- Leaks show Paul Mason secretly advised UK Chancellor John Healey to escalate Ukraine warLeaks reveal failed journalist Paul Mason secretly advised ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Defence Secretary and now-Chancellor John Healey, and top aides on important security matters. Mason’s belligerent pronouncements on the need for Britain to “deter” Russia through a massive military build-up influenced Labour’s policies and rhetoric. Mason was secretly... Read more »
- ADC sues DHS Secretary Mullin over illegal CBP seizure of Max Blumenthal’s devices“Just because someone is reentering the country does not mean their constitutional rights evaporate,” declared ADC President Jenin Younes. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive motion in the Eastern District of Virginia’s federal court on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal, seeking the immediate return of two smartphones unlawfully seized and... Read more »
- Under Israeli pressure, US seizes Max Blumenthal’s devices on return from Tehran reporting tripThe Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal was targeted by an Israeli doxxing outfit and Laura Loomer when he arrived in Iran to report on Khamenei’s funeral and the war. Upon his return, US agents seized his electronic devices and subjected him to interrogation. “Our reporting at The Grayzone has clearly become a... Read more »
- Exclusive: Fergie Chambers facing US extradition over dubious ‘terrorism financing’ chargesThe Grayzone has reviewed a sealed indictment for pro-Palestine donor Fergie Chambers, who was arrested in Spain on dubious money laundering charges concocted by the Trump DOJ. His partner accuses the US government of “political persecution.” Fergie Chambers, a communist philanthropist and heir to the Cox family fortune, has been... Read more »
- Leaked emails reveal British intel instigated riots in occupied Ireland with twisted ploysLeaked emails expose how British military-intel officials deliberately provoked riots among occupied Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities, which they then exploited to justify repression. In private diatribes, veterans of occupied Ireland who later became MI6 officers still obsess over “keeping Northern Ireland British” and mock the death of Bobby Sands.... Read more »
The Grayzone
- Regime Change Mission Foiled: Yemen’s Ansarallah Uncover Saudi-Mossad-CIA Espionage Network to Decapitate Resistance LeadersNewly released documents reviewed by MintPress uncover a Mossad-CIA led “espionage network” inside Yemen against Ansarallah to enable “decapitation strikes” against senior leaders including AbdulMalik al-Houthi and others – mirroring Israeli intelligence campaigns previously carried out against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Iranian officials. MintPress takes you through this spy... Read more »
- Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, The Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200Lionel Messi has quietly built relationships with companies and security firms closely linked to Israel's military-intelligence establishment. From becoming the global face of Israeli AI company OrCam staffed by former Unit 8200 officers to relying on ex-Israeli operatives for personal security, MintPress investigates the football icon's connections to Netanyahu's security... Read more »
- VideoThe Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan to Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate ChildrenPragerU is now an official education partner in at least ten states, pushing right-wing American exceptionalism and pro-Israel political content into American classrooms. Led by former Israeli intelligence officer Marissa Streit, the billionaire-backed media operation is using military-style messaging tactics to reshape how U.S. children learn history, race, and politics... Read more »
- Hezbollah Hunts Down Hind Rajab’s Killers & Crushes Israeli OffensiveMore than two years after six-year-old Hind Rajab was killed alongside her rescuers in Gaza, Hezbollah is systematically targeting commanders linked to the Israeli unit accused of killing her. In this week's episode of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines the battlefield campaign, the evidence, and the growing pressure on Israel's... Read more »
- Tinder’s Secret War: How Israel used the Dating App in the Propaganda Battle for South LebanonIn 2024, U.S. Central Command used Tinder to target Lebanese users amid Israel's war and attempted occupation of southern Lebanon. The campaign offers a rare glimpse into how Silicon Valley platforms are increasingly being integrated into modern military and intelligence operations. The post Tinder’s Secret War: How Israel used the... Read more »
MintPress News
- 25 Years Of Media Lens – The BBC’s Paul Adams On IranThis month marks the 25th anniversary of Media Lens. Still in short trousers, we sent our first media alert to a handful of readers on 9 July 2001. For a long time, our alerts focused →... Read more »
- VideoWhitewash: Media Silence Over Starmer’s Gaza LegacyOn Monday, Sir Keir Starmer was given a largely respectful farewell by the ‘mainstream’ media, portraying him as a ‘decent’ man who put his country first. And now the same news organisations are burnishing Andy →... Read more »
- VideoInvitation To A Turkey Shoot – How To Debunk Climate DenialWe, of course, post on all kinds of emotive and controversial issues on social media: genocide in Gaza, the war of aggression on Iran, the weaponisation of anti-semitism to undermine democratic choice and defend Israel, →... Read more »
- VideoMedia Myopia As We Hurtle Towards Climate OblivionAny aliens who have been monitoring radio and television transmissions streaming outwards into space from Planet Earth over the past few decades will likely be intrigued, bemused or simply horrified at humanity’s headlong drive towards →... Read more »
- ‘Starmageddon’ – The Anti-Polanski Smear Campaign That Ate ItselfHistorian Ian Kershaw titled the two volumes of his definitive biography of Adolf Hitler, ‘Hubris’ and ‘Nemesis’. (Allen Lane, 1998 and 2000) Inevitably, it seems, great power comes with great hubris. For a brief, glorious →... Read more »
Media Lens
- Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U.S. Air Defenses
As the U.S. runs short of interceptor missiles, Iran is carrying out strikes with a mix of attack drones and advanced ballistic missiles. The post Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U.S. Air Defenses appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives
Day in and day out, it is the likes of Germany’s conservative parties, and the Republicans at home, who are assaulting LGBTQ+ rights. The post The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives appeared first on The... Read more » - House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All Journalism
Favorable coverage of U.S. adversaries is constitutionally protected speech. The post House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All Journalism appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - VideoFetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention
Why is the senator floating the idea of leaving the Democratic Party? Well, Israel, of course. Though he sure loves the media coverage. The post Fetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more » - Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment
AIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer. The post Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
The Intercept
- 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
- Video● Have I Mentioned It’s Great That Lindsey Graham Is Dead?
Some psychopathic murderers never stop killing until they are imprisoned or dead. Since American war criminals never go to prison, it is a fortunate thing that Graham kicked the bucket when he did.... Read more » - VideoWe’re Being Plunged Into Dystopia When We Could Be Living In Paradise
It’s not just all the war, injustice, ecocide and dystopia that hurts. It’s knowing it didn’t have to be this way. It’s knowing what could have been.... Read more » - Video‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ Delivers A Penetrating Insight Into The Heart Of Our Dystopia
There’s a powerful new documentary out called Earth’s Greatest Enemy by Abby Martin about the ecocidal abuses of the US war machine, and it addresses the most pressing existential hurdles we face as a species like nothing I’ve seen before.... Read more » - VideoThere Will Be Times, Oh My Child, When It All Seems Hopeless
The sky is red, and the moon has a FOR SALE sign, and parts of Palestinians are turning up in our tap water.... Read more » - VideoDe-Normalize Israel
We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF.... Read more »
Caitlin Johnstone
- How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide
When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by… pro-peace organizations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel. Jeffries contended that the measure... Read more » - VideoAn Ever-Expanding Carceral System: Angela Davis on Liberation
When I spoke with renowned professor, activist, scholar and writer Angela Davis for the inaugural episode of Laura Flanders & Friends in 2024, decades of activism were seeing results: support for Palestine was growing, calls for criminal justice reform were growing, and Davis had just released a book of essays... Read more » - DSA: Exploiting the Carrion Party
The continued electoral success of the Democratic Socialists of America–whose candidates run for Democratic Party nominations rather than as independents–has a lot of people very angry. Most of these candidates when judged by their policies are more FDR’s New Deal than worker-controlled factories–a return to the party’s greatness rather than... Read more » - The Growth of Grassroots Resistance Movements Within the United States
One of the key factors in understanding Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not to view the United States as a homogeneous bloc standing united behind its president. Throughout his first term (2017–2021) and his second term, which began in January 2025, Trump has faced internal resistance on a considerable scale.... Read more » - Huxley’s Soma…and Ours
In November it will be 30 years since California voters passed Proposition 215, legalizing cannabis for medical use. Last Sunday at the state fair some of the activists involved in that campaign were given awards –heavy medals that said “Pebbles Trippet Lifetime Achievement.” I made the drive to hot, flat... Read more »
CounterPunch.org
- Don’t fall for Project Smear, Mr Burnham – Unherd op-edIn the lead-up to the Brexit referendum, Remainers deployed Project Fear to scare the living daylights out of anyone considering voting to Leave. Their statistical projections of an economic Armageddon were so absurd that they proved a monumental own goal, deemed sensationalist scaremongering. Ten years on, still smarting from the... Read more »
- Oh dear Andy, what an inauspicious start!The very definition of an inauspicious start. The New Chancellor will push public debt further into the red to buy US weaponry that does nothing either to bolster productivity or UK’s defences. The same ol’ Home Secretary will continue practising ritualistic brutality (or vicious signalling) on refugees. Cooper will continue... Read more »
- AI and the false consciousness trap – UnherdAscribing human traits to chatbots empowers techlords. ‘Our slavery will be one we have consented to, enthusiastically.’ The trouble with impressive new technologies is that they have the uncanny ability to expose the awfulness of our relationship to one another, not to mention to our own selves. Now that our... Read more »
- VideoAn Athenian View of American Democracy – Project Syndicate op-edAt 250, America is now producing a mindless, raw power and exponentially growing instability. The possibility of catharsis that characterized the United States at its bicentennial is hard to envisage a half-century later—to the detriment of us all._ ATHENS—On the heels of America’s 250th anniversary, I felt the curious need... Read more »
- Το ΝΑΤΟ πρέπει να πεθάνει – 24|7 NewsΟ Μαρκ Ρούτε, ο πρώην πρωθυπουργός της Ολλανδίας και νυν γενικός γραμματέας του ΝΑΤΟ, πρόσφατα άφησε να διαρρεύσει μια αλήθεια που προκάλεσε αναταραχή σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη. Περιέγραψε τη Συμμαχία όχι ως την αμυντική ασπίδα της Ευρώπης, αλλά ως «…μια πλατφόρμα για τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες να προβάλλουν τη δύναμή τους... Read more »
Yanis Varoufakis
- Labour and Reform dodge Manchester mayoral election community hustingsWith days to go in Greater Manchester’s historic mayoral by-election, both Labour and Reform candidates stand accused of dodging multiple community hustings. One was a hustings organised on 26 July by the Forum of Muslim Organisations (FMO). Then there was the Mill hustings on 27 July. Another was hosted by grassroots... Read more »
- India’s teenage sensation delivers again in HarareIndia completed a 3-0 T20I sweep of Zimbabwe in Harare as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck another fluent half-century, sealing a result that also returned India to the top of the T20i rankings and nudged England down to second. The 15-year-old left-hander, already the standout story of India’s white-ball summer, produced an assured... Read more »
- Israel ramps up its exterminationist campaign in the West BankThere are no limits to “Israel’s” depravity or genocidal campaign against Palestinians. Its “defence” minister, Israel Katz, has now issued orders to the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) to seize another refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and expel its residents. New targets Katz issued the order on 27 July.... Read more »
- Plastic recycling delay puts 846,000 tonnes of carbon savings at riskMarch 2027 was due to be a milestone in plastic recycling. But the government has confirmed that it’s no longer the date from which councils in England will have to collect items such as bread bags, crisp packets and plastic film. Instead this rule will come into force on 1... Read more »
- Anti-trans Bayswater Support Group challenge puberty blockers trialThe Good Law Project (GLP) has announced its intention to oppose a legal challenge mounted by the vehemently transphobic Bayswater Support Group against the upcoming puberty blocker trial for trans youth healthcare. Trans-led charity Gendered Intelligence will lead the case against Bayswater, should the need arise. On 27 July, the... Read more »
Canary
- ● Dan Tucker – Market Anarchism for Network MutualismAuthor: Dan Tucker Title: Market Anarchism for Network Mutualism Date: July 24th, 2014 Source: https://c4ss.org/content/29550 Human communication systems offer incredible insight to the creative nature of human beings, spontaneous social order and emerging markets within our societies. For the first... Read more... Read more »
- ● Iain McKay – Review: Individualism versus EgoismAuthor: Iain McKay Title: Review: Individualism versus Egoism Date: June 6, 2026 Source: https://anarchistfaq.org/anarcho/review-individualism-versus-egoism/ , Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20260725002951/https://anarchistfaq.org/anarcho/review-individualism-versus-egoism/ A review of two books by individualists, one a collection of texts by Émile Armand and Stirner’s Critics. Indicates why Stirner is still... Read more... Read more »
- ● Blazing Truth – A New Mutualist ManfestoAuthor: Blazing Truth Title: A New Mutualist Manfesto Date: September 22, 2012 Source: blazingtruth.com This essay seeks to accomplish multiple tasks, although its focus remains one. In its many modalities, which range from critiquing the vulgar theories of Self-ownership to... Read more... Read more »
- ● Nolan Peltz – A Pending Decision in the Case of the Political Persecution of Miguel PeraltaAuthor: Nolan Peltz Title: A Pending Decision in the Case of the Political Persecution of Miguel Peralta Date: June 2, 2023 Notes: Translated from Peltz, Nolan, “Resolución pendiente en el caso del perseguido político Miguel Peralta”, Avispa, 2 June, 2023.... Read more... Read more »
- ● Jeanne Deroin – Letter to the Associations on the Organization of CreditAuthor: Jeanne Deroin Title: Letter to the Associations on the Organization of Credit Date: 1851 Source: Retrieved on 2026-07-25 from libertarian-labyrinth.org LETTER TO THE ASSOCIATIONS The delegates of the association and the members of the commission of the Union have... Read more... Read more »
🏴 Anarchist Federation
- ● Jeanne Deroin - Letter to ProudhonAuthor: Jeanne DeroinTitle: Letter to ProudhonDate: January 28, 1849Notes: L’Opinion des Femmes. No. 1, Year 1. January 28, 1849.Source: Retrieved on 2026-07-25 from libertarian-labyrinth.org Monsieur, I know that, preoccupied most especially with questions of political economy, you have not accepted all the consequences of the principles on which our social... Read more »
- ● Anarcho - Proudhon: “start by being right”Author: AnarchoTitle: Proudhon: “start by being right”Date: 2025Notes: This article discusses various claims made against Proudhon by the likes of Engels, Schapiro, Draper and others. Some are correct (if usually exaggerated), most are false. It argues that any critique Proudhon should start by being accurate, something which should go without... Read more »
- ● Anonymous - Confidence. Courage. Connection. TrustAuthor: AnonymousTitle: Confidence. Courage. Connection. TrustSubtitle: A proposal for security cultureDate: 2019, NovemberSource: Retrieved on December 29, 2019 from https://north-shore.info/2019/11/05/confidence-courage-connection-trust-a-proposal-for-security-culture/ When we talk about security culture, people tend to have one of two kinds of experiences. The first is of building walls and keeping people out, the second is of... Read more »
- ● Anonymous - The Disunity of White WomenAuthor: AnonymousTitle: The Disunity of White WomenSubtitle: Against Collaboration and TransmisogynyDate: 2026-07-27Notes: “Nothing for Snitches: For a Revolutionary Anti-Repression”: https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/35212/ The hetero-settler nation remains the political center of gravity here in the 2020’s. While wannabe radicals find any neocolonial male warlord to throw their support behind, the hetero-settler nation continues... Read more »
- ● Dan Gallin and Pat Horn - Women’s Unions in BoliviaAuthor: Dan Gallin and Pat HornTitle: Women’s Unions in BoliviaDate: 2005Source: Excerpted from Organizing Informal Women Workers. Women workers’ unions in Bolivia were formed in the 1920s as part of the anarcho-syndicalist Federación Obrera Local (FOL), at that time the leading trade union organization in the country. (The FOL was... Read more »
The Anarchist Library
- Voice of Labour, Vol.1, No.1, February 14, 1904Voice of Labour, Vol.1, No.1, February 14, 1904... Read more »
- The Beautiful Dream : On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Russian RevolutionThe Beautiful Dream : On the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Russian Revolution... Read more »
- Saturnino Martínez, the Man Who Roused Cuban Workers from Their SlumbersSaturnino Martínez, the Man Who Roused Cuban Workers from Their Slumbers... Read more »
- Some Sources on the Spanish Revolution of 1936Some Sources on the Spanish Revolution of 1936... Read more »
- Versus the State : Theses on War, Revolution and ProletariatVersus the State : Theses on War, Revolution and Proletariat... Read more »
Kate Sharpley Library: Recent documents
- Iran says final Hormuz proposal to Oman requires control of key shipping lanes
Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Tuesday that Tehran’s final proposal to Oman on reopening the Strait of Hormuz requires one shipping lane to remain entirely under Iranian control and part of a second lane to be also controlled by Iran, Anadolu reports. Speaking on Iranian state television, Kazem Gharibabadi said... Read more » - Israeli airstrike destroys mosque, displaced persons’ tents in Gaza City, leaves hundreds homeless
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a mosque and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza City on Tuesday, leaving hundreds homeless, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent. The correspondent said Israeli fighter jets struck the Al-Muttaqin Mosque, located near the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in central Gaza City, completely destroying... Read more » - Palestine’s UN envoy demands Israeli occupiers be disarmed amid occupied West Bank violence
Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour demanded Tuesday that Israeli occupiers be disarmed amid escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, urging the international community to protect civilians, Anadolu reports. “Israeli settlers must be disarmed as this Council’s resolutions state to stop them from terrorizing our people. And Israeli... Read more » - Yemen’s Houthis claim ballistic missile attack on Saudi oil tanker
Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Tuesday that it targeted the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL with ballistic missiles, forcing the vessel to turn back, Anadolu reports. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on US social media platform X that the tanker had violated what the group describes as... Read more » - UN chief condemns Israeli occupier attacks on Palestinian communities in West Bank
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned attacks by Israeli occupiers against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, including attacks on two mosques, Anadolu reports. “The secretary-general condemns the attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, including the reported arson attacks on two mosques,... Read more »
Middle East Monitor
- 75+ Groups Call on Congress to Reject Weak CO2 Pipeline Safety PackageAs Congressional leaders prepare to negotiate a final pipeline safety reauthorization package, more than 75 national, state and local organizations urged Congressional leaders to reject any legislation that fails to meaningfully protect communities from the rapid expansion of carbon dioxide pipelines. The groups warn that the current proposal leaves in... Read more »
- “Pay, Baby, Pay”: New Report Finds that Trump's Energy & AI Dominance Agenda Drive Energy Affordability CrisisA new report from Oil Change International shows that the Trump administration, the fossil fuel industry, and Big Tech are creating a perfect storm for rising energy prices as nearly 80 million people in the U.S. struggle to pay their electric bills. The administration has thrown its weight behind a... Read more »
- VideoYou Sirs Are the Duplicitous Murderous Failures
More madness from the surreal saga of a nuclear-armed Iran oscillating between "obliterated" and "threatening our families" so we have to obliterate it though we just agreed to help nuclear-arm the brutes behind 9/11 so go figure. Meanwhile, the Pentagon pursues a gazillion bucks and testosterone-ripped troops even as a... Read more » - 330 + Communities Nationwide Gather for Vigils for Lorenzo, Johan and All Lives Taken by ICEOn Saturday, July 25, over 330 communities across the United States will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and many more who have been killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Neighbors will gather to pay their respects, pray, mourn, and... Read more »
- New Report Exposes Credit Card Industry Money and DeceitOn Thursday, Demand Progress released a new report that exposes how the financial services industry has plowed around $200 million into advocacy efforts that are centered on blocking passage of the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), a bipartisan reform that would introduce competition into the payment system. Read the Report... Read more »
Common Dreams
- Narratives of Moral Conflict: Karim Khan and Delcy RodriguezSocial media is not conducive to nuance. In the interest of reach, cut and dried positions are more effective and binary moral judgement expected. This leads to over-simplification of complex issues, and to skipping over facts inconvenient to your chosen narrative. There are issues affecting two high-profile people where it... Read more »
- Where Are We Going?An advert for the RNLI caught my attention because it indicated that the majority of their income comes from bequests in wills. The pitch was that, after you provide for your loved ones, you should leave money to the RNLI. I have no problem with this, having generations of lifeboatmen... Read more »
- Extreme Unionism and Res JudicataUnsurprisingly, today at the Court of Session Lord Young refused to lift his suspension or “sist” of the Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. He did however grant us leave to appeal against this decision. What was surprising was an extreme extension of the UK government’s argument.... Read more »
- The Ditching of Nigel FarageNigel Farage is the most consequential British politician of the 21st century. Certainly a more important historic figure than any of the last eight Prime Ministers. Tony Blair is the only realistic rival. Without Farage, the UK would never have left the European Union. Farage’s role in forcing the issue... Read more »
- Palestine Action Proscription: We Fight BackI publish below in full the Note we have submitted to Court today to re-establish the separate Scottish judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action. Not only is the state doubling down on prosecution of pro-Palestine activists, a new National Security State Threats Bill is being fast tracked through... Read more »
Craig Murray
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- Speak Up for the Smithsonian Exhibits and ProgramsOn July 4, 2026, the White House Domestic Policy Council issued a report attacking the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH). The post Speak Up for the Smithsonian Exhibits and Programs appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »
- Prentiss Charney Fellows 2026–2027We are thrilled to announce our third cohort of Zinn Education Project Prentiss Charney fellows for the 2026–2027 school year. The fellowship supports a cohort of people’s history educator leaders to study, learn, and organize together. The post Prentiss Charney Fellows 2026–2027 appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »
- Teacher-Led Study Groups Are Communities of Resistance and HopeIn a time of censorship and political repression, teacher-led study groups are building communities of resistance and hope. The post Teacher-Led Study Groups Are Communities of Resistance and Hope appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »
- Teach Truth Book GiveawayFor the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action, Seven Stories Press, Haymarket Books, and One Signal Publishers donated books that address the censorship of people's history. The post Teach Truth Book Giveaway appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... Read more »
- Summer Reading RecommendationsWith summer underway, we’re highlighting new people’s history books (and two podcasts), from picture books to graphic novels, and more. The post Summer Reading Recommendations appeared first on Zinn Education Project.... 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
- Soldiers, statute and the State: Ireland’s aid to the civil powerUse of the army in support of the Garda rested on a mixture of custom, convenience, delegated regulations and constitutional assumption rather than explicit statutory authority, until the fuel protests and statutory panic ended all that The post Soldiers, statute and the State: Ireland’s aid to the civil power appeared... Read more »
- The €1.2 billion Public Service Obligation-funded HeistHow public cash funding Expressway shadow fleet has been exposed using the State’s own real-time tracking data The post The €1.2 billion Public Service Obligation-funded Heist appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- Pat Solutions, Irish Times political editorThe Irish Times’ Pat Leahy is the establishment’s favourite storyteller The post Pat Solutions, Irish Times political editor appeared first on Village Magazine.... Read more »
- 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 »
Village Magazine
- MBS vs MBZ: the acrimonious battle of the Mohammeds that will define the Gulf’s future
The deal between the US and Saudi Arabia to help the Gulf kingdom develop nuclear energy is a coup for Mohammed bin Salman. Some observers believe he played President Trump, letting it be known that if the US did not offer nuclear know-how, he would have happily collaborated with China, Pakistan,... Read more » - The Field Marshal’s expiring warranty
Strongmen are not discarded because they become brutal. Brutality is often the job description. They are discarded when brutality stops delivering. That is why the Financial Times’ recent scrutiny of Field Marshal Asim Munir matters. After years in which much of the Western press handled Pakistan’s authoritarian order with the... Read more » - The colonial context matters in Gaza’s food insecurity
A joint press release by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) gave an overview of the current food insecurity in Gaza, exacerbated in recent years by Israel’s genocide. “There is progress on food security in Gaza, but it is fragile and can easily... Read more » - Colombia to restore relations with Israel and halt embassy plans in Palestine
Colombia’s incoming government is preparing to reverse one of the most significant foreign policy shifts of President Gustavo Petro’s administration by restoring full diplomatic relations with Israel, halting plans to open an embassy in Palestine, and advancing the relocation of Colombia’s embassy to occupied Jerusalem. The changes, announced by President-elect... Read more » - Indonesia cannot claim solidarity with Palestine while it maintains ties with Elbit
A photograph is circulating from the Farnborough International Airshow in England, held from 20 to 24 July. It shows Lieutenant General Rui F.G.P. Duarte, a senior Indonesian defence official, posing in front of the stand of Elbit Systems. Elbit is Israel’s largest privately owned arms company, and one of the... 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
- A Few Words on Independence Day[The following was originally published in 1995 by Covert Action Quarterly.] … Independence Day was designed by the first state propaganda agency, Woodrow Wilson’s Committee on Public Information (CPI), created during World War I to whip a pacifist country into anti-German frenzy and, incidentally, to beat down the threat of... Read more »
- ‘How Many Minutes to Midnight?’: Noam Chomsky on Why National Security Has Nothing to Do With SecurityIntro 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. PresidentsChomsky goes through some of the crimes of the post-war presidents. From 2003.... Read more »
- Noam Chomsky On The Responsibility To Act Against FascismTomorrow 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 ChomskyProfessor 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 »
Posts – ZNetwork
- A new, centrist Uncommitted Movement has emergedExcept this time it’s in support of genocide, rather than trying to stop one.... Read more »
- Republicans’ ‘dumb on crime’ crusade in Washington, DC, is coming to your state next
Cash bail, mandatory minimums, incarcerating children as adults—the Trump-led GOP is destroying decades of criminal justice reforms for “tough on crime” policies that are not only cruel but objectively don’t work.... Read more » - Press freedom groups warn ‘no newsroom in America is safe’ after House GOP subpoenas left-wing outlet
“BreakThrough News is not the first, nor will it be the last, to come under official attack,” said one press freedom advocate.... Read more » - Amid deadly temperatures, GOP advances bill to ban federal heat protections for workers“Congress should not respond to an escalating occupational hazard by permanently removing the Department of Labor’s authority to address it.”... Read more »
- Abdul El-Sayed believes a new Democratic Party is possible
“The majority of Democrats out there are so far away from the party elders who hold all the power. And I think we have an opportunity as a party to molt: out with the old, in with what the people underneath the party really want.”... Read more »
The Real News Network
- Andy Burnham rated as making better Prime Minister than all other majory party leaders, poll findsAndy Burnham is rated as making a better Prime Minister than all other major party leaders, a new poll has […] The post Andy Burnham rated as making better Prime Minister than all other majory party leaders, poll finds appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Reform’s Manchester mayoral candidate pledges to triple stop and searches but doesn’t know current figures"How can you say you want to triple something if you don’t know the number in the first place?" The post Reform’s Manchester mayoral candidate pledges to triple stop and searches but doesn’t know current figures appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Andy Burnham appoints 3 new ministerial aides from Socialist Campaign GroupIn a sign that Andy Burnham is seeking to build as broad a church as possible in his government and […] The post Andy Burnham appoints 3 new ministerial aides from Socialist Campaign Group appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Another poll puts Labour ahead of Reform UK‘Starting to look like consistent evidence for a ‘Burnham bounce’’ The post Another poll puts Labour ahead of Reform UK appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
- Andy Burnham discusses the ‘Burnham bounce’ in the pollsAndy Burnham has discussed the ‘Burnham bounce’ in the polls, saying that he is pleased to have ‘kind of made […] The post Andy Burnham discusses the ‘Burnham bounce’ in the polls appeared first on Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate.... Read more »
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
- Berlin's Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride CelebrationA man drove a minivan into a crowd of people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 29 others. Authorities shot and killed the man during an operation on Sunday. The alleged suspect was identified as Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German citizen. According to authorities, Ballout... Read more »
- Meet Beto Coral, Activist Targeted by ICE for Criticism of Trump-Backed Colombian President-ElectA prominent Colombian activist left the United States after he was arrested by immigration agents and detained for over a month in an ICE jail. Franklin Humberto Coral Garrido, known as Beto Coral, was a frequent online critic of far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, a Trump ally, in the... Read more »
- A New McCarthyism? House GOP Subpoenas BreakThrough News in Escalating War on Progressive GroupsThe Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed BreakThrough News last week, demanding the independent online news outlet hand over internal communications and financial records. BreakThrough News says it’s being targeted over its coverage of U.S. mass deportations, ICE abuses, Cuba and Palestine solidarity and U.S. foreign policy. “They’re attempting... Read more »
- "We Can't Be Intimidated": CodePink Slams Rubio-Led Campaign Against Cuba Solidarity GroupsAs the Trump administration threatens to intensify its “global campaign to crush radical left terrorism,” we look at a new 100-page report issued by the State Department last week accusing the Cuban government of waging a “sustained campaign of subversion against the United States.” The report claims Cuba has backed... Read more »
- Headlines for July 28, 2026France and Spain Brace for Another Heat Wave While Battling Historic Wildfires, Major Fires in Oregon Have Burned More Than 1 Million Acres of Land, Fires in Minnesota Have Burned Tens of Thousands of Acres, Trump Hosts Netanyahu at the White House as U.S. Weighs Next Steps Against Iran, Zelensky... Read more »
Democracy Now!
- mp3Dorothee Benz on Prairieland Protest Case
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260724.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Nine of the Prairieland protesters received sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years; one received a 30-year sentence for moving a box of zines. (Photo: DFW Support Committee) This week on CounterSpin: Are you upset about ICE agents... Read more » - mp3Lauren Bonds on ICE Murders
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260717.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Maine Monitor (7/15/26) This week on CounterSpin: Protests are ongoing in southern Maine, where Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was killed by an ICE agent on July 13. The Maine Monitor says folks are “expressing rage, fear and questions... Read more » - mp3Phyllis Bennis on Iran War Costs
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260710.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Washington Post (7/8/26) This week on CounterSpin: One outlet says “it’s unclear if war is back on”; another says “Trump mulls restarting war”—as though you can start and stop the harm bombs bring, to people, to power plants,... Read more » - mp3Mia Ives-Rublee on Disability Directive
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260703.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Disability Scoop (6/22/26) This week on CounterSpin: A former UK Prime Minister famously sniffed: I think we have gone through a period when too many children and people have been given to understand, “I have a problem, it... Read more » - mp3Seth Stern on Criminalizing Dissent
https://media.blubrry.com/counterspin/content.blubrry.com/counterspin/CounterSpin260626.mp3 Right-click here to download this episode (“Save link as…”). Freedom of the Press Foundation (6/23/26) This week on CounterSpin: Do you disagree with anything that the Trump administration is doing? Are there other people that share that view? Do you think you should get together and use... Read more »
CounterSpin
- America’s War on an Independent WorldHow the United States is using oil, technology, transportation and the dollar system to rebuild its declining global power. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »
- America’s Economy of Unearned WealthMichael Hudson explains how finance, monopoly and economic rent have captured government, inflated asset prices and weakened the productive economy. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »
- The K-Shaped Collapse of the US EconomyMichael Hudson and Radhika Desai explain how Trump’s MAGA economy rests on war, debt, asset bubbles and a shrinking real economy. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »
- The Desperate Defense of Dollar EmpireMichael Hudson and Richard Wolff argue that the confrontation with Iran cannot be understood as another isolated Middle Eastern crisis. It is part of a wider struggle over oil, trade routes, dollar reserves and the survival of the Western-controlled financial order. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the... Read more »
- Gold Returns as Trust in US Debt FadesMichael Hudson and Kathleen Tyson explain why central banks are moving away from US debt, how China is building a physical gold system, and whether gold will restrain war or become its next prize. The post %%post_title%% first appeared on %%site_link%%. Read the original here: %%post_link%%... Read more »
Michael Hudson
- VideoA For-Profit Hospital Slashed Costs. Then a Patient Froze to Death on Its Roof.Chelsea Adolphus had been bleeding for a week. She told Danny Gyal, her best friend, that it was like a period that wouldn’t end. It was getting worse, and she felt so weak she couldn’t stand. Adolphus’ mother eventually convinced her to call 911, and early on the morning of... Read more »
- Trump’s New Ridiculous and Dangerous Red-baitingA 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. History repeats “the first time... Read more »
- The IRS Is ImplodingIn many years of paying taxes, I’ve never had a problem with the IRS. So, I was surprised to receive a letter dated May 25 informing us that my husband and I owe lots more money than we had paid for our 2025 taxes—and of course interest and fines. After... Read more »
- The History of the NEA Is the History of the Culture WarsIn 2020, four major museums were set to showcase the first retrospective of painter Philip Guston’s work in over 15 years. Spanning five decades, the Canadian American’s work responded to injustices in an ever-evolving style of painting. His art includes a series of paintings made during the ’60s that feature... Read more »
- Trump Administration Moves to Open American Samoa’s Waters to Deep-Sea MiningThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration is moving closer to opening up US waters for deep-sea mining—a contentious and largely untested industry focused on extracting mineral-rich deposits from the ocean floor containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and manganese. Last week, the... Read more »
Mother Jones
- Israel’s $1 Billion Direct Influence Campaign"The Israeli government has spent more than $1 billion in direct expenditures on public diplomacy since the Hamas–led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, a dramatic escalation in such spending. This represents Israel’s new reliance on influence operations in the United States, funded directly by the country’s government and subject to... Read more »
- Forever War with Iran?"Now, the ceasefire he negotiated with Tehran has collapsed and Trump risks dragging the U.S. into yet another forever war -- in Iran." The post Forever War with Iran? appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »
- Genocide as Politics by Other Means with the “Board of Peace”"If the plans that are currently being elaborated for Gaza go forward, genocide may come to be seen by some nations as the legitimate and lucrative extension of politics by other means." The post Genocide as Politics by Other Means with the “Board of Peace” appeared first on accuracy.org.... Read more »
- Congress Integrating U.S. and Israeli Militaries"Congress has once again defied the will of the American people and moved us one step closer to fusing our military industrial complex with Israel's. Even worse, they're not even willing to have an honest, public debate about the issue. They just keep pushing this dangerous proposal forward behind closed... Read more »
- Has “the Two-State Solution” Become a Disingenuous Fantasy?Every Democrat and most Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say they support a “two-state solution.” At the same time, “ending Israeli control over Palestinians in the territories occupied since 1967 is not on the table,” Norman Solomon wrote last week. “For politicians it has become a box to... Read more »
News Releases Archive - accuracy.org
- You Don’t Own Your Narrative Anymore — Naomi Klein and Yanis VaroufakisFrom 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 WarA 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 BDSThe 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
- In DeepThe numbers are simply mind-blowing: up to £264 billion for a climate “solution” that will increase emissions. Has the government lost its mind? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 8th July 2026 The new prime minister will be looking for money? Well, here’s £21.7bn lying on the ground. The... Read more »
- HotheadsSteady temperatures are the preserve of the rich. The billionaire press wants everyone else to suffer. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 1st July 2026 Every time you think the idiocy has hit rock bottom, it discovers a new level. It turns out there’s an even deeper hole you... Read more »
- Two-Tier JusticeIt’s real, and it’s the exact opposite of what the far right says it is. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 17th June 2026 “If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin,” the Northern Ireland secretary, Hilary Benn, asked last week, “how else... Read more »
- Reality Be DamnedThe policies of both Reform UK and the Conservatives would destroy a million jobs. In return, they offer imaginary employment in a fantasy industry. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 10th June 2026 Really? You want to destroy a million jobs? Vote Reform UK for mass unemployment: is that... Read more »
- Vampire CapitalThe highly lucrative trade in children in care reveals another level of cynicism altogether. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5th June 2026 Bring your suitcase, your bin liner, your dumpy bag. They’re handing out money faster than you can stuff it in a sack. All you need do... Read more »
George Monbiot
- ● Trump faces looming reckoning as he confronts future irrelevance: report
President Donald Trump cannot run for a third term in the 2028 presidential election, has failed to convince the Senate to do all of his bidding and is shedding segments of his once-sturdy political base. Now a political analyst has an argument as to why, and it’s a venerable one:... Read more » - Video● Trumps knew of Max Miller’s alleged abuse of aide and stayed silent: report
President Donald Trump and his first lady, Melania, are accused of having long known that one of their staffers had beaten his then-girlfriend and their then-press secretary — and doing nothing about it.That staffer, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), is now facing renewed accusations of domestic violence.“Miller's represented Ohio's heavily Republican... Read more » - ● Hannity torn apart over 'bizarre' claim about Lindsey Graham’s heaven
Fox News entertainer Sean Hannity seems to have a mighty weird understanding of heaven, reports Mediaite.On Tuesday, Hannity said the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is likely sitting in a gold-encrusted heaven inspired by President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom and Mar-a-Lago.“Lindsey, Mr. President, I would argue in my mind,... Read more » - ● The billion-dollar scheme: What Trump truly wanted from FIFA
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and foreign policy adviser, real estate developer Jared Kushner, has always aroused controversy, from making money during his government globetrekking and trying to build a controversial resort in Albania to initially failing to be approved for a national security clearance.Now it appears Kushner is trying to... Read more » - Republican official again defies Trump's bogus fraud claims
In President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign to rig the 2026 midterm elections, he has done everything from target Republicans who refuse to go along with him to delivering a controversial speech claiming to have proof of election fraud that was widely derided by both sides.Now a Georgia official who Trump... Read more »
Alternet.org
- ● Israel’s Ghoulish Settlers Eye Up Gaza, As Netanyahu Kills Trump’s Board of PeaceReprinted from Andy Worthington’s website. On Sunday evening (July 19), a group of some of the most repulsive, ghoulish people on the face of the earth marched towards the perimeter fence separating the Gaza Strip from the rest of the world to declare their intention to re-colonize Gaza, to re-establish... Read more »
- ● Is It Just About AIPAC’s Money, or Does the US-Israel Rot Run Far Deeper?Two major stories regarding the United States and Israel in recent days represent profound watershed moments in the history of the relationship between both countries. The first incident occurred on July 8 when US Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) and his delegation were detained by armed, illegal Israeli settlers in the... Read more »
- Why Washington Won’t Let Go of the Strait of HormuzSince the early days of the U.S. war against Iran, the global economy has been reeling from the impact of the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, which serves as the path used to export roughly 20% of the world’s energy supply from countries along the Persian... Read more »
- The US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Makes No SenseReprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. A few points on the shocking U.S.–Saudi nuclear deal announced. 1. This reflects a weaker American bargaining position, not a stronger one. The broader context is China. The Biden administration pursued a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, as part of a broader expansion... Read more »
- How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming GenocideWhen House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by… pro-peace organizations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel. Jeffries contended that... Read more »
Antiwar.com
- Washington's stranglehold on YemenYemen's crisis has been aggravated significantly by a US measure that appears, at first glance, unrelated: the designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO). The Houthis (Ansar Allah) took control of Yemen's capital, Sana'a, in 2014. Since then, they have functioned as the government in much of... Read more »
- July: the longer viewThe month's archives. - 2026/07 / perspective... Read more »
- Highly strategic maritime borders
- Gulf / Map, 2026/07 gulf... Read more » - Humans and tigers: life among the mangroves
- Asia / Map, 2026/07 tigers... Read more » - The genocide that still haunts NamibiaBetween 1904 and 1908 colonial troops in German South West Africa killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama. Their descendants feel powerless in the face of impending economic upheavals. - 2026/07 / article... Read more »
Le Monde diplomatique - English edition
- Revealed: Qatar and Israel top Westminster lobbying league tableExclusive: MPs have been on 165 overseas trips since general election, either funded by foreign countries concerned or by UK-based "friends" The post Revealed: Qatar and Israel top Westminster lobbying league table appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
- VideoFive more Palestine activists could be sentenced as terroristsDefendants were not told criminal damage case could carry a terrorism connection until after they were found guilty The post Five more Palestine activists could be sentenced as terrorists appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
- Met Police re-opens war crimes case on Britons fighting for IsraelExclusive: The Metropolitan Police has reversed its decision to close a war crimes probe into UK nationals who fought in Gaza. The post Met Police re-opens war crimes case on Britons fighting for Israel appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
- Wes Streeting said Israel was committing war crimes. What now?Andy Burnham’s new defence secretary is now responsible for the military treaty with a country he believes exhibits “rogue state behaviour” The post Wes Streeting said Israel was committing war crimes. What now? appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
- Israeli arms firms threaten journalists at UK airshowAmid the Gaza genocide, Farnborough airshow invited Israel’s three largest arms firms. None wanted media scrutiny The post Israeli arms firms threaten journalists at UK airshow appeared first on Declassified UK.... Read more »
Declassified UK
- ● Japan quake death toll rises to 13 after newly reopened Aeon Mall collapses
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon.... Read more » - ● Independent bookshop of 50 years to close after national security raid
A 50-year-old independent bookshop has announced it will close when its lease ends, following a raid by Hong Kong national security police earlier this month. Greenfield Book Store, located on Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok, took to social media during the early hours of Wednesday morning to announce... Read more » - ● US Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s new spy chief
The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump’s top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country’s spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms. Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Clayton’s appointment, with all Democrats in the upper chamber... Read more » - ● EU’s US$17 million maritime aid for Philippines targets Asian ‘fault lines’
The European Union’s upgraded partnership with the Philippines signals the bloc’s aim to diversify its Indo-Pacific strategy beyond trade into the security arena. Such a move shows Brussels is seeking a larger role in a region where maritime disputes and challenges to the rules-based order could damage its extensive interests,... Read more » - ● China has 6 of world’s 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups: report
China is widening its lead over the United States in the race to develop humanoid robots, with Chinese firms accounting for six of the world’s 10 most innovative start-ups in the sector, according to a new report tracking global patent data, as Washington moves to restrict imports of robots, including... Read more »
News - South China Morning Post
- What’s behind China’s recent spike in Covid-19 cases? And is it anything to worry about?
China has seen a spike in Covid-19 in recent weeks, overtaking influenza as the top respiratory pathogen for the first time this year, but most patients experienced mild symptoms, while the medical authorities said data suggested the infection rate was significantly lower than last year’s peak. The spread of the... Read more » - China turns to public for help in deadly dam collapse probe after Typhoon Maysak
The Chinese government has appealed to the public for information as part of its investigation into a reservoir dam that collapsed in southern China earlier this month, causing heavy casualties. State media reported on Monday that the public could call a hotline to submit information related to the collapse of... Read more » - Will the heat from a cooking oil scandal help the opposition in Taiwan?
Taipei mayor Wayne Chiang Wan-an has emerged as the biggest political winner from an opposition protest against the government’s handling of a food safety scandal that drew what organisers said were more than 200,000 people onto the streets of the city. The unexpectedly large turnout on Saturday appears to have... Read more » - China charges alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi with intentional injury: report
Alleged scam-network mastermind Chen Zhi could face the death penalty, with Chinese prosecutors adding intentional injury to the list of charges against him. Chen, 38, was extradited from Cambodia to China six months ago and formally arrested on July 6, according to Chinese business magazine Caixin. He founded the Cambodian... Read more » - Typhoon Noul: Shenzhen girl, 6, blown away by gale, runs back to safety
As Typhoon Noul barrelled into southern China on Sunday with winds reaching 160km/h (99mph), violent gusts ripped a cot from indoors and flipped it over several metres away, sending the child inside flying to the ground. Hongxing News, a Chinese media outlet, reported that a six-year-old girl lying in her... 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
- Most Americans favor big changes to the political system that likely would require amending the ConstitutionMost Americans support term limits, campaign spending caps, and Electoral College reform, but achieving these changes likely would require amending one of the world's hardest constitutions to change.... Read more »
- Canadians and Mexicans now view China more positively than the U.S.Canadians and Mexicans also now view Chinese President Xi Jinping more positively than Trump, even as relatively few people in both countries have confidence in the two leaders.... Read more »
- How we measured Americans’ engagement in public lifeThe Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story A federal judge this week placed a temporary restraining order on Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 states filed a lawsuit alleging that... Read more »
- What Americans think about the global AI raceMost Americans see China as more advanced than the U.S. in AI development, while 43% say U.S. leadership in AI is extremely or very important.... Read more »
- MethodologyThe American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 196 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from July 6 to July 12, 2026. A total of 3,554 panelists responded out... Read more »
Pew Research Center
- Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U.S. Air DefensesAs the U.S. runs short of interceptor missiles, Iran is carrying out strikes with a mix of attack drones and advanced ballistic missiles. The post Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U.S. Air Defenses appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer LivesDay in and day out, it is the likes of Germany’s conservative parties, and the Republicans at home, who are assaulting LGBTQ+ rights. The post The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives appeared first on The... Read more »
- House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All JournalismFavorable coverage of U.S. adversaries is constitutionally protected speech. The post House Investigation of BreakThrough News Is an Attack on All Journalism appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- VideoFetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is AttentionWhy is the senator floating the idea of leaving the Democratic Party? Well, Israel, of course. Though he sure loves the media coverage. The post Fetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
- Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic EstablishmentAIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer. The post Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment appeared first on The Intercept.... Read more »
The Intercept
- Remaking Democracy
Authors Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams discuss democracy as an engine of change.... Read more » - Data Center Issue Can Empower Rural Areas
Grassroots opposition to corporate hyperscale data center expansion has generated a rare moment when members of both parties seem unified with many voters.... Read more » - Enduring a Pregnancy in Gaza
The decimation of Gaza’s health care system and other effects of war have left many pregnant people in the enclave suffering and in pain.... Read more » - The Burning
Prisons in New Jersey and across the country are restricting what incarcerated people read and where their books come from.... Read more » - The ADA: The Boulder and the Hill
The 1990 accessibility law has helped our nation chart a course of progress. Period.... Read more »
The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good
- 75+ Groups Call on Congress to Reject Weak CO2 Pipeline Safety PackageAs Congressional leaders prepare to negotiate a final pipeline safety reauthorization package, more than 75 national, state and local organizations urged Congressional leaders to reject any legislation that fails to meaningfully protect communities from the rapid expansion of carbon dioxide pipelines. The groups warn that the current proposal leaves in... Read more »
- “Pay, Baby, Pay”: New Report Finds that Trump's Energy & AI Dominance Agenda Drive Energy Affordability CrisisA new report from Oil Change International shows that the Trump administration, the fossil fuel industry, and Big Tech are creating a perfect storm for rising energy prices as nearly 80 million people in the U.S. struggle to pay their electric bills. The administration has thrown its weight behind a... Read more »
- VideoYou Sirs Are the Duplicitous Murderous FailuresMore madness from the surreal saga of a nuclear-armed Iran oscillating between "obliterated" and "threatening our families" so we have to obliterate it though we just agreed to help nuclear-arm the brutes behind 9/11 so go figure. Meanwhile, the Pentagon pursues a gazillion bucks and testosterone-ripped troops even as a... Read more »
- 330 + Communities Nationwide Gather for Vigils for Lorenzo, Johan and All Lives Taken by ICEOn Saturday, July 25, over 330 communities across the United States will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and many more who have been killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Neighbors will gather to pay their respects, pray, mourn, and... Read more »
- New Report Exposes Credit Card Industry Money and DeceitOn Thursday, Demand Progress released a new report that exposes how the financial services industry has plowed around $200 million into advocacy efforts that are centered on blocking passage of the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), a bipartisan reform that would introduce competition into the payment system. Read the Report... Read more »
Common Dreams
- mp3Fund Drive Special: Unlikely World MakersWhen we think of world makers, we’re unlikely to picture a flower. Yet flowers completely transformed our planet, giving us rain forests, altering coastlines, producing the food we eat, and enticing our pre-human ancestors to climb down from the trees. And they did that partially through reshaping the formerly adversarial... Read more »
- mp3Fund Drive Special: Unmasking the Far RightThe post Fund Drive Special: Unmasking the Far Right appeared first on KPFA.... Read more »
- mp3Muckraker ExtraordinaireJessica Mitford revived muckraking journalism in the United States, shaping generations of investigative writers who followed her. She also lived an remarkable life on the left, despite her ultra-reactionary English upper class origins. Carla Kaplan argues that Mitford is woman for our times. Support Against the Grain and KPFA with... Read more »
- mp3Strength and SexAre women as strong as men? According to science writer Starre Vartan, in some cases, they are stronger. She argues that scientific research over the last several decades shows that culture shapes strength as much as hormones — and that much of what we presume about sex differences, strength, and... Read more »
- mp3Americans: Unequal and SickThe United States spends as much on healthcare as almost half the world combined, yet so many Americans are unhealthy. Would universal healthcare be enough alone to rectify this costly state of ill health? Stephen Bezruchka posits that inequality is at the root of our affliction — and that taxing... Read more »
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- ● UN chief condemns Israeli settler violence in West Bank
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including arson attacks on two mosques, his deputy spokesperson said on Tuesday.... Read more » - ● China opposes US move to sanction Chinese research institutions
China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition after the US Department of Defense placed some Chinese research institutions on a sanctions list, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.... Read more » - ● Brunei's sultan meets with Chinese defense minister
Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah met with visiting Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Tuesday.... Read more » - ● Zelenskyy says talks with Trump include Patriot production in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he and US President Donald Trump discussed the production of US-designed Patriot air defense systems in Ukraine and diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict during their meeting at the White House.... Read more »
World
- Chinese vice premier addresses APEC ministerial meeting on forestry
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng addressed the opening ceremony of the 2026 APEC Ministerial Meeting on Forestry on Tuesday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.... Read more » - Premier Li stresses stronger disaster prevention, emergency response
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday stressed the need to continue to strengthen China's capabilities in disaster prevention, mitigation and relief to safeguard people's lives and property.... Read more » - Wang Yi calls for global cooperation to advance global development
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday attended a high-level meeting in Beijing marking the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), calling on countries to uphold the banner of development, strengthen cooperation and work together to build a better future.... Read more » - Poll on China's position paper on so-called excess production capacity
On July 28, China's Ministry of Commerce released its position paper on the issue of so-called excess production capacity.... Read more » - China slams US Section 301 overcapacity probe as unilateralism
The recent US launch of a Section 301 investigation targeting overcapacity is a typical act of unilateralism that severely disrupts the international economic order, a Chinese commerce ministry official said Tuesday.... Read more »
Politics
- China's new 'new three' industrial upgrade
China's foreign trade is undergoing a critical structural upgrade. Moving past cost-reliant manufacturing exports, the country now relies on continuous technological innovation to sharpen its global edge, transforming from a traditional manufacturing exporter to a high-end, innovation-driven trade player.... Read more » - Graphics: China's new 'new three' high-tech exports in numbers
Graphics: China's new 'new three' high-tech exports in numbers... Read more » - China issues document calling for objectivity over 'excess capacity'
China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday released a document titled "China's Position on the So-called Excess Capacity Issue".... Read more » - Comic books continue to retain value
Comic books continue to retain value... Read more » - US launches new tariffs on 60 trading partners
US launches new tariffs on 60 trading partners... Read more »
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- ● The National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers conventions: Empty promises and support for the DemocratsThe national conventions of the American teachers unions were held without a plan to fight the escalating destruction of public education, mass school closures, or mounting layoffs. Instead, the events were handed over to the Democratic Party.... Read more »
- ● Over 300,000 Haitians targeted for deportation as Trump administration guts asylum rightsThe administration terminated Temporary Protected Status for Haitians as it imposed a new rule allowing hundreds of thousands of asylum applications to be sent into deportation proceedings without an interview.... Read more »
- ● New Zealand election: Green Party AGM postures against social inequality, silent on warThe Green Party is seeking to neutralise mounting anger among workers and youth by pretending it will pressure a Labour-led government to address inequality and poverty.... Read more »
- ● India’s Cockroach Janata Party suspends student agitation after Modi government makes token concessionThe situation remains explosive. The CJP has been forced to threaten to resume its agitation, after the government reneged even on the modest promises it made to head off a burgeoning India-wide protest movement.... Read more »
- ● State Department report blames Cuba for social unrest: Rubio prepares total war at home and abroadRubio’s report blames Havana for six decades of social struggle in the US, fusing political opposition at home and resistance to US neo-colonialism abroad into a single enemy.... Read more »
World Socialist Web Site (en)
- Learn everyday yoga from Yugouliang's grannies
In 2016, Lu Wenzhen, the resident Party secretary of Hebei's Yugouliang Village in Liangmianjing Town, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou City, first arrived in the village and noticed that the elderly villagers all had the habit of sitting cross-legged on the kang, a traditional heated brick bed.... Read more » - China's summer box office tops $590 million
As of Saturday, China's 2026 summer film season had notched up cumulative ticket sales of more than 4 billion yuan, or over $590 million.... Read more » - Leitao wins final stage, Caicedo comes away with overall Qinghai title
Leitao wins final stage, Caicedo comes away with overall Qinghai title... Read more » - The hidden caisson ceiling at Beijing's Zhihua Temple – don't miss it
Featuring vibrant paintings and intricate carvings, the only remaining caisson ceiling at the Zhihua Temple in Beijing is easy to miss.... Read more » - For humanity: China's AI philosophy wins broad international backing
Chinese President Xi Jinping's advocacy for a people-centered approach to artificial intelligence – emphasizing that artificial intelligence should be a trusted, human-controlled tool for the positive, for good and for all – has won broad international support and acclaim.... Read more »
China
- China's new 'new three': Affirming the strengths of Chinese innovation
As deployments widen and local governments accumulate frontier-tech apprenticeships, the new "new three" will test, and likely affirm, the strengths of China's innovation machine.... Read more » - Joint China, Thailand efforts boost basin flood and drought resilience
China and Thailand are good neighbors and good partners. Looking ahead, the two countries will keep deepening water resources cooperation, translate tangible cooperation outcomes into steady progress.... Read more » - What China's swift response to the EU's sanctions signals
The latest sanctions package imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia has done more than tighten pressure on Moscow alone. Brussels has once again extended its Russia policy by adding 14 Chinese mainland and Hong Kong companies to its 21st package of sanctions. Beijing's response came within 24 hours... Read more » - Why global travelers are choosing China this summer
As severe heatwaves continue to grip much of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, more travelers are turning to China in search of a cool escape. Here is why.... Read more » - China's tourism revival is reshaping global perceptions
The rise in foreign tourism during this summer is therefore about far more than impressive visitor statistics. It reflects the success of practical policy reforms, growing global curiosity and the enduring power of direct human interaction. As more international travelers experience China for themselves, they are likely to return home... Read more »
Opinion
- 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' starts strong in China
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is off to a strong start in China. According to the movie data platform Beacon Pro, the film made more than 100 million yuan (less than $15 million) from preview screenings and advance ticket sales before opening on July 29.... Read more » - Jingdezhen: a bridge between civilizations and future generations
On July 25th, at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, UNESCO officially inscribed Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites on the World Heritage List. ... Read more » - Check out UNESCO’s 2026 cultural properties
Check out UNESCO’s 2026 cultural properties... Read more » - Comic books continue to retain valueComic books continue to retain value... Read more »
- A city shaped by porcelain for over 1,000 years
A city shaped by porcelain for over 1,000 years... Read more »
Culture
- Xi Jinping's key remarks on China's role in global AI development
Xi Jinping's key remarks on China's role in global AI development... Read more » - Xi Jinping's key remarks on seizing opportunities brought by AI
Xi Jinping's key remarks on seizing opportunities brought by AI... Read more » - Forget the LLM leaderboard: Does the AI actually work?
Forget the LLM leaderboard: Does the AI actually work?... Read more » - China highlights global AI cooperation in new int'l case collection
China highlights global AI cooperation in new int'l case collection... Read more » - Experts: China's AI initiative features openness and collaboration
From the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) signed by 29 countries to the introduction of concrete action plans that invite the international community to joint AI development, China has pushed global AI governance from theoretical discussions to concrete implementations.... Read more »
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- ‘Hell on Earth’: Roger Waters on Palestine, Apartheid and the Cost of Speaking OutWaters told Tucker Carlson that witnessing Israeli apartheid in the occupied West Bank transformed his understanding of Palestine and led to two decades of activism despite sustained efforts to damage his career... Read more »
- ISRAELI MEDIA: Israelis Fight Over Framing of West Bank Attacks. But Settler Violence Is an Israeli Strategy (2 articles)Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force... Read more »
- Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel’s Supporters Can’t Even Tolerate Criticism of NetanyahuIsrael’s supporters are the ones who insisted that NYC mayors embrace Israel’s policies, defend Israel from criticism, and make Israel their first foreign visit. Mamdani has given Israel far less attention than Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani.... Read more »
- Integrated Israeli Policies Fast‑Track Israeli Annexation of Palestinian LandDemolitions, colonial farms, and record colonizer violence are accelerating Israel’s de‑facto annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank... Read more »
- ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account – that’s why he was brought downKhan's name will be linked forever to the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, which remain the most serious response the international community has made to Gaza genocide... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- Backsliding on Climate Could Cost Not Only Elections But LivesEconomic populism goes hand in hand with a clean energy transition. The post Backsliding on Climate Could Cost Not Only Elections But Lives appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Forging a Democracy that Works for AllCountering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon The post Forging a Democracy that Works for All appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Naked Fossil Fuel CorruptionWhile states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them. The post Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- What Could We Do Instead of Spending Another $73 Billion for War?Providing more money to the Pentagon now will prolong the Iran war and continue to underfund programs that Americans need. The post What Could We Do Instead of Spending Another $73 Billion for War? appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Trump’s War at HomeThe administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well. The post Trump’s War at Home appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
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- Backsliding on Climate Could Cost Not Only Elections But LivesEconomic populism goes hand in hand with a clean energy transition. The post Backsliding on Climate Could Cost Not Only Elections But Lives appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Forging a Democracy that Works for AllCountering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon The post Forging a Democracy that Works for All appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Naked Fossil Fuel CorruptionWhile states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them. The post Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- What Could We Do Instead of Spending Another $73 Billion for War?Providing more money to the Pentagon now will prolong the Iran war and continue to underfund programs that Americans need. The post What Could We Do Instead of Spending Another $73 Billion for War? appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
- Trump’s War at HomeThe administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well. The post Trump’s War at Home appeared first on Institute for Policy Studies.... Read more »
Institute for Policy Studies
- ● Los Angeles Is Painting Its Streets To Fight Heat WavesLos Angeles Is Painting Its Streets To Fight Heat Waves Researchers found that coating more than 700,000 square feet of asphalt in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a solar-reflective material helped reduce urban heat, though the benefits came with limitations, according to the Times of India. The project, conducted in... Read more »
- ● Chinese University Reviewing Gene Editing Research As Family Discloses Daughter's DeathChinese University Reviewing Gene Editing Research As Family Discloses Daughter's Death Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, A top-tier Chinese university said on July 26 that it is investigating gene editing research by one of its researchers following reports that scientists treated a 6-year-old girl as part of... Read more »
- ● DSA Platform Includes Abolishing Prisons, Supreme Court, And PresidencyDSA Platform Includes Abolishing Prisons, Supreme Court, And Presidency The Democratic Socialists of America wants you to know exactly what it wants, and Megan Romer, the group's national co-chair, laid it out on national television without once reaching for a hedge word over the most radical ideas on the party... Read more »
- ● ICE Dismantles SIM Farms In Nationwide OperationICE Dismantles SIM Farms In Nationwide Operation Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE's) Homeland Security Investigations carried out a nationwide operation between June 22 and July 10 that dismantled "SIM farms" run by transnational criminal organizations. File photograph of a cell phone sim... Read more »
- ● Watch: US Navy's New Suicide Drone Boats Help Sink Decommissioned Amphibious Assault ShipWatch: US Navy's New Suicide Drone Boats Help Sink Decommissioned Amphibious Assault Ship The US military has effectively taken a page from Ukraine's drone-boat playbook, using a swarm attack against high-value Iranian maritime assets earlier this month. Separately, a Texas shipyard is preparing to mass-produce these unmanned vessels by the... Read more »
ZeroHedge News
- ● 'Are you serious?': MAGA pundit baffles with head-spinning attack on Trump foe
A MAGA commentator turned an entire table full of pundits against him for his attack on a foe of President Donald Trump.Terry Schilling went after columnist E. Jean Carroll while debating Trump's request for the Supreme Court to hear his case to overturn her defamation victory. Carroll won an $83.3... Read more » - ● 'Really?': CNN panel wipes smirk off MAGA pundit's face after defending Trump crackdown
A CNN panel cornered a MAGA commentator as he insisted "plenty of evidence" supports an aggressive Trump policy.The panel, hosted by CNN anchor Abby Phillip, was talking about President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants and plans to expand operations to deport Haitian migrants."This is one of the areas where President... Read more » - ● Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed' Kremlin asset
A federal judge has tossed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel against anti-disinformation blogger Jim Stewartson. According to a post on X by Stewartson, a Nevada federal judge granted his motion to dismiss the case. Patel sued Stewartson for libel in June 2023 over posts calling him a... Read more » - ● Trump appears to fall asleep during late Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral
President Donald Trump appeared to doze off during his late friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral. Social media users quickly noted Trump's closed eyes and drooping face after delivering a eulogy for his former Republican ally. Journalist Aaron Rupar captured the moment and wrote, "Trump,... Read more » - ● ICE takes its deportation crusade to the tarmac as airports become hunting grounds: report
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have a new strategy to round people up for mass deportation: head to the airport.According to The New York Times, "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent... Read more »
Raw Story
- ● 'Are you serious?': MAGA pundit baffles with head-spinning attack on Trump foeA MAGA commentator turned an entire table full of pundits against him for his attack on a foe of President Donald Trump.Terry Schilling went after columnist E. Jean Carroll while debating Trump's request for the Supreme Court to hear his case to overturn her defamation victory. Carroll won an $83.3... Read more »
- ● 'Really?': CNN panel wipes smirk off MAGA pundit's face after defending Trump crackdownA CNN panel cornered a MAGA commentator as he insisted "plenty of evidence" supports an aggressive Trump policy.The panel, hosted by CNN anchor Abby Phillip, was talking about President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants and plans to expand operations to deport Haitian migrants."This is one of the areas where President... Read more »
- ● Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed' Kremlin assetA federal judge has tossed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel against anti-disinformation blogger Jim Stewartson. According to a post on X by Stewartson, a Nevada federal judge granted his motion to dismiss the case. Patel sued Stewartson for libel in June 2023 over posts calling him a... Read more »
- ● Trump appears to fall asleep during late Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeralPresident Donald Trump appeared to doze off during his late friend, Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral. Social media users quickly noted Trump's closed eyes and drooping face after delivering a eulogy for his former Republican ally. Journalist Aaron Rupar captured the moment and wrote, "Trump,... Read more »
- ● ICE takes its deportation crusade to the tarmac as airports become hunting grounds: reportImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents have a new strategy to round people up for mass deportation: head to the airport.According to The New York Times, "Immigration agents in plain clothes have whisked away targets at check-in counters and arrival gates, with enforcement actions in at least 15 airports in recent... Read more »
Raw Story
- Trump’s Numbers, July 2026 UpdateOur quarterly series presents just the statistics on various measures since Trump reentered the White House. The post Trump’s Numbers, July 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- VideoDemocrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic OutbreakAs a large outbreak of cyclospora has ravaged the Midwest, Democrats have frequently pinned blame on the Trump administration for terminating a monitoring program for the parasite. But the change to the program, called FoodNet, is unlikely to have played much of a direct role in the current outbreak, several... Read more »
- Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections ClaimIn claiming that American voting machines are vulnerable to manipulation, President Donald Trump provided an incomplete and distorted summary of the CIA's reporting about Venezuelan efforts to manipulate electronic voting machines in that country. The post Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections Claim appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- The Dubious Rags to Riches Promise of Trump AccountsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly said that so-called Trump accounts, new federal investment and savings accounts for children, “could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars” by the time children turn 18. That's only true if parents or other donors contribute thousands of dollars per year, per child, assuming that... Read more »
- FactChecking Trump’s Election Security SpeechIn a July 16 prime-time speech that warned of "shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," President Donald Trump cast doubt on the country's ability to hold "free and fair elections" but offered no evidence that widespread fraud had occurred. The post FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
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- Trump’s Numbers, July 2026 UpdateOur quarterly series presents just the statistics on various measures since Trump reentered the White House. The post Trump’s Numbers, July 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- VideoDemocrats Overstate Role of Monitoring Program Change in Parasitic OutbreakAs a large outbreak of cyclospora has ravaged the Midwest, Democrats have frequently pinned blame on the Trump administration for terminating a monitoring program for the parasite. But the change to the program, called FoodNet, is unlikely to have played much of a direct role in the current outbreak, several... Read more »
- Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections ClaimIn claiming that American voting machines are vulnerable to manipulation, President Donald Trump provided an incomplete and distorted summary of the CIA's reporting about Venezuelan efforts to manipulate electronic voting machines in that country. The post Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections Claim appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
- The Dubious Rags to Riches Promise of Trump AccountsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly said that so-called Trump accounts, new federal investment and savings accounts for children, “could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars” by the time children turn 18. That's only true if parents or other donors contribute thousands of dollars per year, per child, assuming that... Read more »
- FactChecking Trump’s Election Security SpeechIn a July 16 prime-time speech that warned of "shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure," President Donald Trump cast doubt on the country's ability to hold "free and fair elections" but offered no evidence that widespread fraud had occurred. The post FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech appeared first on FactCheck.org.... Read more »
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- Andy Burnham Is Not to Be TrustedEvan Robins The UK’s new prime minister has promised sweeping change. But his first week in power saw him going down the same failed paths as his predecessors. The post Andy Burnham Is Not to Be Trusted appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
- The Logger Who Could Unseat Susan CollinsKyle Paoletta How Troy Jackson rose from wildcat striker to Democratic Senate nominee. The post The Logger Who Could Unseat Susan Collins appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
- Slop HengeJen Sorensen Current hypothesis. The post Slop Henge appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
- Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of JoyKatrina vanden Heuvel And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city. The post Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
- The GOP’s New Red ScareChris Lehmann McCarthyism, the second time as farce. The post The GOP’s New Red Scare appeared first on The Nation.... Read more »
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- ‘Hell on Earth’: Roger Waters on Palestine, Apartheid and the Cost of Speaking OutWaters told Tucker Carlson that witnessing Israeli apartheid in the occupied West Bank transformed his understanding of Palestine and led to two decades of activism despite sustained efforts to damage his career... Read more »
- ISRAELI MEDIA: Israelis Fight Over Framing of West Bank Attacks. But Settler Violence Is an Israeli Strategy (2 articles)Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force... Read more »
- Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel’s Supporters Can’t Even Tolerate Criticism of NetanyahuIsrael’s supporters are the ones who insisted that NYC mayors embrace Israel’s policies, defend Israel from criticism, and make Israel their first foreign visit. Mamdani has given Israel far less attention than Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani.... Read more »
- Integrated Israeli Policies Fast‑Track Israeli Annexation of Palestinian LandDemolitions, colonial farms, and record colonizer violence are accelerating Israel’s de‑facto annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank... Read more »
- ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account – that’s why he was brought downKhan's name will be linked forever to the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, which remain the most serious response the international community has made to Gaza genocide... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- ‘Hell on Earth’: Roger Waters on Palestine, Apartheid and the Cost of Speaking OutWaters told Tucker Carlson that witnessing Israeli apartheid in the occupied West Bank transformed his understanding of Palestine and led to two decades of activism despite sustained efforts to damage his career... Read more »
- ISRAELI MEDIA: Israelis Fight Over Framing of West Bank Attacks. But Settler Violence Is an Israeli Strategy (2 articles)Last week’s encounter in the Palestinian town of Tell, in which 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis were killed, shatters the foolish lie of wayward youth and spontaneous, isolated incidents. The Palestinians were not terrorists. This is a plan: attack Palestinian areas deeper and deeper inside the West Bank, to force... Read more »
- Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel’s Supporters Can’t Even Tolerate Criticism of NetanyahuIsrael’s supporters are the ones who insisted that NYC mayors embrace Israel’s policies, defend Israel from criticism, and make Israel their first foreign visit. Mamdani has given Israel far less attention than Eric Adams, Michael Bloomberg, and Rudy Giuliani.... Read more »
- Integrated Israeli Policies Fast‑Track Israeli Annexation of Palestinian LandDemolitions, colonial farms, and record colonizer violence are accelerating Israel’s de‑facto annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank... Read more »
- ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan dared to hold Israel to account – that’s why he was brought downKhan's name will be linked forever to the arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, which remain the most serious response the international community has made to Gaza genocide... Read more »
Israel Palestine News
- Democracy is for everybody, not just a majority, and definitely not just the majority.
Politics is the art of compromise. Therefore, both in decision-making and in elections, both for the electorate and for their representatives, voting procedures should cater for those who wish to compromise. Single-preference procedures – like …... Read more » - Hidden Deprivation: Hygiene Poverty and the Limits of Irish Data
Discussions on hygiene habits typically happen around public health concerns, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently with the Hantavirus outbreak. In our day-to-day lives, adequate hygiene supports good health, while hygiene poverty - the …... Read more » - Modern Methods of Construction in 2026: A viable, sustainable solution for the housing crisis?
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have become an important part of the government’s strategy to combat the ongoing Irish housing crisis. Adopting MMC is a key part of Pillar 1 of the current housing strategy: Delivering Homes, Building …... Read more » - Youth Development as the Basis of National Resilience System in Ukraine
The world is entering a period of prolonged instability: geopolitical confrontation, technological acceleration, demographic pressure, information manipulation, social fragmentation and declining institutional trust. These dynamics are no longer …... Read more » - What Difference Would a Left-Led Government Make to Ireland?
As of January 2026, successive opinion polls give centre-right Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael combined less than 40% of support for the next general election. Could Ireland have a government for the first time that excludes both of these traditional …... Read more »
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