- UK judge gags Palestine Action defendants to secure ‘terror’ stitch-upDesperate to secure a conviction of Palestine Action defendants, a draconian British judge has forbidden them from referring to the principle of jury equity in their closing speeches. It is one of countless restrictions aimed at blocking the activists from mounting an effective defense. Since the retrial of six Palestine... Read more »
- Israel’s AI foreign influence op blames Palestinians for killing Hind RajabA new website established by the Israeli government through a contract with Trump’s former campaign manager seeks to manipulate AI platforms into denying established accounts of Hind Rajab’s killing. Israel has created nine English language websites explicitly aimed at manipulating AI platforms like Claude and ChatGPT. Its vehicle for maintaining... Read more »
- The US tech giant where employees wear IDF uniforms to workLast month, a data analyst at financial tech giant Intuit showed up to a company Zoom call in full IDF uniform. Intuit’s products include the widely-used tax return program TurboTax. This article was originally published by Do Not Panic! The American tech giant behind the most popular tax filing software... Read more »
- UK seeks to jail Palestine Action for ‘terrorism’ amid UK media blackoutSix Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in prison. If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will likely be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms. The jury has not been notified about the ‘terrorist’ designation, and the... Read more »
- Senior BBC Iran reporter exposed as opposition activistAfter a top reporter at the BBC drew outrage for publishing a quote demanding Iran be nuked, she’s been revealed as a dedicated regime change activist whose career was launched by a CIA-founded propaganda network. Serious questions remain about the BBC’s editorial process. On April 6, 2026, horrified social media... Read more »
The Grayzone
- Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE ComplicityAs Washington shifts from threats to negotiations, Iran is signaling it no longer sees talks as credible. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains why Tehran is rejecting U.S. outreach — citing escalating attacks, deep mistrust, and even assassination threats against its negotiating team. The post Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders,... Read more »
- VideoUAE Launches Muslim Shia Crackdown Under Cover of “Iran-Linked Terror” ClaimsDespite labeling the arrests of 27 individuals as part of an “Iran-linked terror threat”, UAE authorities have not brought terrorism charges — raising concerns that, in the context of the Iran war, the crackdown on dissent is targeting Shia communities under the guise of security. The post UAE Launches Muslim... Read more »
- Interview: Bombs in the Name of “Liberation”: Iranian Women Lead Resistance to U.S.-Israeli WarAs Western leaders claim to “liberate” Iranian women, millions are taking to the streets to defend their country — directly challenging long-standing orientalist narratives that portray them as passive victims in need of saving, explains Iranian professor Dr. Setareh Sadeqi. The post Interview: Bombs in the Name of “Liberation”: Iranian... Read more »
- Not Neutral: Inside The UAE’s Shadow Role In the US-Israeli War on IranBehind claims of neutrality, the UAE has emerged as a key player in the war on Iran — providing surveillance, hosting operations, enabling strikes from its bases and aiding Israeli false flags while portraying itself as a victim on the world stage The post Not Neutral: Inside The UAE’s Shadow... Read more »
- From Dunks To Drones: The NBA Has an Israel ProblemAs the NBA playoffs tip off this weekend, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry are under growing scrutiny — not just for their play, but for links to Israeli drone technology and security firms tied to Israel’s military operations that are used to commit war crimes in Gaza, Lebanon,... Read more »
MintPress News
- A Lefty Progressive Goes To The Tank MuseumI was born in the south-east of England 17 years after the end of the Second World War, the most destructive conflict in human history. As a child, the 17-year gap seemed a lifetime; as →... Read more »
- VideoNuclear Genocide – The Threat And The CeasefireGiven the ‘mainstream’ structural filters that reflexively whitewash the crimes of ‘The Good Guys’ – ‘us’, by doctrinal fiat – we have often wondered how the great and the good of corporate politics and media →... Read more »
- Video‘How On Earth Do You Justify That?’ Laura Kuenssberg’s Selective EmpathyOn 8 March, on the BBC politics programme, ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’, the former BBC political editor put these impassioned words to Seyed Ali Mousavi, the Iranian ambassador to the UK: ‘Since we last spoke, →... Read more »
- ‘Operation Epic Fury’ – Anatomy Of A War Of AggressionCommenting last week on the build-up of US military forces targeting Iran, Robert A. Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, got it right: ‘This represents 40-50% of the deployable US air →... Read more »
- ‘The Weak Must Suffer’: The Eternal Fiction Of The ‘International Rules-Based Order’These are exceptional times. The United States has been threatening to take over Greenland, an aggressive move against Europe. Now, and only now, are political leaders and compliant news media publicly acknowledging that the ‘international →... 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
- The Climate Wars: How Superpowers Are Carving Up the Earth | With Arthur Snell
What do melting Arctic ice, a war for farmland in Ukraine, and the panic of Gulf petro-states have in common? Arthur Snell exposes the terrifying new geography of global conflict and how humanity can adapt to survive it.... Read more » - Sex, power and backlash in Africa
An extract from Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah’s new book Seeking Sexual Freedom... Read more » - What movements can learn from their own histories
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on memory, risk and organising beyond backlash... Read more » - Big Tech platforms under fire in inquiry into Southport mass stabbing
Amazon and X’s policies on age verification and content moderation criticised in report on murder of three children and stabbing of others... Read more » - Brazil: How the CIA funded Catholic marches that paved the way for the 1964 coup
Thousands clutching rosaries and dollars from Washington formed the march that paved the way for the 1964 coup... Read more »
openDemocracy
- VideoDissecting An “Antisemitism” Psyop
I recently watched a Sky News segment on the need to ban pro-Palestine marches which nicely illustrates the way the mass media have been working to manipulate the public into believing these demonstrations are causing antisemitic attacks.... Read more » - VideoEvery Israel-Palestine Debate In A Nutshell:
So the original source for the grievance is clearly the artificial creation of an ethnonationalist state in the mid-20th century, and the push by Zionists and western imperialists to make it happen.... Read more » - VideoProtest Laws Should Be Viewed As Efforts To Ban Criticism Of Israel
The goal is to just keep adding more and more protest laws until nobody's willing to attend a pro-Palestine demonstration without a lawyer present.... Read more » - VideoPodcast: Gaza, Cuba, Global Sumud Flotilla, And More
Caitlin and Tim discuss the Israeli abduction of Global Sumud Flotilla activists hundreds of miles away from their territorial waters, US war plans for Cuba, Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans for Gaza, the billionaire propagandist who owns Politico, motherhood, misogyny, and more. As usual, please leave us your questions, comments and... Read more » - VideoOur Rulers Take So Very Much And Give Us So Very Little
Sure capitalism is driving us toward collapse on multiple fronts while everyone gets sicker, poorer, dumber, crazier, and more miserable, but hey look, McDonald's is bringing back the McRib.... Read more »
Caitlin Johnstone
- ● John Roberts: The Chief Justice Who Broke American Democracy
When John Roberts appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2005, he offered one of the most memorable metaphors in confirmation hearing history. "Judges are like umpires," he told senators. "Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them." He promised to call balls and strikes, nothing more. Twenty years later,... Read more » - ● The Past is Present: History is Organizing With Us Now
The workers who built Britain’s warplanes in 1976 had a problem. Their factory was about to close. Instead of conceding to a “downsizing”, they did something radical: they drew up a plan. Not a grievance or a strike notice, a plan; 150 products their hands and minds could make instead... Read more » - ● Trump’s War Inspires the Return of an Old Scourge: War Profiteers
The war grifters these days appear to be not just captains of industry producing shoddy products for the troops (though there is that), but the politicians themselves, who reportedly have been taking advantage of early insider tips on President Trump’s latest on-again/off-again war on Iran to buy or sell the... Read more » - ● The Driest March in 131 Years
This article is based upon an analysis of a climate change black swan event currently spreading across America. As of April 28th, the U.S. Drought Monitor confirmed much of the country in various stages of drought with some regions in serious condition. The Plains States and entire Southeast are trapped... Read more » - Video● The Never-Ending Nightmare of the Border Wall
A leading preoccupation of the first Trump administration has all but slipped from view. Except when ostensible conservatives speak out against it, the major media have scarcely breathed a word on the subject. But it’s still there, 30 feet tall, aspirationally 1,952 miles long, obliterating habitats, dividing families, and sucking down public... Read more »
CounterPunch.org
- Discussing Raise Your Soul with Helen Vatsikopoulos on ABC Radio National’s Big IdeasResistance — Yanis Varoufakis with Helen Vatsikopoulos on the people who fought back against fascism Source: ABC Radio National Program: Big Ideas Published: Tue 28 Apr 2026 at 7:00am Play duration: 54 minutes 35 seconds Presented by: Natasha Mitchell Through the stories of five women across three generations of his... Read more »
- Telling the Truth About China’s SuccessTelling the Truth About China’s Success With the Persian Gulf in flames, de-escalation of the cold war between the United States and China must become the world’s top priority. To that end, it is essential to explode a powerful myth: the idea that China has cheated its way to prosperity.... Read more »
- On Iran and the LeftOn Iran and the Left A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of Ruhollah Khomeini. (Anadolu/Getty) Yanis Varoufakis · Mar 14, 2026 · 7 mins Once again, I find myself caught in the conundrum of opposing an illegal war unleashed by the United States and its allies on a country whose... Read more »
- On ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live discussing war, Trump, Europe and drugs with David Marr – 5 March 2026Late Night Live and I go back almost three decades. Having been interviewed by Richard Ackland, multiple times by my great friend Phillip Adams, I now found myself in the studio with, current host, David Marr. Long live LNL! Program: Late Night Live Broadcast: Thu 5 Mar 2026 at 11:00am... Read more »
- Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion MirageElon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion Mirage Yanis Varoufakis — Feb 13, 2026 More often than not, share prices are rigged, which is why they are a dreadful predictor of profitability even on average, and why they have become the primary instrument for transferring wealth upwards. The SpaceX-xAI merger tells much of... Read more »
Yanis Varoufakis
- ● Independent socialists offer alternative in Wakefield as Labour collapses
An independent socialist councillor in Wakefield says voters are “adamant they’re not voting Labour” in the upcoming local election. But Jakob Williamson hopes locals will give him and his colleagues a chance rather than falling for the billionaire-backed divisiveness of Reform. Why Wakefield is crying out for change As a... Read more » - ● £10 pints are now a thing in Starmer’s Britain
As we reported, Keir Starmer recently recorded the worst approval rating of any PM since polling began. Now, a new record has been set in Starmer’s Britain – namely the price of a pint hitting £10 in London. Obviously, we can’t entirely blame Starmer for the creeping effects of inflation.... Read more » - ● Beta-Testing the Border: Lebanon as a Live-Fire Laboratory for Autonomous Death
As diplomats focus on the April 2026 ceasefire between US-Israel and Iran, Israeli war contractors are busy updating their sales brochures with “field-proven” data. Lebanon has served as a live-fire laboratory for Israeli war contractors, where civilian and military infrastructure has become the latest testing ground for the next generation... Read more » - ● First north of Ireland King Charles postbox immediately ‘redecorated’ by republicans
Royal Mail (RM) might not operate swiftly anymore, but it seems republican socialist group Lasair Dhearg do – it’s taken them less than 24 hours post-unveiling to add their own finishing touches to the first King Charles-branded postbox installed by the tardy privatised delivery service. Speaking about the republican and... Read more » - ● Mark Rowley has now LIED about Palestine Solidarity Campaign
The following article is an open letter from the Palestine Coalition to Mark Rowley, the Met Police commissioner The Palestine Coalition has today written to the Metropolitan Police commissioner, Mark Rowley, calling on him to retract his scurrilous and defamatory claims that we “set out with an intent to march... Read more »
Canary
- ● Stories of Total Liberation Volume 22026/05/01 16:28 From back cover: When we speak of Total Liberation, we are very upfront and honest about what we mean: We encourage all anarchists – the individuals who question authority and go to war with cops and fascists in... Read more... Read more »
- ● ‘The Mexican Question’ in the Cronaca SovversivaIn the interests of fostering physical print media, the full pamphlet is only formatted for printing. Introduction The involvement of Italian anarchists in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 is a moment in history that remains obscure not just to contemporary... Read more... Read more »
- ● nothing is ever losti today they broke open the prison walls of the future which is never so hidden so as not to be for us who are its hostages while we lived it awaited us the dead attest to this their faces... Read more... Read more »
- ● Our Goals, Our Methods, Our EfficacySpecial thanks to x431037 for all the data crunching and graph making work that went into this article. The year was 2025. Austin, Texas, was hosting the Southern Regional Organizing Assembly (SROA) for the first time. Members came from all... Read more... Read more »
- ● A Response to “Rebuilding the IWW”This editorial is a response to the November 13, 2025 article, “Rebuilding the IWW.“ Why do we need to be connected to the labor left? The fellow worker presents two main reasons: we need to be “relevant” and visible to... Read more... Read more »
🏴 Anarchist Federation
- ● Venomous Butterfly Publications - How Anarchist is the Platform?Author: Venomous Butterfly PublicationsTitle: How Anarchist is the Platform?Date: 2005Notes: The rest of the zine, which are just excerpts of the Platform and Malatesta's commentary, are excluded.Source: Retrieved on 2026-05-04 from <www.anti-politics.org/distro/download/platform-imposed.pdf> Now, if this [revolutionary] tendency wants to be definitively liberatory, and doesn’t want to deceive itself with the... Read more »
- International of Anarchist Federations - Report from International of Anarchist Federations congress in AthensAuthor: International of Anarchist FederationsTitle: Report from International of Anarchist Federations congress in AthensDate: 20-04-2026Source: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/20/report-from-international-of-anarchist-federations-congress-in-athens/ The 13th Congress of the International of Anarchist Federations (IFA-IAF) was held in Athens on April 3–5, 2026, organised by the Anarchist Political Organization – Federation of Collectives (APO). Among the other federations participating... Read more »
- Blood Fruit Library, Malvivientes - Jorge Esquivel... "El Yorch"Author: Blood Fruit Library, MalvivientesTitle: Jorge Esquivel... "El Yorch"Subtitle: Obituary of an Anarchist Comrade Murdered by the StateDate: February 23, 2026Notes: Translated from an undated, unattributed zine received from Mexico's Okupa Che.Source: Retrieved 4/27/2026 from https://www.patreon.com/posts/156522659 A punk, anarchist comrade, cook and artisan, a long-time active member of Okupa Che,... Read more »
- Kathy E. Ferguson - Letterpress RevolutionAuthor: Kathy E. FergusonTitle: Letterpress RevolutionSubtitle: The Politics of Anarchist Print CultureDate: 2023Source: <read.dukeupress.edu> While the stock image of the anarchist as a masked bomber or brick thrower prevails in the public eye, a more representative figure should be a printer at a printing press. In Letterpress Revolution, Kathy... Read more »
- GiggyMantis - On CriminalityAuthor: GiggyMantisTitle: On CriminalityDate: April 4th, 2026Source: Retrived on April 27th 2026 from https://giggymantis.com/essays This is an excerpt of a conversation on the Discord server "ma pona pi toki pona." It has been edited. What if something criminal happens? How do people know what’s criminal and what’s not? Like I... Read more »
The Anarchist Library
- The Libertarians of Romania [1951]The Libertarians of Romania [1951]... Read more »
- Mina Neuwirth (1891-19??)Mina Neuwirth (1891-19??)... Read more »
- Octavio Alberola (4-3-1928 – 24-7-2025): A Lifelong Commitment to Anarchist Revolutionary ActivityOctavio Alberola (4-3-1928 – 24-7-2025): A Lifelong Commitment to Anarchist Revolutionary Activity... Read more »
- Social Reconstruction In SpainSocial Reconstruction In Spain... Read more »
- Bates Colliery, Blyth [1984?]Bates Colliery, Blyth [1984?] (in Cologne FAU solidarity with Northumberland NUM Album)... Read more »
Kate Sharpley Library: Recent documents
- ● Iran says any US intervention in Hormoz Strait would breach ceasefire
A senior Iranian official on Monday warned that Tehran would treat any US attempt to intervene in the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the ceasefire, following an announcement by US President Donald Trump of an operation to escort ships stranded in the strategic waterway. Ebrahim Azizi, head of the... Read more » - ● Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling War
Each time diplomacy returns to the Middle East, it promises de-escalation, stability, perhaps even peace. Yet for those in Gaza, such promises have become part of a familiar cycle—violence, pause, and violence again. In the current confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, the language of peace is once... Read more » - ● Khamenei adviser dismisses Trump threats, says Iran controls key supply routes
Senior Iranian official Ali Akbar Velayati has dismissed threats by US President Donald Trump to impose famine on Iran, saying the country remains in control of critical economic routes. Speaking to media outlets cited by Sputnik, Velayati said Trump’s remarks “demonstrate a lack of understanding of the global economic and... Read more » - ● Report: over 86% of Gaza farmland damaged
More than 86 per cent of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip has been damaged to varying degrees during the latest war, the Palestinian Centre for Political Studies said on Sunday, warning of serious consequences for food security. The finding was published in an economic policy paper titled “Rehabilitation of... Read more » - ● 2 US service members missing during military exercise in Morocco
Two US service members went missing near the Cap Draa Training Area close to the city of Tan Tan in Morocco while participating in African Lion 2026 exercise, the US Africa Command said Sunday. The US, Moroccan and other multinational forces launched coordinated search and rescue operations involving ground, air... Read more »
Middle East Monitor
- Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different NamePresident Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled Keystone XL pipeline’s route.Following is reaction from Anthony Swift, a... Read more »
- Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025.At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over $100 million in pay and bonuses last year. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan led the pack at over $205 million. Billionaires were paid $2,500... Read more »
- 100,000+ Students to Walk Out Alongside Workers in Largest One-Day Strike in Over 80 YearsToday, more than 100,000 students across the country are walking out of their classrooms as part of the largest one-day student strike in over 80 years, joined by coordinated Sunrise Movement actions and community mobilizations nationwide, from Minneapolis to New York City. Students are participating in school walkouts while community... Read more »
- VideoTelling It Like It Is
In a devastating blow to what John Lewis called “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy,” a right-wing, illegitimate SCOTUS finally gutted the Voting Rights Act they’ve long been chipping away at, ensuring communities of color will increasingly be denied “a voice in their own destiny.” By... Read more » - AFGE Urges Passage of the Shutdown Fairness ActToday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, celebrated the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:“For the past 76 days, tens of thousands of AFGE members at the... Read more »
Common Dreams
- VideoThe Morass of Injustice
A vast cloying morass of injustice has visibly submerged the British legal systems in anything connected to Palestine. In a quite incredible series of linked and kinked events this week, the senior KC representing one of the Palestine Action activists in the Filton trial was in the Court of Appeal... Read more » - An Inspiring Story
In 2018, at the height of the economic crisis in Venezuela through crippling sanctions, Kellogg’s announced the overnight closure of their Maracay factory with hundreds of redundancies – and massive knock-on effects in the local community. The workers refused to accept the closure and, with government assistance, restarted the factory.... Read more » - Vote for the Alliance to Liberate Scotland
It was not my intention to run for election to the Scottish parliament from a hospital bed in Caracas, but sometimes we have to take what life gives us. I went to a clinic a week ago feeling dizzy and was immediately rushed to hospital. My heart rate was fluttering... Read more » - The Strait of Hormuz
In international law, Tehran has every right to close the strait of Hormuz to nations with which it is in armed conflict. Two vital points: 1) States who permit attacks on Iran to be launched from their territory can be blocked 2) Iran can block neutral ships from trading with... Read more » - VideoThe Weight on Delcy Rodriguez
As I was leaving the University of the Communes in Tocuyito, after a joyful and uplifting visit, an earnest young Professor came up to me and pulled me aside. Very quietly, he asked me what was going to happen. A number of the students were terrified there would be regime... Read more »
Craig Murray
- Starmer and the stamping cop
Brendan Behan thought the arrival of a policeman was one sure way to make a bad situation worse. It looks as if he was onto something in the case of the Golders Green stabbing of two Jewish men. The video taken at the time shows a man who has been... Read more » - PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT TRUMP LOVING CHARLES, THE SPRINGHILL MASSACRE, JEWS AND ISRAEL, & COPS WHO KICKDid you watch those banquet speeches by King Charles and King – oops – President Trump? And was there a certain word beginning with an E which both were desperate to avoid? Meanwhile, after campaigning for more than 50 years, the relatives of those massacred in Springhill got... Read more »
- The Charles-Donald bromanceThat was some shindig Donald Trump put on for his good mate King Charles, what? If they had moved to a couch and begun to fondle each other it couldn’t have been closer. But what impressed me was the way they skirted round, never mentioned, forgot all about two people... Read more »
- LIBERATION Theology is the Way Forward – by Joe McVeigh
by Joe McVeigh Liberation theology’s main focus is the plight of the poor in a world of plenty, the oppression of indigenous peoples and the oppression of women. It is also concerned with the urgent need to Care for God’s Creation. That brings those who support liberation theology into... Read more » - PAT +JUDE TALK ABOUT STUPID EDUCATED PEOPLE, TRUMP UNDER FIRE AGAIN, AND THE SF ARD FHEIS…JOIN US
The London Marathon – some sight, that, eh? But is running in a circle really a sensible way to behave? What if some or all that talent and energy was directed at some of our many problems? Sinn Féin had their Árd Fheis in Belfast at the weekend. Some journalists... Read more »
Jude Collins
- Starmer and the stamping copBrendan Behan thought the arrival of a policeman was one sure way to make a bad situation worse. It looks as if he was onto something in the case of the Golders Green stabbing of two Jewish men. The video taken at the time shows a man who has been... Read more »
- PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT TRUMP LOVING CHARLES, THE SPRINGHILL MASSACRE, JEWS AND ISRAEL, & COPS WHO KICKDid you watch those banquet speeches by King Charles and King – oops – President Trump? And was there a certain word beginning with an E which both were desperate to avoid? Meanwhile, after campaigning for more than 50 years, the relatives of those massacred in Springhill got... Read more »
- The Charles-Donald bromanceThat was some shindig Donald Trump put on for his good mate King Charles, what? If they had moved to a couch and begun to fondle each other it couldn’t have been closer. But what impressed me was the way they skirted round, never mentioned, forgot all about two people... Read more »
- LIBERATION Theology is the Way Forward – by Joe McVeigh by Joe McVeigh Liberation theology’s main focus is the plight of the poor in a world of plenty, the oppression of indigenous peoples and the oppression of women. It is also concerned with the urgent need to Care for God’s Creation. That brings those who support liberation theology into... Read more »
- PAT +JUDE TALK ABOUT STUPID EDUCATED PEOPLE, TRUMP UNDER FIRE AGAIN, AND THE SF ARD FHEIS…JOIN USThe London Marathon – some sight, that, eh? But is running in a circle really a sensible way to behave? What if some or all that talent and energy was directed at some of our many problems? Sinn Féin had their Árd Fheis in Belfast at the weekend. Some journalists... Read more »
Jude Collins
- VideoIs another financial crisis brewing in the US economy? Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers
Reports suggest the US economy may be on the verge of another financial crisis, with major problems in the $3 trillion private credit market. Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers of Wall Street's Ponzi schemes. The post Is another financial crisis brewing in the US economy? Economist Michael Hudson explains... Read more » - VideoIran is winning the war with the US. This is how
Iran is winning the war started by Trump. This is now admitted even in the Western media. Tehran has destroyed major US military bases in West Asia, expelling American troops to Europe. The post Iran is winning the war with the US. This is how appeared first on Geopolitical Economy... Read more » - The war on Iran is transforming the global economy: Economist Michael Hudson explains how
The US-Israeli war on Iran is altering the geopolitical order, and could cause a global economic crisis. Economist Michael Hudson discusses the shock in the oil market and Tehran's challenge to US dominance. The post The war on Iran is transforming the global economy: Economist Michael Hudson explains how appeared... Read more » - West refuses to condemn slavery in UN General Assembly vote
The Global South voted for a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. Europe abstained. The US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it. The post West refuses to condemn slavery in UN General Assembly vote appeared first on Geopolitical Economy Report.... Read more » - VideoAsymmetric economic war: Iran challenges US dollar, demanding oil be sold in Chinese yuan, as it targets US corporations
In response to Trump's war of aggression, Iran is using asymmetric tactics, targeting US corporations and dollar dominance, challenging the petrodollar system, demanding oil sales in Chinese yuan. The post Asymmetric economic war: Iran challenges US dollar, demanding oil be sold in Chinese yuan, as it targets US corporations appeared... Read more »
Geopolitical Economy Report
- Teach the Struggle for Voting Rights
To help students respond to voter suppression, teach about the long history of the fight for voting rights. The post Teach the Struggle for Voting Rights appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more » - Teach About Toxins and Organizing for Environmental Justice
People’s exposure to toxic chemicals is on the rise — made worse by the recent cuts to the already limited regulations. This administration is placing the health of our students at risk. The post Teach About Toxins and Organizing for Environmental Justice appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more » - Educators Learn Hidden History — and Talk About Why It Matters
It’s not every day that educators can learn directly from leading historians, writers, and activists, and then immediately process that learning in small groups with peers equally committed to truth and justice. That’s exactly what makes the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online class series so rare... Read more » - Organization of American Historians 2026 Conference
The Zinn Education Project hosted a booth with HowardZinn.org at the Organization of American Historians Conference in Philadelphia from April 16–18, 2026. The post Organization of American Historians 2026 Conference appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more » - Teach Truth Public Events
We need to reach as many people as possible with information about the chilling effect of these laws and how they threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. We offere here lots of ways to make our voices heard. The post Teach Truth Public Events appeared first on... 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
- Back to the point of CarnsoreThe anti-nuclear festivals at Carnsore Point, 1978-1981, were recalled at a lively and political event called ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ at the Projects Arts Centre in central Dublin which will now tour nationwide for a year By Caroline Hurley The launch event of ‘Memory of A Free Festival’ was... Read more »
- International LeadersWorld leaders turned toadies as Trump dismantles international law and pollutes the discourse, without concerted opposition. The post International Leaders appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- Massive Zack AttackSix months ago Zack Polanski was a lively London Assembly member known mainly for his theatre background and a tabloid humiliation involving “hypnoboobs”. The post Massive Zack Attack appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- PEAK TRUMPBy February 2026, the idea that Donald Trump represents an endlessly renewable force of disruption moved from hard to stomach to hard to sustain. The post PEAK TRUMP appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- From pastifism to pacifismAs the government prepares to jettison the triple lock, clear thinking could make Ireland a power for peace The post From pastifism to pacifism appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
Village Magazine
- ● Why Emerging “Peace Processes” Risk Recycling WarEach time diplomacy returns to the Middle East, it promises de-escalation, stability, perhaps even peace. Yet for those in Gaza, such promises have become part of a familiar cycle—violence, pause, and violence again. In the current confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, the language of peace is once... Read more »
- Apple… The digital Strait of Hormuz
I return to my favourite writer, John Thornhill, and borrow from him that rare glint of insight. When he replaced the Strait of Hormuz with Apple, the analogy seemed exaggerated at first glance, almost too bold. But the more one contemplates it, the more its precision reveals itself. The Strait... Read more » - Israel’s inevitable failure to disarm Hezbollah
Since the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon to expel the PLO, Hezbollah has been a thorn in Israel’s side. Born of that very invasion, the Party — as it is called — waged a relentless guerrilla war against Israeli troops occupying southern Lebanon, backed, financed, and trained by Iran. Its... Read more » - Why the United States should pursue a long-term agreement and security partnership with Iran
Look, the Middle East keeps being this expensive, messy headache for American foreign policy. It’s unstable, it drains resources, and it keeps dragging us into stuff that doesn’t really serve our big-picture interests. So Washington has a pretty straightforward choice right now: keep leaning on those small, super-dependent Gulf monarchies,... Read more » - If holy sites can be levelled, what’s next for international law?
On the first day of May, in the quiet southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, a monastery that had stood for generations disappeared in a cloud of dust. The Sisters of the Holy Saviour monastery and its adjoining school — described by Lebanon’s National News Agency as one of the region’s... 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 » - Noam Chomsky On The Responsibility To Act Against Fascism
Tomorrow is Election Day, the close of the most consequential election of our lifetimes. Get out and vote, if you haven’t already, and if you’re looking to help others do the same, there are still plenty of canvassing and phone-banking opportunities. And if you’re still in doubt for any reason,... 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 »
Posts – ZNetwork
- Alec Baldwin backs Starbucks barista union drive
“Starbucks became Starbucks because they were not unionized and they could exploit that, they could exploit labor,” Alec Baldwin, Academy-Award-nominated actor and producer of the new documentary “Baristas vs. Billionaires,” tells TRNN.... Read more » - The Atlantic’s Hasan Piker meltdown perfectly distills elite media’s warped priorities
Zero stories in the Atlantic about Hind Rajab, zero stories about Israel killing medical workers or journalists—but five articles in two weeks on a Twitch streamer.... Read more » - ‘This is piracy’: Israel condemned for seizure of Gaza-bound flotilla near Greece
“How on Earth,” asked the UN’s top Palestine expert, “is possible that Israel is allowed to assault and seize vessels in international waters just off Greece/Europe?”... Read more » - Politico boss reportedly demands allegiance to Israel from editorial staff
The publication’s parent company, Axel Springer, considers Israel’s right to exist one of its “essential” values.... Read more » - Hundreds of incarcerated migrants go on hunger strike in remote Michigan prisonMigrants at the GEO Group-run facility demand their right to due process, edible food, and an end to sleep deprivation.... Read more »
The Real News Network
- Woke-bashing of the week: Anger builds as trans-inclusive parkrun targeted despite saving NHS £36.5m a year“The fact they’re going after parkrun says a lot about them." The post Woke-bashing of the week: Anger builds as trans-inclusive parkrun targeted despite saving NHS £36.5m a year appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Right-Wing Media Watch: From ‘woke wrecker’ to Washington hero – the press’s slavering hypocrisy laid bare in King’s US visitEven a fleeting, oblique reference to victims of abuse, widely read as a nod to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, in which the King’s own brother is implicated, was treated as deft statesmanship rather than scrutinised for its vagueness. The post Right-Wing Media Watch: From ‘woke wrecker’ to Washington hero –... Read more »
- Right-wing commentators seize BBC investigation to advance anti-migrant agendaWhat begins as a story about limited abuse within the system is quickly sold as proof that the entire system is broken. The post Right-wing commentators seize BBC investigation to advance anti-migrant agenda appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- London and Spain stand together, pushing for progressive, internationalist politics“Sadiq has said it before and he’ll say it again - Brexit has done real damage to London and is costing Londoners, day in, day out, economically, socially and culturally." The post London and Spain stand together, pushing for progressive, internationalist politics appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the... Read more »
- The radical right in power: corrupt, authoritarian and incompetent
Allegations around funding and transparency have long followed Farage and his parties. Hungary suggests that even when such issues don’t immediately derail a political project, they have a habit of catching up with it. The post The radical right in power: corrupt, authoritarian and incompetent appeared first on Left Foot... Read more »
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
- "A People's History of Invisible India": Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights
On International Workers’ Day, we take a look at the state of workers’ rights and freedoms in India, where pressure on fuel supplies from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has deepened the cost-of-living crisis and labor unrest is on the rise. In mid-April, tens of thousands of workers from the... Read more » - "No School, No Work, No Shopping": Workers, Immigrants to Lead Thousands of May Day Protests
As workers around the world rally to mark May Day, International Workers’ Day, we speak with organizers in Los Angeles and Chicago. The May Day Strong coalition here in the United States says 3,000 protests and events are scheduled across the country with organizers calling for “no school, no work,... Read more » - From Springfield, Ohio, to the Supreme Court: A Pastor's Fight to Protect TPS for Haitians
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on President Trump’s push to strip temporary protected status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians living in the United States. The TPS program grants protection from deportation and work authorization to immigrants whose home countries are deemed unsafe to return to, most... Read more » - Headlines for May 1, 2026Senate Republicans Block Iran War Powers Resolution for Sixth Time Ahead of 60-Day Deadline, Israel Continues Deadly Strikes on Southern Lebanon in Latest Ceasefire Violations, Israeli Military Claims Control of Two-Thirds of Gaza in New Maps, Israeli Ceasefire Violations Kill Three and Wound 10 in Gaza, Including Aunt of Poet... Read more »
- Sunlight Doesn't Go Through the Strait of Hormuz: Bill McKibben on Iran Oil Shock & Green Transition
We speak with author and activist Bill McKibben about the worsening climate crisis and why the world must rapidly transition to renewable energy in order to stave off the worst impacts. He says the Iran war has exposed the “utter folly” of fossil fuel dependence. “Sunlight has to travel 93... Read more »
Democracy Now!
- mp3Derek Kravitz on Dynamic Pricing
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260501.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Yahoo Finance (4/25/26) This week on CounterSpin: A CNN headline a few months back told us that Instacart—which used to call itself a company that delivers groceries, but now, as its CEO told investors, is the “leading technology... Read more » - mp3Jesse Rabinowitz on Harassing the Unhoused, Maritza Perez Medina on Rescheduling Marijuana
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260424.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). NHLC (3/24/26) This week on CounterSpin: From the federal level on down, many laws and policies that claim to be about “ending homelessness” seem to be clearly more about hurting homeless people than changing their circumstance. Even if you,... Read more » - mp3Sarah Anderson on Poverty Wages, Lia Holland on the Wayback Machine
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260417.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Inequality.org (3/4/26) This week on CounterSpin: Tesla reported $5.7 billion in US profits in 2025 and paid $0.0 in taxes. As Rebecca Crosby and Judd Legum at Popular Information report, there’s little mystery to this miracle: Tesla used... Read more » - mp3Sina Toossi on War on Iran, Chip Gibbons on Impeaching Trump
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260410.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). New York Times (4/8/26) When a president commits war crimes, including what the Nuremberg trials established as the “supreme international crime” of plotting and waging an aggressive war, as Trump has done, and then blithely threatens more... Read more » - mp3Shannon Minter on ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ruling, Alex Frandsen on Local News Day
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260403.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). USA Today (4/1/26) This week on CounterSpin: In Chiles vs. Salazar, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s law prohibiting health practitioners from employing the widely discredited practice of trying to “convert” young people from their sexual orientation or... Read more »
CounterSpin
- How Iran Turned Oil Into the Empire’s Weak PointMichael Hudson and Richard Wolff explain how the Iran war has exposed the economic limits of U.S. power, with oil prices, gold flows, Gulf alliances and the Strait of Hormuz turning against Washington. The post How Iran Turned Oil Into the Empire’s Weak Point first appeared on Michael Hudson. The... Read more »
- Wall Street’s Exit Plan Is YouNima Alkhorshid: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, April 16, 2026, and our dear friend Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson are here with us. Welcome back. Richard Wolff: Glad to be here. Nima Alkhorshid: Let me start, Richard, with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which is the new policy... Read more »
- VideoThe Ponzi Economy Is BreakingBen Norton, April 21, 2026, “US Economy is Based on a Ponzi Scheme,” interview of March 16, 2026, published on April 21. Is another financial crisis brewing in the US economy? Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers.” Reports suggest the US economy may be on the verge of another financial... Read more »
- Hormuz Is LeverageMichael Hudson explains how Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz has shifted global power, turning oil transit into leverage that could trigger a deep global depression if conflict escalates. The post Hormuz Is Leverage first appeared on Michael Hudson. The post Hormuz Is Leverage first appeared on Michael Hudson.... Read more »
- Strait PowerCross-posted from the Democracy Collaborative. Postponing the World’s Financial Winter – For How Long? Iran’s MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World April 17,2026 Announcing that “A whole civilization will die tonight,” Donald Trump threatened on April 7, 2026 to destroy “every bridge in Iran” and “every power plant... Read more »
Michael Hudson
- Trump’s SEC Slammed the Door on Small Investors. They Built a New One.This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since President Donald Trump took office, the Securities and Exchange Commission has made it harder for small and activist investors to raise concerns through the government filing system known as EDGAR. Now they’re pushing back with their... Read more »
- The Iran War Remains Unpopular—Unless You’re a Weapons ContractorAs peace talks with Iran continue to stall, the Trump administration announced on Friday an additional $8.6 billion in fast-tracked weapons sales to Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the deal under an “emergency provision” allowing arms to be sold without the... Read more »
- Trump’s Plans to Rebuild DC in His Image Keep Getting PricierDonald Trump’s plans to remake parts of Washington, DC, are much bigger—and more expensive—than originally planned. A top Trump fundraiser is now asking for donations to a nonprofit that will support a proposed massive sculpture garden, as well as the remodeling of a central DC golf course. Last year, dump... Read more »
- A New Climate Democracy Is Taking On the PetrostatesThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at... Read more »
- “Where Have All the Student Protests Gone?”It’s become a familiar refrain: something awful happens in the world, and a member of the commentariat asks, “Where are the student protests? Or did those only happen when Biden was president?” Deprived of student targets, they are forced to post ad infinitum about Hasan Piker. Who wouldn’t be bitter?... Read more »
Mother Jones
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- You Don’t Own Your Narrative Anymore — Naomi Klein and Yanis Varoufakis
From recent deepfakes using Yanis’ image for viral gain, to his latest police harassment over events from decades ago, the discussion opens onto larger questions Naomi explores in Doppelgänger (identity, imitation, credibility, and what “truth” means when noise travels faster than institutions — and institutions still hold power) before moving... Read more » - 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 »
Posts – ZNetwork
- Get the Money out of PoliticsThere’s a really simple way of ensuring that politics belongs to the people, not to the ultra-rich. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th April 2026 How do we know whether political funding is corrupt? Mostly, we don’t. A plutocrat delivers a sack of cash to a political party.... Read more »
- Alternating CurrentIf this crucial circulation system shuts down, the civilisational impacts will be irreversible. So why isn’t it a top priority? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 23rd April 2026 The poor and middle pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers – and the ultra-rich pay... Read more »
- VideoSelf-BurnThanks to Trump, people around the world are scrambling to get out of fossil fuels. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th April 2026 Donald Trump has done more to accelerate the energy transition than anyone else alive. Fossil fuel companies bankrolled his presidential campaign to stop the transition... Read more »
- Gateway DumpHow the deregulation of waste disposal has turned this country into a magnet for the mafia. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st April 2026 This country’s a dump. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is... Read more »
- A Potential Termination EventCascading failure across the global food system is a real and horrific possibility, which most governments are doing nothing to avert. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 25th March 2026 The fate of environmentalists is to spend their lives trying not to be proved right. Vindication is what we... Read more »
George Monbiot
- ● Trump's Supreme Court has decimated our rights — but Republicans will face the reckoning
Like you, my friends, I am dealing with a lot of grief and anger about the terrible state of affairs in the United States of America right now.I’ll be honest with you, the Conservative Supreme Court’s appalling decision to shove a knife in the heart of the Voting Rights Act... Read more » - ● Netanyahu is trapped as Trump forces his hand
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire three weeks ago. The violence, however, hasn’t stopped.In recent days, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 40 people and the military has issued evacuation orders for residents of ten villages and towns in southern Lebanon, where it has established a security buffer zone.According... Read more » - ● Trump official attacks ProPublica reporter in hostile online rant
Counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka is one of the most controversial figures in the Trump administration, a gate crasher in the buttoned-up world of national security. In a field where quiet professionalism is revered, Gorka is loud and mercurial. With a booming, British-accented voice, he describes U.S. operations turning suspected terrorists... Read more » - ● Republicans got a wake-up call from an unlikely source: restrain Trump
Donald Trump isn’t just breaking norms, he’s running a live experiment on the limits of American power. Each move is a test: How far can a president go? What laws and how much of the Constitution can be ignored? And, most importantly, will anyone actually stop him?It took the King... Read more » - WSJ: Trump's new FDA pick is a disaster
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon who gained international attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for his opposition to vaccine mandates. On paper, Makary seems like a great choice for the job, but a conservative newspaper is reporting “soap... Read more »
Alternet.org
- ● Corking the Front Door: Japan’s New Role in the Global Siege of ChinaOn April 21, 2026, Japan’s Cabinet officially scrapped decades-old restrictions on the export of lethal defense equipment. This decision by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marks the definitive end of the 1967-era “Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment,” effectively dismantling the final legal barriers of postwar pacifism. This is more... Read more »
- ● Europe’s Moral Crisis: The Crumbling Shield Around IsraelThe European Union is the “chief of all cowards,” Amnesty International declared in a searing statement issued on April 21. The condemnation was a direct response to the European bloc’s systemic failure to sever ties with Israel during the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. Despite months of legal warnings,... Read more »
- ● Trump’s Iran War Caused a Massive Oil CrisisAs yet another day of Trumpian madness unfolds, we are not sure who wins the Doofus of the Day award – the Donald, again, or his unhinged Secy of the Treasury. As it happens, the latter was apparently making a run for the money earlier this morning with this doozy:... Read more »
- Soon Comes The Mother of All Supply ShocksIt’s getting pretty hard to tell who is more delusional: The Donald or the noisy boy band of school-yard incompetents that surround him. Either way, it’s not surprising that Trump posted this missive earlier today. He apparently actually thinks that his cockamamie Iranian War, which is on the edge of... Read more »
- The Trump Surveillance StateThe Fourth Amendment protects all persons from warrantless government searches and seizures of their persons, houses, papers and effects. It requires that warrants be supported by probable cause of crime and specifically describe the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. Last week, for the... Read more »
Antiwar.com
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- Asia / Map, 2026/05 afghanistan pakistan... Read more » - Strategic and commercial oil reserves
- Energy / Map, 2026/05 energy... Read more » - Lebanon: where civilisations met and mergedThe gnarled, monumental olive trees leading to Nabil Nahas's studio in the mountains north of Beirut, portrayed by the renowned Lebanese-American artist in semi-abstract paintings, are silent witnesses to more than a thousand years of history. ‘They date from the Roman period,' and come from lands mentioned in the bible,... Read more »
- At Palmyra, heritage comes before peopleThe ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert has frequently been ravaged by war. As new reconstruction plans take shape, the drive to rebuild it risks sidelining the needs of local people. - 2026/05 / article... Read more »
- Anthropic, Silicon Valley's conscience?Anthropic's recent clash with the White House over the use of AI in military and surveillance technology signalled lofty principles. Yet it's already embedded in the defence systems it claims to resist. - 2026/05 / article... Read more »
Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
- Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly
Rare move sees pro-Palestine activists represent themselves in court and deliver impassioned speeches about Britain’s role in Gaza genocide The post Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - UK played hidden intelligence role in Iran war, data suggests
Exclusive: Ministry of Defence satellite data analysed by Declassified indicates Britain had a more active role in Iran war than ministers admit. The post UK played hidden intelligence role in Iran war, data suggests appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - Why don’t UK media mention the Israel lobby?
Because they’re part of it. The post Why don’t UK media mention the Israel lobby? appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - VideoLobby group taking journalists on propaganda tours of Israel
Amid the systematic killing of Palestinian and Lebanese journalists, one organisation has been quietly bringing British media workers to Israel. The post Lobby group taking journalists on propaganda tours of Israel appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more » - UK politicians call for sanctions on Israeli charity
Demands follow Declassified investigation, which revealed how Shivat Zion touted ‘awesome’ illegal settlements The post UK politicians call for sanctions on Israeli charity appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
Declassified UK
- ● Woman plunges to death from Hong Kong hotel pool deck, injuring 7 others
An American woman has died after plunging from a Hong Kong hotel’s 29th-floor pool deck, injuring seven people on the ground floor, one seriously. The 69-year-old, a US passport holder who had reportedly suffered from depression and stopped taking medication in March, was staying at Hotel Indigo on Queen’s Road... Read more » - ● Shooting at US party sends at least 12 to hospital
A shooting on Sunday night at a party at a lake near Oklahoma City sent least 12 people to hospitals, according to police and hospital officials. Edmond police spokesperson Emily Ward said authorities received reports of shots being fired at about 9pm at a gathering of young people near Arcadia... Read more » - ● Hong Kong to tighten grip on claw machines under new licensing proposal
Hong Kong authorities have proposed amending gambling laws to tighten oversight of claw machines and other amusement games with prizes by issuing individual licences for each device to prevent addiction. In a document released by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau on Monday, officials called for a mandatory regime for... Read more » - ● Viral video of Bangladeshi father saving baby under moving train raises safety concerns
A Bangladeshi man who jumped onto the train tracks to shield his baby with his body as a train ran over them has gained kudos but also criticism from social media users after a video went viral. The family had been travelling on the Dhaka-bound Titas commuter train at Bhairab... Read more » - ● Why North Korean women footballers’ rare match in the South is keenly watched
North Korean athletes are set to step onto South Korean soil for the first time in eight years, raising hopes that sports could again help ease bilateral tensions even as Pyongyang continues to define Seoul as a hostile state. Naegohyang Women’s FC of North Korea have confirmed their participation in... Read more »
News - South China Morning Post
- ● AI helped Shenzhen judges handle cases 50% faster. Is this the future for China?
Judges in Shenzhen – China’s Silicon Valley – processed 50 per cent more cases last year than in 2024 with the help of a pilot system powered by AI technology, according to the city’s Intermediate People’s Court. It said the artificial intelligence-driven system would now be introduced in the courts... Read more » - ● Mainland Chinese students turn to Hong Kong universities amid gaokao, US visa worries
Hong Kong universities are rapidly gaining favour among mainland Chinese families as they shun the intense domestic competition of the gaokao and uncertainties stemming from Sino-US tensions, embracing the city’s generous non-local admission quotas. The Blue Book on Mainland Students Studying in Hong Kong released late last month underscores this... Read more » - China’s Manus block a show of strength ahead of Xi-Trump summit
Beijing’s decision last Monday to block Meta’s US$2 billion acquisition of the Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus came as little surprise. The central government had already flagged its investigation and barred the company’s two founders from leaving the country. At first glance, the intervention appears disruptive to Chinese firms seeking foreign... Read more » - Faith, hope and ancestry: William Lai’s clan village in Beijing’s push for cross-strait ties
As the closest mainland Chinese province to Taiwan, Fujian is a key site for Beijing’s messaging towards the island. In the second of a two-part series, Xinlu Liang looks at how the ancestral home village of William Lai Ching-te has become a focus for efforts to promote closer ties based... Read more » - Can the US Democrats beat Trump by becoming more like him? A Chinese academic weighs in
The US Democrats have pursued “selective Trumpification” since losing power in 2024, but their strategy of borrowing from the president’s agenda and mimicking his abrasive style risks undermining their branding as guardians of American institutions, according to a Chinese academic. Two years ago, the Democrats lost the presidency to Donald... 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
- ● Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S.
The Trump administration falsely claims that boat strikes target fentanyl and have halted 97 percent of cocaine shipments to the U.S. The post Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S. appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Never Apologize
James Comey, Zohran Mamdani, and the lost art of doubling down. The post Never Apologize appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine
After throwing their support behind Gov. Janet Mills, party leaders are left doing an about-face on the insurgent candidate. The post Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That KillsIn his lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk evoked a “Terminator” scenario. He said nothing about the people AI is already killing. The post Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- VideoAnother Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
Rep. Jamie Raskin responds to his Dana Bash interview, plus journalist Mike Rothschild on the world of political conspiracies. The post Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
The Intercept
- In Chile, Latin America’s Latest Far-Right Leader Takes the Stage
José Antonio Kast, a once-marginal figure who rode fearmongering on crime and migration to Chile’s presidency, is taking pointers from far-right leaders in the region.... Read more » - Waking Up the Possums
As the Democratic Party’s favorability plummeted, party leaders clung to restoration and moderation over transformation and progressivism.... Read more » - Let’s Get Ready for the Next Pandemic
Another pandemic is inevitable. But under RFK Jr.’s destructive leadership, the nation’s top health agencies no longer treat pandemic viruses as significant threats.... Read more » - The Equity Docket: Black Americans’ Stolen Past
The ultimate voter suppression is a peoples’ systematic destruction, displacement, and erasure.... Read more » - The Battle to Close Ridglan Farms
How protests over the treatment of beagles bred for research has paved the way for the dogs to end up in loving homes.... Read more »
The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good
- Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different NamePresident Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled Keystone XL pipeline’s route.Following is reaction from Anthony Swift, a... Read more »
- Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025.At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over $100 million in pay and bonuses last year. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan led the pack at over $205 million. Billionaires were paid $2,500... Read more »
- 100,000+ Students to Walk Out Alongside Workers in Largest One-Day Strike in Over 80 YearsToday, more than 100,000 students across the country are walking out of their classrooms as part of the largest one-day student strike in over 80 years, joined by coordinated Sunrise Movement actions and community mobilizations nationwide, from Minneapolis to New York City. Students are participating in school walkouts while community... Read more »
- VideoTelling It Like It IsIn a devastating blow to what John Lewis called “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy,” a right-wing, illegitimate SCOTUS finally gutted the Voting Rights Act they’ve long been chipping away at, ensuring communities of color will increasingly be denied “a voice in their own destiny.” By... Read more »
- AFGE Urges Passage of the Shutdown Fairness ActToday, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, celebrated the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:“For the past 76 days, tens of thousands of AFGE members at the... Read more »
Common Dreams
- mp3Sugar and CapitalismSugar may seem like a natural, almost eternal substance, cultivated over thousands of years. But it was remade by capitalism and turned into a homogenized commodity. Enslaved labor was central to sugar production on vast plantations, which would then be discarded as sugar laid waste to both the lands and... Read more »
- mp3Science Fiction and the Far RightFiction that imagines alternate futures is often associated with the left — with writers like Octavia Butler and Ursula LeGuin. But the tropes of science fiction are well-suited to the right and, as Jordan Carroll illustrates, far right authors and aficionados have populated the ranks of speculative fiction since its... Read more »
- mp3The Political Power of the PoliceThe power the police wield on the streets of this country is plain to see. Less visible, but no less formidable, is the immense political power and influence that the police exercise. Historian Stuart Schrader describes how police unions amassed enormous power over the last fifty years. Stuart Schrader, Blue... Read more »
- mp3The Decline of U.S. Capitalism?The left has a long history of predicting the decline of US capitalism and empire. Some argue that Trump is a symptom of that decline — a strongman chosen by capital to set things right — and that the ill health of U.S. capitalism is paralleled by the decline of... Read more »
- mp3American Jews and the LeftJews and the left have been closely associated with each other for well over a century, both in Europe where the Nazis genocidally linked one with the other, and in the United States. Scholar Benjamin Balthaser considers the history of American Jews and the left, including in opposition to Jewish... Read more »
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- President Xi Jinping meets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.... Read more » - President Xi Jinping meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE
President Xi Jinping meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE... Read more » - Mozambique's President Daniel Francisco Chapo to visit China
Mozambique's President Daniel Francisco Chapo to visit China... Read more » - IEA, IMF, World Bank heads warn of impacts of Iran war
The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group on Monday warned of the negative impacts of the war against Iran waged by the United States and Israel.... Read more » - Vietnam's top leader To Lam arrives in Beijing for state visit
To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and president of Vietnam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit to China through Friday.... Read more »
World
- President Xi Jinping meets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SanchezChinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.... Read more »
- President Xi Jinping meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAEPresident Xi Jinping meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE... Read more »
- Mozambique's President Daniel Francisco Chapo to visit ChinaMozambique's President Daniel Francisco Chapo to visit China... Read more »
- IEA, IMF, World Bank heads warn of impacts of Iran warThe heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group on Monday warned of the negative impacts of the war against Iran waged by the United States and Israel.... Read more »
- Vietnam's top leader To Lam arrives in Beijing for state visitTo Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and president of Vietnam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit to China through Friday.... Read more »
Politics
- Polish official: A new gateway for Chinese-Polish synergy
Polish official: A new gateway for Chinese-Polish synergy... Read more » - IMF downgrades global growth forecast amid Middle East conflict
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its global economic outlook for 2026 amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.... Read more » - 85% of respondents say 'Investing in China' key for global success
85% of respondents say 'Investing in China' key for global success... Read more » - China drives sharp reduction of trade surplus with Q1 import surge
China's Q1 imports surged, reshaping the familiar narrative of export-led trade growth.... Read more » - UNDP: Middle East tensions could cost Asia-Pacific up to $299 billion
A new report from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warns that military escalation in the Middle East could inflict $97 billion to $299 billion in economic losses across the Asia-Pacific region and push 8.8 million people into poverty.... 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
- ● Australia: Interim report provides no answers on Bondi terrorist attackThe section of the report dealing with the role played by the federal policing and intelligence agencies, about which so many questions remain, has been suppressed entirely.... Read more »
- ● “May Day Strong” in Chicago: Labor bureaucracy, Democrats seek to smother growing resistance to war and Trump dictatorshipWith thousands of workers and young people marching to oppose Trump, the AFL-CIO and Democratic Party is trying to prevent this movement from evolving into a politically conscious challenge to oligarchic rule and the capitalist system that both parties defend.... Read more »
- ● Strike of Little Lake teachers in California shut down after 10 daysThe decision was taken before teachers were given access to the full terms of the tentative agreement and before any meaningful rank-and-file review could take place.... Read more »
- ● Trump says US Navy will begin escorting ships out of the Strait of HormuzIn a rambling Truth Social post on Sunday afternoon, President Trump wrote that the US would begin escorting hundreds of “Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait, ” and that any Iranian interference will “have to be dealt with forcefully.”... Read more »
- ● Spirit Airlines collapses: 17,000 workers pay for Wall Street’s war on IranThe government’s decision not to rescue Spirit, on the absurd grounds that they did not “have half a billion dollars laying around,” is deliberate class policy aimed at making the working class pay for the war.... Read more »
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- Chinese scientists unlock potent, addiction-free pain relief
Chinese scientists unlock potent, addiction-free pain relief... Read more » - Premier Li: China encourages more Chinese companies to invest in Spain
China is ready to import more high-quality products from Spain and encourages more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Spain, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday.... Read more » - Xi Jinping holds talks with Vietnam's top leader To Lam
Xi Jinping holds talks with Vietnam's top leader To Lam... Read more » - Xi Jinping holds welcome ceremony for Vietnam's top leader
Xi Jinping holds welcome ceremony for Vietnam's top leader... Read more » - Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov... Read more »
China
- Sanchez's fourth China visit signals EU strategic shift
The Spanish prime minister is undertaking a state visit to China from April 11 to 15. This marks his fourth trip to China in four years, demonstrating a sustained high-level engagement between two countries aimed at bolstering economic ties.... Read more » - Europe's Atlantic foundation crumbles as the US becomes a threat
The Politico survey is a clarion call. As the US retreats into a fortress of protectionism and unpredictability, Europe's quest for strategic autonomy should be matched by a diversification of its global partnerships.... Read more » - CICPE to decode China's consumption upgrade
As a weathervane for consumption upgrade, the CICPE is witnessing China's consumption transformation from quantity accumulation to quality leap.... Read more » - Three takeaways from KMT chair's visit to the mainland
Cheng's visit reinforces the argument that stability and peaceful development should remain the core priorities in managing cross-Strait relations.... Read more » - Sanchez's China visit to promote development of China-Europe ties
The growing development of Sino-Spanish relations is bringing tangible benefits to both sides, rendering any attempts to question or suppress the ties naive, hypocritical and powerless.... Read more »
Opinion
- CGTN's picks for the 16th Beijing International Film Festival
The 16th Beijing International Film Festival has arrived as promised this April, reuniting film lovers everywhere in front of the big screen.... Read more » - Brought with the Storm
The film centers on a male protagonist who has just ended a relationship.... Read more » - The Fox King
The film tells the story of a pair of twin brothers living in a peaceful coastal town in Malaysia.... Read more » - Goodbye Julia
Mona was once a singer before retiring from the stage after marriage. Leading a respectable life, she is tormented by a secret deep inside: She was indirectly responsible for a murder.... Read more » - The Blue Trail
Set in Brazil, the film follows a story where a mandatory elderly segregation policy is enforced, sending senior citizens to remote "relocation zones."... Read more »
Culture
- Spanish PM stresses role of cooperation in driving scientific progress
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez underscored the vital role of cooperation in driving scientific progress during a visit to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Monday.... Read more » - Musk's XChat set for App Store debut
Musk's XChat set for App Store debut... Read more » - International Dark Sky Week: China's legal path to a starry economy
International Dark Sky Week: China's legal path to a starry economy... Read more » - Spanish PM Sánchez receives honorary professorship from UCAS
Spanish PM Sánchez receives honorary professorship from UCAS... Read more » - 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit kicks off in HKSAR
The 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Asia-Pacific Summit opened in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday morning.... Read more »
Tech&Sci
- As Palestinians die, Ben-Gvir celebrates birthday with golden noose cake – Daily UpdateWhat does "ties to Hamas" mean? ■ 1% of debris removed in Gaza, 8K bodies still buried ■ More Israeli violence against Christian sites ■ Updates on flotilla, Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ More.... Read more »
- Israel’s New Ambassador to the ‘Christian World’ Served as Envoy to Azerbaijan During the Ethnic Cleansing of Christians from Nagorno-KarabakhThe Israeli-supported military offensive led to the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian Christian population, more than 100,000 people, and the end of an ancient Christian community. Today, Azerbaijani authorities are destroying churches in the territory.... Read more »
- US set to sell $1B “Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System” to Israel – Daily UpdateFlotilla update ■ Another Israeli land grab in Gaza ■ Latest on Iran, Lebanon ■ Will Netanyahu refuse to recognize election results if he loses? ■ More.... Read more »
- Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 32 Across S Lebanon, Including Children – Amid “Ceasefire”The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.... Read more »
- Israel to pour $730m into propaganda arm amid reputational crisisIsrael is preparing to spend nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on its propaganda arm as it seeks to counter a worsening global image shaped by its genocide in Gaza and regional wars, according to its national budget passed in March... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate LawsuitsIn any battle over fracking, transnational corporations would be well-positioned to overpower local resistance. The post Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits PutinBut Putin’s reliance on the troika of fossil fuels, corruption, and autocracy to prevent a political challenge to his authority may end up producing the very revolt from below he fears the most. The post Why Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive TaxFive billionaires and numerous corporations with huge pay gaps are funding a war chest against Proposition D on the city's primary ballot. The post The Corporate and Billionaire Opponents of San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Letter to the Government of Colombia and President Gustavo Petro UrregoA new multi-organization letter to Petro and his government urges them to take the Santa Marta Conference as an opportunity to reject free trade agreements and investment protects systems that put profiteers over communities. The post Letter to the Government of Colombia and President Gustavo Petro Urrego appeared first on... Read more »
- I’ve Been Organizing Climate Strikes Since I Was 12. Colombia’s Santa Marta Conference Is Giving Me Hope Again.It is easy to lose hope for combating the climate crisis in times like these. But while the US government has relinquished its leadership, others are stepping forward. The post I’ve Been Organizing Climate Strikes Since I Was 12. Colombia’s Santa Marta Conference Is Giving Me Hope Again. appeared first... Read more »
Institute for Policy Studies
- Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever
The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.... Read more » - mp3A History of Iran Propaganda
CounterSpin has been tracking US news media failings, omissions and propagandizing on Iran for decades. We revisit some of that conversation this week.... Read more » - The Digital Media Oligarchy: Who Owns Online News?
More than half of US visits to major online news sites from Dec. 2024 through Nov. 2025 went to outlets controlled by just seven families or corporate entities.... Read more » - After Trump Declared Gaza War ‘Over,’ Media Lost Interest
Since Donald Trump declared that "the war in Gaza is over" on October 3, 2025, US news outlets' interest in the occupied territory has plummeted.... Read more » - VideoLabeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.... Read more »
FAIR
- ● Europe Will Lose Billions In Revenue If US Military Bases Shut Down
Europe Will Lose Billions In Revenue If US Military Bases Shut Down Europe is in far greater economic trouble that most people realize. In an April 2026 report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), it was reveled that the UK's GDP per capita is lower than all 50 U.S. states,... Read more » - ● Iran Outraged After Assassination Of Top Shia Cleric In Damascus
Iran Outraged After Assassination Of Top Shia Cleric In Damascus Via The Cradle Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Sunday strongly condemned the assassination of a Syrian Shia religious cleric, describing it as a terrorist attack and "heinous crime." On Friday, Sayyid Farhan al-Mansour, Imam of the Sayyeda Zainab Shrine in... Read more » - ● All-Time High 55% Of Americans Say That Their Financial Situations Are Getting Worse
All-Time High 55% Of Americans Say That Their Financial Situations Are Getting Worse Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse, Americans were not even this stressed about their financial situations during the Great Recession. As you will see below, a brand new Gallup survey has discovered that 55 percent... Read more » - ● Russia's Oil Revenues Surge As The World Scrambles For Supply
Russia's Oil Revenues Surge As The World Scrambles For Supply Authored by Felicity Bradstock via oilprice.com, Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, several major world powers introduced strict sanctions on trade with Moscow. Europe and the United States have been gradually decreasing their dependence on Russian gas and... Read more » - ● Chinese Hackers Spied On Cuban Embassy As Trump Ramped Up Blockade Threats
Chinese Hackers Spied On Cuban Embassy As Trump Ramped Up Blockade Threats In a story which hearkens back to bygone Cold War years, fresh reports say that Chinese hackers breached and spied on the American Embassy in Cuba at a moment President Trump threatened a US naval blockade, similar to... Read more »
ZeroHedge News
- ● Trump-friendly court has 'destabilizing' plans to 'run the United States': analyst
The “far-right” U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has emerged at the center of a series of "destabilizing" decisions in recent days, decisions that journalist Chris Geidner suggested may be part of a coordinated effort to “run the United States” on behalf of conservative interests.“Regardless of what the... Read more » - ● 'The president is the problem': Influential conservatives shift blame to Trump
Increasingly “frustrated” that the president has not followed up his campaign promises with action, the head of one of the most prominent anti-abortion groups complained to the Wall Street Journal that the president has become an obstacle to their goal of outlawing the medical procedure. According to a report from... Read more » - ● Judge demands answers as Trump admin shuts down beloved 124-year-old golf course
The Trump administration's sudden plan to take over operations of Washington's busiest public golf course prompted emergency legal action and widespread confusion Sunday, as the Interior Department offered little explanation for shutting down the 124-year-old facility during peak season.After news reports Friday indicated the administration would assume control Sunday night,... Read more » - ● This phony Democrat got blown out of the water — and that's terrifying for Trump
Maine just handed Democrats a wake-up call that they’d damn well better actually listen to this time.Governor Janet Mills suspended her Senate campaign Thursday, leaving Marine veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner as the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.The message Maine voters are... Read more » - ● MAGA 'genius' mocked for 'disgusting lies' about Trump DOJ indictment: 'An embarrassment'
A MAGA Republican was brutally mocked on Sunday after she told "disgusting lies" about President Donald Trump's scheme to punish a prominent nonprofit. Last week, the Trump Department of Justice secured an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleging the nonprofit committed 11 counts of wire and bank fraud... Read more »
Raw Story
- ● Trump-friendly court has 'destabilizing' plans to 'run the United States': analystThe “far-right” U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has emerged at the center of a series of "destabilizing" decisions in recent days, decisions that journalist Chris Geidner suggested may be part of a coordinated effort to “run the United States” on behalf of conservative interests.“Regardless of what the... Read more »
- ● 'The president is the problem': Influential conservatives shift blame to TrumpIncreasingly “frustrated” that the president has not followed up his campaign promises with action, the head of one of the most prominent anti-abortion groups complained to the Wall Street Journal that the president has become an obstacle to their goal of outlawing the medical procedure. According to a report from... Read more »
- ● Judge demands answers as Trump admin shuts down beloved 124-year-old golf courseThe Trump administration's sudden plan to take over operations of Washington's busiest public golf course prompted emergency legal action and widespread confusion Sunday, as the Interior Department offered little explanation for shutting down the 124-year-old facility during peak season.After news reports Friday indicated the administration would assume control Sunday night,... Read more »
- ● This phony Democrat got blown out of the water — and that's terrifying for TrumpMaine just handed Democrats a wake-up call that they’d damn well better actually listen to this time.Governor Janet Mills suspended her Senate campaign Thursday, leaving Marine veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner as the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.The message Maine voters are... Read more »
- ● MAGA 'genius' mocked for 'disgusting lies' about Trump DOJ indictment: 'An embarrassment'A MAGA Republican was brutally mocked on Sunday after she told "disgusting lies" about President Donald Trump's scheme to punish a prominent nonprofit. Last week, the Trump Department of Justice secured an indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, alleging the nonprofit committed 11 counts of wire and bank fraud... Read more »
Raw Story
- VideoRFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
During an April 17 congressional hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for retraction of a new Danish study that didn't find a link between Tylenol and autism, repeatedly calling it “garbage” and baselessly suggesting that it was industry-generated and “fraudulent.” The post RFK Jr.’s Unsupported... Read more » - VideoDefinition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment
A federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey hinges on the meaning of "86." The Department of Justice said it indicates a threat of physical harm, while the more common dictionary definition is to throw out or get rid of something. The post Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart... Read more » - VideoProviding Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’
Two days after an armed man tried to enter the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cited rhetoric from Democrats that she said is “inspiring violence” against President Donald Trump and other Republicans. But several of the statements she quoted were stripped of their original... Read more » - Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award
FactCheck.org has won a National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Our series on “How Project 2025 Has Unfolded Under Trump” won first place in that category. The post Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more » - VideoThe Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety
It’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and takes advantage of a narrow definition of a placebo, scientists told us. The post... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- VideoRFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’During an April 17 congressional hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for retraction of a new Danish study that didn't find a link between Tylenol and autism, repeatedly calling it “garbage” and baselessly suggesting that it was industry-generated and “fraudulent.” The post RFK Jr.’s Unsupported... Read more »
- VideoDefinition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey IndictmentA federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey hinges on the meaning of "86." The Department of Justice said it indicates a threat of physical harm, while the more common dictionary definition is to throw out or get rid of something. The post Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart... Read more »
- VideoProviding Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’Two days after an armed man tried to enter the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt cited rhetoric from Democrats that she said is “inspiring violence” against President Donald Trump and other Republicans. But several of the statements she quoted were stripped of their original... Read more »
- Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner AwardFactCheck.org has won a National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Our series on “How Project 2025 Has Unfolded Under Trump” won first place in that category. The post Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- VideoThe Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for SafetyIt’s a common, misleading refrain in anti-vaccine circles: Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and takes advantage of a narrow definition of a placebo, scientists told us. The post... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol
Rachel Rebouché What comes next is shifting terrain. The drug manufacturer has asked the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Food and Drug Administration could also step in. The post The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change
Saliha Bayrak I visited the city of Mardin, where Turkish, Syrian, and Kurdish people live together. What I found was a culture of pluralism under siege. The post A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA
Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman. The post Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Friend of the Court
Steve Brodner Cockles and Mussels. The post Friend of the Court appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?
Jeet Heer DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo. The post Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
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- As Palestinians die, Ben-Gvir celebrates birthday with golden noose cake – Daily UpdateWhat does "ties to Hamas" mean? ■ 1% of debris removed in Gaza, 8K bodies still buried ■ More Israeli violence against Christian sites ■ Updates on flotilla, Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ More.... Read more »
- Israel’s New Ambassador to the ‘Christian World’ Served as Envoy to Azerbaijan During the Ethnic Cleansing of Christians from Nagorno-KarabakhThe Israeli-supported military offensive led to the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian Christian population, more than 100,000 people, and the end of an ancient Christian community. Today, Azerbaijani authorities are destroying churches in the territory.... Read more »
- US set to sell $1B “Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System” to Israel – Daily UpdateFlotilla update ■ Another Israeli land grab in Gaza ■ Latest on Iran, Lebanon ■ Will Netanyahu refuse to recognize election results if he loses? ■ More.... Read more »
- Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 32 Across S Lebanon, Including Children – Amid “Ceasefire”The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.... Read more »
- Israel to pour $730m into propaganda arm amid reputational crisisIsrael is preparing to spend nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on its propaganda arm as it seeks to counter a worsening global image shaped by its genocide in Gaza and regional wars, according to its national budget passed in March... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- As Palestinians die, Ben-Gvir celebrates birthday with golden noose cake – Daily UpdateWhat does "ties to Hamas" mean? ■ 1% of debris removed in Gaza, 8K bodies still buried ■ More Israeli violence against Christian sites ■ Updates on flotilla, Iran, Lebanon, Syria ■ More.... Read more »
- Israel’s New Ambassador to the ‘Christian World’ Served as Envoy to Azerbaijan During the Ethnic Cleansing of Christians from Nagorno-KarabakhThe Israeli-supported military offensive led to the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian Christian population, more than 100,000 people, and the end of an ancient Christian community. Today, Azerbaijani authorities are destroying churches in the territory.... Read more »
- US set to sell $1B “Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System” to Israel – Daily UpdateFlotilla update ■ Another Israeli land grab in Gaza ■ Latest on Iran, Lebanon ■ Will Netanyahu refuse to recognize election results if he loses? ■ More.... Read more »
- Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 32 Across S Lebanon, Including Children – Amid “Ceasefire”The casualties largely came from Israeli attacks on residential buildings in southern towns and villages. The attacks seem to almost exclusively target civilian homes without any pretense of Hezbollah links.... Read more »
- Israel to pour $730m into propaganda arm amid reputational crisisIsrael is preparing to spend nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on its propaganda arm as it seeks to counter a worsening global image shaped by its genocide in Gaza and regional wars, according to its national budget passed in March... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- How AI Music is Advancing Far Right Narratives in Ireland
In the middle of summer 2024, the song “10 Drunk Cigarettes” became a TikTok sensation. This was the height of Brat Summer - a time when women like Charli xcx and Sabrina Carpenter were dominating the pop industry, chartreuse was the colour of …... Read more » - Food (and fuel) for thought: unpacking Ireland’s fuel protests
Over the past week, Ireland has witnessed scenes not seen for a generation. Forecourts running out of fuel, limits placed on purchases, and the blockading of key infrastructure have disrupted daily life across the country. These developments echo …... Read more » - Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are in economically-deprived areas
In March, global data centre and colocation provider Equinix announced construction of a new data centre in Dublin’s Blanchardstown neighbourhood (Equinix, 2026). The DB7x facility will sit next to two other Equinix locations, DB5x and DB6x, …... Read more » - A Defence of Taxation, Revisited
In 2014, TASC published A Defence of Taxation. Its argument in favour of progressive alternatives to reducing public services through tax cuts remains as salient as ever, and it is an appropriate topic to revisit on the 25th anniversary of TASC. The …... Read more » - Is the Draghi Report Good for EU Citizens?
Is the Draghi Report Good for EU Citizens? The EU Commission appointed Mario Draghi to examine how the European economy might be kick-started to boost economic growth. The Draghi report was published in late 2024 running to almost 400 pages. Last …... Read more »
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- IRGC vows to 'forcefully stop' ships violating Strait of Hormuz regulationsThe IRGC vows to “forcefully stop” vessels attempting to defy the management rules imposed by its Navy regarding the Strait of Hormuz.... Read more »
- ‘Black Wednesday’ and Martyr Karim: We are not numbers – we are names, homes and storiesThe enemy tries to reduce us to statistics, but every number has a name, a home, and a story. Through Martyr Karim – and all other martyrs of truth and humanity – we write our own names and remain the story.... Read more »
- Truce breach: Heavy clashes erupt in southern Syria; no casualtiesSyrian forces and the so-called National Guard units exchange heavy machine gun and mortar fire in west of Sweida, southern Syria.... Read more »
- Hezbollah hits Israeli targets in 11 drone, missile operationsThe Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has carried out 11 operations against Israeli targets, utilizing drones, missiles, and artillery in a series of coordinated attacks.... Read more »
- Gaza most dangerous place in the world for journalists: UNThe UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territories declared on Sunday that Gaza has become the most dangerous place on earth for journalists.... Read more »
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- Two US embassy officials killed in car crash in Mexico were CIA agents: ReportThe two US embassy officials who were killed during a car accident in Mexico worked for the CIA, according to a report.... Read more »
- Canada's PM: Ties with US have turned into ‘weaknesses,’ must be correctedThe Canadian prime minister says the economic and political ties with the US have turned into “weaknesses” and must be corrected.... Read more »
- ‘We are not afraid of war’: Cuba president dismisses Trump’s threatsCuba pledges to do its best to defend itself if the United States launches an illegal act of aggression against the Caribbean country.... Read more »
- ‘Days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to US are over’: Canada PMCanada's prime minister says his country will reduce its longstanding dependence on the US in military spending and procurement.... Read more »
- ‘Complicity in US crimes’: Iran condemns Costa Rica’s move to designate IRGCTehran has strongly condemned Costa Rica's decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).... Read more »
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- Russia condemns NATO for significantly expanding its military activities in Baltic regionRussia has condemned NATO for significantly expanding its military operations in the Baltic Sea, particularly near the Kaliningrad region.... Read more »
- Spain demands immediate release of Spanish-Palestinian activist detained by IsraelSpain has called for the "immediate release" of Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish-Palestinian activist, following an Israeli court’s decision to extend his detention for an additional two days. ... Read more »
- Pentagon warns Europe of arms delays as war on Iran drains stockpiles: ReportThe delays are driven by acute concerns about US inventory levels given the high volume of weapons used in the past two months in Iran, a report says. ... Read more »
- Germany blasts Trump’s anti-Iran strategy, urges quick end to aggressionGermany’s vice chancellor has strongly criticized Trump over his anti-Iran strategy and called on him to end the war of aggression against Iran as quickly as possible.... Read more »
- Christian leaders slam ‘despicable’ Israeli assault on French nun in occupied al-QudsCondemnations pour following an assault by an extremist Israeli settler on a French nun, as attacks on Christian and Muslim clergy and holy sites are on the rise across the occupied territories.... Read more »
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