a favor. Aunque la resolución encontró resistencia de países como Estados Unidos, Israel y Argentina y varios Estados europeos, su aprobación supone un importante gesto político en el plano global.

A man got sentenced to 100 years in prison this week. Seven other people got 30, 50, and 70 years apiece. Their crime, in the government’s own words, was being “antifa”—a word that has no legal definition, no membership roster, no headquarters, and no leadership, because it isn’t an organization. It’s a stance rooted in antifascism. And the government just proved you can sentence people to a century in a federal prison for holding one.

At the very heart of the struggle for civil rights in the United States stands a Black transgender drag queen and self-identified transvestite. Marsha spent her life battling deep poverty and mental illness, ultimately living out her final years with HIV. Yet, she was a fierce political force. Alongside Sylvia Rivera, a key figure on her own right, she co-founded S.T.A.R. (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries), a groundbreaking organization that provided food, clothing, and shelter to homeless queer youth and drag queens.