Arturo Desimone

Jan 7, 2025 | counterpunch.org | Arturo Desimone

“The thing that is to be supported, and the force that is to support it should stand in geometrical proportion to each other” cardinal Richelieu, cited by Henry Kissinger“Nothing is thoroughly real, therefore everything is permitted” – Hassan I. Sabbah, Persian leader of the assassins, in Vladimir Bartol’s novel Alamut. Even if it had the lifespan of a gnat, it was a miracle.

Nov 28, 2024 | counterpunch.org | Arturo Desimone

Journalist Lee Fang has an admirable track record for exposing authoritarian tendencies within the Democratic Party and in progressive spaces. His work is often a service to these institutions, who are seldom grateful for his critical exposés, and Fang has often faced harsh blowback online after much uncharitable misreading of his work.

Oct 21, 2024 | znetwork.org | Arturo Desimone |Justice Palestine

Defenders of Palestinian rights need to demand more serious diplomacy, especially from the Global South, in a world of European and Middle Eastern docility and Latin American bravado without content.

Oct 21, 2024 | znetwork.org | Arturo Desimone

This August, during Z’s fundraising drive, we are asking you to take action with us. It’s time to get up and stand up, not just in opposition to all the horrors unfolding around us, but to stand up FOR something in unity and strength. To provide a forum and tools for diverse activists to propose, not just oppose, has been Z’s mission for nearly 50 years.

Oct 21, 2024 | juancole.com | Arturo Desimone |Juan Cole

Defenders of Palestinian rights need to demand more serious diplomacy, especially from the Global South, in a world of European and Middle Eastern docility and Latin American bravado without content.