Trump’s Favorite Midterm Candidate
Robert Reich Substack Friends, With the midterm races officially beginning this week, a big question hanging over the Republican Party is how Trump will allocate his giant stash of super…
Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off.
By Shahad Ali This article was originally published by Truthout Freelance workers in Gaza contend with devastated infrastructure and incapacitating Israeli restrictions. Before the war on Gaza began in 2023,…
Exposed: How The CIA Manipulates Public Opinion
Joshua Scheer Ben Norton examines the little-discussed history of CIA influence over the American left—and the role played by one of the most celebrated feminist icons of the modern era,…
Trump Official Denies Stealing Venezuela’s Oil One Hour After Boasting Country is ‘Forced to Work’ With US
Brad Reed Common Dreams US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday denied that the Trump administration was stealing Venezuela’s oil just one hour after boasting that the country is being…
Minnesota: Protest Calls To End State Investments In Palantir
Roxanne Threlfall, Fight Back! News. Used In Trump’s Operation Metro Surge. Minneapolis, MN – August 26, 50 protesters rallied to demand an end to Palantir’s catastrophic violence in Gaza and…
China v. US: The Great Mideast AI Race Heats Up
Neil Thompson Informed Comment Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping made his first state visit to Egypt since 2016, amid deepening economic and security ties between Beijing and one of…
The New Red Scare Is A Dangerous Distraction From The GOP’s Failures
A.J. Schumann Inequality.org The attempt to revive the McCarthyist witch hunts of yesteryear is, at its core, a reaction to the working-class rightfully demanding its fair share of the economic…
Want to Fix the Economy? Triple Union Membership
Heidi Shierholz and Steve Greer Economic Policy Institute (EPI.org) This Labor Day, workers across the country are sending a clear message: They want a greater voice on the job. A…
‘We Don’t Have to Let It Happen’: Casar Says Progressives Must Fight AI Oligarchs’ ‘Dystopic’ Vision
Brad Reed Common Dreams “We know that they are trying to get rid of a huge number of people’s jobs.” The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Sunday urged…
UN Wants To Right-Size Maps; Would It Have Saved Trump From Iran Catastrophe?
Juan Cole Informed Coment On Friday, the UN General Assembly, in a non-binding resolution, voted almost unanimously for the adoption of maps that show the true size of Africa rather…
German Sponsorship Of Zionist Settlements Exposed
Kit Klarenberg Substack Exploiting academic institutions as a cover, between 2017 – 2021 the German government surreptitiously funnelled millions into a highly discriminatory project facilitating expansion of Zionist settlements in…
Boycott of Starbucks Is Still On as Workers Press for $17 Wage and Protections
By Michael Arria This article was originally published by Truthout On the heels of their victory on silica-based powder, baristas are urging patrons to boycott until they win a contract.…
Conservative Democrats Offer Amendment to Outdo GOP’s Condemnation of DSA
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout The Democrats complained that Republicans weren’t taking the condemnation of socialism seriously enough. A group of conservative Democrats in the…
How We Get To Medicare For All
Nancy J. Altman, Portside Health care should be available to everyone in America as a right—automatic and free of charge when we need it. Rich or poor, sick or healthy,…
Food Returned To Gaza’s Markets; Most People Can’t Afford To Eat
Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss. Prices have fallen sharply since the famine of 2025. But with purchasing power destroyed by nearly three years of war and displacement, food on the shelves…