- Western media whitewashes deadly riots in Iran, relying on US govt-funded regime change NGOsAs deadly riots burn Iranian cities, Western media ignores the shocking wave of violence, turning instead to US government-funded NGOs for data. The one-sided portrayal has helped push Trump to the brink of authorizing renewed US attacks. Western media has ignored a growing trove of video evidence showing terrorist tactics... Read more »
- EU official plotted to ‘organise resistance’ against Hungary’s Orban, files showAs the EU has sought to prolong the Ukraine proxy war, expropriate frozen Russian assets, and enlarge the bloc at any cost, Viktor Orban’s Hungary opposed it at every turn. Now, with his support teetering, leaked documents reveal a major EU official plotted a long-term covert campaign to oust him.... Read more »
- Greenland mining firm hires Trump-tied lobbyists amid US invasion threatsThe company suing Greenland for the right to mine rare earth minerals has hired a lobbying firm deeply connected to the Trump administration, increasing the threat of US action against the territory. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! Energy Transition Minerals announced yesterday that it hired Ballard Partners,... Read more »
- Behind the DOJ’s politicized indictment of Maduro: a CIA-created ‘network’ and coerced star witnessThe US Department of Justice indictment of Venezuela’s kidnapped leader, Nicolas Maduro, is a political rant that relies heavily on coerced testimony from an unreliable witness. Despite DOJ edits, it could expose more Americans to the CIA’s own history of drug trafficking. The January 3 US military raid on Venezuela... Read more »
- As Israel bans aid orgs in Gaza, notorious mercenary firm seeks “Targeter”Are Israel and the Trump admin planning to revive the dystopian Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme that spawned famine and death under cover of humanitarian aid? In its bid to continue the genocide in Gaza, Israel has banned 37 international aid organizations from entering the decimated, militarily occupied coastal enclave. This leaves only... Read more »
The Grayzone
- From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders
Kidnapping heads of state is not a Trump innovation. It is American tradition. The post From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more » - Venezuelan Journalist Diego Sequera Destroys Trump’s Monroe DoctrineAs Washington kidnaps Venezuela’s elected president, independent journalist Diego Sequera explains why Trump’s escalation is backfiring at home and abroad. The post Venezuelan Journalist Diego Sequera Destroys Trump’s Monroe Doctrine appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »
- Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’From the courtroom to the newsroom, Nicolás Maduro’s trial exposes how U.S. force is laundered through media language and legal theater, reviving an old doctrine of hemispheric control. The post Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »
- The Empire’s Regime Change Blueprint: Lie, Steal, Gaslight, RepeatWhat would happen if a world power abducted a foreign president? This article explores U.S. actions toward Venezuela, the legal implications, and why international law appears to stop where U.S. interests begin. The post The Empire’s Regime Change Blueprint: Lie, Steal, Gaslight, Repeat appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »
- Indiegogo Withholds $51K In Donations From MintPress in Financial Censorship Crackdown
Indiegogo is withholding $51,000 in reader donations to MintPress News after we published investigations into US war crimes, Israeli intelligence influence, and Silicon Valley’s role in modern warfare. The post Indiegogo Withholds $51K In Donations From MintPress in Financial Censorship Crackdown appeared first on MintPress News.... Read more »
MintPress News
- VideoBlanked – A Tale Of Two BooksA significant feature of the propaganda system is the suppression of clearly important, credible books which are nevertheless deemed unfit for review in the ‘respectable mainstream’. In 2025, two important – indeed, groundbreaking – bestselling →... Read more »
- The Magic Begging Bowl, Part 2 – Self-InquiryIn Part 1, we saw how even the most exalted stars in the celebrity firmament look on in dismay as their greatest successes – Wimbledon titles, World Cups, sell-out concerts – vanish into the magic →... Read more »
- VideoThe Magic Begging Bowl, Part 1 – The Failure Of Success‘One day a beggar knocked on the doors of a great king. By chance, the king himself opened the door. He saw the beggar: the beggar was not an ordinary beggar, he was almost luminous. →... Read more »
- VideoInversion Of RealityThe BBC: A ‘Leftist Propaganda Machine’? The resignations of Tim Davie, BBC director general, and Deborah Turness, BBC head of news, after an intense, right-wing campaign led by the Daily Telegraph reveal much about the →... Read more »
- Media Lens On Substack – An Explanation And An ApologyTraditionally, August is ‘silly season’ in the UK, and things certainly got silly on 14 August of this year, when we published our media alert, ‘“Israel Says” Is Not Journalism’. If reader reaction was more →... Read more »
Media Lens
- VideoNoam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress (Ep. 182)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 UninhabitableChomsky 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 »
- Current US policies toward China are outrageous: Noam ChomskyCurrent 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.info: The Noam Chomsky Website
- Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co
The secondment, which comes as ministers court private finance, ended on same day we asked the government about it... Read more » - Trump’s $1.5trn gamble: Will endless conflict win midterm votes?
While eyes were on Caracas, US forces launched attacks across three continents. This is a war presidency... Read more » - After Maduro, there is a storm brewing in Venezuela
Oil, Trump, an entrenched regime and a discontented populace make for an uncertain future in Venezuela... Read more » - Venezuela and the journey from Monroe’s Doctrine to Trump’s Jungle Law
The US has a long history of military intervention in Latin America, but never before has it been so brazen... Read more » - In a Hindu-Christian city, a Muslim family lights a lamp for Shabbat
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openDemocracy RSS
- VideoWe’re Always Told That Everyone In The Empire-Targeted Nation Hates Their Government
They need to pretend the people in the empire-targeted nation are these weird creatures with some kind of Pluribus-style alien brain virus that makes them all think the same as each other, unlike any other human population they themselves have ever encountered.... Read more » - VideoThe Imperial Murder Machine Is In A State Of Hyperactivity
It's just been a nonstop onslaught. As soon as they knock out one disobedient government or population, they're on the to next.... Read more » - VideoThe Imperial Crosshairs Move To Cuba, And Other Notes
It's incredible how rapidly the empire has been shoving through longstanding regional domination agendas in the middle east and Latin America since late 2023.... Read more » - VideoYou Can’t Cheer For Regime Change In Iran Without Also Cheering For The US Empire
At this point it’s probably worth recalling that earlier this month Mike Pompeo tweeted that Mossad agents were intimately involved in the unrest, saying, “Happy New Year to every Iranian in the streets. Also to every Mossad agent walking beside them.” ... Read more » - VideoThese Abuses Will Continue Until People Force Them To Stop
There are a whole lot more of us than there are of the tyrants who are inflicting these abuses upon our world, and they know it, and they fear us. ... Read more »
Caitlin Johnstone
- VideoWest Papua and the Genocide Mosaic
The patterns of genocide, or the various ways humans go about killing large groups of other humans and their attempted justifications for doing so, are so sadly predictable or systematised that, in the case of West Papua, if you take just a small sample, say the last three months, about... Read more » - Donald Trump’s $6 Trillion Tax Hike and Increase in Military Spending
Donald Trump is now apparently planning to request a $600 billion increase in annual military spending starting in October, financed by another huge jump in import taxes (tariffs). I said “apparently” since it’s not clear that he thinks he has to request authority for this spending increase or massive tax... Read more » - Michael Klare: Radical Politics With Passion and Conviction
Every movement needs researchers and writers who present technical matters in ways that activists and organizers can understand and apply. Michael Klare has been doing that for more than 50 years and especially since the War in Vietnam and the protests against it. A diligent reporter with a deep-seated curiosity,... Read more » - Ex-Presidents and Democratic Leaders Silent on the Impeachment of Donald Trump
The staggering cowardliness by four ex-Presidents vis-à-vis Tyrant Trump’s wrecking of America cannot escape history’s verdict. However, there is still an opportunity for vigorous redemption by George W. Bush – whose life-saving AIDS Medicine Program in Africa was shut down by Trump – Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden,... Read more » - Will Trump’s Residential Investment Ban Really Make Housing More Affordable?
In a Truth Social post, US president Donald Trump says he’s “immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes,” and will call on Congress to legislate those steps. He promises more details in his coming address to the World Economic Forum. Absent those details, it’s... Read more »
CounterPunch.org
- Capitalism & Genocide: My testimony at the Gaza Tribunal, Istanbul 23-10-2025On 23rd October, I testified in front of the Jury of Conscience in the context of the Gaza Tribunal. My speech focused on the economic forces underpinning the genocide of the Palestinian people. Here it is: My name is Yanis Varoufakis. I am an economist, a politician and activist representing... Read more »
- RAISE YOUR SOUL! My new book telling the story of the last 100 years through the voices of 5 remarkable women
Hello everyone. RAISE YOUR SOUL! is my new book which I am taking the liberty of presenting to you. It is unlike anything I have written before. Setting aside high theory, it is the story of five women who, over of a hundred years, resisted fascism, authoritarianism and chauvinism. It... Read more » - A Trust Fund for Everyone: How to create a Monetary Commons that socialises money and funds a basic dividend without new taxes or debtAt a time Donald Trump, Big Tech and Wall Street deploy stablecoins to privatise the dollar, usurping the decentralising power of blockchain to enrich themselves at everyone else’s expense, here is an alternative use of blockchain that harnesses its decentralising powers to benefit everyone equally – to pay everyone a... Read more »
- Global Alliance for Palestine – my message on why we need itOn 26th July 2025, delegates from over 25 countries convened in London for the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP). This new transnational initiative seeks to transform rising global solidarity for Palestine into coordinated political action. As a member of the steering committee, I was asked to... Read more »
- Who needs Marx in 2025? The Guardian, July 2025To free ourselves from our technofeudal overlords, we must think like Karl Marx. The corporations would asset-strip our brains, but we can take back control A young woman I met recently remarked that it was not so much pure evil that drove her berserk, but rather people, or institutions, with... Read more »
Yanis Varoufakis
- ● DWP PIP Timms Review co-chairs update on “progress” — spoiler there is none
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has given an update on the progress of the Timms Review. And as expected, it’s a load of bluster to cover up the fact that they’ve done sweet fuck all. The Timms Review: the bullshit story so far The Timms Review began in... Read more » - Gaza’s winter nightmare claims the lives of more children
Amid brutal cold spells, seven children in the Gaza Strip, residing in makeshift camps, have lost their lives since winter began. The situation is pushing communities to the cliff edge of an ever-worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Winter adds fuel to Gaza’s crisis The total number of victims from winter-related causes and... Read more » - Your Party CEC candidate stresses importance of ‘levelling the playing field’
Anwarul Khan, from the Leftist party, Transform, has put himself forward for the election of Your Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). He’s pushing for the party to work in a radically different way from status-quo. And he hopes all CEC candidates will have a fair chance to make their cases.... Read more » - Why Spain is heading into 2026 with great political instability
The state of Spain is not formed by one nation, but by several nations. These are Castile (the former Crown of Castile), Euskadi, Galicia and the Catalan Countries (the former Catalan-Aragonese Crown, where Catalan is spoken). But Castile (with its capital in Madrid) has never wanted it to be a... Read more » - VideoThe Clintons face contempt charge for refusal to testify over child rapist Epstein
Former US president and first lady Bill and Hilary Clinton face contempt of Congress charges today, 13 January, after refusing to testify in its investigation into serial child rapist and trafficker – and Israeli spy – Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Clinton’s appearances in the Epstein files released so far include a... Read more »
Canary
- Max Cafard – Intergalactic BluesThe Secret of Avatar Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time—in the U.S., in at least thirty-one other countries, worldwide, and, as far as we know, in the entire universe. Its huge production and promotional cost of nearly $500... Read more... Read more »
- Bro-Y – Panarchy of Myanmar and Digital ZomiaWhile anarchy implies the absence or rejection of hierarchical government and centralized authority, panarchy represents its conceptual opposite, a plural and overlapping system of governance where multiple political orders coexist within the same geographic area. The term was popularized by... Read more... Read more »
- Attack on Aleppo’s Kurdish neighbourhoodsRegime assault on self-administrated areas exposes weakness of post-Assad settlement ~ Blade Runner ~ Syrian government forces launched heavy attacks over the past week on the predominantly Kurdish, self-administered neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, marking one of... Read more... Read more »
- Six days in Turkey between the March protests and MaydayWednesday, April 23 2025 After a few days in Istanbul, I’m now heading down the coast to Izmir. The coach ride is long, about eight hours, and I spend the time catching up on articles on Umut Sen’s website. They’re... Read more... Read more »
- Six days in Turkey between the March protests and MaydayLondon-based shop steward Connor Cameron traveled to Turkey last year to visit some of our contacts after the outbreak of the March protests. Here is the start of a three part journal from his trip. Saturday, April 19 2025 I... Read more... Read more »
🏴 Anarchist Federation
- John Clark - The Domination Of The Text: Morris’s Reading of The Impossible CommunityAuthor: John ClarkTitle: The Domination Of The Text: Morris’s Reading of The Impossible CommunitySubtitle: Reply to Brain MorrisDate: 2018 Never judge a title by its book seems to be a guiding precept for Brian Morris. The title, he says, is ‘a complete misnomer, and quite misleading. Communities (or societies) are... Read more »
- Nestor Makhno - The Spanish Revolution, Its Mistakes and Potential CorrectionsAuthor: Nestor MakhnoTitle: The Spanish Revolution, Its Mistakes and Potential CorrectionsDate: 1934Notes: From Tierra y Libertad (Barcelona) Friday, 27 April 1934 and Friday 4 May 1934. Translated and edited by Paul Sharkey.Source: Retrieved on 11th January 2026 from www.katesharpleylibrary.net Nestor Makhno, exiled in Paris, was in touch with Spanish anarchists... Read more »
- Tony Sheather - Who Rules the World?Author: Tony SheatherTitle: Who Rules the World?Subtitle: Review by Tony SheatherDate: 2019, SummerSource: Anarcho-Syndicalist Review, #76, Summer, 2019, page 40 Noam Chomsky: “Who Rules the World?” Penguin Random Press, 2017 REVIEW BY TONY SHEATHER When I was at Queensland University in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, I was a... Read more »
- Max Cafard - Intergalactic Blues
Author: Max CafardTitle: Intergalactic BluesSubtitle: Fantasy & Ideology in AvatarDate: Spring 2011Notes: This text compromises the magazine Psychic Swamp #1’s entire text. The Surre(region)al Review was an offering from the fertile Mississippi River Delta edited by Max Cafard and Hieronymous Fisch with the design work of Rousseau Lianaxit. Originally hosted... Read more » - Bro-Y - Panarchy of Myanmar and Digital ZomiaAuthor: Bro-YTitle: Panarchy of Myanmar and Digital ZomiaSubtitle: Analysis of Myanmar Multi-state reality and State-Evasion in Contemporary Context.Date: 13 January 2026Source: redandblackanarchists.com.au While anarchy implies the absence or rejection of hierarchical government and centralized authority, panarchy represents its conceptual opposite, a plural and overlapping system of governance where multiple political... Read more »
The Anarchist Library
- In Opposition to the Historiographer's Dismissal of 'Homage to Catalonia'In Opposition to the Historiographer's Dismissal of 'Homage to Catalonia'... Read more »
- Deborah Frydman portraitDeborah Frydman portrait... Read more »
- Zalman Frydman portraitZalman Frydman portrait... Read more »
- A Few Words About Martial DesmoulinsA Few Words About Martial Desmoulins... Read more »
- KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 119, December 2025KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 119, December 2025 (in KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library)... Read more »
Kate Sharpley Library: Recent documents
- Ben-Gvir storms Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque again amid growing Israeli violations
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday stormed East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound once again under heavy police protection, a Palestinian agency said, Anadolu reports. In a brief statement, the Islamic Endowments Directorate in Jerusalem said Ben-Gvir entered the mosque compound in the afternoon accompanied by Israeli police... Read more » - Qatar says working with mediators to launch 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal, push Iran-US talks
Qatar said Tuesday it is working with mediators to launch the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, while advancing efforts to bring Iran back to the negotiating table with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program, Anadolu reports. “The humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip is ongoing, and it... Read more » - WHO chief urges unrestricted access across Sudan as war surpasses 1,000 days
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Tuesday called for unrestricted and safe access to all areas of Sudan in order to restore access to health services, as civil war in the country surpassed 1,000 days, Anadolu reports. “WHO calls for unrestricted and safe access to all areas of Sudan... Read more » - Trump calls on Iranian demonstrators to ‘keep protesting,’ tells them ‘help is on its way’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Iranian anti-government demonstrators to continue protesting across the country, telling them that “help is on its way”, Anadolu reports. “Iranian Patriots, keep protesting – take over your institutions!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,”... Read more » - Israeli prime minister returns to court for 70th hearing in corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared Tuesday before the District Court in Tel Aviv for the 70th time as part of his ongoing corruption trial, Anadolu reports. Independent Israeli journalist Orly Barlev, who has closely tracked the case since its outset, said the latest session marked the 70th day of... Read more »
Middle East Monitor
- Trump’s DOJ Legal Threats Aim to Intimidate the Federal ReserveThis evening, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a video statement revealing that Trump’s Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve “threatening a criminal indictment” related to his testimony to the Senate Banking Committee over the summer. In the message, Chair Powell said he would refuse... Read more »
- ICE: "Fucking Bitch"
It was shocking how quickly the psychopaths in power launched their vicious lies about Renée Good—"violent rioter," "domestic terrorist," "self-defense"—shot in the face for trying to drive away from ICE. It's all bullshit, proven by stunning new video from the killer's own phone. Bafflingly, JD Vance posted it, thinking it... Read more » - CODEPINK Statement: Trump’s Threat to Bomb Mexico Is an Outrageous Step Toward War in Latin AmericaCODEPINK condemns President Donald Trump’s dangerous threat to “start hitting land” inside Mexico, a sovereign nation, a major U.S. ally, and home to 130 million people.By declaring, “we are going to start now hitting land… The cartels are running Mexico,” Trump is openly threatening U.S. strikes and special operations on... Read more »
- Social Security Needs Full Staffing — Not a Scheme Destined to FailThe following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to the Social Security Administration’s reported plans for a nationwide system: “Before Donald Trump was elected in 2024, the number of Social Security beneficiaries was at an all-time high, while staffing to administer our earned... Read more »
- Voting Rights Groups, Wisconsin Voters Challenge Trump Administration’s Unwarranted Grab For Private DataOn behalf of Common Cause and three Wisconsin voters, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU’s national Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a motion Thursday to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) over its refusal to hand over confidential information about... Read more »
Common Dreams
- A Step Towards Sanity
To my great surprise, the video recording of yesterday’s Court of Session hearing on the a judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action is still active on the court’s website and you can watch it. I do not know how long this will last. https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/livestream/court-of-session/case-p1017-25/#6dcfe87a-d9b7-49ba-9f01-ad69b8ad9c45 I have been used... Read more » - Court of Session Tomorrow on Palestine Action
In the Western world today, fighting for freedom feels Quixotic, but I shall nevertheless wake early tomorrow to be at the Court of Session in Edinburgh by 9am to fight the proscription in Scotland of Palestine Action. I remain extremely concerned for the lives of the Palestine Action hunger strikers.... Read more » - Venezuela and Truth
The mainstream media covered Venezuela non-stop yesterday. They many times mentioned Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President, because Trump stated she is now in charge. They never mentioned that 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the torture to death of her father, socialist activist Jorge Rodríguez, by the CIA-backed security services of... Read more » - Hunger Strikes and Court CasesFighting the proscription of Palestine Action has become more urgent as eight brave activists enter the crucial period of their hunger strike. 12 January has finally been set for the court hearing on holding a Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. I am frankly terrified for the... Read more »
- VideoThe Skripal Novichok Hoax
I did not anticipate that an open public meeting in Salisbury itself would be 95% sceptical of the official Novichok hoax – but it was. Thanks to UK Column for putting this on. I hope you find it enlightening – there is information which goes beyond my previous articles on... Read more »
Craig Murray
- Trump v the Cuban commies
President Trump has not said he’s “locked and loaded” for an attack on Cuba. That reference was to Iran. But that doesn’t mean he likes the way Cuba is run. He’s on record that he doesn’t like the Cuban habit of locking up its own citizens (no,no, Virginia, the poor... Read more » - The State of Israel – by Joe McVeigh
The state called Israel is a political construction by the British after World War II just as ‘NE.Ireland (sometimes cleverly called ‘Ulster’ )is a political construct by the British after World War I. In fact, a former British PM (Balfour) referred to the new state of... Read more » - The word that dare not speak its nameAs I write this, my brother is in Altnagelvin Hospital, seriously ill. When I tell people that he is approaching his ninetieth birthday, they shrug their shoulders literally or metaphorically. If you’re ninety, well, you’ve had a good innings, you should be ready to lay your burden down. Speaking... Read more »
- PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT A RACIST PHILANTHROPIST, SHAY GIVEN &THE H...
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT A RACIST PHILANTHROPIST, SHAY GIVEN &THE H WORD, & TRUMP IS’ ‘LOCKED &LOADED’ A generous donor recently offered Letterkenny Youth and Family Service “a sizeable sum” providing the service used it for Irish people. Have a look at our video and discover what the LYFS did... Read more » - Three little local mattersWith Trump plodding, standing, jumping on human rights throughout the world, it’s difficult to know if local concerns matter. They seem sideshows to world events. But it’s worth checking out a few. 1. Casement Park. With the state of world events, matters like football pitches seem irrelevant, local, too small... Read more »
Jude Collins
- Trump v the Cuban commiesPresident Trump has not said he’s “locked and loaded” for an attack on Cuba. That reference was to Iran. But that doesn’t mean he likes the way Cuba is run. He’s on record that he doesn’t like the Cuban habit of locking up its own citizens (no,no, Virginia, the poor... Read more »
- The State of Israel – by Joe McVeigh The state called Israel is a political construction by the British after World War II just as ‘NE.Ireland (sometimes cleverly called ‘Ulster’ )is a political construct by the British after World War I. In fact, a former British PM (Balfour) referred to the new state of... Read more »
- The word that dare not speak its nameAs I write this, my brother is in Altnagelvin Hospital, seriously ill. When I tell people that he is approaching his ninetieth birthday, they shrug their shoulders literally or metaphorically. If you’re ninety, well, you’ve had a good innings, you should be ready to lay your burden down. Speaking... Read more »
- PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT A RACIST PHILANTHROPIST, SHAY GIVEN &THE H...PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT A RACIST PHILANTHROPIST, SHAY GIVEN &THE H WORD, & TRUMP IS’ ‘LOCKED &LOADED’ A generous donor recently offered Letterkenny Youth and Family Service “a sizeable sum” providing the service used it for Irish people. Have a look at our video and discover what the LYFS did... Read more »
- Three little local mattersWith Trump plodding, standing, jumping on human rights throughout the world, it’s difficult to know if local concerns matter. They seem sideshows to world events. But it’s worth checking out a few. 1. Casement Park. With the state of world events, matters like football pitches seem irrelevant, local, too small... Read more »
Jude Collins
- VideoDonroe Doctrine: Trump attack on Venezuela is part of imperial plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America
Donald Trump's bombing of Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro is part of a larger imperialist plan to impose US hegemony in Latin America, control the region's natural resources (oil, gas, critical minerals, rare earths), and create a new supply chain that cuts out China. The post Donroe Doctrine: Trump... Read more » - VideoWhen the USSR and China saved humanity: How they won the World Anti-Fascist War
It was the Soviet Union and China that defeated fascism in WWII. Their heroic contribution was later erased by the West. In the First Cold War, the US recruited former Nazis. The post When the USSR and China saved humanity: How they won the World Anti-Fascist War appeared first on... Read more » - VideoTrump admits he wants to take Venezuela’s oil – and give it to US corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations: "We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out, and we want it back". The post Trump admits he wants to take Venezuela’s oil –... Read more » - How the US empire creates chaos to disrupt multipolarityAmid rising multipolarity, the US empire is facing internal decomposition and seeing its hegemony weakened. Therefore, it has to resort to the blunt use of coercive power, writes Venezuelan diplomat Daniela A. Rodríguez M. The post How the US empire creates chaos to disrupt multipolarity appeared first on Geopolitical Economy... Read more »
- VideoTrump frees drug trafficker: US meddles in Honduras’ elections, amid fraud accusations
Donald Trump pardoned and freed from prison the drug dealer Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH), the former dictator of Honduras. The US has been openly meddling in the country's elections, amid fraud accusations. The post Trump frees drug trafficker: US meddles in Honduras’ elections, amid fraud accusations appeared first on Geopolitical... Read more »
Geopolitical Economy Report
- Send Copies of King of the North to Classrooms
King of the North by Jeanne Theoharis fundamentally reshapes how we understand Martin Luther King Jr.’s politics and partnerships. Help us send this book to schools. The post Send Copies of <i>King of the North<i> to Classrooms appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more » - Speech by Michael Charney in SalemIn his speech at the June 2023 Teach Truth Day of Action in Salem, Ohio, educator and organizer Michael Charney discussed the importance of teaching truthfully and the need to fight back against racist attempts to limit what is taught in schools. The post Speech by Michael Charney in Salem... Read more »
- Teach About Imperialism to Understand Venezuela
As we equip students to understand the immoral and illegal U.S. intervention in Venezuela, let’s frame these actions in terms of the much longer history of U.S. efforts to control other people’s lives and resources. The post Teach About Imperialism to Understand Venezuela appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more » - A New Chapter for Teach Truth ActionsAfter five years of coordinating national Teach Truth Days of Action, the Zinn Education Project is helping usher the movement into a new phase — deepening its reach by embedding the fight for honest education in year-round social justice organizing rather than leading a single day of action ourselves, and... Read more »
- Michael Charney, ¡Presente!
Michael Charney (March 31, 1950 – January 2, 2026) was a passionate educator, political strategist, and labor organizer, committed to ensuring students and the broader community learn the truth about U.S. history and have a voice in their own education. Here is a brief introduction to Charney's life and philosophy. The... Read more »
Zinn Education Project
- #BREAKING | Israeli Defense Minister
#BREAKING | Israeli Defense Minister: We expect to implement the first phase of the plan soon and release our captives. The army is deployed in Gaza City and ready for any scenario, and if Hamas refuses, fire will resume.#GazaWar... Read more »
Free willl
- Villager News MiscellanyIreland’s submission in support of South Africa’s case against Israel over Gaza of wants genocide to be based on the foreseeable consequences of actions instead of the intent of those actions but the ICJ is reluctant to find enocide where actions can be scribed to other international cimes The post... Read more »
- Village Idiot : Maria Steenmother, wife, architect, barrister, social conservative, former articulate spokesperson for the Catholic Iona Institute and now failed Presidential candidate. The post Village Idiot : Maria Steen appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- Dubai Heir, Congo AirWhen Paris police picked up a drunk Australian carrying €195,000 in cash, they uncovered an alleged money-laundering scheme led by a Dubai-based Irish horseracing heir linked to British royals. The post Dubai Heir, Congo Air appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- CHINA, FINERChina’s impressive fastest-growing cities, with compromised privacy The post CHINA, FINER appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- Genesis of GenocideIreland’s submission in support of South Africa’s case against Israel over Gaza of wants genocide to be based on the foreseeable consequences of actions instead of the intent of those actions but the ICJ is reluctant to find enocide where actions can be scribed to other international cimes The post... Read more »
Village Magazine
- A war without headlines: Israel’s shock-and-awe campaign in the West Bank
A shock and awe. The phrase is apt in describing what Israel has done in the occupied West Bank almost immediately following the events of 7th October 2023, and the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza. In her book The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein defines “shock and awe” not... Read more » - Indonesia is right to reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
On 26th December 2025, the State of Israel made a singular diplomatic declaration: it became the first nation in the world to recognize Somaliland as an independent, sovereign state. The breakaway region in the Horn of Africa — which declared itself separate from Somalia in 1991 but has never been... Read more » - When a state bans compassion, the underground grows
What Israel is doing now is not strength. It is panic dressed up as sovereignty. When a state begins to ban humanitarian organisations en masse—many of them globally respected, medically neutral, and active in conflict zones across the world—it signals something deeper than “security concerns.” It signals a collapse of... Read more » - Nothing to see here: Pakistan, Gaza, and collaboration done the Zionist way
The most durable political crimes are not announced. They are administered—quietly—through protocol, wrapped in adult nouns like ‘restraint,’ ‘responsibility,’ ‘national interest.’ By the time outrage arrives, it is already being audited for tone and reminded to behave. Gaza is not merely the site of mass death. It is a stress... Read more » - What diplomats do not say about humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is a catchphrase in diplomatic rhetoric. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas made statements to that effect while on a diplomatic visit to Egypt last week, where she spoke about Israeli revoking access to Gaza for 37 non-governmental organisations involved in the distribution of humanitarian... Read more »
Opinion – Middle East Monitor
- Imperial Nostalgia and Its PerilsAlthough great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon. Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »
- Imperial Nostalgia and Its PerilsAlthough great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon. Traditionally referred to as the “prison of nations,” Russia, in its Czarist and Soviet... Read more »
- Military and Economic Power Once Again Fail to Produce HappinessAlthough the rulers of the world’s major military and economic powers have repeatedly claimed that they are making their nations great again, their policies have not resulted in widespread happiness among their citizens. That conclusion emerges from the recent World Happiness Report-2022, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. ... Read more »
- Who Speaks for the World?Russia’s brutal war upon the nation of Ukraine should remind us that, for thousands of years, great powers have used their military might to launch military assaults upon smaller, weaker societies. Since World War II alone, these acts of aggression have included France’s colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria, Britain’s... Read more »
- Peace in Ukraine through neutrality and peaceful EU membership, end the USA’s proxy war against RussiaEthnic division was used to consolidate control by the USA and Nationalists of Ukraine. They have signed Minsk Peace Accords to end the civil wars in Donbas region through referendums, signed since 2015, but they did not implement them, because maintaining an active civil war front psyche of ‘them and... Read more »
Z Blogs Archive - ZNetwork
- ‘How Many Minutes to Midnight?’: Noam Chomsky on Why National Security Has Nothing to Do With Security
Intro by Tom Engelhardt: [Note for TomDispatch readers: Back in 2014, Noam Chomsky — whose voice I miss terribly in this embattled Trumpian world of ours — wrote what still seems to me to be a stunning piece not just on “the most dangerous moment in history,” the Cuban missile crisis... Read more » - Noam Chomsky – The Crimes of U.S. Presidents
Chomsky goes through some of the crimes of the post-war presidents. From 2003.... Read more » - Israel & Palestine: Possible Futures — a Discussion with Noam Chomsky
Professor Noam Chomsky discuss in May 23, 2023, Israel-Palestine conflict which he describes as “the main issue of my life” with academics Dylan Rodriguez, Michael Alexander and Mohamad Ali. With incomparable precision and detail professor Chomsky re-defines concepts such as “genocide” and “apartheid” in relation to the conflict; points the... Read more » - Humanity Imperiled
[What follows is a 2013 piece by the remarkable, now 94-year-old Noam Chomsky looking at a future that — from the latest devastating news about climate change to the revival of nuclear fears thanks to the war in Ukraine — is all too of the moment. This piece was adapted... Read more » - Noam Chomsky On How To Stop Planetary Destruction And Move Past Capitalism
The force pushing humanity towards destructive wars and climate catastrophe is “very simple,” Noam Chomsky says. It’s “the word we’re not allowed to think about called: capitalism.” In this interview with The Breach’s publisher Dru Oja Jay, Chomsky explains why our current period of capitalism is particularly harsh. He also... Read more »
Posts – ZNetwork
- Gas and electric bills are too damned high! Residents call for publicly owned power grid
“Last night, more than 250,000 Maryland children went to bed freezing, and this morning they woke up freezing. But BG&E, they made $2.4 billion last year!”... Read more » - Venezuela: A show of US force, a testament of US decline
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of President Maduro is “a performance” of the kind of US imperial power “that [Trump] knows is waning” on the global stage, scholar and author Geo Maher tells us.... Read more » - ‘No fascist USA!’: Baltimore marches against ICE
“Get your neighbors organized, get your friends organized… ‘cause we outnumber the fascists completely, and if we all stick together, we can really stop this from getting worse.”... Read more » - Backlash builds against Trump DOJ’s ‘unprecedented’ investigation of US Federal Reserve Chairman
“If the Federal Reserve loses its independence, the stability of our markets and the broader economy will suffer.”... Read more » - Largest nurses strike in NYC history as nearly 15,000 healthcare workers hit the picket line“No nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits, or less dignity for doing lifesaving work,” said New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.... Read more »
The Real News Network
- Reform councillor exposed in white supremacist dating site leak says he would ‘never have knowingly chosen to be a member’Gavin Beales says he 'may have inadvertently been linked' to the racist dating site The post Reform councillor exposed in white supremacist dating site leak says he would ‘never have knowingly chosen to be a member’ appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- VideoThe Empire strikes back: Greenland and the death of the rules-based orderTrump’s designs on Greenland mark a turning point when we must finally accept the death of respect for international sovereignty and the law The post The Empire strikes back: Greenland and the death of the rules-based order appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- VideoDonald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capitalTrump's policies are not isolationism. They're seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world. The post Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Seven ways government could work better – and why it mustRoz Savage sets out how government in the UK could be improved The post Seven ways government could work better – and why it must appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Reform UK’s would-be Scottish leader linked to calls to introduce charges for NHS patientsMalcolm Offord edited a paper which urged a “dialogue” on introducing charges in the NHS and rolling back on free prescriptions in Scotland. The post Reform UK’s would-be Scottish leader linked to calls to introduce charges for NHS patients appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
- "Empire in Decline": Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran & Beyond
As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of militarism abroad and political instability at home as it loses power and influence on the world stage. “American politics become increasingly contorted... Read more » - "State of Siege": Iran Protest Death Toll Rises to 2,000 After U.S. Sanctions Spawn Economic Crisis
Iran has said it’s ready for “war” or dialogue after President Trump said the U.S. was considering “very strong options” to intervene if Iran’s security forces kill anti-government protesters in an ongoing crackdown. Vali Nasr, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, says the U.S. “can wage full-scale... Read more » - "Stolen from Us": Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent
Activists in Los Angeles are demanding justice for Keith Porter Jr., an African American 43-year-old father of two, who was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve. His family is demanding transparency in the investigation into his killing. “When he walked in, he brought joy,” says... Read more » - Headlines for January 13, 2026Minnesota & Illinois Sue over “Federal Invasion” by ICE Agents, ICE Agents in Minneapolis Fire Tear Gas, Pepper Spray at Protests over Immigration Raids, Four Top DOJ Officials Resign over Decision Not to Probe ICE Killing of Renee Good, As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, Tehran Says It Is Prepared for... Read more »
- "All the Walls Came Down": L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena
We look at All the Walls Came Down, a new short documentary directed by filmmaker Ondi Timoner that looks back at the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, which destroyed Timoner’s home and left the historically Black community of Altadena in ruins. The film, which has been shortlisted for an... Read more »
Democracy Now!
- mp3Michelle Ellner on Venezuela Invasion
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260109.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). AP (1/6/26) This week on CounterSpin: For millions of people around the globe, the US under the administration of convicted felon Donald Trump has acted—it’s beyond “illegal”; it’s sort of “a-legal,” as if laws meant nothing—they’ve kidnapped the... Read more » - mp3Best of CounterSpin 2025https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260102.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). The Best of CounterSpin for 2025 features Silky Shah on mass deportations, Gregory Shupak on the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, Paul Offit on RFK Jr.’s pro-virus policies, Karen Thompson on policing pregnancy, Erin Reed on anti-trans pseudo-science, Farrah... Read more »
- mp3Kimberle Crenshaw on Anti-Blackness
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251226.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). AAPF (10/25) This week on CounterSpin: After every police killing of a Black person, every announced policy singling out Black immigrants as the cause of crime and disorder, every declaration, like that from Arlington National Cemetery, that as of... Read more » - mp3Derek Seidman on Starbucks Strike, Mitch Jones on AI vs. Environment
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251219.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Truthout (12/8/25) This week on CounterSpin: Forbes reports the Starbucks workers strike as you might expect: “The company claims it already offers the ‘best job in retail.’ … Yet the union is demanding….” “The company says, ‘We’re ready... Read more » - mp3Judd Legum and Adam Johnson on Gambling on the News
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin251212.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Popular Information (12/8/25) This week on CounterSpin: If you see no problem in news outlets reporting on desperately horrific conditions in Gaza, and what various political entities are doing or could do to address them, while a ticker... Read more »
CounterSpin
- How Washington Uses Energy as a WeaponThis essay argues that control of the global oil trade is a core instrument of U.S. power, underpinning dollar-based finance and coercive diplomacy. It frames sanctions, blockades, asset seizures, and regime-change operations as tools to keep rivals and non-aligned states dependent on energy routes, pricing, and payments channels dominated by... Read more »
- Deindustrialisation Meets CoercionGLENN DIESEN: Welcome back to the show. We are joined today by Professor Michael Hudson to discuss the U.S. national security strategy and the unraveling of the post-World War II economic order. So thank you very much for coming on the program. MICHAEL HUDSON: Thanks for having me back in... Read more »
- How U.S. Security Became a Global RiskMichael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect the United States’ new National Security Strategy, arguing that America’s pursuit of security through global control is accelerating de dollarisation, fragmenting Europe, and exposing the contradictions of finance capitalism in a multipolar world. The post How U.S. Security Became a Global Risk first appeared... Read more »
- The Party Machines LoseZohran Mamdani’s New York victory lands as a national warning shot: young voters abandoning establishment Democrats, donor politics exposed, and a new fault line opening around oligarchy, war, and party control. Hudson and Wolff argue the backlash is less about policy details than power, with municipal socialism becoming a staging... Read more »
- Frozen Russian Assets, Real European FalloutEurope’s economic crisis is increasingly driven by political decisions rather than market forces. This analysis examines EU energy policy, frozen Russian assets, deindustrialisation, and growing dependence on the United States, with insights from economists Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff on why Europe’s current trajectory is economically unsustainable. The post Frozen... Read more »
Michael Hudson
- The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Uphold Transgender School Sports BansA Republican-appointed majority of Supreme Court justices appeared ready to uphold two state laws that ban transgender women and girls from participating on girls and women’s school sports teams. Though the scope of the rulings and how sweeping its implications will be both remain unclear, oral arguments on Tuesday showed... Read more »
- Trump Urges Protesters in Iran to “Take Over Your Institutions” As Death Toll Reaches ThousandsWith the death toll reportedly surging in the thousands as Iran continues to brutally suppress the nationwide demonstrations over the country’s economic collapse, President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting the regime. “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING,” he posted on social media. “TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the... Read more »
- Elon Musk’s Alternate Grok RealityIn much of the world, Grok and its parent company both appear to be in serious trouble. After Grok, X’s AI chatbot, has been used to generate sexualized and violent images of women and children, the social media company has faced a wave of backlash and censure, with new nationwide... Read more »
- Why You Should Care About Trump’s War on the FedOn Sunday night, news broke that the Justice Department has commenced a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, an unprecedented move that marked an aggressive escalation of Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to seize more control of the historically independent Fed, which sets monetary policy for the US economy.... Read more »
- Which Way Western Warmonger?The right likes to pretend that President Donald Trump is antiwar. This has always been more useful delusion than fact, but there was once a half-truth buried in there. During a 2015 Republican primary debate, Trump broke with GOP orthodoxy by calling the second Iraq War a “big, fat mistake.”... Read more »
Mother Jones
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- How Israel Has Made Trauma a Weapon of War
A slick, high-priced television production. Speeches from top officials. A live audience of thousands. A unified show of collective sorrow and military resolve. That is how the Israeli government hoped to mark the passing of one year since Hamas’s surprise and bloody attacks last 7 October. But little has gone... Read more » - The Case for BDS
The Case for BDS by Mehdi Hasan Mehdi and Naomi debunk the myths used to attack the boycott movement against Israel. Read on Substack In the newest episode of ‘Unshocked,’ Mehdi and Naomi debunk the myths around the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement – a nonviolent Palestinian-led movement that works... Read more » - ‘Unshocked’: Naomi Klein vs the “ideological shackles of Zionism”In a conversation with Mehdi for her new contributor segment at Zeteo, called “Unshocked,” Jewish activist, academic, and author Naomi Klein calls for an “exodus from the ideological shackles of Zionism.” Naomi also reacts to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu comparing student protesters at Columbia University to Nazis, telling Mehdi that... Read more »
- Jews Must Raise Voices for Palestine, Oppose “False Idol of Zionism”
Hundreds of protesters were arrested in Brooklyn on Tuesday when Jewish New Yorkers and allies gathered for what they called a “Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel” on the second night of Passover. The demonstration, held one block away from the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,... Read more » - We Have A Tool To Stop Israel’s War Crimes: BDS
Exactly 15 years ago this week, I published an article in the Guardian. It began like this: It’s time. Long past time. The best strategy to end the increasingly bloody occupation is for Israel to become the target of the kind of global movement that put an end to apartheid in South... Read more »
Posts – ZNetwork
- A Hunger for JusticeIf the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will be responsible. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7th January 2026 They are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger... Read more »
- VideoDumb and DumberHow Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson turned a metaphor into a reality. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 27th December 2025 Looking back on this crazy year, one event, right at the start, seems to me to encapsulate the whole. In January, recording his podcast in a studio in... Read more »
- Mincing Our WordsThe absolute madness of the proposed new food rules. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 20th December 2025 Most of what you eat is sausages. I mean, if we’re going to get literal about it. Sausage derives from the Latin salsicus, which means “seasoned with salt”. You might think... Read more »
- VideoHatewashedHow a new film stitched me up like a kipper. By George Monbiot, adapted from a BlueSky thread, 16th December 2025 This is a note about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for... Read more »
- Total Futility Rate
Let’s focus our campaigning on things we can actually change. By George Monbiot, published as a BlueSky thread, 15th December 2025 Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, I’ll seek to lay it out simply. This note explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to... Read more »
George Monbiot
- Video● CNN host corners Republican after he defends killing of Renee Good
CNN host Kaitlan Collins forced U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to defend his position that the fatal shooting of an American citizen at the hands of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was not worthy of a follow-up investigation.“If they're investigating anything, they need to be investigating the... Read more » - ● MAGA isn't abandoning Trump — but these coveted voters are
Atlantic writer Yair Rosenberg says reports of cultlike MAGAs breakup with President Donald Trump is greatly overstated — but that doesn’t mean a traumatic breakup isn’t underway“Traditional-media outlets have warned of a MAGA schism, as have some high-profile right-wing influencers,” said Rosenberg, but that’s not what’s happening. It doesn’t matter... Read more » - ● Expert reveals why Trump uses 'state violence' on US protests while backing Iranians
President Donald Trump has been vocal in his support of pro-democracy protesters in Iran — but has endorsed heavy-handed tactics for American protesters. One expert is offering a theory as to why that dichotomy exists.The New York Times' Peter Baker wrote Tuesday that Trump has become increasingly more involved in... Read more » - Video● CNN data guru reveals why Dems have '100 percent' chance of winning midterms
CNN data analyst Harry Enten reports Democrats are enjoying a rare double-digit lead ahead of the midterms that is all but guaranteeing them control of the House after November.“Take a look at party identification — those who identify as Democrats or Republicans — and look at the margin that Democrats... Read more » - ● 'Pathetic': CBS host pilloried over fawning interview with Trump
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include additional commentary.New "CBS Evening News" host Tony Dokoupil (the husband of MS NOW host Katy Tur) interviewed President Donald Trump during his second week on the job as the main anchor on the network's flagship primetime news program. But Dokoupil's friendly... Read more »
Alternet.org
- The Ukraine Snare Still BeckonsDespite the widespread expectation that President Donald Trump would end Washington’s entanglement in NATO’s proxy war using Ukraine against Russia, it is increasingly evident that the fundamental features of U.S. policy remain unaltered. Trump personally has sent an array of mixed signals about his intentions. Although he has pressured Ukraine... Read more »
- Gaza as a Linchpin: Six Reasons Why Netanyahu Is Prolonging Conflict in the Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded his visit to the United States, returning home after reportedly securing yet another round of political backing from Donald Trump. As with previous encounters, the meeting provided Netanyahu with diplomatic cover and strategic reassurance, reinforcing Israel’s ability to sustain its military posture in... Read more »
- Making Imperialism Great Again?It did not take long for President Trump to change the reason for sending the US military to “arrest” Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The allegation that President Maduro ran a drug cartel was front and center in the months leading up to President Maduro’s “arrest.” Afterwards, President... Read more »
- Hey, POTUS, Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt Ain’t No GhawarThe Venezuela saga gets more cockamamie by the day. It turns out that the predicates for kidnapping the president of a country that poses no threat whatsoever to America’s Homeland security are about as threadbare (and even comical) as they come. For instance, did the DOJ writers of the superseding... Read more »
- Mike Pompeo Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About ‘Popular’ Regime Change in IranFormer Secretary of State and Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo is one of the most bloodthirsty and prominent neocons in the United States today. He is militantly pro-Israel and has openly and consistently pushed for regime change in Iran. In the first Trump administration, he was one of Trump’s... Read more »
Antiwar.com
- January: the longer viewThe month's archives. - 2026/01 / perspective... Read more »
- Massive population displacements
- Maps / 2026/01 sudan... Read more » - Sudan's fractured fronts
- Maps / Map, 2026/01 sudan... Read more » - Trafficking and support
- Maps / Map, 2026/01 sudan... Read more » - Mauritians speak out for their macaquesMauritius has become the world's leading exporter of macaques for biomedical research. While some regard the animal as a pest, many Hindus on the island are voicing concerns about the trade. - 2026/01 / article... Read more »
Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
- David Lammy ‘waiting for us to die’, Palestine hunger striker claims
Justice secretary accused of ‘insulting’ families of Palestine Action prisoners The post David Lammy ‘waiting for us to die’, Palestine hunger striker claims appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - US aggression, UK support: The ‘special relationship’
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions The post US aggression, UK support: The ‘special relationship’ appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - Britain refused to help Hugo Chávez amid Venezuela coup
Exclusive: UK embassy feared backlash from “wealthier residents of Caracas” if it helped save Venezuelan president’s life in 2002 The post Britain refused to help Hugo Chávez amid Venezuela coup appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - Did Trump and Starmer break international law with tanker seizure?
The UK justified its support for North Atlantic operation, saying sanction-dodging ship was stateless. Legal experts say that’s debatable The post Did Trump and Starmer break international law with tanker seizure? appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - How Britain helped Trump destabilise Venezuela
Keir Starmer says the UK was “not involved” in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But Britain has been supporting regime change in Venezuela for years. The post How Britain helped Trump destabilise Venezuela appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
Declassified UK
- ● Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend 40-year rule
Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his 40-year rule. The 81-year-old leader, who once said African rulers should not overstay their time in office, was... Read more » - ● China records US$1.19 trillion trade surplus in 2025 as exports jump 5.5%
China’s exports defied a turbulent year of trade tensions to perform better than expected in 2025, cementing a record US$1.19 trillion annual surplus as manufacturers diversified markets to offset a sharp decline in shipments to the United States. Exports grew 5.5 per cent, year on year, in 2025 to US$3.77... Read more » - ● Mainland Chinese money to drive 10% rise in Hong Kong commercial property deals: Colliers
Surging mainland Chinese investment in Hong Kong’s commercial real estate sector has helped set the stage for a “measured recovery” in 2026, according to Colliers. Investment from the mainland rose to the highest level in five years in the last quarter of 2025, and deal value in 2026 was set... Read more » - ● Hong Kong’s John Lee opens new Legco’s first meeting with Tai Po fire on agenda
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Hong Kong’s new Legislative Council holds its first meeting on Wednesday, with lawmakers set to focus on follow-up... Read more » - ● South Korea’s Yoon could become ‘martyr’ if given death penalty: observers
When prosecutors in South Korea demanded the death penalty for ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol, he shook his head in disbelief and let out a contemptuous laugh – a moment that encapsulated his defiant posture throughout nine months of hearings. Yoon stands accused of being the “ringleader” of an insurrection stemming from... Read more »
News - South China Morning Post
- ● China warns of covert mapping by foreign forces to steal sensitive geodata
China’s top counter-espionage agency has warned that overseas entities are attempting to steal the country’s geographic data through covert mapping operations that threaten national security. Foreign “anti-China hostile forces” have been deploying “various clandestine methods” to gather, steal and exploit China’s foundational mapping and geographic information, the Ministry of State... Read more » - North China farmers pay heavy price this winter for Beijing’s clean air success
In the daytime the temperature in northern China often stays below freezing, but for many rural villagers the prohibitive cost of heating means that they have little choice but to endure the cold. “We dare not turn on the heating during the day,” one woman from Guan county in Hebei... Read more » - Argentina’s Milei plans China trip for 2026 as US pressures Buenos Aires to curb ties
Argentine President Javier Milei said he intends to travel to China in 2026, confirming the plan at a moment when the United States is stepping up pressure on Buenos Aires to scale back its relations with Beijing. Milei made the remarks in an interview with the local newspaper Clarin that... Read more » - China’s fight against corruption is a battle we can’t afford to lose, Xi Jinping warns
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said there must be no room for corrupt elements to hide as he warned that the problem was a threat to the country’s development. On Monday, he told a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – China’s top anti-corruption body –... Read more » - Taiwan targets Beijing-linked infiltration with push for stricter punishment
Taiwan’s legislature is weighing amendments to an anti-infiltration law that would impose a minimum one-year prison term on Beijing-linked influence and infiltration activities, while critics have raised concerns about tighter social controls. The proposed changes to the Anti-Infiltration Act, under review by the legislature’s Interior Affairs Committee on Monday, come... Read more »
Politics - South China Morning Post
- UK ignores massacres and terrorism to deepen Syria relationsby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 12 November 2025 British officials are developing new ties with their Syrian counterparts complicit in recent killings, including former leading al-Qaeda operatives Last month, Keir Starmer’s special representative to Syria, Ann Snow, met defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. This followed a meeting between... Read more »
- Secret UK-Israel military deal in place throughout genocideby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 20 October 2025 A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits. In December 2020, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted that it had signed a military agreement with the UK. It... Read more »
- The Israel firms aiding the NHS and IDFby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 30 September 2025 Drugs corporation Teva makes one in seven of the medicines prescribed in the UK. It’s also backing the Israeli military during the genocide. An Israeli pharmaceutical company that operates at the heart of the NHS has been aiding the Israeli military during... Read more »
- ‘Ruthless terror’ — When Labour aided genocide in Indonesiaby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 29 September 2025 Sixty years ago, Harold Wilson’s government secretly conspired with the Indonesian military as it conducted one of the postwar world’s worst bloodbaths. British declassified files show how Harold Wilson’s Labour government, together with the US government under Lyndon Johnson, were complicit in... Read more »
- RAF Museum hosts fundraiser for Israeli soldiers’ ’emotional support’by Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 25 September 2025 Exclusive: Israeli air force pilot invited to speak about ‘operational frontlines’ at British charity event. The Royal Air Force museum in London hosted an event last week supporting the education of Israeli soldiers who have fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. The event, entitled... Read more »
Articles – Mark Curtis
- UK ignores massacres and terrorism to deepen Syria relationsby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 12 November 2025 British officials are developing new ties with their Syrian counterparts complicit in recent killings, including former leading al-Qaeda operatives Last month, Keir Starmer’s special representative to Syria, Ann Snow, met defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra in Damascus. This followed a meeting between... Read more »
- Secret UK-Israel military deal in place throughout genocideby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 20 October 2025 A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israel’s attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits. In December 2020, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted that it had signed a military agreement with the UK. It... Read more »
- The Israel firms aiding the NHS and IDFby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 30 September 2025 Drugs corporation Teva makes one in seven of the medicines prescribed in the UK. It’s also backing the Israeli military during the genocide. An Israeli pharmaceutical company that operates at the heart of the NHS has been aiding the Israeli military during... Read more »
- ‘Ruthless terror’ — When Labour aided genocide in Indonesiaby Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 29 September 2025 Sixty years ago, Harold Wilson’s government secretly conspired with the Indonesian military as it conducted one of the postwar world’s worst bloodbaths. British declassified files show how Harold Wilson’s Labour government, together with the US government under Lyndon Johnson, were complicit in... Read more »
- RAF Museum hosts fundraiser for Israeli soldiers’ ’emotional support’by Mark Curtis, Declassified UK, 25 September 2025 Exclusive: Israeli air force pilot invited to speak about ‘operational frontlines’ at British charity event. The Royal Air Force museum in London hosted an event last week supporting the education of Israeli soldiers who have fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. The event, entitled... Read more »
Articles – Mark Curtis
- DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recruitment post after Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good. The post DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - New York Attorney General Slams Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, MuslimsLetitia James said Betar U.S. would close its New York operations after an investigation found a pattern of biased harassment and violence against Arabs, Muslims, and others. The post New York Attorney General Slams Pro-Israel Group Betar U.S. for Biased Harassment of Arabs, Muslims appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- Would-Be Iran Monarch Reza Pahlavi Declares a Civil War in Iran
It’s not clear how many Iranians inside Iran support former crown prince Reza Pahlavi — but he’s definitely Israel’s favorite. The post Would-Be Iran Monarch Reza Pahlavi Declares a Civil War in Iran appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - U.S. Military Command That Attacked Venezuela Gutted Its Civilian Harm Team
Complaints about civilians killed or injured in the U.S. attack on Venezuela are instead being handled by the Pentagon directly. The post U.S. Military Command That Attacked Venezuela Gutted Its Civilian Harm Team appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image
The profile picture for Facebook account linked to the GoFundMe campaign used what the ADL has called white supremacist imagery. The post Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
The Intercept
- In Venezuela, the Grassroots Readies for Resistance
Through communes, street collectives, and militias, the people of Venezuela are fighting back against U.S. imperialism.... Read more » - Civil Rights Rollbacks in the South Signal a Threat to Vulnerable School Children Everywhere
Ending federal anti-discrimination oversight is an assault on the principle that all children deserve equal educational opportunities.... Read more » - Disability Rights Laws Extend to Prisons
Making prisons accessible is important for inmates and visitors with disabilities.... Read more » - An Audacious Affront to Accessibility
The desire to control his image does not give the squatter a right to break the law.... Read more » - Landmark Education Law Deserves Protection
The Trump Administration’s plan to move oversight of Title I from the Education Department to the Labor Department will hurt the children it was built to serve.... Read more »
The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good
- Trump’s DOJ Legal Threats Aim to Intimidate the Federal ReserveThis evening, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a video statement revealing that Trump’s Department of Justice issued grand jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve “threatening a criminal indictment” related to his testimony to the Senate Banking Committee over the summer. In the message, Chair Powell said he would refuse... Read more »
- ICE: "Fucking Bitch"It was shocking how quickly the psychopaths in power launched their vicious lies about Renée Good—"violent rioter," "domestic terrorist," "self-defense"—shot in the face for trying to drive away from ICE. It's all bullshit, proven by stunning new video from the killer's own phone. Bafflingly, JD Vance posted it, thinking it... Read more »
- CODEPINK Statement: Trump’s Threat to Bomb Mexico Is an Outrageous Step Toward War in Latin AmericaCODEPINK condemns President Donald Trump’s dangerous threat to “start hitting land” inside Mexico, a sovereign nation, a major U.S. ally, and home to 130 million people.By declaring, “we are going to start now hitting land… The cartels are running Mexico,” Trump is openly threatening U.S. strikes and special operations on... Read more »
- Social Security Needs Full Staffing — Not a Scheme Destined to FailThe following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to the Social Security Administration’s reported plans for a nationwide system: “Before Donald Trump was elected in 2024, the number of Social Security beneficiaries was at an all-time high, while staffing to administer our earned... Read more »
- Voting Rights Groups, Wisconsin Voters Challenge Trump Administration’s Unwarranted Grab For Private DataOn behalf of Common Cause and three Wisconsin voters, attorneys from Law Forward, the ACLU’s national Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed a motion Thursday to intervene in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) over its refusal to hand over confidential information about... Read more »
Common Dreams
- mp3MoMa and Cultural Imperialism in Latin AmericaModern art has always been a battleground — and the highly influential Museum of Modern Art has been partisan since its inception. Architectural historian Patricio Del Real discusses two differing political visions of modernism and modern architecture: one rooted in the left, and associated with figures such as Communist muralist... Read more »
- mp3The Rule of the BillionairesExtreme inequality defines our age. The world’s wealthiest 0.001%, a mere 60,000 people, own three times more wealth that half of the world’s population combined. And such inequality is increasing with time. Economist Rob Larson discusses the cloistered world of the very rich, their power and wealth, and their influence... Read more »
- mp3The Afterlives of Viral InfectionAs influenza cases reach a twenty-five year high, a look at the complicated history of long lasting post-viral conditions. Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall considers how the medical establishment has frequently ignored chronic but often invisible illnesses like long Covid and long flu, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Lyme disease. Emily Mendenhall,... Read more »
- mp3Protesting Endless WarsAs the United States seizes control of Venezuela, what lessons can be drawn from the movement against the US occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq? Historian Jeremy Varon reflects on how the anti-war movement grew into the millions in the face of jingoism and media complicity with the US state. Jeremy... Read more »
- mp3The Trillion Dollar War MachineThe United States spends over a $100 billion dollars more a year on the military than it did at the height of the Cold War. What does it get year upon year for that money? Since 2001, America’s overseas war have led to nearly a million deaths. Ben Freeman discusses... Read more »
KPFA - Against the Grain
- Explainer: What is the China-proposed Global Governance Initiative?
The five core concepts of the GGI stem from the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and respond to the shared aspiration of most countries, according to the Concept Paper on the Global Governance Initiative, issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.... Read more » - Authorities launch probe after fireworks display in SW China's Xizang
The city of Xigaze, also known as Shigatse, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, announced on Sunday that an investigation team has been set up to look into a recent fireworks display that drew online attention.... Read more » - Israeli strikes kill 31 people in Gaza City, as tanks advance
Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel's tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.... Read more » - UK, Australia, Canada formally recognize Palestine
UK, Australia, Canada formally recognize Palestine... Read more » - European airports snarled by cyberattack
A cyberattack at a provider of check-in and boarding systems disrupted operations on Saturday at several major European airports, causing flight delays and cancellations.... Read more »
World
- China will soon hold global summit of women in Beijing: spokesperson
China will soon hold the global summit of women in Beijing on occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Conference on Women, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.... Read more » - Chinese defense minister urges improved military ties with U.S.
Chinese defense minister urges improved military ties with U.S.... Read more » - Chinese Foreign Ministry: Force cannot bring peace in Gaza
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a shared aspiration of the people in Palestine, Israel, and the wider Middle East, as well as the pressing task of the international community.... Read more » - China, U.S. leaders maintain close communication: Chinese FM
China, U.S. leaders maintain close communication: Chinese FM... Read more » - World summit to meet on two-state solution
France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state – a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.S. responses.... Read more »
Politics
- Trump's $100,000 visa fee sets off panic and confusion
Trump's $100,000 visa fee sets off panic and confusion... Read more » - China's financial sector achieves pivotal progress during 14th FYP
Over the past five years, China's financial sector has achieved some remarkable milestones.... Read more » - De Beers: Global diamond demand stabilizing amid market challenges
De Beers: Global diamond demand stabilizing amid market challenges... Read more » - Foreign capital returns to the Chinese market
In August 2025, Chinese stocks recorded the largest net purchases in both domestic and overseas markets since September 2024, signaling a decisive and positive return of foreign capital to China.... Read more » - Chinese film “Evil Unbound 731” premieres in Los Angeles
Chinese film “Evil Unbound 731” premieres in Los Angeles... Read more »
Business
- Canada Rolls Out New Disability Benefit Program Under Bill C-22
Canada has taken a historic step toward economic equity and social inclusion with the rollout of the Canada Disability Benefit... Read more » - Check Eligibility Criteria for Singapore’s 2025 Assurance Package
As Singapore continues its planned increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 7% to 9%... Read more » - Check Eligibility, Fees & Processing Time for Canada’s Open Work Permit in 2025
As of March 2025, Canada’s Open Work Permit (OWP) program has undergone significant changes aimed at simplifying the process... Read more » - Australia Government Launches Financial Relief Package to Ease Living Costs in 2025
As Australians continue to grapple with the growing burden of daily expenses... Read more » - Unlocking International Opportunities with the Digital Nomad Visa
Canada's Digital Nomad Visa is more than just a temporary travel allowance... Read more »
Citizen Truth
- ● Trump doubles down on threat to seize Greenland, as Danish Foreign Minister set for talks in WashingtonTrump’s seizure of Greenland would spell the end of NATO, an outcome the European powers are desperately trying to avoid because they are not yet ready militarily to act independently without US support.... Read more »
- ● Rightward shift rips apart the Sahra Wagenknecht AllianceFrom the outset, the party's programme, policies and election promises were based on a fundamental lie: It presented itself as an anti-war party and a party of social justice, but defended the capitalist system that produces war and social inequality, and allied itself with the parties defending capitalist rule.... Read more »
- The reality of Labour’s grossly misnamed “Renters’ Rights” BillLabour is protecting the system that ensures public funds to subsidise private landlords, while landlord incomes and asset values soar.... Read more »
- Workers and students in the UK speak out against imperialism and attack on democratic rightsWorkers and students have been speaking to the WSWS across the UK about the US invasion of Venezuela, the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, and the imperialist agenda of the Starmer government.... Read more »
- South Africa’s ANC clings to “non-alignment” after US attack on VenezuelaThe US attack on Venezuela is exposing the collapse of the African National Congress’ post-apartheid “non-alignment” strategy, intensifying internal divisions within South Africa’s ruling elite as Washington pressures Pretoria to choose either itself or China.... Read more »
World Socialist Web Site (en)
- China will soon hold global summit of women in Beijing: spokespersonChina will soon hold the global summit of women in Beijing on occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Conference on Women, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.... Read more »
- Chinese defense minister urges improved military ties with U.S.Chinese defense minister urges improved military ties with U.S.... Read more »
- Three aircraft types catapult-tested on China's Fujian carrier
Three aircraft types catapult-tested on China's Fujian carrier... Read more » - China tech SME loans grow by 20% yearly 2021-2025, central bank
China tech SME loans grow by 20% yearly 2021-2025, central bank... Read more » - China, U.S. leaders maintain close communication: Chinese FMChina, U.S. leaders maintain close communication: Chinese FM... Read more »
China
- Ex-Greek PM 'shows off' panda toy at 2025 Golden Panda Awards
Ex-Greek PM 'shows off' panda toy at 2025 Golden Panda Awards... Read more » - China's sci-tech boom and its global impact
Through its commitment to innovation, sustainability and cooperation, China is helping to build a future where scientific advancement benefits all people and preserves our shared planet for generations to come.... Read more » - Self-Reform is strength: Why the Eight-Point Decision matters in China
As China continues to advance modernization, system- and rule-building will be crucial in ensuring that governance keeps pace with social and economic transformation.... Read more » - Ethnic unity: The cornerstone of Xinjiang's prosperity and stability
"Ethnic unity makes us family." Xinjiang's experience demonstrates that ethnic unity serves as a foundation supporting the grand structure of the region's prosperous and stable development.... Read more » - Zhou Bo: China's global initiatives help build a less dangerous world
Zhou Bo: China's global initiatives help build a less dangerous world... Read more »
Opinion
- Thailand dance and martial arts performance shines at Dunhuang
As the guest country of honor at the 8th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, Thailand captivated audiences with traditional dance and martial arts performances.... Read more » - Thai dance teacher and museum director on his special bond with China
At the 8th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, dance teacher and museum director Nivet Waevsamana shared his unique story. From puppet arts shaped by Chinese traditions to his own family roots in Hainan, he sees cultural ties between China and Thailand everywhere.... Read more » - Performing artist showcases the beauty of ballet and Dunhuang dance
Join CGTN's Chang Ting as she interviews Feng Ying, vice chairman of the China Dancers Association and head of the National Ballet of China, to learn more about the beauty of these two dance styles.... Read more » - Hungarian artist wows visitors in Dunhuang with flash mob performance
Enjoy this flash mob performance by a handpan artist from Hungary at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province.... Read more » - Dunhuang dance meets Thai dance
Watch as a Chinese dancer and a Thai dance teacher demonstrate the subtle differences in movement and hand gestures, creating a dazzling cultural dialogue.... Read more »
Culture
- Three aircraft types catapult-tested on China's Fujian carrierThree aircraft types catapult-tested on China's Fujian carrier... Read more »
- China tech SME loans grow by 20% yearly 2021-2025, central bankChina tech SME loans grow by 20% yearly 2021-2025, central bank... Read more »
- UNESCO STEM education institute established in Shanghai
The United Nation's Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially inaugurated an international institute for STEM education in east China's Shanghai on Sunday.... Read more » - Chinese lab unveils moon brick maker for lunar facility construction
Chinese lab unveils moon brick maker for lunar facility construction... Read more » - Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches China, triggering emergency responses
Super Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of the year, continues to approach China, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to parts of the country's southern and eastern regions.... Read more »
Tech&Sci
- The New NeoconservativesBari Weiss gate-keeps the right against pro-Israel, antiwar conservatives. Sound familiar?... Read more »
- As more Gaza children freeze to death, Trump eyes Gaza as starting point for world domination – Not a ceasefire Day 95Hypothermia deaths, malnutrition, demolition in Gaza; the West Bank's Nakba; Israeli officials openly call for permanent occupation of Gaza; possibility of billions more to Israel; death by hanging; revealing headlines from Israeli media; Trump is thinking big – really big... Read more »
- More death: in Gaza, West Bank, Israeli prison – Not a ceasefire Day 94Another baby in Gaza dies of hypothermia; call for help in retrieving bodies in Rafah; Israeli forces kill Palestinian, another dies in prison; Israeli violence against Bedouin; hunger strikers; headlines from Israel... Read more »
- The Israeli Influence Operation Aiming to Install Reza Pahlavi as Shah of IranHa'aretz reported in October that since the outbreak of the war in Gaza and after Pahlavi's visit, an online operation began operating as part of an even broader Israeli campaign to influence the social media discourse... Read more »
- Avoidable tragedy: another infant dies from cold – Not a ceasefire Day 93Israel’s Yellow Line scheme has grabbed another 7% of Gaza’s land; illegal settlers steal 200 sheep in West Bank; will Gaza City be the next Rafah?; did IDF make a mistake? (shades of Minneapolis?)... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- What Did Workers Have to Say in 2025?A rundown of 12 frontline perspectives we published last year. The post What Did Workers Have to Say in 2025? appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Statement: Withdrawing U.S. from UNFCCC, IPCC, and Other International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties Will Harm Frontline CommunitiesThe U.S. government’s decision to withdraw from vital organizations, conventions, and treaties will have a devastating impact on global climate cooperation and further impede the global response to the climate crisis. The post Statement: Withdrawing U.S. from UNFCCC, IPCC, and Other International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties Will Harm Frontline Communities... Read more »
- Water Defenders Celebrate Ruling Against U.S. Gold Company’s ClaimA major victory against an exploitative corporate lawsuit in Guatemala. The post Water Defenders Celebrate Ruling Against U.S. Gold Company’s Claim appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Congress Must Stop This War and Help Working Americans InsteadHealth costs are doubling, food prices are rising, and the safety net is shredded. So why are we launching an illegal war to help oil companies? The post Congress Must Stop This War and Help Working Americans Instead appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” AgendaOil is part of the reason Trump invaded Venezuela. But the bigger reason is classic imperial power politics. The post Venezuela and the Trump Administration’s “Hemisphere First” Agenda appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
Institute for Policy Studies
- When a Shooter Is Trans—and Not a Cis Male—Suddenly Identity Matters
Most media outlets focused on profiling the shooter—who was transgender—treating the shooting as an isolated case rather than part of a larger, systemic issue.... Read more » - Western Media Manufactured Consent for Israel’s Murder of Palestinian Journalists
Most outlets accepted Israel’s premise that any number of bystanders can legitimately be killed in order to target a supposed Hamas member.... Read more » - Media Largely Ignored Gaza Famine When There Was Time to Avert Mass Starvation
Gaza's conditions of famine have been out in the open for well over a year, and yet it was considered barely newsworthy in US news media.... Read more » - America’s Opinion Pages Overwhelmingly Supported Trump’s Attack on Iran
56% of Americans opposed Trump’s bombing. Why wasn’t this reflected in the range of opinions presented by America’s top press outlets?... Read more » - NYT Less Interested Than Ever in Trans Perspectives on Trans Issues
Even while feigning concern, the paper of record remains largely uninterested in centering trans people and perspectives in coverage of trans issues.... Read more »
FAIR
- Video● Egyptian Army Holds Billions In Secret Cash As Country Misses Debt Deadline
Egyptian Army Holds Billions In Secret Cash As Country Misses Debt Deadline Via Middle East Eye Egypt's armed forces in December rejected government pleas to help ease the debt crisis despite holding more than Egypt's total foreign debt in secret reserves, senior banking and government officials told Middle East Eye.... Read more » - ● Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax
Newsom Scrambles To Keep Billionaires In California, Vows To Kill Wealth Tax After a swath of billionaires publicly announced they are leaving the state of California over a proposed wealth tax, Governor Gavin Newsom went into a full blown panic - vowing to stop the proposed tax and "do what I have to do... Read more » - Video● Tether's Role In Venezuela, Iran Highlights The Duality Of Stablecoins
Tether's Role In Venezuela, Iran Highlights The Duality Of Stablecoins Authored by Brian Quarmby via CoinTelegraph.com, Recent turmoil in Venezuela and Iran has again put the spotlight on the duality of stablecoins, with the US dollar-backed assets such as Tether acting as both a savior for embattled citizens and a... Read more » - ● South Korea Seeks Death Penalty For Ex-President Yoon's Botched Martial Law Attempt
South Korea Seeks Death Penalty For Ex-President Yoon's Botched Martial Law Attempt South Korea's special prosecutor has called for the death sentence for former President Yoon Suk-yeol in his rebellion trial, according to Yonhap. Closing arguments have been made in his trial in a Seoul court as he stands accused... Read more » - Michigan County Clerk Discovers 239 Non-Citizens Selected For Jury Duty Over 4-Month Period, With 14 Registered To Vote
Michigan County Clerk Discovers 239 Non-Citizens Selected For Jury Duty Over 4-Month Period, With 14 Registered To Vote Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Macomb County Clerk Anthony G. Forlini announced Monday that noncitizens have been appearing in the Michigan county’s jury pool “at an alarming rate” and many of them... Read more »
ZeroHedge News
- ● 'Utterly chilling': Stephen Miller's 'glaring' Fox News interview sparks outrage
One of President Donald Trump's top aides sparked outrage on Tuesday after he claimed that immigration agents enjoy "federal immunity" while they're doing their jobs on Fox News. White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller joined Fox News host Will Cain on "The Will Cain Show" to... Read more » - ● 'You wouldn't have this job!' Trump melts down as new CBS reporter pushes him on economy
President Donald Trump grew agitated when newly-hired CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil pressed him on persistent inflation numbers on Tuesday — and seemingly reminded him that he only got the job he's currently in thanks to the administration's legal machinations."The inflation numbers came out," said Dokoupil. "Overall not bad, but... Read more » - ● Single moms forced to quit jobs as child care funding vanishes overnight due to Trump
Child care funding cuts said to hurt Colorado economy, familiesby Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline January 13, 2026Without access to federal child care assistance, single mother Robbie Basham would have to leave her job to care for her son full-time.“His quality of life would go down because I wouldn’t be able... Read more » - Video● 'Put your big boy pants on': Ex-RNC chair tears into Trump after wild meltdown at heckler
President Donald Trump debased his office when he lost control and flipped the bird at a heckler in Detroit who called him a "pedophile protector," MS NOW anchor and former Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele observed in a discussion with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Tuesday's edition of "The... Read more » - ● ICE lawyer caught running white supremacist account still prosecuting cases
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky.In February of last year, the Texas Observer reported that James “Jim” Joseph Rodden—an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assistant chief... Read more »
Raw Story
- Conceptual Model of State CollapseSummary A minimalist conceptual model of the state is presented in which the fundamental basis of state existence and continuity is the flux of produced resources between producers and the needed state apparatus, while contending with powerful domestic non-state actors and foreign challenges. External conditions that reduce per capita production... Read more »
- Venezuela: It’s Much More Than OilAs the US openly discussed schemes to add Greenland to its list of conquered territories, it became abundantly clear that “Alternative Energy” (AltE, solar, wind, hydro power) joined fossil fuels at center stage. Corporations which pull the puppet strings of governments are well aware that oil production will cease long... Read more »
- Faking It ‘Til We Break It
“Video showing Maduro allegedly torturing Venezuelan dissidents is going viral, with 15 million views and 81k likes already. The only problem? It is actually a scene from a movie.” This tweet from journalist Alan Macleod captured just one droplet in a flood of disinformation following the U.S. capture of Nicolás... Read more » - Festival of Cowardice: The Cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah
Boards of directors are a funny bunch. Often lacking expertise, claiming knowledge they do not have and insight that never illuminates, its members can make the cockup the stuff of legend. Instead of minding their own business and leaving the Adelaide Writers’ Week to take place without incident as part... Read more » - Our Computers and Televisions Spray Toxic Sludg
A television writer named Annie Jacobsen recently tweeted that she’d been “prophetic” when she wrote a real CIA scheme of attacking Venezuela into a fictional program, after which the U.S. government actually attacked Venezuela. Another word would be “propagandistic” — not in the sense of the direct, immediate lie, but... Read more »
Dissident Voice
- VideoPoliticians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
The Trump administration and some Democrats have drawn divergent conclusions from bystander video of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. How can one side say the agent was "recklessly using power" and the other determine he "fired defensive shots"? Experts told... Read more » - Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend
In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show. The post Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend appeared first... Read more » - VideoExploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration's Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law. The post Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more » - VideoMakary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Many doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in making the announcement, health officials misleadingly suggested that women could take the drugs for long-term benefits... Read more » - Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable Figures
For months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in employment for U.S.-born workers and a decrease in employment among foreign-born workers to claim that “all net job creation” in his second term has been for citizens. And for months, multiple... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- VideoPoliticians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting VideoThe Trump administration and some Democrats have drawn divergent conclusions from bystander video of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. How can one side say the agent was "recklessly using power" and the other determine he "fired defensive shots"? Experts told... Read more »
- Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population TrendIn criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show. The post Trump Waters Down Colorado’s Population Trend appeared first... Read more »
- VideoExploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military StrikeSeveral Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration's Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law. The post Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- VideoMakary, RFK Jr. Exaggerate Chronic Disease Benefits of Menopausal Hormone TherapyMany doctors agree with the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to remove the black box warnings on at least some forms of hormone therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause. But in making the announcement, health officials misleadingly suggested that women could take the drugs for long-term benefits... Read more »
- Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable FiguresFor months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in employment for U.S.-born workers and a decrease in employment among foreign-born workers to claim that “all net job creation” in his second term has been for citizens. And for months, multiple... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- ICE = KKK
Andrea Arroyo On January 7, an ICE agent shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis—state violence rooted in racism, fear, and impunity, echoing America’s darkest histories. The post ICE = KKK appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America
Peter Kornbluh The United States is now a superpower predator on the prowl in its “backyard.” The post Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Joan Walsh Meet the military women who are fighting to win purple districts for the Democrats and put the defense secretary on notice. The post Hell Cats vs. Hegseth appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed?
Peter E. Gordon A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The post How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed? appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Maduro’s Arrest
Calvin Trillin The post Maduro’s Arrest appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
Article | The Nation
- The New NeoconservativesBari Weiss gate-keeps the right against pro-Israel, antiwar conservatives. Sound familiar?... Read more »
- As more Gaza children freeze to death, Trump eyes Gaza as starting point for world domination – Not a ceasefire Day 95Hypothermia deaths, malnutrition, demolition in Gaza; the West Bank's Nakba; Israeli officials openly call for permanent occupation of Gaza; possibility of billions more to Israel; death by hanging; revealing headlines from Israeli media; Trump is thinking big – really big... Read more »
- More death: in Gaza, West Bank, Israeli prison – Not a ceasefire Day 94Another baby in Gaza dies of hypothermia; call for help in retrieving bodies in Rafah; Israeli forces kill Palestinian, another dies in prison; Israeli violence against Bedouin; hunger strikers; headlines from Israel... Read more »
- The Israeli Influence Operation Aiming to Install Reza Pahlavi as Shah of IranHa'aretz reported in October that since the outbreak of the war in Gaza and after Pahlavi's visit, an online operation began operating as part of an even broader Israeli campaign to influence the social media discourse... Read more »
- Avoidable tragedy: another infant dies from cold – Not a ceasefire Day 93Israel’s Yellow Line scheme has grabbed another 7% of Gaza’s land; illegal settlers steal 200 sheep in West Bank; will Gaza City be the next Rafah?; did IDF make a mistake? (shades of Minneapolis?)... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- The New NeoconservativesBari Weiss gate-keeps the right against pro-Israel, antiwar conservatives. Sound familiar?... Read more »
- As more Gaza children freeze to death, Trump eyes Gaza as starting point for world domination – Not a ceasefire Day 95Hypothermia deaths, malnutrition, demolition in Gaza; the West Bank's Nakba; Israeli officials openly call for permanent occupation of Gaza; possibility of billions more to Israel; death by hanging; revealing headlines from Israeli media; Trump is thinking big – really big... Read more »
- More death: in Gaza, West Bank, Israeli prison – Not a ceasefire Day 94Another baby in Gaza dies of hypothermia; call for help in retrieving bodies in Rafah; Israeli forces kill Palestinian, another dies in prison; Israeli violence against Bedouin; hunger strikers; headlines from Israel... Read more »
- The Israeli Influence Operation Aiming to Install Reza Pahlavi as Shah of IranHa'aretz reported in October that since the outbreak of the war in Gaza and after Pahlavi's visit, an online operation began operating as part of an even broader Israeli campaign to influence the social media discourse... Read more »
- Avoidable tragedy: another infant dies from cold – Not a ceasefire Day 93Israel’s Yellow Line scheme has grabbed another 7% of Gaza’s land; illegal settlers steal 200 sheep in West Bank; will Gaza City be the next Rafah?; did IDF make a mistake? (shades of Minneapolis?)... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- Challenging disability access to transport in Ireland
In Ireland, people with disabilities, whether visible or non-visible, face various difficulties in accessing public transport. These challenges limit independence and restrict access to essential services like healthcare, education, and employment, …... Read more » - Voices of Civic Engagement
Deliberative democracy has been on the rise globally as more governments embrace citizen participation as a tool in policymaking. Despite this progress, and commitments in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement for a Civic Forum – envisaged to be an …... Read more » - I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis
There are truckloads of money available. Just after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 …... Read more » - Turning away from ‘Authoritarian Populism’
For the last two weekends in a row, protests in central London have given rise to scenes that have been reported around the world and will trouble those concerned about human rights and democracy. Two weeks ago, over 850 peaceful protestors were …... Read more » - Tackling Inequalities in Cervical and Breast Cancer in Ireland
Cancer is one of the biggest health challenges in Ireland, but its impact is not felt equally across the population. Breast cancer accounts for 31.8% of all cancer diagnoses among women, while ovarian cancer represents almost 7% (NCRI, 2024). Yet, …... Read more »
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- Eilat port ‘almost completely paralyzed’ due to Yemen’s pro-Palestinian operations: ReportsThe port of Eilat in the southernmost tip of the occupied territories has seen its revenues fall to “nearly zero” due to Yemeni pro-Palestinian operations, Israeli media report.... Read more »
- Israel orders demolition of last soccer field in West Bank refugee campThe Israeli military claimed the soccer field was built illegally in an area that abuts the concrete barrier wall that the regime built in the West Bank.... Read more »
- Israeli bill to allow execution of Palestinian prisoners by hangingIsraeli authorities involved in enforcing death sentences against Palestinian prisoners would be granted full criminal immunity.... Read more »
- Israel should steer Iran unrest with ‘invisible hand’, says ex-war minister GallantFormer Israeli minister Yoav Gallant has admitted that the regime should “steer” the economic protests in Iran “with an invisible hand.”... Read more »
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- Trump introduces himself as ‘acting president of Venezuela’US President Donald Trump has introduced himself in a post on Truth Social as “acting president of Venezuela,” days after a US attack that led to the abduction of the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.... Read more »
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- Argentina cancels Tel Aviv embassy relocation over Israel’s drilling in South Atlantic: ReportArgentina’s President Javier Milei reportedly freezes at the last minute the relocation of the country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied al-Quds.... Read more »
- Trump presses reluctant oil executives to pour billions into VenezuelaUS President Donald Trump told some of the world’s giant oil companies that he promises “total safety” in Venezuela.... Read more »
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- 'Have some shame': Iran slams Germany’s Merz for supporting riotsIran’s foreign minister has accused Germany of double standards and hypocrisy over human rights, following comments by Chancellor Friedrich Merz accusing the country of killing protesters.... Read more »
- Iran summons European ambassadors to protest support for riotsIran has summoned diplomats from France, Germany, Italy, and the UK to protest their governments’ support for US‑ and Israel‑backed riots in the country.... Read more »
- Russia shoots down US-made F-16 jet operated by Ukraine: CommanderAn F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukraine has been shot down by Russian air defense systems, a Russian commander says.... Read more »
- Trump orders US military to draw up plan for Greenland invasion: ReportTrump has ordered America's military forces to draw up a plan for the takeover of Greenland, according to a report.... Read more »
- NATO moves to boost Arctic security as Trump revives Greenland threatNATO is taking steps to strengthen Arctic security after US President Donald Trump presses hard on his claims over Greenland.... Read more »
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