For Media, Giving in to Debt Limit Blackmail Was a Triumph of Bipartisanship
Media legitimizing the GOP’s economic hostage-taking allowed the party to stick with it without fear of massive political blowback.
56 Years of Occupation: Explaining the Palestinian ‘Naksa’
When Palestinians commemorate the Naksa, they are not only commemorating a historic loss of life and land, but the ongoing military occupation that every day, strips them of their rights…
Progressive Groups Sue Mississippi Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Anti-Protest Law
"We should not have to risk arrest and imprisonment for exercising our constitutional rights, including freedom of speech and equal protection under the law," asserted one of the plaintiffs.
Chris Hedges: Dr. Cornel West Announces He Is Running for President
Dr. Cornel West, in his first interview since deciding to enter the U.S. presidential race, explains why he is a candidate.
Ralph Nader: Reverse the Accelerating Warfare State Before It’s Too Late!
Tell elected officials to stop the arms race and pursue arms control treaties before autonomous weapons of mass destruction and miscalculations lead to World War III – the final world…
UN Experts Say Millions of US Women at Risk After ‘Regressive’ Attack on Abortion Rights by Supreme Court
Abortion bans in 14 U.S. states since the 2022 Dobbs decision "have made abortion services largely inaccessible and denied women and girls their fundamental human rights to comprehensive healthcare including…
Climate Migrants in a Hell on Earth
If emissions continue, will we all be migrants someday?
AUKUS, Congress and Cold Feet
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The undertakings made by Australia regarding the AUKUS security pact promise to be monumental. Much of this is negative: increased militarisation on the home front;…
Journalists for Sale: US Troops to Peru, Castillo’s Coup and the Future of Latin America (w/ Ben Norton)
Ben Norton breaks down the recent deployment of U.S. troops to Peru, and the shocking events that have led to this moment.
CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death
Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
Father of Gonzalo Lira, American Jailed in Ukraine, Speaks Out Against ‘Political Imprisonment’
US citizen Gonzalo Lira faces a long prison term in Ukraine for criticizing the country’s government. Shunned by the US government, his father is fighting to stop the “slow death…
Alfred de Zayas on Ukraine, Human Rights, and International Law
By Alan MacLeod / MintPressNews You can indict Vladimir Putin over war crimes in Ukraine. But if you do, you’d better indict Joe Biden as well. That is the message…
Historic Bill Would Stop New York from Subsidizing Illegal Israeli Settlements
The bill to "End New York funding of Israeli settler violence Act" would establish a civil penalty for nonprofits that help fund settlements. The pro-Israel backlash has predictably described it…
Lessons From Transgender Stonewall Icon Miss Major on Survival and Hope
A new book explores how Miss Major has persevered over six inspiring decades on the frontlines of the queer and trans liberation movement.
Blinken Dismisses Calls for a Ceasefire, Says US Must Build Up Ukraine’s Military
The Secretary of State called for Washington to continue to put militarism before diplomacy