- 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
- 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 » - VideoThree Recent Examples Of AI Being Used For Empire Propaganda
In the last few days I've seen three separate instances of generative AI being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to.... Read more » - VideoPodcast: This War Is Going To Starve People
Caitlin and Tim discuss the global consequences the US-Israeli war on Iran is set to have on the weakest members of the poorest countries, the latest Trump assassination attempt, BBC headline shenanigans, and more. Please give us your questions and comments in the replies so we can answer them in... Read more » - VideoAustralia’s “Antisemitism Envoy” Makes It Clear That Israel’s Critics Are The Real Target
Australia’s “antisemitism envoy” Jillian Segal has published a handbook which unequivocally clarifies that her office exists not to protect Australian Jews from discrimination, but to stomp out criticism of the state of Israel.... Read more » - VideoIsrael Apologists Lie About Their Feelings And Beliefs, And Other Notes
One of the most frustrating things about Israel apologists is how they constantly pretend to believe things they don't really believe in order to push Israeli PR.... Read more »
Caitlin Johnstone
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- Capitalism & Genocide: My testimony at the Gaza Tribunal, Istanbul 23-10-2025On 23rd October, I testified in front of the Jury of Conscience in the context of the Gaza Tribunal. My speech focused on the economic forces underpinning the genocide of the Palestinian people. Here it is: My name is Yanis Varoufakis. I am an economist, a politician and activist representing... Read more »
- RAISE YOUR SOUL! My new book telling the story of the last 100 years through the voices of 5 remarkable women
Hello everyone. RAISE YOUR SOUL! is my new book which I am taking the liberty of presenting to you. It is unlike anything I have written before. Setting aside high theory, it is the story of five women who, over of a hundred years, resisted fascism, authoritarianism and chauvinism. It... Read more » - A Trust Fund for Everyone: How to create a Monetary Commons that socialises money and funds a basic dividend without new taxes or debtAt a time Donald Trump, Big Tech and Wall Street deploy stablecoins to privatise the dollar, usurping the decentralising power of blockchain to enrich themselves at everyone else’s expense, here is an alternative use of blockchain that harnesses its decentralising powers to benefit everyone equally – to pay everyone a... Read more »
- Global Alliance for Palestine – my message on why we need itOn 26th July 2025, delegates from over 25 countries convened in London for the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP). This new transnational initiative seeks to transform rising global solidarity for Palestine into coordinated political action. As a member of the steering committee, I was asked to... Read more »
- Who needs Marx in 2025? The Guardian, July 2025To free ourselves from our technofeudal overlords, we must think like Karl Marx. The corporations would asset-strip our brains, but we can take back control A young woman I met recently remarked that it was not so much pure evil that drove her berserk, but rather people, or institutions, with... Read more »
Yanis Varoufakis
- Chelsea star banned from football for four years
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been dealt a severe blow after being handed a four-year ban from football for breaching the FA’s anti-doping regulations. According to reports, the maximum penalty was handed down to the 25-year-old after a banned substance was found in his sample, whilst Mudryk maintains his innocence... Read more » - Financial funding and disciplinary sanctions: FIFA adopts unprecedented rules for the 2026 World Cup
In a series of decisions reflecting the major changes expected for the 2026 World Cup, the FIFA Council has approved a package of financial and organisational amendments, the most notable of which include an increase in financial distributions, updates to certain on-pitch regulations, and an adjustment to the yellow card... Read more » - Only 22% of Brits think US sees UK as closest ally. This is a chance to remove American bases.
Only a minority of Brits think the US sees the UK as its closest ally. And with president Donald Trump’s regular attacks on the UK’s admittedly pitiful government, it is easy to see why. It is high time we reformed the so-called ‘special relationship’ — and removing US bases could... Read more » - Hereditary peers are gone, yet Britain still belongs to unaccountable power
This week marked the end of hereditary peerage in the UK. But while Keir Starmer’s Lords reform bill might have put a minuscule dent in unaccountable power in Britain, the country still belongs to the wealthy. Not that the move wasn’t popular… As YouGov reminds us, a majority of Brits... Read more » - Polanski bus photo op leaves North East out in the cold
The North East is a political vacuum, and the politics of hate is threatening to drown out the politics of hope. Reform UK is spreading through the area like a particularly annoying rash, with Nigel Farage and his band of merry wankers seemingly everywhere. The Reform UK leader has spent... Read more »
Canary
- Video● Angie Nixon disrupts FL house session on MAGA mid-term redistrictingAngie Nixon: I will not allow you to destroy our democracy! This is out of order! Shortly therafter, the GOP-dominated FL legislature passed the DeSantis mid-decade redistricting map, which has but one purpose: to attempt to protect Trump and the... Read more... Read more »
- ● Greece: Arson Attack on Art Gallery Against GenocideAthens, Greece — A small art gallery in one of the most touristic spots in Athens suffered an arson attack before dawn on April 12, 2026. The owner claims it was because of her stance against the genocide in Gaza.... Read more... Read more »
- ● Celebrate MAY DAY: International Worker’s Day 2026May Day, or International Workers Day, is a day of workers’ internationalism. Proposed by American workers’ delegates at the founding conference of the International Workers Congress (IWC) (the ‘Second International’) in Paris in 1889 it was formally recognised as an... Read more... Read more »
- mp3● Spy vs Fash: Chris Mathias on His New Antifascist Spy ThrillerSpy vs Fash Chris Mathias on His New Antifascist Spy Thriller Spy vs Fash Chris Mathias on His New Antifascist Spy Thriller.mp3 94 MB download-circle Spy vs Fash Chris Mathias on His New Antifascist Spy Thriller 0:00 /4112.613896 1× Spy... Read more... Read more »
- May Day Strong Shoots for National Solidarity on International Workers’ DayOn Wednesday, April 29, a coalition of activist groups and labor unions known as May Day Strong is hosting its “final mass call” to galvanize the working class across the United States for International Workers’ Day, or May Day, 2026.... Read more... Read more »
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- Wulfinna - Dregs of SpiritAuthor: WulfinnaTitle: Dregs of SpiritDate: 26 April 2026Notes: Additional source https://ignitedindark.surge.sh/2026/04/26/dregs-of-spirit/Source: Retrieved on 26 April 2026 from <ignitedindark.wordpress.com/2026/04/26/dregs-of-spirit> March–April 2026 · Bewildered haranguing Preface Note, These fragments make up a [stressed, long-winded] bundle of outpouring, not meticulous design, that spans the last month and change of prose, veered into... Read more »
- Various Authors - AttentatAuthor: Various AuthorsTitle: AttentatSubtitle: A journal of collisionDate: 2013Notes: An anonymously written journal composed of essays on nihilist ideas, history, strategy, and critique.Attentat is intended to explore the collision between anarchist and nihilist ideas. The position itself is more about the collision than about words (or labels). For too long... Read more »
- Maddison Stoff - Terrorpop, a manifestoAuthor: Maddison StoffTitle: Terrorpop, a manifestoSubtitle: Or, how to wield your free speech like a weapon against the technofascists who are taking over OUR internet!Date: 23/4/26Source: https://maddisonstoff.neocities.org/terrorpop Terrorism is a word which increasingly holds little meaning as we move towards the last years of the 2020s. When Luigi Mangione was... Read more »
- Warlock Lumpen - What The Hell Is Even That?Author: Warlock LumpenTitle: What The Hell Is Even That?Subtitle: A mockery made of “Maoist Vegan Straight Edge — A New Ethic” by a vegan egoistDate: April 12, 2026Source: https://archive.org/details/maoistxvxcritique Introduction: What The Fuck Did I Just Read? “I have found a union of egoists that includes all living beings, where... Read more »
- Murray Bookchin - Reflections on Spanish AnarchismAuthor: Murray BookchinTitle: Reflections on Spanish AnarchismDate: Spring 1974Source: Published: in Our Generation, vol. 10, no. 1 (Spring 1974). HTML-markup: Jonas Holmgren at https://www.marxists.org/archive/bookchin/1973/09/reflections.htm In the morning hours of July 18, 1936, General Francisco Franco issued the pronunciamiento from Las Palmas in Spanish North Africa that openly launched the struggle... Read more »
The Anarchist Library
- Bates Colliery, Blyth [1984?]Bates Colliery, Blyth [1984?] (in Cologne FAU solidarity with Northumberland NUM Album)... Read more »
- Miner statueMiner statue (in Cologne FAU solidarity with Northumberland NUM Album)... Read more »
- Ralph Aurand's Honorary membership of Northumberland Area of the NUMRalph Aurand's Honorary membership of Northumberland Area of the NUM (in Cologne FAU solidarity with Northumberland NUM Album)... Read more »
- FAU-IAA Miners' solidarity collecting tinFAU-IAA Miners' solidarity collecting tin (in Cologne FAU solidarity with Northumberland NUM Album)... Read more »
- British Miners’ Children in the Eifel [October-November 1984]British Miners’ Children in the Eifel [October-November 1984]... Read more »
Kate Sharpley Library: Recent documents
- UN experts warn Gaza reconstruction cannot succeed without ending occupation
UN experts said Wednesday that reconstruction in the Gaza Strip cannot succeed without ending Israel’s occupation and ensuring rebuilding efforts are rooted in human rights and Palestinian self-determination, Anadolu reports. “The occupation must end, and the dispossession and discrimination against Palestinians must stop if rebuilding is to have any real... Read more » - The pendulum swings: The slow death of Europe’s pro-Israel consensus
The 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 » - European natural gas prices surge more than 8% amid Hormuz closure tensions
European natural gas prices rose sharply Wednesday as tensions between the US and Iran persisted and markets saw no concrete progress toward fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. May-dated natural gas futures at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), Europe’s benchmark gas trading hub, climbed more than 8%... Read more » - Iran does not stand alone – China and Russia create restraint
China, and Russia do not stand aside; they hold the war in deliberate abeyance add solidarity and deterrence. What appears as support is, more precisely, structured pre-emption against reckless US escalation. The United States is compelled to calculate against a dispersed but formidable alignment of power. The ongoing war is... Read more » - UN raises alarms over ‘intolerable’ situation in occupied West Bank
The UN on Wednesday voiced concern over escalating tensions and violence in the occupied West Bank, describing the situation as “intolerable,” Anadolu reports. “I also want to tell you that we continue to monitor the latest developments in the West Bank very closely, be they Israeli settler attacks or Israeli security... Read more »
Middle East Monitor
- Supreme Court Eviscerates Last Remnants of Voting Rights Act, Opening Door ti Jim Crow Gerrymandering in Red StatesToday, the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a congressional map in Louisiana with a second majority-Black district. This decision guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and turns the 14th and 15th Amendments against Black Americans.Stand Up America’s Managing Director of Policy and Political Affairs, Brett Edkins,... Read more »
- New Report Exposes Trump Cryptocurrency CorruptionPresident Donald Trump and his sons have approximately $1 billion tied to crypto venture World Liberty Financial, which was founded by the Trumps, alongside Steve Witkoff, now Trump's special envoy for peace. A new report by Public Citizen details how the venture hinges on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange,... Read more »
- VideoAgain To the Grisly Well, With Ballrooms
Leave it to this still-repugnant regime to instantly twist a Keystone Cops security breach - not a so-distant-it-was-on-another-floor "assassination attempt" - to their own skeevy purposes: blaming Democrats for "this dark moment," demanding a $400 million gold ballroom for "national security," burnishing the Brave Dear Leader myth of an addled... Read more » - New Report Shows That Hardening of US Sanctions on Cuba Since 2017 Fueled a Sharp Increase in Cuba’s Infant Mortality RateA new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that the expansion of US sanctions against Cuba beginning in 2017 were likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant mortality in Cuba. The report, by Alexander Main, Joe Sammut, Mark Weisbrot, and Guillaume Long... Read more »
- Jewish New Yorkers Welcome Mamdani's Veto of Anti-Palestinian Buffer Zone Bill, Call on City Council to Stop Attacking ProtestThe right to protest is sacrosanct. That is why thousands of New Yorkers spoke out when Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Eric Dinowitz introduced two bills that infringe on our constitutional rights under the cynical and false pretense of fighting antisemitism. And it is why today, as Jewish New... Read more »
Common Dreams
- 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 » - The Caracas MetroThe extreme nature of sanctions against Venezuela made it very challenging to keep economic activity going. One example is Caracas’s impressive five-line Metro system, where for almost twenty years they had to keep things running with no spares or maintenance support from the train manufacturers. Yet resilience and ingenuity kicked... Read more »
Craig Murray
- 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 » - Political Lessons from Travelling – by Carl Duffy
I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited over fifty countries and to have seen a varietyof different cultures first-hand. From the consumeristic USA to the communistcountries of Cuba and Vietnam. Or from the Islamic societies of Jordan, Morocco andEgypt to the Buddhist Thailand. In Palestine, I was unfortunate in seeing... Read more » - The Returning Swallow – by Randall Stephen Hall
The Returning Swallow. By Randall Stephen Hall.Update 25.3.26 3rd draft Our northern Irish swallowsFollow their own way.They stretch their wingsTo overwinter in South Africa. Leaderless and without a rudderThey plough the blue skies of Ulster.To go where they never say never.Below the equator.A loving aviator, beyond politics. In late... Read more » - The time has come…
Big question: when will the Dublin government address the UI issue? How come we get all hot and bothered and happily push millions to Ukraine, while our next door neighbour continues to act as though NEI in the UK was the most natural thing in the world? This stateen was... Read more »
Jude Collins
- 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 »
- Political Lessons from Travelling – by Carl DuffyI’ve been fortunate enough to have visited over fifty countries and to have seen a varietyof different cultures first-hand. From the consumeristic USA to the communistcountries of Cuba and Vietnam. Or from the Islamic societies of Jordan, Morocco andEgypt to the Buddhist Thailand. In Palestine, I was unfortunate in seeing... Read more »
- The Returning Swallow – by Randall Stephen Hall The Returning Swallow. By Randall Stephen Hall.Update 25.3.26 3rd draft Our northern Irish swallowsFollow their own way.They stretch their wingsTo overwinter in South Africa. Leaderless and without a rudderThey plough the blue skies of Ulster.To go where they never say never.Below the equator.A loving aviator, beyond politics. In late... Read more »
- The time has come…Big question: when will the Dublin government address the UI issue? How come we get all hot and bothered and happily push millions to Ukraine, while our next door neighbour continues to act as though NEI in the UK was the most natural thing in the world? This stateen was... 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
- The pendulum swings: The slow death of Europe’s pro-Israel consensusThe 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 »
- Iran does not stand alone – China and Russia create restraintChina, and Russia do not stand aside; they hold the war in deliberate abeyance add solidarity and deterrence. What appears as support is, more precisely, structured pre-emption against reckless US escalation. The United States is compelled to calculate against a dispersed but formidable alignment of power. The ongoing war is... Read more »
- Bab el-Mandeb cannot become a gateway for recognition politics
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait has always carried an ominous name — the ‘Gate of Tears’. Today, it feels painfully literal. This narrow maritime corridor linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden carries not only more than 10 per cent of global seaborne trade, but also the accumulated tensions... Read more » - How St. Petersburg became Tehran’s last strategic lifeline
In the shifting geometry of global power, wars are no longer merely fought on battlefields, they are negotiated in silence, traded across continents, and priced in barrels of oil and bytes of intelligence. The Iran crisis of 2026 has become precisely that kind of conflict: a high-stakes geopolitical marketplace where... Read more » - Trump’s Hormuz illusion: Why American oil will not protect US households
Donald Trump has leaned on a simple argument throughout the Iran war: the United States produces so much oil that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer America’s problem. It is an appealing line because it sounds like strength and independence at once. It is also deeply misleading. The real... 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
- ‘Tragic day for the freedom to vote’: Supreme Court guts remnants of Voting Rights Act
“Make no mistake: This ruling isn’t about the law, it’s about power, and giving Republicans more US House seats they couldn’t otherwise win at the ballot box,” said one critic.... Read more » - May 1: Unions, community orgs plan nationwide ‘economic blackout’ against billionaires and authoritarianism
“Nobody else is coming to save us. It is our world that we're going to fight for. And May Day is the day that we have set to lead that fight.”... Read more » - Video‘We’ve all been changed by this’: Sharif Abdel Kouddous on documenting Israel’s (ongoing) war crimes in Gaza and Lebanon
“People think that there's a ceasefire and it's over, but it's not,” Sharif Abdel Kouddous of DropSite News tells us. “We can't normalize what happened. We can't start talking about peace and reconstruction. There has to be accountability, otherwise this will go on forever.”... Read more » - Trump uses Correspondents’ Dinner shooting to justify expanding spying powers as deadline nearsSection 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Thursday, and the president is claiming Saturday’s shooting proved “the safety of our nation” depends on the program.... Read more »
- New Mexico becomes the latest state to end cooperation with ICE under new law
Activists say ending local and state cooperation with ICE is a key way to obstruct Trump’s mass deportation machine.... Read more »
The Real News Network
- Reform candidate wants ‘every Muslim out of Europe’Leo Fruhman, who also goes by Ari Fruhman has repeatedly endorsed Restore Britain via an anonymous Twitter account under the name “Johnny Lawrence”. The post Reform candidate wants ‘every Muslim out of Europe’ appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Nigel Farage received undisclosed £5 million from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024The Reform leader changed his mind about standing as an MP after receiving the donation The post Nigel Farage received undisclosed £5 million from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024 appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland gets humiliated after admitting he owns six houses, six boats and five cars on TV debate'I'm glad you've finally admitted how many homes that you have, Lord Offord.' The post Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland gets humiliated after admitting he owns six houses, six boats and five cars on TV debate appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Kim Johnson MP: ‘You cannot renew the Labour Party by removing one fixer while protecting the culture that enabled him’This is not the party I came into politics to represent. Our movement is rooted in trade unionism, solidarity, democracy and social justice. But these values have been increasingly sidelined The post Kim Johnson MP: ‘You cannot renew the Labour Party by removing one fixer while protecting the culture that... Read more »
- Reform’s Arron Banks questions whether a black person can be WelshIt's not the first time Banks has made racist comments online The post Reform’s Arron Banks questions whether a black person can be Welsh appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
- "We Are Bombarding America's Forests with Roundup": Despite Cancer Fear, Trump Admin Pushes Herbicide
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether thousands of cancer patients can keep suing the manufacturers of the popular weed killer glyphosate, known as Roundup. Critics of Roundup have long alleged a link between the herbicide and cancer. It was developed by Monsanto,... Read more » - UAE Quits OPEC as Many Countries Ramp Up Oil Production Despite Worsening Climate Crisis
The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it would be leaving OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, on May 1. The UAE has long disagreed with Saudi Arabia over oil production quotas and says it is leaving the group to focus on “national interests” and increase its production capacity.... Read more » - "Political Disaster for Donald Trump": Jeremy Scahill on Stalled U.S.-Iran Talks
Negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war are at an impasse as the conflict enters its third month. The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday that Trump has told aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iranian ports to ramp up the pressure on Tehran.... Read more » - Headlines for April 29, 2026Trump Threatens Iran to “Better Get Smart Soon”, Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former FBI Director James Comey a Second Time, FCC Orders Review of ABC Licenses After Trump Calls for Jimmy Kimmel to Be Fired, Trump Administration Fires All Members of the National Science Board, King Charles Urges U.S. to... Read more »
- Colombia Hosts First Global Summit on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels in Attempt to Break U.N. Deadlock
More than 50 countries are gathered this week in Santa Marta, Colombia, in a groundbreaking effort to establish another forum of international cooperation on phasing out fossil fuels and halting the climate crisis. This comes after years of frustration over the United Nations-led COP process, which requires consensus. The initiative... Read more »
Democracy Now!
- 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 » - mp3Arlene Martinez on Sunshine Week
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260327.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Good Jobs First (3/23/26) This week on CounterSpin: Sunshine Week, based on a popular statement from Louis Brandeis that “sunlight is the best disinfectant,” is an effort to spotlight open government and its importance to the public’s right to... Read more »
CounterSpin
- 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 »
- The End of Stable EnergyApril 1, 2026 Nima Alkhorshid: Hi everybody. Today is Wednesday, April 1, 2026, and our friend Richard Wolf from San Francisco and Michael Hudson from New York are back with us. Welcome back, Richard and Michael. Michael Hudson: Thank you. Richard Wolff: Glad to be here. Nima Alkhorshid: And... Read more »
Michael Hudson
- Congress Is in Chaos Over a Surveillance Law—But the Full Story Is ClassifiedIncreasingly desperate negotiations. A plea from the president himself. An eleventh-hour sleight of hand, followed by a surprise vote in the dead of night. Over the past month, chaos has unfolded on Capitol Hill as House Republicans fracture over a central question: Should the federal government need a warrant to... Read more »
- Supreme Court Just Made It Harder to Investigate Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy CentersIn an outcome that was widely expected, the US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey’s efforts to investigate an anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center for allegedly misleading consumers violated the First Amendment. In a 9–0 decision, the justices said a sweeping subpoena by the state’s then-attorney general, Matthew Platkin, seeking... Read more »
- Hegseth to Congress: We Have No Iran Plan, But Give Us 1.5 Trillion Anyway.For the first time since the US began bombing Iran two weeks ago, our military leadership testified before a congressional committee today. The main takeaway: there is no real plan for ending this war. But there is a plan for giving the Pentagon more money. At today’s House Armed Services... Read more »
- Joe diGenova: The Right Pick for Trump’s Bogus “Grand Conspiracy” CaseA version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. In what might... Read more »
- Who Helped Draw DeSantis’ Florida Gerrymander? His Staff Won’t Say.Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mapmaker doesn’t want you to know who helped gerrymander Florida. That was one of the most significant takeaways from Jason Poreda’s testimony Tuesday before the Florida legislature. Poreda, a senior official in DeSantis’ governor’s office, told lawmakers during a special session that he was responsible for drawing... 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
- 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 scrambing 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 »
- Leave Tyrants in the GroundBy unhooking ourselves from fossil fuels, we release ourselves from a world of harm. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 19th March 2026 I realise this is a serious breach of etiquette. But could we perhaps abandon good manners and contextualise Donald Trump’s attack on Iran? The intense western... Read more »
George Monbiot
- ● Jim Acosta: Second Trump era moving into 'mind-numbing' stupid
“Jim Acosta Show” host Jim Acosta says Kid Rock addressing the Pentagon like someone with military expertise makes clear that we are living in a movie, and that movie is “Idiocracy.”“Over a mind-numbing span of approximately the last 48 hours, American brains have been assaulted with an absurd amount of... Read more » - ● Trump's scheme to get $10 billion from the IRS just hit a big snag
President Donald Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion, roughly two-thirds of the agency’s annual budget. Yet because there is a conflict of interest in a sitting president trying to pocket money from the government he controls, a judge presiding over the case has caused it to hit a... Read more » - ● Fox News host: Trump's agenda could cost Republicans everything
Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume is one of the Network’s most serious voices. And on Wednesday he very seriously declared Congress likely lost to the GOP were elections held today.“I think people are concerned about the economy, and the Republicans are likely to pay a price for that,”... Read more » - ● Trump couldn’t have staged the shooting because he’s too dumb: Bush advisor
Ever since an alleged assassin fired a gun during the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, conspiracy theorists have claimed the whole event was staged. Yet as one conservative critic of Trump pointed out, the president simply isn’t bright enough to orchestrate a plot that sophisticated.“These guys aren't that smart,”... Read more » - Seth Rogen's new film shows children how tyrants like Trump manipulate the masses
In the age of President Donald Trump, American children need to see "Animal Farm."Based on satirist George Orwell's classic 1945 novella of the same name, “Animal Farm” loosely adapts the original’s plot into an age-appropriate animated film. Directed by Andy Serkis, written by Nicholas Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Gaten... Read more »
Alternet.org
- ● The Lesson of GaddafiI want to tell you a story that most Americans have never been told. Not because the information is hidden. Because no one has connected the dots in a way that makes the consequences visible. It is a story about trust. About prosperity. About what happens when a country trusts... Read more »
- ● How Pax Silica Could Multiply Philippines’s Economic RisksWith the U.S.-led Pax Silica framework, the Philippines is becoming a dual-use platform where military strategy and supply-chain restructuring are converging. Over the past year, the Philippines has moved decisively into the front line of US–China friction, thanks to expanded access under the bilateral Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), large-scale... Read more »
- ● Israel’s New World Order: Nothing But the Threat of Endless DeathFor the last two and a half years, the State of Israel has unilaterally — and with jaw-dropping illegality — reimagined warfare as a religiously-mandated existential struggle against alleged “forces of darkness” in which there are no rules, and no sense of proportionality or restraint. Everyone in the Gaza Strip... Read more »
- Congress Must End FISA Section 702On April 17th, Congress voted to pass a brief 10-day extension of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This sets the new expiration date for April 30th, 2026. Section 702 was added to FISA in 2008 with a provision that requires Congress to periodically reauthorize it. The... Read more »
- Bibi’s Big Lie and Why Pluto Didn’t Bark In TehranWell, it bears repeating. Again. The Iranians never had a nuke, had no near-term prospect of weaponizing their enriched uranium stockpiles, were not hell-bent on blowing up the world and were not two weeks from anything other than still another wolf-crying episode from the one actual “crazy” leader in the... Read more »
Antiwar.com
- Afghanistan-Pakistan border tensions
- 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
- ● 2 Hongkongers penalised as new public vaping ban takes effect
At least two Hong Kong residents have been penalised for vaping in Admiralty as health authorities begin enforcing a new law banning the public use of alternative tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. “We will issue penalty tickets without warning, and step up publicity in high-traffic areas such as business districts,” Head... Read more » - ● Tai Po fire probe: URA’s lack of price checks opened door to ‘unscrupulous consultants’
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating the deadly blaze at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court residential estate is holding its 21st day of evidential hearings on Thursday, with three witnesses from... Read more » - ● Malaysia seeks return of elephants as Japan climate, welfare concerns grow
The three Malaysian elephants sent to Osaka in Japan from Zoo Taiping and Night Safari should be brought home, according to Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup. Arthur made the call amid concerns that Japan’s climate is unsuitable for the elephants and that one of them, Kelat,... Read more » - ● Elderly man drowns during morning swim at Hong Kong’s Lung Mei Beach
An elderly man drowned while swimming at Lung Mei Beach in Hong Kong’s Tai Po on Thursday morning. Police said they received a report at 7.25am of a swimmer struggling to stay afloat. Officers rescued the man about 100 metres from shore. He was taken to Alice Ho Miu Ling... Read more » - ● Hong Kong tour groups to mainland China surge by up to 40% for Labour Day weekend
Tour groups from Hong Kong to mainland China are expected to rise by up to 40 per cent year on year over the Labour Day weekend, with travel agents citing improved safety and hygiene as key factors attracting visitors. The agents also said that slight increases in fuel surcharges for... Read more »
News - South China Morning Post
- Is it wrong to show Taiwan army officers a film about KMT forces fighting Japan in WWII?
A Taiwanese army officer has been punished for screening The Eight Hundred, a mainland Chinese war film depicting Kuomintang forces fighting Japanese troops during World War II. The punishment has triggered a political row on the island over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions in Taiwan as well as historical... Read more » - Foreign forces promoting ‘lying flat’ to undermine China’s economy: top anti-spy agency
Foreign forces are using social media to spread the notion that young Chinese people should be “lying flat” and not working hard as they seek to undermine China’s development, the country’s top anti-espionage agency has warned. The Ministry of State Security cautioned that anti-China forces were trying to magnify social... Read more » - Taiwan completes US tank deal as final Abrams shipment reaches port
Taiwan has received its final shipment of US-made M1A2T Abrams tanks, completing a long-delayed order aimed at modernising the island’s ageing armoured forces. Considered among the world’s most powerful tanks, these vehicles are expected to bolster the island’s defence amid rising military pressure from Beijing. The shipment of 28 tanks... Read more » - Could hair or cosmetics be make-or-break factors for China’s would-be civil servants?
China’s official media has released a series of guidelines for would-be civil servants, warning them to dress modestly. Candidates were told they should wear “light and elegant” suits, and men were advised to get a haircut. Women were told to have clean nails, avoid jewellery, complicated make-up and make sure... Read more » - China must ‘strengthen education’ of Tibetan Buddhists, Beijing official says after tour
A senior Chinese official who oversees religious and ethnic minority affairs has called for China to “strengthen” the education, training and management of Tibetan Buddhist personnel. Li Ganjie, head of the Communist Party’s United Front Work Department and a member of the now 22-man Politburo, made the call during a... 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
- Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”
While testifying to Congress on Wednesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth lobbed threats and brushed off queries about civilian harm. The post Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally” appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law
A provision unrelated to domestic spying got the hard-right GOP members on board — but it won’t work in the Senate. The post Mike Johnson Used Crypto Catnip to Get Freedom Caucus Support for Domestic Spy Law appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes
Minneapolis activists are accusing a local House candidate of “cosplaying” as a protester, blurring the line between solidarity and opportunism. The post ICE Watchers Worry Democrats Are Trying to Co-Opt Their Movements For Votes appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly ChristianSince Rubio became secretary of state, the department has only marked Christian and Jewish holidays on its Instagram while boosting clear religious messaging. The post Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
Treating journalism like a casino will harm reporting — and erode democracy. The post We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
The Intercept
- ‘ICE Fishing’ in Minneapolis
In January, photojournalist Wali Khan documented ICE’s assault on the Twin Cities.... Read more » - The Response We Need to the Cesar Chavez Revelations
Every organization can take steps to prevent misconduct and hold themselves accountable when leaders abuse their power.... Read more » - The Scarcity of Smartphones in Gaza
Israeli restrictions on the entrance of electronic devices into Gaza has made life even harder for students and freelancers.... Read more » - ‘I Still Hold My Head Up, and I Still Know Who I Am’
Ten stories of people with histories living in Skid Row, in their own words.... Read more » - The Shepherds of the West Bank
In villages throughout the West Bank, Palestinian shepherds face violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers.... Read more »
The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good
- Supreme Court Eviscerates Last Remnants of Voting Rights Act, Opening Door ti Jim Crow Gerrymandering in Red StatesToday, the Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a congressional map in Louisiana with a second majority-Black district. This decision guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and turns the 14th and 15th Amendments against Black Americans.Stand Up America’s Managing Director of Policy and Political Affairs, Brett Edkins,... Read more »
- New Report Exposes Trump Cryptocurrency CorruptionPresident Donald Trump and his sons have approximately $1 billion tied to crypto venture World Liberty Financial, which was founded by the Trumps, alongside Steve Witkoff, now Trump's special envoy for peace. A new report by Public Citizen details how the venture hinges on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange,... Read more »
- VideoAgain To the Grisly Well, With BallroomsLeave it to this still-repugnant regime to instantly twist a Keystone Cops security breach - not a so-distant-it-was-on-another-floor "assassination attempt" - to their own skeevy purposes: blaming Democrats for "this dark moment," demanding a $400 million gold ballroom for "national security," burnishing the Brave Dear Leader myth of an addled... Read more »
- New Report Shows That Hardening of US Sanctions on Cuba Since 2017 Fueled a Sharp Increase in Cuba’s Infant Mortality RateA new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that the expansion of US sanctions against Cuba beginning in 2017 were likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant mortality in Cuba. The report, by Alexander Main, Joe Sammut, Mark Weisbrot, and Guillaume Long... Read more »
- Jewish New Yorkers Welcome Mamdani's Veto of Anti-Palestinian Buffer Zone Bill, Call on City Council to Stop Attacking ProtestThe right to protest is sacrosanct. That is why thousands of New Yorkers spoke out when Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilmember Eric Dinowitz introduced two bills that infringe on our constitutional rights under the cynical and false pretense of fighting antisemitism. And it is why today, as Jewish New... 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 »
KPFA - Against the Grain
- 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
- ● Fed keeps interest rates on hold as Powell declares he will stay on as a governorDissent by three members of the Fed’s interest rate setting body, because of what they see as a bias toward easing, indicates that a rate rise is not far away.... Read more »
- ● Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens indicted in political witch-huntThe Trump administration has brought the indictment to cover up the criminal handling of the COVID pandemic under two administrations, and to legitimize the bogus claim that China deliberately created the coronavirus.... Read more »
- ● Energy shortage: Macron wants to use war on Iran to wage class war in FranceIgnoring the economic catastrophe threatened by Trump’s blockade of Iran, Macron is instead focused on using the energy crisis to justify imposing austerity measures already rejected by the French people.... Read more »
- ● Ann Arbor teachers vote 1,084-4 to defeat sellout contract as teachers across Michigan face layoffs and poverty payEducators in Ann Arbor angrily reject demands for austerity, in a near-unanimous rejection of the union’s tentative settlement.... Read more »
- ● Morenoites campaign for Brazilian Army medal for metalworkers union amid escalating global warThe campaign signals a sharp lurch to the right by the PSTU Morenoites in a conjuncture marked by the escalating global of war and, internally, by dictatorial threats tied to the military.... Read more »
World Socialist Web Site (en)
- 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
- How Tony Dokoupil Became the Face of ‘Zionist Fanatic’ Bari Weiss’s CBSA deep dive into the controversial and high-profile anchor’s approach to journalism, Trump, Israel, and the fallout in the CBS newsroom. His interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared to change the trajectory of Dokoupil’s career, and of CBS News.... Read more »
- Far Right Israeli Settler Movement Enters Syria in a Push for “Greater Israel”The settlers are increasingly crossing the border into Syria, with at least tacit support from the Israeli military.... Read more »
- ‘People Have the Right to Be Buried’: In Gaza, Thousands of Palestinians Remain Trapped Under RubbleLess than one percent of debris has been removed from Gaza, and thousands of people still wait to bury loved ones who were killed in airstrikes and remain under the rubble. 'I would dig with my own hands to bring out my son,' says one father, who can't reach his... Read more »
- Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of warInfants born at the outbreak of the conflict face a lifetime of disability from toxic gas, severe burns, and a collapsed healthcare system. 1,200 children in Gaza now suffer from spinal cord injuries and paralysis directly resulting from Israeli attacks.... Read more »
- Who are the women and girls behind Gaza war’s horrific casualty toll?Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb.” She is one of 16,000 girls, 22,000 women killed in Gaza since October 2023.... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- 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 »
- New Mexico Deserves a Future Beyond Fossil FuelsOur most vulnerable communities and ecosystems, who’ve paid the highest price for extraction, deserve a say in their future. The post New Mexico Deserves a Future Beyond Fossil Fuels appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... 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
- ● Senate Rejects Resolution To Bar Trump From Attacking Cuba
Senate Rejects Resolution To Bar Trump From Attacking Cuba The US Senate batted down a resolution on Tuesday that would bar President Trump from being able to attack Cuba without first obtaining Congressional approval. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times After Sens. Tim... Read more » - ● US May Deploy Hypersonic Missiles Against Iran As Centcom Set To Brief Trump On New Military OptionsUS May Deploy Hypersonic Missiles Against Iran As Centcom Set To Brief Trump On New Military Options US Central Command has asked to send the Army’s long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside... Read more »
- ● Ex-Mossad Chief Stuns By Saying Settler Violence An 'Existential Threat' To State Of Israel
Ex-Mossad Chief Stuns By Saying Settler Violence An 'Existential Threat' To State Of Israel Via Middle East Eye A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has said that settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank reminds him of the Holocaust. Tamir Pardo, who served as director of Mossad from 2011... Read more » - ● Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink: Local Businessmen
Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink: Local Businessmen Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Amid China’s persistently sluggish economy, Zhejiang Province, a major production and industrial base in eastern China, is seeing a decline in trade orders as private enterprises... Read more » - ● Governor Powell
Governor Powell By Philip Marey, senior US strategist at Rabobank Summary As widely expected, the FOMC remained on hold. Governor Miran dissented again because he wanted a rate cut. However, there were also three dissenters (Hammack, Kashkari and Logan) who wanted to remove the bias toward cutting from the statement.... Read more »
ZeroHedge News
- Video● Court loss against familiar foe could bring Trump's Epstein scandal back to life: expert
President Donald Trump's latest court loss could bring his scandalous relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein back to life, according to one expert. Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," argued during a new episode on Wednesday that the... Read more » - ● 'Scott, just for a second!' CNN panel gets heated over price of Trump's 'unpopular' war
The panel on CNN's "NewsNight" got heated on Wednesday as the price of President Donald Trump's "unpopular" war in Iran was brought up. Since late February, Trump's war with Iran has raged with almost no end in sight. The Iranian regime has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent... Read more » - ● 'Never ever': Ex-mafia prosecutor obliterates Trump's defense for latest legal battle
A former federal prosecutor who prosecuted mafia crime families obliterated President Donald Trump's defense for his latest legal battle. On Tuesday, the Trump Department of Justice returned a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump's life and for felony interstate communication violations. The charges stem... Read more » - ● The world's most destructive industry is dying — and taking democracy with it
The fossil fuel industry is the most powerful and destructive industry in the history of the world. Right now the fate of our planet hangs on our ability to defeat the political power of that industry. It is ready to do anything, including making alliances with pro-fascist forces to maintain... Read more » - ● NYT editorial board goes ballistic over Supreme Court's 'mind-boggling overreach'
The New York Times editorial board tore into the Supreme Court's decision limiting the use of the Voting Rights Act to challenge racial gerrymanders on Wednesday, calling it "a mind-boggling piece of judicial overreach.""Six conservative justices voted to weaken the act, in that way substituting their own judgment for that... Read more »
Raw Story
- Video● Court loss against familiar foe could bring Trump's Epstein scandal back to life: expertPresident Donald Trump's latest court loss could bring his scandalous relationship with disgraced financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein back to life, according to one expert. Michael Popok, a lawyer and host of the podcast "The Intersection with Michael Popok," argued during a new episode on Wednesday that the... Read more »
- ● 'Scott, just for a second!' CNN panel gets heated over price of Trump's 'unpopular' warThe panel on CNN's "NewsNight" got heated on Wednesday as the price of President Donald Trump's "unpopular" war in Iran was brought up. Since late February, Trump's war with Iran has raged with almost no end in sight. The Iranian regime has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent... Read more »
- ● 'Never ever': Ex-mafia prosecutor obliterates Trump's defense for latest legal battleA former federal prosecutor who prosecuted mafia crime families obliterated President Donald Trump's defense for his latest legal battle. On Tuesday, the Trump Department of Justice returned a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump's life and for felony interstate communication violations. The charges stem... Read more »
- ● The world's most destructive industry is dying — and taking democracy with itThe fossil fuel industry is the most powerful and destructive industry in the history of the world. Right now the fate of our planet hangs on our ability to defeat the political power of that industry. It is ready to do anything, including making alliances with pro-fascist forces to maintain... Read more »
- ● NYT editorial board goes ballistic over Supreme Court's 'mind-boggling overreach'The New York Times editorial board tore into the Supreme Court's decision limiting the use of the Voting Rights Act to challenge racial gerrymanders on Wednesday, calling it "a mind-boggling piece of judicial overreach.""Six conservative justices voted to weaken the act, in that way substituting their own judgment for that... Read more »
Raw Story
- 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 » - Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update
Our first quarterly update of various economic and social indicators under Trump's second term as president. The post Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more » - We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award
We're honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. The post We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- 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 »
- Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 UpdateOur first quarterly update of various economic and social indicators under Trump's second term as president. The post Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- We Won a Webby People’s Voice AwardWe're honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. The post We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
FactCheck.org
- The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
Elie Mystal In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power. The post The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade
David Daley Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act. The post The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment
Elie Mystal The president’s decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline. The post Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - No Blood in Palestine
Andrea Arroyo Street poster, Barcelona. The post No Blood in Palestine appeared first on The Nation.... Read more » - Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order?
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins A conversation with Gavin Jacobson, one of the founding editors of Equator, a new publication that is trying to make sense of the world after the West. The post Are Magazines Failing to Cover the New World Order? appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
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- How Tony Dokoupil Became the Face of ‘Zionist Fanatic’ Bari Weiss’s CBSA deep dive into the controversial and high-profile anchor’s approach to journalism, Trump, Israel, and the fallout in the CBS newsroom. His interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared to change the trajectory of Dokoupil’s career, and of CBS News.... Read more »
- Far Right Israeli Settler Movement Enters Syria in a Push for “Greater Israel”The settlers are increasingly crossing the border into Syria, with at least tacit support from the Israeli military.... Read more »
- ‘People Have the Right to Be Buried’: In Gaza, Thousands of Palestinians Remain Trapped Under RubbleLess than one percent of debris has been removed from Gaza, and thousands of people still wait to bury loved ones who were killed in airstrikes and remain under the rubble. 'I would dig with my own hands to bring out my son,' says one father, who can't reach his... Read more »
- Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of warInfants born at the outbreak of the conflict face a lifetime of disability from toxic gas, severe burns, and a collapsed healthcare system. 1,200 children in Gaza now suffer from spinal cord injuries and paralysis directly resulting from Israeli attacks.... Read more »
- Who are the women and girls behind Gaza war’s horrific casualty toll?Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb.” She is one of 16,000 girls, 22,000 women killed in Gaza since October 2023.... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- How Tony Dokoupil Became the Face of ‘Zionist Fanatic’ Bari Weiss’s CBSA deep dive into the controversial and high-profile anchor’s approach to journalism, Trump, Israel, and the fallout in the CBS newsroom. His interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates appeared to change the trajectory of Dokoupil’s career, and of CBS News.... Read more »
- Far Right Israeli Settler Movement Enters Syria in a Push for “Greater Israel”The settlers are increasingly crossing the border into Syria, with at least tacit support from the Israeli military.... Read more »
- ‘People Have the Right to Be Buried’: In Gaza, Thousands of Palestinians Remain Trapped Under RubbleLess than one percent of debris has been removed from Gaza, and thousands of people still wait to bury loved ones who were killed in airstrikes and remain under the rubble. 'I would dig with my own hands to bring out my son,' says one father, who can't reach his... Read more »
- Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of warInfants born at the outbreak of the conflict face a lifetime of disability from toxic gas, severe burns, and a collapsed healthcare system. 1,200 children in Gaza now suffer from spinal cord injuries and paralysis directly resulting from Israeli attacks.... Read more »
- Who are the women and girls behind Gaza war’s horrific casualty toll?Palestinian girl describes the moment that airstrikes killed her mother and siblings in Gaza: “I felt nothing. I went completely numb.” She is one of 16,000 girls, 22,000 women killed in Gaza since October 2023.... 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 »
Progressive Economy @ TASC - Blog
- Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound flotilla in Mediterranean, organizers sayIsraeli forces move to stop a large humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, intercepting several vessels in international waters.... Read more »
- Iran rebukes Bahrain’s revocation of citizenship over trumped-up chargesThe Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Bahrain for revoking the citizenship of dozens of people over fabricated charges of "glorifying Iranian retaliatory operations and sympathizing with the Islamic Republic."... Read more »
- Netanyahu uses aid flotilla as excuse to cut short corruption court sessionNetanyahu shortens corruption hearing to attend an alleged security meeting on Gaza aid flotilla.... Read more »
- Israeli strikes kill 10 in southern Lebanon, including 3 rescue workersIsrael has killed at least ten people, including three rescue workers, in the latest airstrikes against southern Lebanon.... Read more »
- Most Israeli settlers believe regime’s military ‘failed on all fronts’: PollA new poll has revealed that most Israeli settlers believe that the regime’s military has ‘failed on all fronts’ since at least October 2023.... 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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- Acting US ambassador to Ukraine to step down over ‘differences’ with TrumpThe United States’ acting ambassador to Ukraine will quit due to “differences” with Donald Trump. ... Read more »
- Fallout of US-Israeli war on Iran could hurt Europe for years: EU chiefEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the consequences of US-Israeli war on Iran “may echo for months or even years to come.”... Read more »
- West losing leadership position to Global South: Russia’s presidentVladimir Putin says the West is losing its leadership position in the world to the countries of the Global South.... Read more »
- Moscow, Tehran to support each other amid US aggression: Russia's defense ministerRussia's defense minister voices confidence that Moscow and Tehran will support each other amid the situation arising from the unlawful American aggression.... Read more »
- Iran says EU’s insistence on sanctions hastens its ‘embarrassing descent into irrelevance’Tehran says the EU’s insistence on sanctions against Iran demonstrates Europe’s double standards and hastens its “embarrassing descent into irrelevance.”... Read more »
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