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The riots that gripped the UK this August were heavily inspired by anti-Muslim agitator Tommy Robinson. His rise to prominence is largely the product of the North American Zionist lobby, representing a clear break with traditional far-right British activism. A wave of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant riots which consumed British society... Read more »

The criminal case against the American reporter fell apart after an Israeli journalist testified that his own article containing Loffredo’s full video report had cleared military censorship. Yet Israel refuses to let Loffredo leave the country. On October 11, journalist Jeremy Loffredo was ordered released from Israeli jail. Israeli soldiers... Read more »

Leaked docs reveal that prior to the toppling of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, the US govt-funded International Republican Institute trained an army of activists including rappers and “LGBTQI people,” even hosting “transgender dance performances,” to achieve a national “power shift.” Institute staff said the activists “would cooperate with IRI to... Read more »

During a meeting with US media on the UNGA sidelines, Max Blumenthal asked Masoud Pezeshkian about the Biden administration’s accusation this his government was funding pro-Palestine protest in the US, while the newly inaugurated Iranian president campaigned to prevent regional war. The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil were among... Read more »

Leaks expose a secret effort by retired National Endowment for Democracy leader Carl Gershman to consolidate war-hungry neoconservative control over Iran’s opposition, while channeling US government funds into his own pet regime change initiatives. Leaked documents and emails obtained by The Grayzone reveal a seemingly covert effort by American regime... Read more »

El gobierno de izquierda de Honduras está a la defensiva desde su choque diplomático con Washington. Nuestra investigación revela que una red de agentes del cambio de régimen apoyada por el gobierno estadounidense es la que libra los ataques, y que emplean tácticas del lawfare para fabricar un escándalo que... Read more »

Before he was caught with an AK-47 on a golf course near Trump, Ryan Routh went to Kiev to fight for Ukraine’s military and recruit for its International Legion. In a book-length manifesto, Routh wished for assassinations of Putin and Trump, and urged nuclear war with Russia. Ryan Routh was... Read more »

The leftist government of Honduras is on the defensive since its diplomatic dustup with Washington. Our investigation reveals a network of US government-backed regime change assets is driving the attacks, and using lawfare tactics to manufacture scandal ahead of next year’s elections in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran government has slammed the... Read more »

Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa sat down with The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon to discuss our recent report exposing the political manipulation of the country’s judicial system by attorney general Diana Salazar in favor of US state and corporate interests. A transcript of their conversation can be viewed after the video... Read more »

“There is an unstoppable uprising going on. And however far we get, people are not going to stop. This is not just for the election,” Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein told MintPress: “The fight will not be over, no matter what. This is a long-term battle, and it is... Read more »

As the Israeli military grapples with fierce resistance and internal discord, the ambitions of the invasion remain unfulfilled. The post From Promise to Peril: Israel’s Ground Invasion of Lebanon is Unraveling appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Kit Klarenberg explores the 1984 conference that fortified Israel's narrative control, highlighting the troubling dynamics between media, politics, and public perception in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The post How a Secluded 1984 Conference Forged Israel’s Unprecedented Influence Over US Media appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Israel’s actions against journalists raise alarm as media casualties reach unprecedented numbers, surpassing WWII and Vietnam combined, with Western media still backing the alarming attacks on press freedom. The post Israel’s War Claims More Journalists Than WWII and Vietnam Combined appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Robert Inlakesh examines claims that Israel’s policies propped up Hamas to justify its continued occupation and derail a two-state solution. The post Hamas, Oslo, and the Peace Process: Did Israel Use Hamas to Sabotage Peace Efforts? appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

In a new MintCast interview, Lowkey discusses the Israel lobby’s campaign to shut him down and why his latest album tackles Gaza, Assange, and mass surveillance. The post “Soundtrack to the Struggle 3” Drops Amid Censorship Attempts: Lowkey Talks to MintCast appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

Lowkey’s return to hip-hop is here – and it’s sparking both cheers and fears. This deeply political album isn’t just music; it’s a manifesto for resistance. The post The Album Israel Tried to Kill: Lowkey’s Soundtrack to the Struggle Out Now appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

A new exposé reveals how Britain’s military and political elites aid Israeli attacks on Gaza. Matt Kennard’s investigation with Lowkey uncovers covert U.K. military operations, arms supplies, and intelligence sharing that facilitate Israeli aggression. The post How the UK Powers Israel’s War on Gaza: Matt Kennard Reveals Hidden Connections appeared... Read more »

Facing a manpower crisis, the Israeli army struggles with low morale and desertion as soldiers question objectives in Gaza, while reports surface of a possible ceasefire with Hamas. The post ‘The Platoons Are Empty’: Israeli Army Battles Low Morale, Soldier Defections appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »

In 1859, the English philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote that China offered a ‘warning example’ to the West. Yes, Mill sniffed, Chinese culture had benefited from ‘men to whom even the most enlightened European must →... Read more »

Propaganda often works in subtle ways. Consider a BBC News headline on its website on 3 October: ‘Israeli air strike kills 18 people in occupied West Bank’ This was noteworthy in that, for once, the →... Read more »

On 20 July 1982, an IRA bomb exploded beneath a bandstand on which 30 military bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets were performing in Regent’s Park, London. Six of the bandsmen were killed →... Read more »

Media Lens is a UK-based media watchdog. It is our response to the increasingly centralised, corporate, state-subservient nature of the mislabelled ‘mainstream’ media system (‘MSM’). We argue that the ‘MSM’, in fact, acts as a →... Read more »

Last November, we reported on an incisive and courageous email that had been sent on 24 October 2023 to Tim Davie, the BBC’s Director General, by Rami Ruhayem, a Beirut-based BBC correspondent. Basing his arguments →... Read more »

The BBC’s banner headline reporting the UK’s 4 July general election result was clear: ‘Chris Mason: “Starmer tsunami” and civility after brutality’ This alliterated nicely but gave the misleading impression that there had been a →... Read more »

Is it possible for an entire ‘mainstream’ media system – every newspaper, website, TV channel – to completely suppress one side of a crucial argument without anyone expressing outrage, or even noticing? Consider the following. →... Read more »

In his very last article, ‘We are Spartacus’, published just a month before his death in December, John Pilger included a quote that exactly captured the truth of our time: ‘“This is a sharp time, →... Read more »

No doubt like many other people around the world, we have been surprised and increasingly concerned that Noam Chomsky has not commented publicly on current events for around one year; in particular, on the Israeli →... Read more »

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Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress (Ep. 182) Noam Chomsky Interviewed on Conversations with Tyler  June 14, 2023. Conversations with Tyler.  Noam Chomsky joins Tyler to discuss why Noam and Wilhelm von Humboldt have similar views on language and liberty, good and bad evolutionary approaches to language, what he thinks... Read more »

Chomsky and Pollin: Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou June 7, 2023. Truthout.  Climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in late March. Indeed, the threats of the impending climate crisis have become very tangible, and the world’s top scientists... Read more »

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Current US policies toward China are outrageous: Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Global Times June 6, 2023. Global Times. Editor’s Note: At 94 years old, Noam Chomsky (Chomsky) is as vocal as ever. As a renowned American linguist and public intellectual, he constantly appears on the media talking about US... Read more »

Chomsky: Europe May Face Decline, Deindustrialization by Staying in ‘US-Dominated System’ Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Sputnik  May 31, 2023. Sputnik.  Europe will experience a likely decline and deindustrialization if it chooses to stay within the system dominated by the United States, renowned US academic and philosopher Noam Chomsky told Sputnik. “Europe... Read more »

Noam Chomsky on Why This Is the Most Dangerous Point in Human History Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C. J. Polychroniou May 27, 2023. Common Dreams.  We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is... Read more »

Interview with Noam Chomsky on the State of the World Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C. J. Polychroniou May 26, 2023. Global Policy. We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining... Read more »

A capitalist interviews Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Richard McDaniel May 26, 2023. The Sentinel. Usually as a high school journalist, one expects to write their fair share of articles regarding anything from local events to national political issues, which may interest a decent number of students within the school.... Read more »

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Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress (Ep. 182) Noam Chomsky Interviewed on Conversations with Tyler  June 14, 2023. Conversations with Tyler.  Noam Chomsky joins Tyler to discuss why Noam and Wilhelm von Humboldt have similar views on language and liberty, good and bad evolutionary approaches to language, what he thinks... Read more »

Chomsky and Pollin: Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou June 7, 2023. Truthout.  Climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in late March. Indeed, the threats of the impending climate crisis have become very tangible, and the world’s top scientists... Read more »

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Current US policies toward China are outrageous: Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Global Times June 6, 2023. Global Times. Editor’s Note: At 94 years old, Noam Chomsky (Chomsky) is as vocal as ever. As a renowned American linguist and public intellectual, he constantly appears on the media talking about US... Read more »

Chomsky: Europe May Face Decline, Deindustrialization by Staying in ‘US-Dominated System’ Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Sputnik  May 31, 2023. Sputnik.  Europe will experience a likely decline and deindustrialization if it chooses to stay within the system dominated by the United States, renowned US academic and philosopher Noam Chomsky told Sputnik. “Europe... Read more »

Noam Chomsky on Why This Is the Most Dangerous Point in Human History Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C. J. Polychroniou May 27, 2023. Common Dreams.  We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is... Read more »

Interview with Noam Chomsky on the State of the World Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C. J. Polychroniou May 26, 2023. Global Policy. We live in a world facing existential threats while extreme inequality is tearing our societies apart and democracy is in sharp decline. The U.S., meanwhile, is bent on maintaining... Read more »

A capitalist interviews Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Richard McDaniel May 26, 2023. The Sentinel. Usually as a high school journalist, one expects to write their fair share of articles regarding anything from local events to national political issues, which may interest a decent number of students within the school.... Read more »

The U.S election goes down to the wire. Plus: The amount of kids who enjoy reading as halved since 2016; the new Tory shadow cabinet has been unveiled and the pickings were slim. With Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker.... Read more »

Today marks the end of our third Trump election cycle and somehow the Maga movement has found new depths of racism to plumb, more extreme conspiracies to peddle, and new groups to incite violence against regardless of whether Trump wins or loses. American Jews have played a central role in... Read more »

A left-populist party, Morena, has governed Mexico for six years. After upturning the political system in a country ruled by one party for over seven decades, the hugely popular president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador – commonly known as Amlo – gave way last month to Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has... Read more »

The veil is thin at this time of year, so Moya and Ash tackle a mystery question about the spirit realm. Plus, neighbourhood cat panics and advice for a listener who can’t stand that her friend is a police officer. Email your missed connections and dilemmas to ifispeak@novaramedia.com Music by... Read more »

On the eve of the election, Richard Hames spoke to Donald Trump voters in Pittsburgh as they waited to enter the penultimate rally of his election campaign.... Read more »

The government has announced hikes to tuition fees; Keir Starmer has dialled up his anti-immigration rhetoric. Plus: we speak to Max Geller from Palestine Action to discuss the group’s recent actions. With Steven Methven and Aaron Bastani.... Read more »

As Israel pursues a relentless campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel proper, marked by serious violations of international law, its allies and military backers have redirected their criticism toward Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) since... Read more »

An academic has claimed victory after a lengthy legal battle with her former employer, in a case she says highlights the “multifaceted racisms” Palestinians in Britain face. Dr Shahd Abusalama reached an out-of-court settlement with Sheffield Hallam University in October, ending a long-running dispute over disproven antisemitism claims. While the... Read more »

In our third dispatch from the US election trail, Richard Hames went to East Lansing, Michigan, to speak to Kamala Harris supporters outside her rally.... Read more »

Kamala Harris proved too cowardly to even address her supporters Tuesday night, as her loss to Trump became more and more inevitable. But what could she really say? She couldn't honestly say she'd run a hard campaign that championed the poor, the downtrodden, the voiceless, or that she'd fought for... Read more »

In its description of Israel’s “strategic position,” the Times has forgotten that prior to October 7, Israel’s borders were quiet, particularly the northern border with Lebanon.  Israel had domestic concerns due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to weaken the Israeli Supreme Court and his formation of the most right-wing... Read more »

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me like these days all the right and the left can agree on is that we’re living in The End Times. We’ve got a world of right-wing mega churches and home school militias just jonesing to belly up to the bar... Read more »

With another annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change starting again next week, it is worth accessing the ongoing transition from burnt fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) to manufactured renewables (wind, sun, and storage) as global warming continues to rise beyond known comfort levels. Since last year’s COP, the number-one greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2) reached 422.0 ppm up from 418.5 ppm, while the number-two GHG methane (CH4) rose from 1915.7 to 1921.8 ppb. That’s another 50... Read more »

The BHP Group, as with other mining giants, has much explaining to do in the way it has approached the environment.  It has become a master of the greenwashing experiment, an adept promoter of sham environmental responsibility (take, for instance, its practice of merely selling its oil and gas business to Woodside Petroleum... Read more »

Subscriber support through Patreon is a lifeline for independent artists, researchers, advocates, and journalists. I’m among the people who rely on monthly subscriptions to produce the kind of writings that don’t get aired through mainstream media, academic gatekeepers, or well-funded nonprofits. Now comes Apple’s App Store, rolling out 30% fees... Read more »

When Noam Chomsky deflected questions about 9/11 — refused to speculate like a common theorist of conspiracies — but, in short, directed us to the Truth: We have bigger fish to fry and have to get to it ASAP.  No doubt, he wouldn’t deny that there were such men in the... Read more »

We have laws to ensure children are born into a safe, sustainable, and unpolluted environment. These laws are also meant to empower future generations and guarantee birth equity. But far from ensuring that these rights are upheld, we disfranchise children at birth because they do not have a legal say in the... Read more »

An early love of poetry kicked in after listening to Bob Dylan and reading Wilfred Owen. But there was always the Penguin Modern Poets series in which three poets were banded together in each of its 27 books. I actually rescued a copy of Penguin Modern Poets 25 with Gavin... Read more »

ΑΝΟΙΚΤΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΕΘΝΟΥΣ ΠΟΙΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΥ 7η Οκτωβρίου 2024 Αξιότιμοι δικαστές του Διεθνούς Ποινικού Δικαστηρίου, Όταν τον Ιανουάριο μάθαμε ότι το Δικαστήριό σας αποφάσισε να εξετάσει τις καταγγελίες για όσα συμβαίνουν στην περιοχή Ισραήλ-Παλαιστίνης, αναθαρρήσαμε. Η ανθρωπότητα χρειάζεται ένα Διεθνές Ποινικό Δικαστήριο που να διασφαλίζει το Διεθνές... Read more »

OPEN LETTER TO THE JUDGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 7th October 2024 Dear Judges of the International Criminal Court, When we heard in January that the Court on which you sit had decided to hear the case concerning the situation in Israel-Palestine, we were encouraged. Humanity needs an International... Read more »

Όπου κι αν κοιτάξουμε, βλέπουμε το Κεφάλαιο να θριαμβεύει. Να κυριαρχεί παντού: στα εργοστάσια, στα γραφεία, στην ύπαιθρο, στα πανεπιστήμια, στις θάλασσες, στα νοσοκομεία, στα μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης – στο Διάστημα, αλλά και στον μικρόκοσμο των γενοτύπων. Πώς τολμώ λοιπόν να ισχυρίζομαι ότι ο καπιταλισμός εξοντώθηκε; Από ποιον; Η απολαυστικά... Read more »

The tech giants have overthrown capitalism. That’s the argument of former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who became famous trying to defend debt-laden Greece from its German creditors. Varoufakis has never quite regained the notoriety of 2015. But he has remained a prominent left-wing voice. After a failed campaign for... Read more »

Watch my interview with Amy Goodman on DEMOCRACY NOW! on the German police’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices which led to my  being banned in Germany.  Also, below you can read my ‘Diary’ entry in THE NEW STATESMAN on the details and true causes of my ban. FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:... Read more »

Naomi Klein is the award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, politician, author and the former finance minister of Greece. Raoul Martinez is a philosopher, author and filmmaker. This podcast is released alongside the acclaimed new docuseries ‘In The Eye Of The Storm —... Read more »

Rania Khalek was joined by Yanis Varoufakis, economist, political leader, former Finance Minister of Greece and the author of many books including his latest “Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism,” to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The post Europeans Have No Right to Tell Palestinians How to Escape Their Prison – with... Read more »

H νέα κυρίαρχη ιδεολογία στην ΕΕ οραματίζεται ένα Λευκό-Χριστιανικό Μπλοκ κλεισμένο μέσα σε Σιδηρό Θόλο, αποτελούμενο από πανάκριβους εκτοξευτές πυραύλων και απάνθρωπους ηλεκτροφόρους φράχτες. Η Ευρώπη έχει γίνει αγνώριστη. Οι ευρωπαϊστές συνήθιζαν να εξυμνούν την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ως ένα Πρότζεκτ Ειρήνης που αντιπαραβάλλει έναν υπέροχο κοσμοπολιτισμό ενάντια στον εθνικισμό – ο οποίος, όπως το... Read more »

Advocates of European unity used to celebrate the European Union as a peace project. But well before Russia invaded Ukraine, the European vision of a peaceful road to shared prosperity had begun to frazzle, and now the invasion has facilitated the EU’s mutation into something much uglier. ATHENS – Europe... Read more »

Seeking a quick escapade where you can rest and rejuvenate? Go for weekend trips to Europe from London: there are lots of great places in Europe. Whether you want to see beautiful cities, forests, or golden beaches, you will never run out of ideas for weekend trips from London to... Read more »

Reform UK leader/owner/chairman/imperial overlord (we lose track of what his position is) and alleged MP Nigel Farage has gone on yet another jolly. This time, he’s in America supporting Donald Trump in the US presidential election – instead of being in his constituency or parliament. And that is a problem.... Read more »

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson referred to universities as “businesses” during an interview on Channel 4. This summarises everything wrong with the neoliberal approach across the Tory Party and the Labour right that leads to them supporting tuition fees. Labour has now raised them to £9,535 per year – up over... Read more »

More than 20 MPs gathered at a special reception hosted by PETA on animal experimentation at the Palace of Westminster. PETA animal experimentation: the lobbying increases The MPs were there to show support for – and pressure the current government to develop – a plan to phase out animal experimentation.... Read more »

More white poppies are being ordered for schools, universities, and other education settings in the run up to Remembrance Day this year, following increased interest from students and teachers. The news comes as the Peace Pledge Union marks its 90th anniversary.  White poppies: sales up this year again Israel’s genocide... Read more »

Carla, a very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient has lost her appeal against West Middlesex hospital. Doctors sectioned Carla Naoum under the Mental Health Act as they believed her extreme gastrointestinal pain was partly or fully psychosomatic. However, her father has hit back – claiming that staff are now treating... Read more »

At his final rally before the 2024 US presidential election, JD Vance – Donald Trump’s running mate – called Kamala Harris ‘trash’. Watch: JD Vance has a final and empty rally in Atlanta, Georgia as he says “In two days we’re going to take out the TRASH in Washington D.C.... Read more »

US officials from the Biden-Harris administration have called for action against their government and its allies for crimes against journalists… albeit indirectly. To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on 2 November, several US officials tried to act as if the US cares about journalists.... Read more »

The global landscape of dating is evolving, and with it, more and more people are finding love beyond their national borders. The rapid growth of online dating platforms has given rise to a surge in international relationships. For couples who have formed these virtual bonds, the anticipation of meeting in... Read more »

Barclays Plc and corporate lobby firm APCO recently cut ties with the Israeli arms company ~ Scott Harris ~ Dozens of residents and local activists this morning (6 November) blockaded the entrance to the Elbit Systems production facility in Northern... Read more... Read more »

October 17, 2024 / informativoanarquista On Wednesday October 2, masked students from Manuel Barros Borgoño High School, located in the Franklin neighborhood, built barricades and confronted the presence of the Carabineros (COP) with molotovs in memory and vengeance for Claudia... Read more... Read more »

Submission Here are some zines that have been floating around for a while in the flesh but have not been available on the internet. The Social and Survival: On Becoming a Threat – Philly-based critique of anarchist subculture. Appeared as... Read more... Read more »

A cabinet of curiositiesA conundrumA closed circuitA cost-cost analysisA distance between usA carnival atmosphereA crash landingA lowest common denominatorAnother day the administration does not make the call to stop the bombsA cage in which we paceA chiaroscuro of the dreamEmpire’s... Read more... Read more »

Artist: Haavat Title: Myrsky Nousee Release: LP / Digital Year: 2024 Label: Sanctus Propaganda It’s no secret that Scandinavia has boasted some of the best raw punk bands over the years. A fair few UK based bands have tried to... Read more... Read more »

This week on Yeah Nah Pasaran! we talk to Noelle Cook [X/Twitter]. Noelle is an ethnographer and the associate producer of The Conspiracists, which focuses on a woman convicted for storming The Capitol on January 6th as she embarks on... Read more... Read more »

From Abolition Media Those lost in the fire of battle never die On 31/10, the anarchist Kyriakos Xymitiris is killed by an explosion in an apartment in area of Ampelokipoi in Athens For our comrade , the only ones who... Read more... Read more »

From Texas ObserverSeptember/October 2024 issue Texans are organizing inside and outside of prisons to empower incarcerated workers, who labor in dangerous conditions without pay. Julio “Alex” Zuniga ends the messages he sends from his prison cell with the signoff “Solidarity... Read more... Read more »

From Act for Freedom Now! The anti-authoritarian comrade Kevin Garrido was captured by the Chilean dirty police on November 19, 2015, after placing and detonating an artisanal explosive device at one of the entrances to the San Bernardo gendarmerie school.... Read more... Read more »

Author: FundiTitle: The Consequences to RahtidDate: February 1974Notes: Transcribed from Documents of the Caribbean Revolution (Tunapuna: New Beginning, 1974) by Matthew Quest and Ryan Cecil Jobson.*Source: Retrieved on 2024-11-02 from medium.com/clash-voices-for-a-caribbean-federation-from-below/joseph-edwards-the-consequences-of-rahtid-february-1974-71bdbe7668e6 Joseph Edwards, a Jamaican refrigeration mechanic, spoke of radical labor politics in Rasta idioms. Let’s reason “to Rahtid!” His... Read more »

Author: FundiTitle: Union Versus MenegementDate: 1970sNotes: Transcribed by Mutt.Source: Retrieved on 2 November 2024 from <organisemagazine.org.uk/2024/11/01/union-versus-menegement-joseph-edwards-theory-and-analysis> This piece, authored by Joseph Edwards—also known as Fundi or the Caribbean Situationist—offers a unique perspective within the anti-authoritarian tradition of the Caribbean left. Assumed to be the first publication of the Trinidadian labor... Read more »

Author: Marianne EnckellTitle: Ronald Creagh, an appreciationDate: 2024Notes: Scanned from original.Source: Anarchist Studies 32.1 (2024) An ‘inimitable singularity’: this is how Ronald Creagh described the American utopian communities he studied for his doctoral thesis. [1] But Ronald himself was also an inimitable singularity. A cosmopolitan by family and culture, with... Read more »

Author: John ClarkTitle: Ronald Creagh (1929-2023)Date: 2024Notes: Scanned from originalSource: Anarchist Studies 32.1 (2024) Ronald Creagh took great satisfaction from the fact that he was born in Alexandria, Egypt, a historic city that was the centre of ancient learning. He grew up in a multicultural milieu in Port Said, Egypt.... Read more »

Author: Fifth Estate CollectiveTitle: Remembering Ronald CreaghDate: 2023, FallNotes: Accessed October 21, 2024 at https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/414-fall-2023/remembering-ronald-creagh/Source: Fifth Estate #414, Fall 2023 Longtime French anarchist scholar and activist Ronald Creagh died on September 8 at age 94. He was in touch with anarchists and anti-authoritarians on several continents. Those who knew him... Read more »

Author: El Libertario editorial collectiveTitle: Neither Chavez nor Carmona: Self-management is the wayDate: April 21, 2002Source: Retrieved on October 24, 2024 from https://www.nodo50.org/ellibertario/descargas/folleto-abril-02.txt Given the political crisis that Venezuela is going through and that was manifested in the events before, during and after April 11, we anarchists consider it necessary... Read more »

Author: Alan BarnardTitle: Primitive communism and mutual aidSubtitle: Kropotkin visits the BushmenDate: December 17, 1992Source: Socialism (ASA Monographs); Ideals, Ideologies and Local Practice. Chris M. Hann (editor). <routledge.com/Socialism-Ideals-Ideologies-and-Local-Practice/Hann/p/book/9780415083225> But still we know that when the Europeans came, the Bushmen lived in small tribes (or clans), sometimes federated together; that they... Read more »

Author: Nohara ShirõTitle: Anarchists and the May 4 Movement in ChinaDate: January 1975Notes: Translated by Philip Billingsley.Source: Momoyama Gakuin University Library, Japan: <stars.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/7177/files/KJ00004276158.pdf> & <libcom.org/library/anarchists-may-4-movement-china> Translator’s Note Until the post-Cultural Revolution thaw that began in 1979, Chinese readers found it next to impossible to gain access to information about the... Read more »

Author: Raphael SassakiTitle: Moore on Jerusalem, Eternalism, Anarchy and Herbie!Date: January 2017Notes: Originally published in Folha de São Paulo.Source: Retrieved on 28th October 2024 from alanmooreworld.blogspot.com Raphael Sassaki: How did you come up with the idea of Jerusalem, which tells a story that spreads through 1000 years in Northampton? How... Read more »

The Right To Ignore The State... Read more »

The Commune of Paris... Read more »

Salvador Puig Antich: verdict overturned... Read more »

The Anarchists and the Dreyfus Affair (1898)... Read more »

[Daniel Mullen obituary]... Read more »

Responsibility and solidarity in the labor struggle; also a review of the policy lately discussed by the German social democracy and Edward Bernstein... Read more »

Dan Mullen... Read more »

Anarchy on trial : being the speeches of George Etiévant, (sentenced to five years imprisionment on a charge of stealing dynamite cartridges), Jean Grave (sentenced to 2 1/2 years for publishing his famous book Societé mourant et l'anarchie), and Caserio Santo (who killed President Carnot), in 1894... Read more »

Miner Conflict – Major Impact : an Anarchist Communist perspective on the Miners' Strike 1984-85... Read more »

Finally, the sick felon, racist, sexual predator and garbage man lurches and teeters to the finish line. "Swollen, orange and sweaty," ever more vicious and unmoored, he raves to half-empty arenas: Democrats are "demonic," reporters should be shot, hate is a love fest, fluoride is evil, Pelosi is a bitch,... Read more »

As the election comes to a close, Oil Change U.S. Campaign Manager Collin Rees made the following statement:“Our country is at a crossroads. One path leads to an opportunity for a livable planet and the other to accelerated climate chaos and a breakdown of our democracy. “Another Trump term would... Read more »

This afternoon, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots on time but did not receive them on time due to the county’s failure to mail them promptly. The lower court had ruled that an extension of the absentee receipt deadline was necessary in... Read more »

Making the oil and gas industry pay for climate impacts is ranked as the favoured policy choice, according to a survey conducted in eight countries across five continents by strategic insight agency, Opinium.[1] The study, commissioned by Greenpeace International, is published as the organisation steps up its global actions to... Read more »

Yesterday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pledged another $25 million to the crypto super PAC Fairshake, bringing the company’s total spending in the 2024 election up to more than $76 million. Public Citizen, along with researcher and author Molly White, submitted a complaint to the FEC in August alleging that a... Read more »

Unimaginably, Israel's campaign of genocide and elimination escalates, with up to 800 Palestinians killed in 17 days "in full view of the world." Amidst relentless bombardment, displacement, starvation, trauma and shelling so incessant their "bodies don't stop trembling," Gazans recount apocalyptic scenes: limbs and corpses in the streets, body parts... Read more »

New research by Oil Change International shows COP Troika nations – previous, current, and next COP presidents UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil – plan to expand oil and gas production 32% by 2035, threatening the climate limits they have collectively pledged to protect. While Global North countries such as the United... Read more »

A group funded by fracking firms and pipeline companies is ramping up its efforts to cozy up to key Democratic constituencies in service of a pro-polluter agenda, including a bipartisan bill packed with fossil-fuel giveaways that could be considered in Congress in the coming weeks, according to a new report... Read more »

The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works of Social Security Works: “Last week, I went to Puerto Rico to attend the reopening of San Juan’s Social Security office. It was the fastest reopening in agency history and a direct response to a March... Read more »

On Wednesday we were arrested and held awhile by General Security in Lebanon and told not to report from here until we receive the proper permits. This is a frustrating delay but I hope will soon resolve. The post Beirut Problems appeared first on Craig Murray.... Read more »

I apologise for the break, I have been setting up in Beirut to cover the Israeli assault from here. This has been quite a logistic challenge. I am accompanied by Niels Ladefoged, the cinematographer with Wikileaks who was with Julian Assange on his flight to Australia. Readers of this blog... Read more »

I have a confession to make. When a journalist writes this it generally means they will proceed to reveal something they hope will actually show them in a good light or justified in some way. But I have a real confession to make, of something I did that was wrong.... Read more »

Today is my 66th birthday, so I am hoping that you will forgive an article that is at core the anecdotal ramblings of an old man. It was inspired by horror at Wes Streeting (I could end the sentence there but I shall continue it) ‘s plan to give weight... Read more »

Today is the grand opening of the Salisbury Festival of Russophobia, otherwise known as the Public Inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, an unfortunate victim of imperialist spy games. Do not be fooled. This is not in any sense a genuine public inquiry, supposed to get at the truth.... Read more »

Before Alex Salmond, Scottish Independence was an impossible dream, a romantic aspiration, outside the realm of practical politics. After Alex Salmond, it is the dominant question in Scottish politics and by far the biggest threat to the UK state. I would argue that, with every poll for a decade showing... Read more »

There is literally no act so vile that the UK, US and Germany will not support if perpetrated by the terrorist state of Israel. Yesterday Israel: deliberately attacked UN peacekeepers in three separate bases; bombed residential central Beirut killing and maiming hundreds; abducted, beat up and held an American journalist;... Read more »

Western governments are deeply involved, strongly against the will of the majority of their population, in committing a colonial genocide of indigenous people. This happens because the political class have been bought by the Zionist lobby. The causes may run deeper, but that is the mechanism. Democracy has therefore failed,... Read more »

At the end of Julian Assange’s testimony before the Judicial Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 95% of the entire room of 220 people rose in a standing ovation. The audience consisted of members of the Parliamentary Assembly, who are delegated members of their national parliaments,... Read more »

    Addressing Dail Eireann in 1963 JFK quoted a speech by Lloyd George which I recognised at the time and wondered why it didn’t provoke a near riot. For Lloyd George had given great praise to the small, I think “five foot four nation” of Belgium. Belgium is not... Read more »

We were young onceWhen the sun shone upon us.We have witnessed every mistakeEvery battle, every cart and wattle fence.And all you rabbleSquabble, possessive of goodsGrain and meat.We are rarely welcomed inWe wait outside.We all live togetherBut rarely collide, with you.We are never too far wayUnder your feet.And each day we... Read more »

The new leader of the Tories is Kemi Badenoch, who was born in London but brought up in Nigeria until she was sixteen. Grand to see another glass ceiling smashed, but Kemi is an ardent Brexiteer and she thinks Maggie Thatcher was terrific and hopes to model herself on that... Read more »

    In Part 1 I recalled how while in Britain’s Consular service Roger Casement discovered the criminality of the war planned on Germany, and Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey planned to have him murdered in 1915. Grey got his way in 1916 when an English Jury in the... Read more »

  When will we rise upAnd take off their masks?From hundreds of yearsOf a badly soiled past?When will we rise upThe Phoenix and CrowTo tell all these bluffersGo on now, just go?.When will we rise upLike a rough salty seaTo clean all our beachesOf hatred and be?When will we stand... Read more »

In his almost 1,100 page War Memoirs David Lloyd George reveals how wet behind the ears he was in 1904 when the Anglo-French Entente was announced. In the first paragraph he tells of calling on ex-Prime Minister  Lord Rosebery;- “His first greeting to me was: ‘Well, I supose you are... Read more »

  The two Archbishops of Armagh – the Church of Ireland’s John McDowell and the Catholic Church’s Eamon Martin – appear to be a bit pissed off with the Stormont government. Listen to this: “Our pastoral work brings us into regular close contact with many in the voluntary and community... Read more »

Here is a new song from my forthcoming album “Wake the Blue Sleeper.” Due out in early 2025.   THE BOATYARD.By Randall Stephen Hall ©A poem and song.https://soundcloud.com/randall-stephen-hall/rsh-the-boatyard-demo-271024I’m building this boat cause it’s raining.I’m building this boat cause i’m mad.At least that’s what they’d love to call meIt’s the best... Read more »

  By now, you’re probably familiar with the warm-up at Madison Square Gardens last Wednesday by ‘comedian’ Tucker Carlson. His job was to get the audience thinking pro-Trump, and so he compared…I was going to say ‘America’, but I guess that somewhere in his scrambled head he had in mind... Read more »

On Wednesday November 6, 2024, Israeli forces continued their ongoing relentless assault on the 2.2 million civilians in northern, central and southern Gaza for the 397th straight day. A mother and her three children were killed on Wednesday when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a house in the town of... Read more »

Israeli forces shot, on Tuesday, five Palestinians during the besieging of the Nur Shams and Tulkarem refugee camps, and abducted six, including a young man who sustained a live gunshot wound in Tulkarem city, in the northwestern part of the West Bank. On Tuesday morning, occupation forces abducted two Palestinian... Read more »

On Tuesday, Israeli forces killed four Palestinian men, and injured others, including a photojournalist and a child, during a brutal attack on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Since dawn Tuesday, occupation soldiers have killed eight Palestinian citizens in the Jenin and Tubas governorates... Read more »

On Tuesday, day 396 of the Israeli genocide being carried out against the entire Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, Israeli pre-dawn airstrikes in Beit Lahia, Deir al-Balah, al-Zawaida, and Khan Yunis killed 29 in the hours before dawn. Updated at November 5, 2024 8:30 pm:... Read more »

On Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced that a second Palestinian man was killed, at dawn, after Israeli forces besieged and bombed a home in Tamoun town, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the West Bank. Media sources said that the General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the... Read more »

On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Jabal al-Mukaber and Silwan in occupied Jerusalem. In addition, armed Israeli colonial settlers invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in the Islamic religion worldwide. Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jabal al-Mukaber with large forces of the... Read more »

On Tuesday, Israeli forces assassinated two Palestinian men in the village of Ash-Shuhada, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank, and carried out a prolonged attack against the town of Qabatiya, south of the city. The director of the Al-Razi Hospital, Dr. Fawaz Kamil, told the WAFA News Agency... Read more »

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man, on Tuesday, after besieging a home in the town of Tamoun, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, and invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp, southwest of Tubas. Media sources said that soldiers fired “Energa” anti-tank grenades at the... Read more »

On Monday, Day 395 of the ongoing conflict, the Israeli army fired barrages of missiles and shells at several parts of the devastated coastal enclave, including hospitals, resulting in dozens of casualties. Update: 11:... Read more »

Billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it “really doesn’t matter” who wins the US presidential election, because both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be good for Wall Street. Academic studies show the USA is not a democracy but an oligarchy. The post Billionaire BlackRock CEO: ‘Doesn’t matter’ who wins... Read more »

BRICS plans to transform the international monetary and financial system, and debated policies at the 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia. How can it challenge the dominance of the US dollar? The post How can BRICS de-dollarize the financial system? appeared first on Geopolitical Economy Report.... Read more »

For the 32nd year, the entire world voted at the UN General Assembly to demand an end to the illegal US embargo against Cuba. The USA and Israel opposed the international community in a vote of 187 to 2. The post US & Israel oppose entire world in UN vote... Read more »

BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where it expanded with 13 "partner nations", after adding four new members. These are the most important takeaways from the historic meeting. The post BRICS grows, adding 13 new ‘partner countries’ at historic summit in Kazan, Russia appeared first on... Read more »

The US dollar is gradually losing its dominance, and foreign central banks are buying fewer Treasury securities, instead holding more gold in their reserves, warns mainstream American economist Mohamed El-Erian. Countries are seeking financial alternatives, especially Global South nations around BRICS. The post Elite US economist warns: dollar system is... Read more »

The BRICS Cross-Border Payment Initiative (BCBPI) will use national currencies, instead of the US dollar. Russia's finance ministry and central bank released a report detailing plans to transform the international monetary and financial system. The post BRICS plans ‘multi-currency system’ to challenge US dollar dominance: Understanding Russia’s proposal appeared first... Read more »

To understand the genocide that Israel is carrying out in Gaza, with the support of North America and Europe, it is crucial to recognize Zionism's roots in Western colonialism. The post Israel’s roots in European colonialism explain its genocidal ideology appeared first on Geopolitical Economy Report.... Read more »

Countries across the Global South, especially in Latin America, are accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, joining the ICJ lawsuit against it. Nicaragua's Sandinista government cut off diplomatic relations, condemning Netanyahu's "fascist" regime. The post Global South denounces genocide in Gaza, Nicaragua breaks relations with ‘fascist’ Israel, Latin America supports... Read more »

Israel has bipartisan support from US politicians as it bombs Gaza; invades Lebanon; and attacks Iran, Syria, and Yemen. This is what Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, JD Vance, and Tim Walz have said, as the Hague accuses Israel of crimes against humanity. The post US support for Israel’s... Read more »

On Nov. 18, documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen and historian LeRae Umfleet will discuss American Coup: Wilmington 1898, a new American Experience PBS documentary directed by Richen and Brad Lichtenstein that examines a white supremacist massacre of Black residents of Wilmington, North Carolina. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach... Read more »

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why. The post Why I Registered appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

A series of articles and interviews that center teacher experiences as they work to bring critical discussions to the classroom. The post Teaching Truths: Educators Speak on Justice and Liberation in the Classroom appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

The Zinn Education Project team will be at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Boston from November 22–23, 2024. The post People’s History at NCSS in Boston appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Recommended classroom resources, including lessons, books, articles, films, and more for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The post Indigenous Peoples’ Day appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Educator Brian Jones talked about the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the North and ways that those stories can be included in the curriculum. This class was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series. The post Racism and Resistance in... Read more »

We want to hear your stories about using our lessons on Reconstruction. In appreciation for your time, we will send you a free copy of Freedom Was in Sight by Kate Masur and Liz Clarke. The post Book Giveaway for Your Reconstruction Teaching Story appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Stories about the impact of people's history lessons in the classroom. The post People’s History Teaching Stories appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

Hundreds of educators register for free each month at the Zinn Education Project to access lessons and other resources. Here’s why. The post Why I Registered appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »

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***Noam Chomsky QUOTES ~ARTICLES ~ VIDEO ~ BOOKSAvram Noam Chomsky[a] (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian,[b][c] social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",[d] Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Laureate Professor... Read more »

Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky to discuss the current state of the world, the threat of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Ukraine vs Russia conflict, the attack on free speech within western societies, Donald Trump re-running for President and much more. Subscribe to stay... Read more »

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I am writing to express my deep disappointment at the recent editorial in your magazine (issue 83) titled ’Nationalism, a scourge’. The post NATIONALISM IS NOT A SCOURGE appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

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Swings and roundabouts at Killeen Castle as Joe O’Reilly gets his property back from Nama, at enormous discount, and in flagrant breach of the bad bank’s policy of not selling properties back to the former owner The post How to make a Killeen appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

In addition to the bike shed, the company of Donohoe’s supporter, Michael Stone, obtained a €40 million tender from the OPW, which is a unit of Donohoe’s department, in 2021 The post Ghosts from the dodgy past must not rule our futures appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

Former Minister John Gormley calls for publication of Mulcahy report and reset of planning in Donegal; meanwhile the wrecked integrity of the dunes in the former wilderness at Aghadachor — the most egregious flouting of EU habitats law in Donegal and arguably in Ireland — adds a new dimension to... Read more »

A three-and-a-half party system is emerging. That is, dominant Unionist and Nationalist parties, a Centre party, and a smaller anti-Agreement Unionist party. Rump SDLP and UUP parties may just subsist The post Stability but not business as usual; and some inflammatory racism appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

Ireland pays €100,000 and joins ICPMD migration organisation accused of facilitating human rights abuses The post Ireland champions ideological anti-migrantgency appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »

Abuse in Terenure College, which had been reported to religious as far back as 1979, was exposed by Gemma O’Doherty in 2017, but — partly because she discredited herself — the authorities were slow to rally The post 2017, when the dam broke for religious schools appeared first on Village... Read more »

Milwaukee is key to a victory in Wisconsin, but will the Democratic stronghold city be enough to hold the state?... Read more »

"Working people know what it’s like when a company overreaches and takes away more than is fair," said union leaders.... Read more »

I’ve been an activist since the '60s. This is the most important election I’ve ever seen.... Read more »

Make no mistake: this really could be the most consequential election of our lives.... Read more »

For the 32nd consecutive year, the UN General Assembly voted nearly unanimously to call for an end to the US blockade of Cuba. Only the US and Israel were opposed.... Read more »

If Trump wins, it will be because his campaign built a new coalition of voters different from his past two runs.... Read more »

After a catastrophic train derailment changed residents' lives forever, politicians used East Palestine, OH, to help themselves, but they have done nothing to help East Palestine.... Read more »

Support for Trump is high inside prisons, but that's not the whole story.... Read more »

"I don't think the screwing that we got in 2022 [is playing] any factor today," one locomotive engineer tells us. "I can't imagine any worker voting for Donald Trump."... Read more »

Stand Up To Racism has organised a 'No to Trump' demonstration The post Anti-racism protest planned at US embassy in response to Trump’s election victory appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

Carla Denyer also branded Trump a 'fascist' The post ‘A climate change denier, a proud racist and misogynist’ – Green Party slams Trump following his election victory appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

The Liberal Democrat leader branded Trump a 'demagogue' The post ‘A dark, dark day’: Ed Davey responds to Trump’s election victory appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

He also said 'Keir Starmer must roll out the red carpet' The post Nigel Farage calls Donald Trump a ‘genuine friend of the UK’ appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

"As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise." The post Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on apparent election victory appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

The new Tory leader is still announcing her top team The post Full list of Kemi Badenoch’s junior shadow minister appointments so far appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

From the offensive to the bizarre The post 10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow cabinet appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

We must move away from focusing on election day to focusing on election season. The post The key things to watch out for in the 76 days following the US Presidential election appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

Raising the fare cap disappoints many, but there was much more in this budget for buses The post Labour’s budget could mark the beginning of the road to better buses appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »

As Latino voters are a key voting bloc in the 2024 presidential election in battleground states like Nevada, Arizona and Pennsylvania, they have been targeted by a rise in Spanish-language misinformation. Most of the false messaging disparages Kamala Harris and supports Donald Trump, says Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa, host... Read more »

In a major piece for Mother Jones magazine on “Why Ballot Measures Are Democracy’s Last Line of Defense,” voting rights correspondent Ari Berman discusses abortion ballot measures in 10 states, important downballot races in Wisconsin and elsewhere, and the movement to abolish or reform the Electoral College.... Read more »

Ari Berman, the voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones, details how pro-Trump forces may try to throw out the results of the 2024 election if Kamala Harris wins, with a focus on the swing state of Georgia, the “epicenter” of Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. “It’s... Read more »

As voters across the United States head to the polls, we speak with New York Times writer Jim Rutenberg about how Donald Trump may try to preemptively declare victory and challenge election results. The former president has ramped up claims Democrats are “a bunch of cheats” and preemptively cast doubt... Read more »

As voters across the United States head to the polls on Election Day, many face “a choice between two unsatisfactory candidates,” says Democracy Now! co-host Juan González. This choice is especially “excruciating” for those “who are outraged by our government’s continued support for Israel’s yearlong genocidal assault on Gaza.” He... Read more »

Harris and Trump Make Final Pitches in What Could Be One of Closest Elections in Modern U.S. History, PA Judge Allows Elon Musk to Go Ahead with $1M Daily Giveaway Scheme for Swing State Voters, Israel Kills 70+ People in Gaza over Past Day, Launches More Attacks on Kamal Adwan... Read more »

All eyes are on Michigan as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris battle over undecided voters in the crucial swing state, including many of the state’s 200,000 Arab American and Muslim voters who reject both the Republican and Democratic parties’ stance on Israel and Palestine. We speak to Dearborn, Michigan’s Lebanese... Read more »

As Israel continues to block lifesaving humanitarian aid from entering northern Gaza, humanitarian organizations are describing its siege as “apocalyptic” and warning of mass Palestinian starvation and death. “The situation is absolutely desperate,” says Rachael Cummings of the aid group Save the Children International. Cummings joins us from Deir al-Balah... Read more »

As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stirs up false claims of voter fraud ahead of Election Day, we look at the role of an increasingly “partisan” Federal Election Commission with former FEC general counsel Larry Noble, who explains why “voters of a lot of wealth have the ability to influence... Read more »

News media start with the premise of immigration itself as a “crisis,” with the only debate around how to "stem" or "control" it.... Read more »

Trump’s “Big Lie” attorneys are not so much returning to the field, but actually never left.... Read more »

Defending Rights & Dissent has started a project called the Gaza First Amendment Alert, which is going to come out every other Wednesday.... Read more »

A new book doesn’t just illuminate the thicket of effects of systemic racism as it affects where people live; it reframes the understanding of the role of housing.... Read more »

The more a strike affects the economy, i.e., the more effective it is, the harder corporate media try to smear workers as selfish and destructive.... Read more »

Why are events we pay insurance for a "crisis" for the industry we pay it to? The unceasing effects of climate disruption will only throw that question into more relief.... Read more »

Musk’s Twitter is keeping certain information out of the public view—information that just happens to damage the presidential ticket he supports.... Read more »

As every day brings news of new carnage, US citizens have a duty not to look away, given our government’s critical role in arming Israel and ignoring its crimes.... Read more »

Jen Senko’s film and the book based on it are an effort to engage the effects of that yelling, punching down, reactionary media.... Read more »

Explore Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson's analysis on the state of U.S. politics, revealing the bipartisan silence on global power shifts, economic priorities, and the illusion of choice in upcoming elections. From U.S. foreign policy to the influence of corporate interests, they discuss the challenges America faces in an era... Read more »

Both Richard D Wolff & Michael Hudson emphasized that this summit, while not conclusive, sets the stage for potential long-term transformation in international power dynamics, with BRICS working to shape an order that may increasingly diverge from Western influence. The post BRICS Summit in Kazan: Setting the Stage for a... Read more »

In this interview, economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff discuss the U.S.'s influence on Israel and the broader Middle East, arguing that America's actions undermine the sovereignty of other nations. They assert that the U.S. uses Israel as a tool to maintain control over the region, particularly its oil resources,... Read more »

Explore how U.S. influence shapes Israel’s role in the Middle East conflict, challenging notions of sovereignty in a broader global war involving NATO, Palestine, and BRICS nations like China and Russia. The post Sovereignty in Crisis: Israel, Palestine, and America’s Global Agenda first appeared on Michael Hudson.... Read more »

"I don't think there were any non-Jewish Americans that had that visceral hatred of Islam that the Zionists had, or also the visceral hatred of Russia, specifically for anti-Semitism of past centuries, most of which was in Ukraine and Kiev, by the way. Well, that was 50 years ago, and... Read more »

This episode of the Global Economy Hour discusses that the U.S., under the guise of promoting "freedom," is enforcing policies that undermine European sovereignty, especially in relation to energy dependence and trade with Russia and China. The irony of Western sanctions and coercion, which have not only failed to weaken... Read more »

The decline of U.S. global dominance is reshaping international alliances. As U.S. neoliberal policies and military actions continue to alienate nations, countries like China, Russia, and Iran are forming strategic coalitions. Driven by economic self-interest, these nations are pushing back against the U.S. hegemony, creating a new global order. The... Read more »

Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff critique the lack of substantive policy debate in the Trump-Harris exchange, noting that key issues like U.S.-China relations and the economic decline of the U.S. were largely ignored. Both highlight that the debate focused on personality over policy, avoiding critical topics such as de-industrialization, foreign... Read more »

In this discussion, Michael Hudson argues that the real financial threat to the U.S. isn't government debt but rather private debt, especially the student debt crisis, which is exacerbated by policies that prevent bankruptcy relief. He explains that government debt, particularly U.S. Treasury securities, is actually a highly sought-after asset... Read more »

Last week, Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News anchor and Donald Trump supporter this year, wanted to give Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy a chance to explain himself. For the past year, in a pivotal campaign to flip the Senate, Sheehy had been embroiled in a scandal involving potentially... Read more »

Arizona voters passed Proposition 314, a measure that will allow state and local police to arrest people crossing the border outside ports of entry and empower state judges to order deportations. The ballot measure passed with just over 62 percent of the vote. Advocates, including ACLU Arizona and the Florence... Read more »

Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House for a second time, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback. After running on a dark campaign of retribution, Trump tried to strike a conciliatory tone in a rambling victory speech at the Palm Beach County Convention... Read more »

The Republican Party is on track to win control of the Senate, a significant victory that will allow the GOP to exercise power over judicial appointments and executive branch appointees. If Trump retakes the White House, GOP Senate control will clear his path to make significant changes to the judiciary,... Read more »

Every election is a Judgment Day, but this one more so than any other in the history of the nation. Never before has a major party run a nominee described by retired military leaders who worked with him as a “fascist” and a serious threat to American democracy. Never before... Read more »

Late Tuesday night, the Associated Press projected Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown—and with him, any sense that Ohio was still a swing state. Brown, who served three terms, maintained an edge for most of his US Senate reelection bid against Moreno, a former luxury car... Read more »

Ohio voters defeated a major ballot initiative on Tuesday that would have ended partisan gerrymandering in the state and curbed the lopsided majorities Republicans hold in the state legislature and US House delegation. The measure, known as Issue 1, was voted down with 54 percent of the vote. Republicans aggressively... Read more »

The first state to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade just became the first state to have a near-total abortion ban reversed by popular vote. The people of Missouri voted on Tuesday to create a constitutional right to “reproductive freedom”—defined as the ability to make and carry... Read more »

It started with Georgia: a handful of bomb threats sent to polling locations in heavily Democratic areas. Two polling sites in Union City outside Atlanta, where the population is nearly 90 percent Black, were temporarily shut down. Georgia officials, citing federal law enforcement, named Russia as the culprit, as the... Read more »

"Awkar also forced Middle East Airlines to comply with its orders not to transport injured people from Lebanon on its flights for treatment abroad, especially those injured in the pager and telecommunications bombings on 16 and 17 of September, by threatening to impose sanctions on MEA should it disobey. ...... Read more »

"Test launches damage human communities and ecosystems. The Marshall Islands, already forced to bear the overwhelming environmental costs of U.S. nuclear weapons testing, are still used as a target test area. The post Election Day ICBM Test Launch Denounced as “Dangerous” and “Wasteful” appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"If you look at all the things being done to disrupt, dismantle, or dissuade people about the election results, it is all about voter suppression: keeping people [the Republican Party doesn't] want to vote from voting." The post Election Denialism as Voter Suppression appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"Amos Hochstein, born in Israel in 1973 and once an Israeli tank crewman, returned to Lebanon as a U.S. envoy, not to protect peace but to redefine it" on Israel's terms. The post Is Israel Turning Lebanon into Gaza? appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

Experts from the Center for Election Innovation and Research, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law gathered for a webinar on Oct. 30, “Red, White & Coup: Mapping Threats of Violence Around the 2024 Election.” They discussed credible threats to election... Read more »

From a legal standpoint, the Biden administration is breaching international humanitarian law by providing ongoing military assistance to Israel while these grave violations occur. This conduct exposes U.S. officials to potential accountability under international law, including before the International Criminal Court. The post Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing and Violations of U.S.... Read more »

"A recent poll from the Arab American Institute received some much-deserved attention (if not enough) because it showed a massive decline in support for Democrats among Arab American voters because of White House support for Israel’s attack on Gaza. That decline could cost the Democrats several swing states. The post... Read more »

KATHY BOYLAN, kathyboylan5@gmail.com Boylan… The post “Pope Francis, Go to Gaza for God’s Sake!” appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"Israel will have the obligation to take UNRWA’s place under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, The Hague Regulations of 1907, and international humanitarian law. ... If not, this would be a war crime and a crime against humanity and an element of genocide." The post Oxfam Condemns Israel Banning... Read more »

"Awkar also forced Middle East Airlines to comply with its orders not to transport injured people from Lebanon on its flights for treatment abroad, especially those injured in the pager and telecommunications bombings on 16 and 17 of September, by threatening to impose sanctions on MEA should it disobey. ...... Read more »

"Test launches damage human communities and ecosystems. The Marshall Islands, already forced to bear the overwhelming environmental costs of U.S. nuclear weapons testing, are still used as a target test area. The post Election Day ICBM Test Launch Denounced as “Dangerous” and “Wasteful” appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"If you look at all the things being done to disrupt, dismantle, or dissuade people about the election results, it is all about voter suppression: keeping people [the Republican Party doesn't] want to vote from voting." The post Election Denialism as Voter Suppression appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"Amos Hochstein, born in Israel in 1973 and once an Israeli tank crewman, returned to Lebanon as a U.S. envoy, not to protect peace but to redefine it" on Israel's terms. The post Is Israel Turning Lebanon into Gaza? appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

Experts from the Center for Election Innovation and Research, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law gathered for a webinar on Oct. 30, “Red, White & Coup: Mapping Threats of Violence Around the 2024 Election.” They discussed credible threats to election... Read more »

From a legal standpoint, the Biden administration is breaching international humanitarian law by providing ongoing military assistance to Israel while these grave violations occur. This conduct exposes U.S. officials to potential accountability under international law, including before the International Criminal Court. The post Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing and Violations of U.S.... Read more »

"A recent poll from the Arab American Institute received some much-deserved attention (if not enough) because it showed a massive decline in support for Democrats among Arab American voters because of White House support for Israel’s attack on Gaza. That decline could cost the Democrats several swing states. The post... Read more »

KATHY BOYLAN, kathyboylan5@gmail.com Boylan… The post “Pope Francis, Go to Gaza for God’s Sake!” appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »

"Israel will have the obligation to take UNRWA’s place under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, The Hague Regulations of 1907, and international humanitarian law. ... If not, this would be a war crime and a crime against humanity and an element of genocide." The post Oxfam Condemns Israel Banning... Read more »

Elon Musk threatens to do to democracy what he did to Twitter. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 2nd November 2024   This is what happens when successive US governments fail to tackle inequality. While millions of people live in poverty, a handful grow unimaginably rich. Wealth begets wealth,... Read more »

This is what you are voting for if you vote for Donald Trump. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 29th October 2024 Dear US voters, in the spirit in which I would beg a dear friend not to get a facial tattoo, I’m writing to ask you not to... Read more »

A horrible illness has been widely neglected, thanks in part to the influence of a cruel and bizarre cult. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  18th October 2024 How could this happen in the 21st century? The question could apply to many issues, but this one sends you reeling.... Read more »

Hidden in the detail of the UK’s carbon capture and storage scheme are unlimited financial liabilities and huge environmental costs. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  11th October 2024 This will be Keir Starmer’s HS2: a hugely expensive scheme that will either be abandoned, scaled back or require massive... Read more »

Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  1st October 2024 The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down... Read more »

An astonishing thing is happening at sea, but the government, backed by an entire “scientific” discipline, seems determined to stifle it. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 27th September 2024 Over the past three weeks, I’ve been watching one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth, here in south... Read more »

The bodies meant to protect us from floods are unaccountable, self-serving and feudal in character. No wonder they keep failing. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th September 2024 Labour’s first stage of government resembles a vast forensic excavation. As it works through the Conservatives’ midden of horrors, it... Read more »

How to create an appearance of progress while doing nothing. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  12th September 2024 Let’s talk about perceptionware. Perceptionware is technology whose main purpose is to create an impression of action. Whether it will ever work at scale is less important, in some cases... Read more »

The weird, uncanny consistencies of far right politics. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  6th September 2024 I’ve been thinking about a famously orange-skinned former presenter of trashy TV programmes, who lives on a luxurious coastal estate. He has a history of racist and Islamophobic remarks, of blaming asylum... Read more »

Millions of Democrats greeted Election Night 2024 hoping that Vice President Kamala Harris would be victorious and be sworn in as president on January 20, 2025. But Donald Trump won at least 277 electoral votes, prevailing in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and other key swing states. President-Elect Trump is... Read more »

On Wednesday morning, major news agencies — from CNN to the Associated Press (AP) — were reporting that Donald Trump, having won at least 279 electoral votes, was president-elect. Trump, in the vote count, was ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in all seven of the battleground states where both... Read more »

The Republican Party seized control of the Senate late Tuesday as Republican candidates flipped seats in Ohio and West Virginia and fended off a surprising challenge in Nebraska. Bernie Moreno defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio and Gov. Jim Justice won in retiring independent Sen. Joe Manchin's seat... Read more »

As electoral votes continue to roll in Tuesday night, Kamala Harris campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillion is "feeling good" about her boss' chance at defeating Donald Trump.Washington Post White House reporter Matt Viser shared a screenshot of an email Dillion sent to Harris campaign colleagues via X, writing: "NEW: Jen... Read more »

Whatever the outcome of the United States' 2024 presidential election — whether the winner is Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris — federal agencies have been preparing their briefing documents for the winner's transition team. The Harris campaign has been taking part in the process, but according to Defense... Read more »

Former President Donald Trump has said that if he loses the 2024 presidential election, he won't run for president again in 2028. Regardless, Trump wants his MAGA movement to continue, and he sees his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), as MAGA's future.In an article published on November 4 —... Read more »

"U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declares victory over Democrat Colin Allred" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps... Read more »

Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a strong lead in several swing state counties, one of which typically go the way of the nation, according to a CNN analysis. Pennsylvania voters in Erie — a "bell weather county" that can go red or blue — had gone for Harris over... Read more »

During an Election Day Fox News special, the right-wing network's chief political analyst Britt Hume suggested that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol that Donald Trump inspired, continues to haunt the MAGA hopeful. On Tuesday night, Washington Post reporter Jeremy Barr pointed out via X: "Hume now says... Read more »

Some of our leaders seem to care more about other countries, e.g., Ukraine and Israel, than they do about our own. Once again, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come to Washington, begging for even more money, this time some $8 billion dollars. The U.S. Congress has already approved $175 billion... Read more »

Wait, what? We’re talking about Joe Biden? Why? He’s a “lame duck.”  No matter who wins the US presidential election on November 5, he’s going home to Delaware on January 20.  His chances of asking  for, and getting, much from Congress during that two-and-a-half month interregnum are negligible. But as... Read more »

Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the settlement of Be’eri, near the Gaza border region, on October 20-21. The group represented the who’s who in the Israeli right, far right and ultranationalists. They included Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir,... Read more »

Another 50 people, including U.S. soldiers were wounded. The post <I>Iraq Weekly Roundup</I>: 192 Killed in October appeared first on Antiwar.com.... Read more »

For over two and a half years, a semi-proxy war has been raging in Ukraine. In a proxy war, two powers avoid direct conflict by fighting through weaker intermediary partners. The Russia-Ukraine war is a semi-proxy war because one power, Russia, is directly involved, while the other power, the U.S.... Read more »

As President Biden’s term approaches its end, the US and several parts of the rest of the world are significantly worse off than they were when he took office. While the president is frequently lauded by members of the foreign policy establishment as a successful foreign policy leader, his tenure... Read more »

Oddly, it was Israeli historian Benny Morris who got it right, when he offered a candid prediction of the future of his country and its war with the Palestinians. “The Palestinians look at everything from a broad, long-term perspective,” he said in an interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in... Read more »

Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitutional and legal requirements that must first be met before war is waged? These questions should be addressed in a national debate over the U.S. military involvement in Ukraine and Israel. Sadly, there... Read more »

In recent weeks, a number of shifts in relations have taken place in far apart regions that continue to highlight that the world is not aligning America’s way. The first took place between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Maintaining a coalition against Iran has long been a key feature of U.S.... Read more »

Régis Debray once suggested that Europe was so much under Washington's thumb that its citizens should be able to vote in American elections to determine their own destiny. Trump's openly cynical (‘transactional') foreign policy has at least had the advantage of loosening this transatlantic leash by making ridiculous the idea... Read more »

Russia's economy, and its people, have weathered the Ukraine war better than predicted, but resilience has limits. Though still claiming that ‘all war aims will be achieved', Vladimir Putin now faces stark choices about its endgame. - 2024/10 / article... Read more »

With arbitrary arrests and plans for mass expulsions, Israel's far-right government is using the war against Hamas as cover for settling the Palestinian question once and for all, in Gaza and the West Bank. - 2024/11 / article... Read more »

Egypt and the Arab Gulf states have condemned Israel's onslaught on Gaza and Lebanon but, rhetoric aside, have been content to sit on their hands. Each has its own strategic agenda and future to consider. - 2024/11 / article... Read more »

It's now so discredited that no one dares speak its name. When the European Union launched ‘excessive deficit procedures' against seven countries in June, demanding they take corrective action or face sanctions, the commissioner for economy Paolo Gentiloni insisted it had nothing to do with austerity. True, he conceded, Brussels... Read more »

US consulting firms make vast profits advising foreign governments. A Senate committee scrutinises their business model in advance of legislation that could see them classed as ‘foreign agents'. - 2024/11 / article... Read more »

AI sees humans as rational economic actors, and its early promises of benefiting humanity quickly switched to creating marketable products. - 2024/11 / article, 2024/11 AI... Read more »

AI doesn't just pose the technological challenge of creating ever more sophisticated models to do our bidding. There are profound political choices, too, that shouldn't be left to Silicon Valley. - 2024/11 / article... Read more »

Theories, speculation and rumour have surrounded the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines since they were blown up in 2022. If, as seems very likely, the trail does not lead back to Moscow, then where does it lead? - 2024/11 / article, 2024/11 AI... Read more »

UK soldiers are now equipped with a ‘cutting-edge weapons sight’ produced by an Israeli arms firm nurtured by its defence ministry. The post British troops using Israeli arms technology tested in Gaza appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

Exclusive: Parts for Israel’s most advanced fighter jet have been secretly shipped from a British military base during the assault on Gaza. The post F-35 components sent to Israel from Royal Air Force base appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

If chancellor Rachel Reeves is serious about public finances, she must stop the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers causing a black hole in the military budget. The post The giant warships sinking Britain’s budget appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

Politicians across Europe want Britain to investigate why the WikiLeaks founder spent five years in jail. The post UK snubs Council of Europe over Assange inquiry appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

Since the 1960s, Labour and Conservative governments have supported or acquiesced in several cases of genocide across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The post Gaza: Britain’s seventh genocide appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

My family is experiencing what they say is ‘the worst stage of genocide’ as Israel attempts to empty and annex northern Gaza. The post Ceaseless horrors in northern Gaza appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

Profits have plummeted at an Israeli arms firm targeted by Palestine Action. The post Israel’s war machine can be stopped. Here’s how appeared first on Declassified Media Ltd.... Read more »

A friend who knows tells me it’s impossible to organise an interview with José ‘Pepe’ Mujica in advance. It’s not how he operates. The best thing to do, she says, is to turn up at his farm on the outskirts of Uruguayan capital Montevideo unannounced and see if you get... Read more »

US special forces flights to Israel from a British airbase have doubled in frequency since Keir Starmer took over from Rishi Sunak as prime minister, it can be revealed.  At least 13 US planes used by special forces, nearly all of them unmarked, have gone from Britain’s sprawling airbase on... Read more »

The DHL International co-founder was a passionate painter, philanthropist and educator, who had been awarded an OBE and the Silver Bauhinia Star.... Read more »

Thomas Kwan, 53, attempted to murder mother’s partner by disguising himself as a nurse and injecting victim with poison-laced fake vaccine.... Read more »

Chief executive wraps up three-day visit to mainland China for world-leading expo, with deals signed to bring more companies to city.... Read more »

Post’s awards include gold for ‘best newspaper infographics’ category for report exposing extent of unauthorised structures at luxury estates.... Read more »

US-blacklisted chipmaker Biren says team-up with Tencent-backed Infinigence AI led to a 100 per cent improvement in GPU training capacity.... Read more »

Events will take place in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chongqing in November to coincide with China’s annual Singles’ Day event.... Read more »

Trump wins key state of Wisconsin, bringing him to 277 electoral votes and a second term in the White House.... Read more »

Two-year scheme aims to provide catch-up jabs for 190,000 people born between 2004 and 2008 who were left out of main vaccination round.... Read more »

Proposal comes after young Malaysian revellers found to have been covertly entering southern Thailand via a Kelantan border town.... Read more »

The devices could reduce testing on animals and speed up the time a drug takes to get to market.... Read more »

For Beijing, regime security is everything and concerns about ‘hostile Western forces’ will continue, no matter who ends up in the White House.... Read more »

The Chinese leader also urged provincial leaders to remove the country’s internal barriers to create a national market.... Read more »

40-strong team of students and faculty from leading mainland universities will arrive on November 27, Ma Ying-jeou Foundation says.... Read more »

TV series tells the story of Xi Zhongxun’s life, from the son of poor farmers in rural northwest China to communist revolutionary.... Read more »

The pharmaceutical giant, whose China chief is now under investigation, was previously at the centre of insurance scam cases, report says.... Read more »

Ministry of State Security report comes after attempt to smuggle gallium, an essential component in advanced military radar.... Read more »

Commentary in legal newspaper warns officials not to give ‘no comment’ answers – but some observers warn it will be easy to get round law.... Read more »

Recent trials have compounded concerns about unduly harsh legal action targeting businesses in other regions to ease the local debt situation.... Read more »

As ever, don’t expect the Democratic Party to save us. Now is the time for grassroots action. The post The Answer to Trump’s Victory Is Radical Action appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

On climate, immigration, and Israel’s war on Gaza, Harris ran to the right — alienating voters. The post Democrats Blow Their Chance to Block Trump’s Resurgence appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

Missouri was the first state to officially outlaw abortion after the Dobbs decision. Voters said no more. The post Missouri Voters Overturn Abortion Ban in Decisive Win for Reproductive Rights appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

The governor waged an unprecedented campaign to block Amendment 4, which needed 60 percent support to pass. The post Florida Abortion Amendment Falls Short Following Aggressive Opposition by Ron DeSantis appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

The Intercept spoke to voters in the region grappling with the fact that neither party is promising change to U.S. policy in Gaza. The post Americans in the Middle East: “The Most Unenthusiastic Vote I’ve Ever Cast” appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

For a decade, Congress has failed to rein in the surveillance state. Now Trump is promising to use the government against his foes. The post Trump Might Get Unfettered Surveillance Powers. How Did We Get Here? appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

In the battleground state of Georgia, Democrats’ decision to disregard the will of 116,000 voters could have major consequences. The post Atlanta Democrats Blocked the Cop City Referendum — and Alienated a Voter Turnout Operation appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

The world’s richest man and top Trump supporter profits off the U.S. security state while back-channeling with Putin. The post Elon Musk Is His Own Rogue Nation appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

Organizers are facilitating protest votes for people in swing states to register their dissent — without handing a victory to Donald Trump. The post Swing-State Voters Disillusioned With Kamala Harris Can Swap for Two Non-Swing-State Votes appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »

Amid ongoing conflict, young people from Gaza share their memories of school days now lost—and their hopes for returning to their classrooms one day.... Read more »

Why we are all the poorer for it.... Read more »

The Harris-Walz campaign tells us we are on the way to a clean energy future—while bumping up oil and natural gas emissions.... Read more »

We've been told over and over again that we're divided. But are we actually?... Read more »

Nonprofit We Are Not Numbers connects Palestinian writers with Western mentors and resources.... Read more »

A new documentary sheds light on how genopolitics are performed in the modern age.... Read more »

Project 2025 lays out a plan for a Trump Administration to censor free speech, uphold inequality, and punish dissenters.... Read more »

By seizing traditionally masculine tropes like sports, Harris and Walz can claim the mantle of patriotism and Americana.... Read more »

Trump embodies racism, misogyny, narcissism, and fascism—all of which are antithetical to the Way of Jesus.... Read more »

Finally, the sick felon, racist, sexual predator and garbage man lurches and teeters to the finish line. "Swollen, orange and sweaty," ever more vicious and unmoored, he raves to half-empty arenas: Democrats are "demonic," reporters should be shot, hate is a love fest, fluoride is evil, Pelosi is a bitch,... Read more »

As the election comes to a close, Oil Change U.S. Campaign Manager Collin Rees made the following statement:“Our country is at a crossroads. One path leads to an opportunity for a livable planet and the other to accelerated climate chaos and a breakdown of our democracy. “Another Trump term would... Read more »

This afternoon, the Georgia Supreme Court denied relief for Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots on time but did not receive them on time due to the county’s failure to mail them promptly. The lower court had ruled that an extension of the absentee receipt deadline was necessary in... Read more »

Making the oil and gas industry pay for climate impacts is ranked as the favoured policy choice, according to a survey conducted in eight countries across five continents by strategic insight agency, Opinium.[1] The study, commissioned by Greenpeace International, is published as the organisation steps up its global actions to... Read more »

Yesterday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pledged another $25 million to the crypto super PAC Fairshake, bringing the company’s total spending in the 2024 election up to more than $76 million. Public Citizen, along with researcher and author Molly White, submitted a complaint to the FEC in August alleging that a... Read more »

Unimaginably, Israel's campaign of genocide and elimination escalates, with up to 800 Palestinians killed in 17 days "in full view of the world." Amidst relentless bombardment, displacement, starvation, trauma and shelling so incessant their "bodies don't stop trembling," Gazans recount apocalyptic scenes: limbs and corpses in the streets, body parts... Read more »

New research by Oil Change International shows COP Troika nations – previous, current, and next COP presidents UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil – plan to expand oil and gas production 32% by 2035, threatening the climate limits they have collectively pledged to protect. While Global North countries such as the United... Read more »

A group funded by fracking firms and pipeline companies is ramping up its efforts to cozy up to key Democratic constituencies in service of a pro-polluter agenda, including a bipartisan bill packed with fossil-fuel giveaways that could be considered in Congress in the coming weeks, according to a new report... Read more »

The following is a statement from Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works of Social Security Works: “Last week, I went to Puerto Rico to attend the reopening of San Juan’s Social Security office. It was the fastest reopening in agency history and a direct response to a March... Read more »

Critiques of conspiracy thinking abound—but what if our world needs a conspiracy, of people willing to confront institutional corruption? Joseph Dumit explains why large corporations knowingly engage in antihuman activities; he also draws from Adrian Piper’s insights into bullying institutions, the impact of bystanding, and the importance of blowing the... Read more »

For over half a century, Big Oil and the plastics industry, through their trade associations and front groups, have sold the public the false idea that plastics are recyclable. Recycling became the mantra of good ecological stewardship, promoted by the likes of city governments, school children, and environmental groups. Davis... Read more »

What can sex workers add to discussions around transformative justice, prison abolition, and labor organizing? Heather Berg has spoken with sex worker radicals whose perspectives on left theory and practice are informed by encounters with ever-present threats to their lives and livelihoods. (Encore presentation.) Heather Berg, “‘If You’re Going to Be Beautiful,... Read more »

For decades after World War Two, the defense industry polluted the desert near Tucson’s Southside and poisoned the aquifer from which the largely Mexican American neighborhood got its drinking water. Sunaura Taylor, who was born there, reflects on lessons from the residents’ struggle — and asks what a genuine remedy... Read more »

What are discarded materials from extractive activities like mining doing to life on the planet? According to Gabrielle Hecht, what’s happening in South Africa to and around mountainous piles of mining residues crystallizes a number of thorny environmental and sociopolitical issues faced by communities around the globe. (Encore presentation.) Gabrielle Hecht, Residual... Read more »

It’s both a precious resource and a dangerous pollutant, exponentially increasing crop yields, while fouling our waterways with blue-green algae. The element phosphorus has played a crucial role in agriculture and war, while its reserves are unevenly distributed, with much of the world’s supply located in the occupied territories of... Read more »

More than two million farmworkers do the hard, sometimes backbreaking work of planting, growing, and harvesting crops in the U.S. Focusing on strawberry and grape pickers in California, David Bacon describes what the work involves, where the workers come from, and steps they’re taking to protect their rights and pursue... Read more »

What lessons can we learn from the ways working class people in the U.S., many of them women and people of color, took collective action during the depression of the 1930s? Historian Dana Frank discusses experiments in mutual aid and cooperatives, battles over the expulsion of Mexican and Mexican American... Read more »

Black parents worry about racism’s impact on their children. Jennifer C. Nash is interested in both the nature of racialized anxiety and the way it’s rendered visible to the general public. Among other things, she looks at how Black mothers have used the epistolary form to convey their concerns, fears,... Read more »

Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16... Read more »

Voting officially begins in U.S. presidential election... Read more »

Xi Jinping congratulates Duma Boko on election as Botswana's president... Read more »

Israeli air strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say... Read more »

Pennsylvania judge allows Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway... Read more »

Heavy rains disrupt rail service in Barcelona, killing at least 217... Read more »

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday congratulated Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu on his election as president of Fiji.... Read more »

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Italian President Sergio Mattarella will pay a state visit to China from November 7 to 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.... Read more »

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will pay a state visit to China from November 8 to 10, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.... Read more »

Voting officially begins in U.S. presidential election... Read more »

Xi Jinping inspects central China's Hubei Province... Read more »

Xi Jinping congratulates Duma Boko on election as Botswana's president... Read more »

Pennsylvania judge allows Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway... Read more »

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday congratulated Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu on his election as president of Fiji.... Read more »

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Italian President Sergio Mattarella will pay a state visit to China from November 7 to 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.... Read more »

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will pay a state visit to China from November 8 to 10, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.... Read more »

U.S. voters cast ballots in New Hampshire... Read more »

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday said that China will open its doors wider to the outside world, regardless of how the international environment changes.... Read more »

Beiersdorf CEO: CIIE opens doors to innovation and success... Read more »

Global leaders recognize CIIE as a crucial trade and business platform... Read more »

Rio Tinto CEO: China's energy transition admirable... Read more »

Stausholm: CIIE boosts Rio Tinto's competitiveness... Read more »

CIIE 2024 spotlights new quality productive forces and open sharing... Read more »

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday said that China will open its doors wider to the outside world, regardless of how the international environment changes.... Read more »

Across China, consumers eyeing new furniture, household appliances, or vehicles are flocking to take advantage of substantial discounts and government subsidies, whether shopping online or in stores.... Read more »

China is set to launch a series of nationwide consumption promotion events in November, aiming to boost domestic demand and support economic growth.... Read more »

As many as 15 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are looking forward to showcasing their cutting-edge technologies and further expanding their market by participating in the Trade in Services exhibition at the upcoming seventh China International Import Expo.... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Admin Horse racing is a very old sport that people all around the world love. It’s called the “Sport of Kings” because it began a long time ago with simple horse races to find out which horse was the fastest or... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Admin Groundwater contamination has emerged as a pressing environmental concern, posing significant challenges globally. As industries burgeon and populations swell, the risk of pollutants seeping into groundwater reservoirs amplifies, threatening ecosystems and human health alike. In this article, we will dive... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva Download the Spanish translation Descargar la traducción al español de este artículoDownload the Portuguese translation Baixar a tradução em português deste artigo In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla in Chile’s... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Prabir Purkayastha “This steep rise in electricity prices is the other side of the story of the so-called market reforms in the electricity sector that have taken place over the last 30 years.” Download the Spanish translation Descargar la traducción al... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva Click here to download the Spanish translation of this article. (Haga clic aquí para descargar la traducción al español de este artículo.) On October 18, 2021, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days. This declaration... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Elliott Negin ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science. In a secret video recording made public in late June, a top ExxonMobil lobbyist—Keith McCoy, who was fired soon afterward—not only conceded that the oil giant’s support for... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by John Pilger Click here to download the Spanish translation of this article. (Haga clic aquí para descargar la traducción al español de este artículo.) When I first saw Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison, in 2019, shortly after he had been dragged from his refuge... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Guest Post A new MintPress News study based on Dept. of Defense documents can reveal that U.S. weapons manufacturers have sold well in excess of $28.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia since the Yemen War began, including 20 separate... Read more »

This post is originally published on Citizen Truth by Guest Post Miko Peled is considered by many to be one of the clearest voices calling for justice in Palestine, support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and the creation of a single democracy with equal rights... Read more »

While the votes are still being counted and no official results have been announced, it is all but certain that Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. This not so much a victory for Trump as it is a debacle for the Democratic Party.... Read more »

The World Socialist Web Site spoke to workers at the polls in Detroit on Election Day about their thoughts on the candidates and the striking abyss between the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and the main issues facing the working class.... Read more »

The JVP/NPP’s preparation to ban all strikes is a clear expression of the fascistic character of its program, which has always been inherent in its virulent Sinhala chauvinism.... Read more »

The company is also seeking to impose further real wage cuts for remaining workers at the facility.... Read more »

The pre-election rush of these middle-class radical groups to coalesce behind Stein and the Greens exposes their reactionary role in opposing a political break by the working class with the Democratic Party and the capitalist two-party system.... Read more »

The Israeli military moved forward with mass expulsions of Palestinians from northern Gaza with a series of air strikes and a ground assault on Tuesday that killed 54 people, mostly women and children.... Read more »

As the US and its allies escalate the war against Russia in Ukraine, the global dimensions of the conflict become ever clearer: The European war is merging with advanced US-led preparations for war in Asia against China.... Read more »

This is the third major rail contract to have been rejected in recent weeks, following the defeat of another SMART-TD deal with Norfolk Southern and the rejection by maintenance of way workers of a contract at CSX.... Read more »

UPS announced that it has closed 45 operations and reduced daily capacity by 1 million parcels as it shifted operations to automated facilities.... Read more »

Global leaders recognize CIIE as a crucial trade and business platform... Read more »

Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16... Read more »

Xi Jinping inspects central China's Hubei Province... Read more »

Xi Jinping congratulates Duma Boko on election as Botswana's president... Read more »

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CIIE 2024 spotlights new quality productive forces and open sharing... Read more »

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Join photographer and ornithologist Li Dongming in Jiangsu's Tiaozini Wetland, where he captures the mesmerizing world of rare birds in their natural habitat.... Read more »

With wide hooves perfect for wetland wandering, milu deer move smoothly through marshlands. At Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in Jiangsu, they can often be seen wading into the water together, reveling in the refreshing comfort.... Read more »

The CIIE represents an essential mechanism for China's economic recovery and a stabilizing force within a global order often defined by rifts rather than rapports.... Read more »

China, on several occasions, has pledged to open its door wider. With the CIIE and other supportive measures, China is fulfilling this pledge with concrete actions.... Read more »

At a time when protectionism has gained traction, the CIIE exemplifies China's role as a major economy promoting open trade.... Read more »

The CIIE is where the world comes to China and exhibitors know that global economic prosperity rests on free and open trade with China.... Read more »

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Under the guidance of their respective leaderships, China and the UAE are moving closer together, poised to play a pivotal role in enhancing their influence on the global stage.... Read more »

Xinjiang Pilot Free Trade Zone stands as a testament to the broader vision of China's economic policy and regional diplomacy, setting a new standard for international cooperation and development.... Read more »

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Inspired by the Ming Dynasty's phoenix crown, the National Museum’s latest fridge magnets are taking social media by storm. In just three and a half months, 145,000 of these elegant pieces have flown off the shelves, making them the museum’s top seller of the past 20 years!... Read more »

As China's role on the global stage grows, so does interest in the country's culture and language. It's a trend that has led to the Chinese Bridge, a competition for international students of Mandarin Chinese. This year, Mexico is sending a 10-year-old prodigy who is truly impressive – see for... Read more »

Dressed in traditional costumes, people of the Qiang ethnic group gathered with guests and friends to sing and dance to celebrate their greatest festival – the Qiang New Year in a village in Jiangkou County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province.... Read more »

Peruvian cuisine has had an infusion of Chinese flavor, thanks to the large Chinese population in the Latin American country.... Read more »

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Musicians from both the East and the West have put on shows at the 2024 Montreux Jazz Festival China in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.... Read more »

The hunt for the best young chef in Asia has come to an end in Hong Kong, with local chef Ardy Ferguson taking the top prize in the regional final of the San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition.... Read more »

In Brazil, dragon and lion dances have garnered wide popularity, with locals joining the tradition and enriching Brazil's multicultural landscape.... Read more »

China's J-35A stealth fighter jet to debut at air show... Read more »

AI facilitates migratory bird monitoring in SW China... Read more »

It usually takes three years for a grape seed to germinate and bear fruit, and much longer to cultivate an excellent grape variety. Scientists have been searching for fast and simple methods to design and breed satisfactory new grape varieties.... Read more »

China's new-generation "artificial sun" Huanliu-3 (HL-3) tokamak has launched a new round of physical experiments, incorporating for the first time a digital twin system independently developed by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), the CNNC said on Monday.... Read more »

The Clinical Hospital Center of Rijeka, Croatia's third-largest city, has achieved a global medical breakthrough by successfully performing a kidney autotransplantation, the hospital stated in a release on Monday.... Read more »

Israeli researchers and their colleagues from the U.S. have developed an antibody-based treatment that empowers the body's immune system to effectively attack cancer cells and prevent their spread, according to a statement from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) on Monday.... Read more »

The European Commission said on Monday that it will assess whether U.S. technology firm Apple complies with the European Union's Digital Markets Act regarding its operating system iPadOS.... Read more »

The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft has returned to Earth with 34.6 kilograms of space station experimental samples, encompassing microorganisms, alloy materials and nanomaterials that are difficult to prepare on Earth, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.... Read more »

Chinese lawmakers are reviewing a draft revision of the Science and Technology Popularization Law, submitted for its first reading at the ongoing session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on Monday. This marks the first update to the law since its enactment in 2002.... Read more »

Israeli attack leaves newborn babies injured in Gaza hospital; hospital staff fear they will be "executed"; Israel failing to bring in more aid to Gaza after Biden sends threatening letter; still no evidence against UNRWA; Israeli pogroms ravage West Bank towns; massive destruction in Lebanon; Holocaust survivors' son arrested in... Read more »

Starvation, destruction in northern Gaza; UNRWA officially fired with no replacement in sight; Israeli military denies attack on Gaza vaccination clinic; West Bank killing; Israeli forces struggle in Lebanon; more.... Read more »

Witness testimonies from northern Gaza show that Israel is using facial recognition technology to organize how it conducts mass arrests and forcible displacement. Some Palestinians say the technology is also being used to carry out field executions, causing widespread terror.... Read more »

Israeli brutality continues; US sends reinforcements; Israeli minister seeks to criminalize Israeli calls for sanctions; more.... Read more »

The Biden administration is ignoring evidence of Israel's widespread civilian harm and atrocities using US-made weapons in order to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government.... Read more »

More horrific massacres across Gaza, Lebanon; new Israeli bill seeks to bar Palestinians from running for legislature; US announces new Middle East military deployments; Congress members call out Biden's deployment of US troops and assets without congressional authorization... Read more »

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency has become known for its distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza during the war there. But its real value lies in its schools, says the Christian Science Monitor's Gaza reporter. If they close, what is the future for Palestinians?... Read more »

Col. Douglas Macgregor, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Trump, discusses little known information about the October 7th attack, the fact that claims of Hamas atrocities have largely been debunked, what's going on in Gaza, what drives U.S. policies, Israel's dangerous control over many U.S. actions, and... Read more »

Israel destroys medical supplies, blocks medics from entering Gaza; more reports of abuse in Israeli prison; Gaza aid at its lowest level yet; Israel using facial recognition technology in Gaza; Israel also decimating Lebanon and its healthcare workers; 3 Palestinians assassinated in West Bank; more.... Read more »

Election 2024’s winners, no matter the final ballot tallies, will include our billionaire class. The post One Person, One Vote, One Joke — on Democracy appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

Uphold October 18 Ruling of Innocence in Trial of Five Prominent Water Defenders The post Santa Marta Community and International Allies Call on Appeals Court to Reaffirm the Innocence of the Five Salvadoran Water Defenders  appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

John Cavanagh tells Al Jazeera that corporate greed and policy decisions are driving inequality and poverty. The post VIDEO: “It’s policy violence that keeps people living on the edge.” appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

The far right has weaponized the Internet. The post The Cruelty of Crowds appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

The state’s Fair Share Amendment has helped fund education and transportation expansion without hampering economic growth. The post Want More Equality of Opportunity and Social Justice? Copy Massachusetts’ Millionaire’s Tax appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

Like so many of his fellow billionaires, the world’s richest man is placing wealth over country. The post Why Is Elon Musk Supporting Donald Trump? Tax Avoidance! appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

Our billionaires, whatever the source of their billions may be, are dooming our democracy. The post Can America’s ‘Self-Made’ Men Make a President? appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

With its decision in Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, the Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to meaningful public campaign financing. The post Want to Get Money Out of Politics? Arizona Had a Solution. appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

The rich are trying to buy elections all over the world and consign democracy to the trash bin of history. The post Billionaires vs Democracy appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »

Bill Whitaker's questions frequently started from right-wing talking points and assumptions, particularly over immigration and economic policy.... Read more »

From the beginning, there were serious problems with the claims of mass rape by Hamas. Yet the New York Times devoted significant coverage to promoting that narrative.... Read more »

A FAIR study of US newspapers found the overwhelming majority of times the vague term “identity politics” was mentioned, it was referring to Democrats and the left.... Read more »

Media outlets promise comprehensive news alerts about important breaking stories occurring everywhere—but that's not what subscribers are getting.... Read more »

A new FAIR study finds that media conversations about student-led campus encampments in solidarity with Palestine rarely included students themselves.... Read more »

A review of six months of New York Times coverage exposes a remarkable selective interest in threats to journalism.... Read more »

Since October 7, leading papers have overwhelmingly applied the term "brutal" to violence committed by Palestinians rather than by Israelis.... Read more »

Establishment media in the US were slow to cover South Africa’s charge—initially providing the public with thin to no reporting on the case.... Read more »

Despite efforts to include Palestinian voices, editors at two leading papers skewed the Gaza debate toward an Israel-centered perspective.... Read more »

Gas Prices In California About To Rise Even Higher Authored by Eric Lendrum via American Greatness, A series of new state regulations are set to make gas prices in California rise even higher in 2025, despite the state already having the highest gas prices in the nation. As the Washington Examiner reports,... Read more »

Trump Wins, Sends 'Trumpquake' Through Washington The people of America gave @realDonaldTrump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024 *  *  * Election Coverage: *  *  * Update (Wednesday morning):  Trump was elected the 47th president by the American people.  AP Race Call:... Read more »

The US Should Establish A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Yesterday, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) released a 53-page report on the pros of the United States establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve (SBR). As Bitcoin Magazine's Frank Corva details below, the authors of the report touched on four key benefits of holding bitcoin as a strategic... Read more »

Just How Dystopian Can Starmer's Britain Become? Authored by Nick Corbishley via NakedCapitalism.com, After his landslide election victory in July, Keir Starmer promised that his new Labour government would “tread more lightly” on the lives of voters. It is one of a multitude of pledges Starmer has broken in just his first... Read more »

These Are The Countries That Believe In Aliens The Most This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu, visualizes the results of an Ipsos poll that asked adults whether they thought aliens would visit Earth. The survey consisted of 24,471 adults across 36 countries, conducted between October and November, 2022. Where E.T.’s Existence Would... Read more »

Far-Left Advocacy Group In Hamburg Shows Migrants How To Get Cash In Benefits-Card-Loophole Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix News, A left-wing advocacy group in Hamburg is openly teaching asylum seekers how to bypass the recently introduced payment card system, sparking political controversy and exposing a loophole in the system... Read more »

Made In China, Sold On Amazon More than 70 percent of the products that wholesalers and retailers sell on Amazon are produced in China, according to a survey conducted by Jungle Scout and published by the ECDB. The United States is the second largest producer of items sold on Amazon, accounting for 30... Read more »

Poland's Military Loan Proposal To Ukraine Shows That Warsaw Is Finally Wising Up Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, This is in response to Polish public opinion souring on the proxy war and the ruling liberal-globalist coalition consequently trying to exploit that in an attempt to raise the chances that... Read more »

Antifa Returns On Election Night, Causing Chaos In Downtown Seattle The potential return of former President Trump to the White House appears to have sparked rage among far-left activists on Tuesday night. With Trump currently leading the electoral count at 214 votes to Harris's 179, reports are surfacing from Seattle... Read more »

Ivanka Trump joined her father at a re-election victory rally after being "conspicuously absent" from the campaign trail, according to reports.Donald Trump's eldest daughter had stepped out of the political spotlight after his loss to Joe Biden, and she voluntarily testified before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6... Read more »

As part of the post-mortem following Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th president of the United States, one Democrat appeared on MSNBC early Wednesday morning to point to what he believes helped the former president return to the Oval Office.Sitting down with MSNBC host... Read more »

Now that President elect Donald Trump has emerged victorious in the 2024 election, Politico has done a rundown of what it means for the multiple criminal charges that have been leveled against him.In short, Politico finds that Trump "is now his own judge and jury, insulated from the criminal consequences... Read more »

In the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state governments to determine if, when and why a woman can end a pregnancy, former President Donald Trump, who touted during the campaign he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” appeared poised to be reelected early Wednesday. Simultaneously,... Read more »

Joe Biden is ultimately to blame for Donald Trump's election win, according to an analysis.The president who defeated Trump in 2020 should have stepped down after one term, according to Daily Beast special correspondent Michael Daly, rather than attempt to run for re-election at 81 years old."The Democrats then could... Read more »

GOP U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who won a House seat on Tuesday in a Colorado district to which she moved halfway through her term, called on fellow Republicans to "rally behind President Trump to secure his third term." Boebert sailed to victory alongside Trump, who was removed from office in... Read more »

"U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar secures another term as criminal trial looms" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly... Read more »

"U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeats Democrat Colin Allred" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up... Read more »

Palestine defenders on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of swapping one "genocidal lunatic" for another after the right-wing leader fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and replaced him with Israel Katz, who was serving as foreign minister."Israel just doubled down on prolonging its genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza,"... Read more »

Asheville, North Carolina, is known for its historic architecture, vibrant arts scene and as a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a favorite escape for “climate migrants” moving from California, Arizona, and other climate-challenged vicinities, until a “500 year flood” ravaged the city this fall. Hurricane Helene was a wakeup... Read more »

Much significance will happen at the end of Election Day, and a countdown will begin at 11:00 p.m. PDT on November 5th. While everyone’s attention will be on who our next president will be, the U.S. The Air Force will test-launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile with a dummy hydrogen bomb... Read more »

Day after day, we are all subjected to Europeans cosplaying as Israelites straight out of the Book of Joshua carrying out Old Testament massacres with 21st Century weapons. It should be noted that the massacres detailed within that book very likely did not happen—the archeology does not back them up.... Read more »

As recorded in Hansard, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau, as he did on so many occasions without ever citing the scientific evidence, stated, “We will continue to trust the science.“ The post Trust the Science first appeared on Dissident Voice.... Read more »

It has become a commonplace among disillusioned radicals and independents that today’s choice of Harris/Trump fails to pose any of the most pressing issues facing the human race: climate change, potential world war, resource poisoning/depletion, and so on. But the most critical issue of all is indeed on the ballot:... Read more »

Remember this? Oh, yeah, that Messiah, Mister Rapist, Grifter, Dirtier than Dirt Kushner-Guided, Roy Cohen-Trained TRUMP: “My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’” Read the Time Magazine article written  by his nephew. Here, reality check for democrats and republicans: Some legit writing here... Read more »

As US voters go to the polls on November 5, they need to remind themselves that when the US elects its next domestic president, it is also selecting the emperor of a violent, global imperium.  Choices made over sundry domestic issues have far reaching effects, far beyond local pocketbook or... Read more »

It’s a tragic sign of the times when little introductory narrative is needed to set the near-apocalyptic scene that exists in Gaza today. The world watches from a distance as Israel’s onslaught continues and the civilian death toll escalates to unimaginable levels. Now, the nightmare that Palestinian survivors are currently... Read more »

The BHP Group, as with other mining giants, has much explaining to do in the way it has approached the environment.  It has become a master of the greenwashing experiment, an adept promoter of sham environmental responsibility (take, for instance, its practice of merely selling its oil and gas business... Read more »

Former President Donald Trump posted to social media an unsupported claim about "massive CHEATING" in Philadelphia, which he claimed had drawn the attention of law enforcement. The Philadelphia Police Department, the Philadelphia district attorney, a Republican city council member and the Pennsylvania Department of State all refuted the claim. The... Read more »

Posts shared on Facebook make an unfounded claim of racially motivated threats of violence in Gwinnett County, Georgia, "from now until the Inauguration." The county sheriff's office said it had "not received any information indicating threats to any group(s) on or after election day." The post Posts Spread Unfounded Claim... Read more »

A misspelling of former President Donald Trump's name occurred on an optional ballot review screen in Virginia, prompting an unfounded claim on social media of "election fraud." The error was a typo that appeared only on the ballot review screen, not on actual ballots, and would not affect any votes,... Read more »

We'll know soon enough who won the 2024 general elections for president, Congress and other important positions. But we don't have to wait a second longer to find out this year's FactCheck Award winners. The post The 2024 FactCheck Awards appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »

In the waning days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump has further embraced some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s incorrect or controversial views on health, including vaccines and fluoride. The post Trump Embraces RFK Jr.’s Views on Vaccines, Fluoride appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »

It is possible, even likely, that we will not have a projected winner of the presidential race on Nov. 5 – Election Day. And that doesn't mean there's something nefarious going on with the vote-counting. The post Election Night Expectations appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »

A video showing a Laurel County, Kentucky, voter having difficulty marking a ballot for former President Donald Trump was investigated and found to be an "isolated incident" of "voter error," a spokesperson for the secretary of state said. Social media posts baselessly claimed it was an example of "election interference."... Read more »

Vice President Kamala Harris wrongly claimed that former President Donald Trump was talking about "reproductive freedom" when he said that he will "protect" women "whether the women like it or not." Trump was talking about illegal immigration -- but, in doing so, he made his own unsupported claims about criminals... Read more »

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different track records on climate change. To shed light on the two candidates’ climate agendas, we sorted through their campaign materials and recent statements on the campaign trail. The post Harris vs. Trump on Climate Change appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »

Today on TAP: The inherently unappreciated core of Bidenomics... Read more »

The Painters Union has driven a bus through swing states trying to turn out union members for Kamala Harris. It hasn’t been the smoothest ride.... Read more »

The media’s penchant to balance the two parties and control the narrative didn’t quite work when it came to a Trump insult comic’s comments about Puerto Rico.... Read more »

They will surely try. Whether they succeed will depend on the vigilance of the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies.... Read more »

Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World... Read more »

The election has turned on other factors, but the climate justice organization sought to connect the lived experience of a changing environment with political outcomes.... Read more »

Today on TAP: If you are planning to be at a watch party, expect to stay until at least Friday.... Read more »

In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern. The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.... Read more »

To turn out angry young men, the Trump supporters least likely to vote, the promise of violence may do the trick.... Read more »

Chris Lehmann Even before votes were cast, the mantle of election denial passed from Donald Trump to to his running mate. The post JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Francesca Billington A conversation with the art historian Claire Bishop about technology's influence on museums and galleries, and her recent book Disordered Attention. The post Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Our Readers Readers respond to an article by our interns disagreeing with The Nation’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president. The post Letters: Internal Dissent appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Lalo Alcaraz Guide. The post Latino Voter Misinformation appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Bob Dreyfuss In an election in which polls have recorded a swing-state dead heat between Harris and Trump, even a tiny number might be enough to tilt the final result. The post Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

John Nichols The “October surprise” came in November, with a poll that hints there could be one more battleground state than anyone expected. The post When Iowa Is Up for Grabs on Election Day, Anything Can Happen appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Joshua A. Cohen, D.D. Guttenplan Everyone’s favorite wonk Josh Cohen tells us what he’ll be watching for when the polls close tonight. The post How to Watch Election Night Like an Expert appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Chris Lehmann As Election Day approached, Trump’s supporters increasingly adopted their dear leader’s main article of faith: “It’s all about me.” The post MAGA Main Character Syndrome Is Going Into Overdrive appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Michelle Chen, Susan Meiselas This factory in upstate New York is a testament to the lasting legacy and future of the modern labor movement. The post Hickey Freeman's Next Chapter appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »

Israeli attack leaves newborn babies injured in Gaza hospital; hospital staff fear they will be "executed"; Israel failing to bring in more aid to Gaza after Biden sends threatening letter; still no evidence against UNRWA; Israeli pogroms ravage West Bank towns; massive destruction in Lebanon; Holocaust survivors' son arrested in... Read more »

Starvation, destruction in northern Gaza; UNRWA officially fired with no replacement in sight; Israeli military denies attack on Gaza vaccination clinic; West Bank killing; Israeli forces struggle in Lebanon; more.... Read more »

Witness testimonies from northern Gaza show that Israel is using facial recognition technology to organize how it conducts mass arrests and forcible displacement. Some Palestinians say the technology is also being used to carry out field executions, causing widespread terror.... Read more »

Israeli brutality continues; US sends reinforcements; Israeli minister seeks to criminalize Israeli calls for sanctions; more.... Read more »

The Biden administration is ignoring evidence of Israel's widespread civilian harm and atrocities using US-made weapons in order to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government.... Read more »

More horrific massacres across Gaza, Lebanon; new Israeli bill seeks to bar Palestinians from running for legislature; US announces new Middle East military deployments; Congress members call out Biden's deployment of US troops and assets without congressional authorization... Read more »

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency has become known for its distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza during the war there. But its real value lies in its schools, says the Christian Science Monitor's Gaza reporter. If they close, what is the future for Palestinians?... Read more »

Col. Douglas Macgregor, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Trump, discusses little known information about the October 7th attack, the fact that claims of Hamas atrocities have largely been debunked, what's going on in Gaza, what drives U.S. policies, Israel's dangerous control over many U.S. actions, and... Read more »

Israel destroys medical supplies, blocks medics from entering Gaza; more reports of abuse in Israeli prison; Gaza aid at its lowest level yet; Israel using facial recognition technology in Gaza; Israel also decimating Lebanon and its healthcare workers; 3 Palestinians assassinated in West Bank; more.... Read more »

Israeli attack leaves newborn babies injured in Gaza hospital; hospital staff fear they will be "executed"; Israel failing to bring in more aid to Gaza after Biden sends threatening letter; still no evidence against UNRWA; Israeli pogroms ravage West Bank towns; massive destruction in Lebanon; Holocaust survivors' son arrested in... Read more »

Starvation, destruction in northern Gaza; UNRWA officially fired with no replacement in sight; Israeli military denies attack on Gaza vaccination clinic; West Bank killing; Israeli forces struggle in Lebanon; more.... Read more »

Witness testimonies from northern Gaza show that Israel is using facial recognition technology to organize how it conducts mass arrests and forcible displacement. Some Palestinians say the technology is also being used to carry out field executions, causing widespread terror.... Read more »

Israeli brutality continues; US sends reinforcements; Israeli minister seeks to criminalize Israeli calls for sanctions; more.... Read more »

The Biden administration is ignoring evidence of Israel's widespread civilian harm and atrocities using US-made weapons in order to maintain a policy of virtually unconditional weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government.... Read more »

More horrific massacres across Gaza, Lebanon; new Israeli bill seeks to bar Palestinians from running for legislature; US announces new Middle East military deployments; Congress members call out Biden's deployment of US troops and assets without congressional authorization... Read more »

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency has become known for its distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza during the war there. But its real value lies in its schools, says the Christian Science Monitor's Gaza reporter. If they close, what is the future for Palestinians?... Read more »

Col. Douglas Macgregor, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Trump, discusses little known information about the October 7th attack, the fact that claims of Hamas atrocities have largely been debunked, what's going on in Gaza, what drives U.S. policies, Israel's dangerous control over many U.S. actions, and... Read more »

Israel destroys medical supplies, blocks medics from entering Gaza; more reports of abuse in Israeli prison; Gaza aid at its lowest level yet; Israel using facial recognition technology in Gaza; Israel also decimating Lebanon and its healthcare workers; 3 Palestinians assassinated in West Bank; more.... Read more »

On September 10th, TASC gathered a diverse group representing government, business, civil society, media, and community groups to discuss challenges to Irish democracy and actions we could take to address these threats. Following this engaging …... Read more »

‘The imagination of the end is being corrupted by the end of the imagination.’ – Boaventura de Sousa Santos[i]   The scientific evidence could not be clearer: we are in a state of planetary emergency that presents an existential threat to …... Read more »

While there are many high-skilled and high-paid migrant workers, in low wage sectors, research points to migrant workers’ vulnerability to exploitation, such as wage theft where they are not paid for work performed. Migrants may have poor language …... Read more »

Across the richer countries of the world—and increasingly across low and middle income countries too—there is concern expressed about the consequences of our populations' ageing. It should be a good news story. More people are surviving into …... Read more »

In 2021 there were approximately 2,000 Ukrainians in Ireland; between early 2022 and September 2023 approximately 96,000 Ukrainians arrived in Ireland. As of June 2024, total arrivals were 107,000, of whom probably around 80% are still in Ireland. …... Read more »

On the 24th of May, I attended the end of project Connecting Communities with Peatlands End of Project Conference at the Athlone Springs Hotel. The event was both a celebration of the extraordinary achievements of the Connecting Communities with …... Read more »

Last Thursday the United States held its first general election debate, attended by assumed nominees former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. For the first time in years, the American people were able to agree on something — both …... Read more »

It was seen in the last blog on Market Inequality that there are a number of factors creating the problem. The first issue is that the distribution of national income between capital and labour is increasingly unequal. A second factor is that the …... Read more »

Ireland has the highest level of market inequality in Europe. However, this is alleviated by our tax and welfare system. Market inequality arises because of the distribution of income and wealth in the market between firms and workers. The share of …... Read more »

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities across the occupied territories to protest the sacking of the minister for military affairs.... Read more »

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announces fresh retaliatory strikes on Israeli targets in the occupied territories.... Read more »

Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza and Lebanon, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime on Tuesday, November 5.... Read more »

Iran has warned of the impact of Israeli strikes on financial institutions in Lebanon and destruction of its economic infrastructure.... Read more »

The Lebanese health ministry has said that an Israeli strike on the town of Barja in the Mount Lebanon governorate has killed at least 15 people.... Read more »

Israeli forces have carried out fresh raids in several areas of the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven more Palestinians.... Read more »

Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the Israeli minister for military affairs Yoav Gallant amid the regime’s failure in the face of the Resistance in Gaza and Lebanon.... Read more »

Iran has warned of the impact of Israeli strikes on financial institutions in Lebanon and destruction of its economic infrastructure.... Read more »

The Lebanese health ministry has said that an Israeli strike on the town of Barja in the Mount Lebanon governorate has killed at least 15 people.... Read more »

A Brazilian court has ordered renowned journalist Breno Altman to pay a fine and delete some of his social media posts over criticizing the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.... Read more »

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says the Islamic Republic stands in solidarity with Cuba in its long-standing struggle for sovereignty, freedom and dignity.... Read more »

Russian President Vladimir Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive global economic growth.... Read more »

A Venezuelan minister says a new ‘terrorist’ attack has disrupted 25 percent of the country’s power transmission system.... Read more »

Maduro has labeled Netanyahu "a monster” that is is created by the EU and the US.... Read more »

Hamas has commended the Nicaraguan government for its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Israel in response to the latter’s aggression against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.... Read more »

Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel in response to the atrocities that the fascist regime continues to commit against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.... Read more »

The Venezuelan government has underscored the necessity of joining hands with Iran and Arab nations in West Asia to establish a “world front” against Israel’s crimes and acts of terrorism.... Read more »

A Venezuelan minister says a new ‘terrorist’ attack has disrupted 25 percent of the country’s power transmission system.... Read more »

Russia warns NATO against crossing Moscow’s red line on long-range missiles.... Read more »

Caroline Yadan, a Zionist member of the French parliament, pushes to ban criticism of Israel in the county.... Read more »

Recent hostile actions by Germany against Iran, following the execution of a notorious terror ringleader, underscore Berlin’s longstanding support for anti-Iran terrorist groups.... Read more »

A UN official urges Egypt to seize an Israel-bound arms ship MV Kathrin docked in Alexandria port.... Read more »

The Russian embassy says Moscow denies “baseless” claims by the FBI that Russia was behind fake videos linked to the US election.... Read more »

Spanish Officials say the death toll is likely to rise as hopes of finding survivors fade and more dead bodies from the dozens missing are found.... Read more »

Israeli companies are excluded from next year’s defense and security exhibition in Madrid.... Read more »

A UN official urges Egypt to seize an Israel-bound arms ship MV Kathrin docked in Alexandria port.... Read more »

The Russian embassy says Moscow denies “baseless” claims by the FBI that Russia was behind fake videos linked to the US election.... Read more »