FIFA Ignored the Warnings: As the World Cup Opens, BAP’s Boycott Call Looks Increasingly Prescient
Black Alliance for Peace Renews Call for Boycott of 2026 World Cup Hosted by the United States Joshua Scheer As the opening matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin,…
Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World Cup
By Sasha Abramsky This article was originally published by Truthout Hotel bookings lag in all US host cities, and in several a majority of hotel owners say the tournament is…
Gaza Genocide, Inc.: The Permanent-Conflict Industry
Imran Khalid for Foreign Policy in Focus The international community’s approach to conflict resolution has undergone a profound and dangerous structural shift, moving away from the pursuit of political settlements…
How We Got Here, Part 3: The Hidden Power Behind Government—Money, Consent and Control
In the first installment of How We Got Here, Jeffrey Wernick examined James Madison’s constitutional design and the safeguards intended to restrain concentrated power. In Part Two, he turned to…
AI ABUNDANCE, PART 3: GOVERNMENT MONEY WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED
Project Hamilton, ECASH, and the Quest for a Privacy-Protected Digital Dollar Ellen Brown The first two articles in this series explored the proposition that artificial intelligence and robotics will soon…
How The CIA Conjured Ukrainian Nationalism
Kit Klarenberg Substack A bitter row has erupted between Kiev and Warsaw, after Volodymyr Zelensky renamed a Ukrainian military unit the “Heroes of the UPA”. The UPA – Ukrainian Insurgent…
Legal Profession Revolt Against The UK Judge Whose Job Is To Protect Israel’s Genocide
Judge Johnson so rigged the trial of anti-genocide activists that 1000s of legal professionals have urged him to step down from the sentencing hearing. But Johnson’s dirty work is not…
How We Got Here, Part 2: The Anti-Federalists Were Right
This is Part Two of a special four-part series by Jeffery Wernick for ScheerPost: How We Got Here. Episode 2: The Anti-Federalists Were Right ► Part 1: James Madison► Part…
Reading the Times
(And Not Just the Paper) Tom Engelhardt Substack Let me try to tell you what an old man I really am. As a start, imagine this: I still read the…
How Israel Planned The Gaza Genocide Decades Ago
In October 2023, Israel found an excuse to breathe new life into an old story of slaughter and expulsion. The chief differences this time have been of scale and duration…
Is the Ceasefire Dead? (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report
As a new phase of the US-Israeli war on Iran begins, both Netanyahu and Trump face political crises at home and the likelihood of a global economic crisis. Chris Hedges…
The Constitutional Crisis 238 Years in the Making Episode One
This is part one of a special four-part series by Jeffery Wernick for ScheerPost: How We Got Here. In this opening episode, Wernick examines James Madison’s original constitutional vision and…
Like Midas, Our Rulers Want To Monetise Everything They Touch – And Kill It
Jonathan Cook Substack War and profit are intimately tied together. The billionaires cannot secure their profits without war, or the threat of it – whether against workers at home or…
The Real Reasons The US Has Now Targeted Mexico
Lee Camp Substack Despite all of their reporting dripping with imperial propaganda, the New York Times can be useful at times. For example, if they start reporting that something needs…
Ousted by the Trump Administration, U.S. Immigrants Remain Locked up in African Kingdom
Held indefinitely, immigrants imprisoned in Eswatini lack medical attention, food and clothing, according to complaint. Kate Morrissey Capital & Main A military plane carrying five U.S. immigrants took off from…