Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border
Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.
Patrick Lawrence: ‘Apple Pie Fascism.’
It is happening here, and this is what it looks like.
Largest Federal Workers Union Demands Ouster of Noem, Miller Over Killing of VA Nurse Alex Pretti
“Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a ‘domestic terrorist,’” said the national president of the American Federation of Government…
Western Imperial Alliance in Crisis: Canada Condemns USA, Declaring ‘New World Order’ in China
At Davos, Canadian PM Mark Carney admitted that the West’s imperialist “rules-based international order” was “false”, hypocritical, and exploitative. What does his criticism of “American hegemony” mean?
The ‘Peace President’ Who Bombed 10 Countries and Wants $1.5 Trillion for War
Posted by Joshua Scheer Donald Trump keeps insisting he’s a “peace president.” The record shows something closer to a global arsonist with better PR. In just one year of his…
Trump’s Gaza Board Of Peace Signals A New Era Of Privatized Diplomacy
By Joshua Scheer Donald Trump’s newly unveiled “Gaza Board of Peace” is being sold as a bold diplomatic breakthrough, but the reality—laid bare in this conversation—is far closer to a…
Michael Parenti (1933-2026): 1918
On Memorial Day 2018, in the year marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Michael Parenti contemplates the trenches and the oligarchs who caused so much…
Immigration and the Invasion Story
Borders as Crime Scenes and Crimes.
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top…
Bondi Demands Walz Turn Over Minnesota Voter Rolls to ‘Restore Rule of Law’ to State
“This is blackmail. This is the way organized crime works.”
As Trump Uses Military to Threaten Democracy, NYT Declares Military Needs More Resources
Devoting seven editorials to boosting the US military when the country’s own democracy is under threat, the Times reaffirmed its commitment to militarism.
J. D. Vance Kicks the Dog
J.D. Vance aspires to be the captain of the MAGA team when Trump moves on.
Michael Che on SNL: Are ICE Agents ‘D—s’? Comedy Calls Out Absurdity and Hypocrisy in U.S. Enforcement
Posted by Joshua Scheer Sometimes you have to laugh when dealing with tragic outcomes and trying to bring new people into the struggle. In facing the absurdity of this situation…