The Urgency Of Shedding Illusions
Elias Jaua, Venezuelanalysis. Former Vice President Elías Jaua calls for national unity to reclaim Venezuela’s sovereignty. And right to self-determination. “Innocence will not kill the people, but it won’t save…
United States Strikes Against Iran ‘On Hold’
News Desk, The Cradle. Amid fears of depleted missile stocks, further escalation. President Trump has called off a major expansion of attacks on the Islamic Republic following warnings from his…
From McCarthyism to MAGA: The Long History of Silencing Dissent
Joshua Scheer For much of American history, moments of political crisis have been accompanied by campaigns to silence dissent. From the Palmer Raids and McCarthyism to COINTELPRO, governments have repeatedly…
‘I Almost Cried’: Previously Unseen Footage Shows Lindsey Graham Jubilant Over Iran War
Jake Johnson Common Dreams Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died earlier this month at the age of 71, was never quiet about his desire for a military assault on Iran.…
Seyed M. Marandi: Saudi Oil Is Burning & Trump Has No Way Out
The Trump administration’s expanding confrontation with Iran is increasingly exposing the limits of military power in a rapidly changing global order. What began as an effort to pressure Tehran has,…
Building Black Self-Determination And Ending The Politics Of Fear
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. Black political self-determination is always tenuous, even when Black people hold office. Now that DSA and other leftists are winning elections, the contradictions of Black…
Mexico’s 99% Demanded Justice By Showing FIFA, Billionaires, And Corporations A Red Card
Aline Zunzunegui, Inequality.org. The people of Mexico demanded that the people’s game be returned to them. The World Cup came home. For weeks, Mexico stood at the center of the…
The Democratic Establishment’s Medicare for All Problem Comes to Michigan
From Gavin Newsom in California to Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, the debate over Medicare for All continues to expose the tension between campaign promises, corporate influence, and the political power…
House Committee Subpoenas BreakThrough News
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. Trump’s war on dissent. Republican-controlled House committee subpoenas BreakThrough News in effort to force outlet to turn over financial records. The Republican-controlled House Ways and Means…
Amid Hormuz Crisis, China plans 50% Increase in Green Energy by 2030
Juan Cole Informed Comment Al Jazeera reports that China is attempting to accelerate its already impressive green energy revolution in the face of the disruption of petroleum and natural gas…
Prediction After Prediction Dies in Donbas
Scourge of the Spin Machine War has always drawn in confident prophets. But if you wanted to design the worst possible system for discussing war, you would build one that…
The White House Correspondents Should Take A Moment To Be Ashamed
Kathy Gannon Substack The White House Correspondents should take a moment to be ashamed. Independent journalism is the cornerstone, or certainly a pillar of democracy and while our independence has…
There Are No Saviors in a Freedom Movement
From Queen Nanny and Ida B. Wells to Martin Luther King Jr. and Black Lives Matter, liberation has always required the organized masses. Melina Abdullah La Progressive For the last…
Israel Is Erasing Entire Gaza Families From The Civil Registry
Nora Barrows-Friedman The Electronic Intifada The following is from the news roundup during the 23 July livestream. Watch the entire episode here. Israel has carried out massacres on multiple families…
Gaza’s Streets and Markets Have Become Dumping Grounds for Medical Waste
By Eman Abu Zayed This article was originally published by Truthout With its waste disposal infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is experiencing a growing health and environmental crisis. Just a few hundred…