Stephen Zunes
@szunes.bsky.social
professor, parent, interests in peace, human rights, U.S. foreign policy
The head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is now claiming that the 2014 popular uprising that ousted the corrupt and increasingly autocratic Yanukovych regime, which involved millions of Ukrainians, was actually the work of one U.S senator and that that was what provoked the Russian invasion.
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is now claiming that the 2014 popular uprising that ousted the corrupt and increasingly autocratic Yanukovych regime, which involved millions of Ukrainians, was actually the work of one U.S senator and that that was what provoked the Russian invasion.
Excerpts (in English) from an interview I did for Al Jazeera yesterday on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank and the responsibilities of the United States and the international community:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94jK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94jK...
ستيفن زونس: الفلسطينيون يحتاجون الدعم للصمود والمقاومة
YouTube video by AlJazeera Arabic قناة الجزيرة
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Excerpts (in English) from an interview I did for Al Jazeera yesterday on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank and the responsibilities of the United States and the international community:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94jK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94jK...
Opinion | This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Given how Senators Schumer, Schiff, Markey, Cantwell, and some other Democratic leaders supported Bush's invasion of Iraq because of supposed "weapons of mass destruction" rather than admitting it was about oil, it raises the worrisome possibility they will support a Trump war on Venezuela as well.
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Given how Senators Schumer, Schiff, Markey, Cantwell, and some other Democratic leaders supported Bush's invasion of Iraq because of supposed "weapons of mass destruction" rather than admitting it was about oil, it raises the worrisome possibility they will support a Trump war on Venezuela as well.
A powerful story from Harper's magazine about the repression--including detention without trial and widespread torture--of nonviolent activists by U.S.-backed Israeli occupation forces.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
After Nonviolence, by Ben Ehrenreich
The end of peaceful resistance in Palestine
harpers.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A powerful story from Harper's magazine about the repression--including detention without trial and widespread torture--of nonviolent activists by U.S.-backed Israeli occupation forces.
harpers.org/archive/2025...
harpers.org/archive/2025...
According to the highly-regarded Academic Freedom Index, the United States now ranks #85 after another continuous year of significant decline. heterodoxacademy.org/blog/the-u-s...
The U.S. Ranks #85 on the 2025 Academic Freedom Index. Is anti-pluralistic government to blame? — Heterodox Academy
America’s academic freedom ranking keeps falling.
heterodoxacademy.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
According to the highly-regarded Academic Freedom Index, the United States now ranks #85 after another continuous year of significant decline. heterodoxacademy.org/blog/the-u-s...
Important analysis of recent diplomatic efforts regarding Western Sahara:
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/11/20/w...
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/11/20/w...
What the UN Resolution 2797 Means for Western Sahara
Today, around 200,000 Sahrawis remain in refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria, waiting in harsh conditions for the vote they were promised.
moderndiplomacy.eu
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Important analysis of recent diplomatic efforts regarding Western Sahara:
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/11/20/w...
moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/11/20/w...
In return for antiwar students dismantling an encampment, Northwestern University agreed to provide funding for at-risk Palestinian students and reestablish an Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility. Northwestern's rightwing administration has now unilaterally revoked the agreement.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In return for antiwar students dismantling an encampment, Northwestern University agreed to provide funding for at-risk Palestinian students and reestablish an Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility. Northwestern's rightwing administration has now unilaterally revoked the agreement.
The kind of president we could have had had Democratic voters not instead chosen the pro-Iraq invasion and genocide-enabler Joe Biden.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The kind of president we could have had had Democratic voters not instead chosen the pro-Iraq invasion and genocide-enabler Joe Biden.
More people--including academics--lost their jobs for saying things critical about Charlie Kirk than saying things critical about Israel. Let's stop this antisemitic nonsense about supposedly all-powerful Zionist interests and recognize the problem is powerful (mostly non-Jewish) rightwingers.
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
More people--including academics--lost their jobs for saying things critical about Charlie Kirk than saying things critical about Israel. Let's stop this antisemitic nonsense about supposedly all-powerful Zionist interests and recognize the problem is powerful (mostly non-Jewish) rightwingers.
A Latin American president who, unlike leftist leaders Maduro and Petro, actually was heavily involved in smuggling cocaine into the United States--and Trump has pardoned him after serving just a few months of his 45-year sentence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A Latin American president who, unlike leftist leaders Maduro and Petro, actually was heavily involved in smuggling cocaine into the United States--and Trump has pardoned him after serving just a few months of his 45-year sentence.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Stephen Zunes
“While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill people””,
writes @szunes.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
writes @szunes.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?
While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill people.”
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“While he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill people””,
writes @szunes.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
writes @szunes.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
My latest article, from The Nation, on how--despite his anti-interventionist rhetoric--Trump is a dangerous militarist.
Please consider circulating.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Please consider circulating.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My latest article, from The Nation, on how--despite his anti-interventionist rhetoric--Trump is a dangerous militarist.
Please consider circulating.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Please consider circulating.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Trump willingness to recognize Russia's illegally annexations of Ukrainian territory is not unprecedented. He has already recognized Israel's illegal annexation of the Golan region of Syria and Morocco's illegal annexation of the entire nation of Western Sahara. newlinesmag.com/argument/put...
Putin's Illegal Conquests Wouldn't Be the First the White House Has Endorsed
America’s tolerance of Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights and Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara undermines the case against territorial concessions that would reward Russia’s aggression in ...
newlinesmag.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trump willingness to recognize Russia's illegally annexations of Ukrainian territory is not unprecedented. He has already recognized Israel's illegal annexation of the Golan region of Syria and Morocco's illegal annexation of the entire nation of Western Sahara. newlinesmag.com/argument/put...
Reposted by Stephen Zunes
Nancy Pelosi leaves a legacy of disregard for human rights and international law.
Read the full story by Stephen Zunes on The Progressive.
- @szunes.bsky.social
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
#nancypelosi #Palestine #Israel #humanrights #InternationalLaw
Read the full story by Stephen Zunes on The Progressive.
- @szunes.bsky.social
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
#nancypelosi #Palestine #Israel #humanrights #InternationalLaw
Nancy Pelosi’s Dismal Record on Israel and Palestine
The longtime lawmaker leaves a legacy of disregard for human rights and international law.
progressive.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nancy Pelosi leaves a legacy of disregard for human rights and international law.
Read the full story by Stephen Zunes on The Progressive.
- @szunes.bsky.social
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
#nancypelosi #Palestine #Israel #humanrights #InternationalLaw
Read the full story by Stephen Zunes on The Progressive.
- @szunes.bsky.social
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
#nancypelosi #Palestine #Israel #humanrights #InternationalLaw
Just prior to Mayor Mamdani’s visit to Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution which “denounces the horror of socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America.” Jeffries and 85 other Democrats voted in favor.
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Just prior to Mayor Mamdani’s visit to Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution which “denounces the horror of socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America.” Jeffries and 85 other Democrats voted in favor.
The United Nations General Assembly just voted to condemn torture. The United States was one of only three countries that voted against it.
(The other two were the U.S.-backed far-right governments of Argentina and Israel.)
(The other two were the U.S.-backed far-right governments of Argentina and Israel.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The United Nations General Assembly just voted to condemn torture. The United States was one of only three countries that voted against it.
(The other two were the U.S.-backed far-right governments of Argentina and Israel.)
(The other two were the U.S.-backed far-right governments of Argentina and Israel.)
No longer illegal. Simply "potentially divisive."
Meanwhile, the administration is punishing campus who don't ban student groups critical of Israel as encouraging "hate speech." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Meanwhile, the administration is punishing campus who don't ban student groups critical of Israel as encouraging "hate speech." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No longer illegal. Simply "potentially divisive."
Meanwhile, the administration is punishing campus who don't ban student groups critical of Israel as encouraging "hate speech." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Meanwhile, the administration is punishing campus who don't ban student groups critical of Israel as encouraging "hate speech." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Regarding the biggest security threat to the nation and the world, the U.S. government is on the other side. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
A Trump Overhaul of the Energy Dept. Breaks Up Clean Energy Offices
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Regarding the biggest security threat to the nation and the world, the U.S. government is on the other side. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
Reposted by Stephen Zunes
Trump's epitaph. Even among lowlifes, he's considered a lowlife.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump's epitaph. Even among lowlifes, he's considered a lowlife.
My latest article on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s 29-year career supporting Israel’s war and occupation. Please consider circulating.
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
Nancy Pelosi’s Dismal Record on Israel and Palestine
The longtime lawmaker leaves a legacy of disregard for human rights and international law.
progressive.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My latest article on Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s 29-year career supporting Israel’s war and occupation. Please consider circulating.
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
progressive.org/latest/nancy...
Here is a link to a talk I gave a couple weeks ago before an Oberlin alumni group entitled “Generational Shift: An Assessment of Evolving Student Attitudes on College Campuses Towards Israel”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xea...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xea...
“Generational Shift: An Assessment of Evolving Student Attitudes on College Campuses Towards Israel”
YouTube video by Oberlin Alumni Relations
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Here is a link to a talk I gave a couple weeks ago before an Oberlin alumni group entitled “Generational Shift: An Assessment of Evolving Student Attitudes on College Campuses Towards Israel”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xea...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xea...
An interesting interview (in which I'm quoted very briefly) on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/h...
How Catherine Connolly Can Redefine Irish Politics: an Interview With Yvonne Galligan
Ireland just made history by electing Catherine Connolly as its next president in a milestone victory that attracted international attention. Historian
www.counterpunch.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An interesting interview (in which I'm quoted very briefly) on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/14/h...