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…
Higher Education Must Not Become a Research Arm of Militarized Power
By Henry A. Giroux This article was originally published by Truthout Universities risk becoming agents of militarized socialization rather than sites of democratic education. What happens to higher education when…
The Most Racist World Cup In History
Nate Bear Do Not Panic The football World Cup starts this Thursday and the US regime has already guaranteed that it will be the most racist in history. FIFA-appointed Somalian…
The Fight to Save America
The street battles against the abuses by ICE are the front lines of our struggle to prevent the consolidation of the police state. Chris Hedges NEWARK, N.J. — The worst…
Lawrence Wilkerson: Israel Bet Everything on War With Iran-and Lost
As Washington Moves to Bind Itself Even More Closely to Israel’s Security Apparatus, Former State Department Chief of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson Warns That the Real Crisis Is No Longer Iran—It’s…
The New School Investigates Student Leaders Who Voted To Strip Hillel Of Funding Over Genocide Complicity
Student senators say they faced backlash from university administration following attacks by pro-Israel groups Biplob Kumar Das Prism When members of The New School’s Student Senate were faced with a…
Gold Topples the Dollar’s Throne as the World Quietly Moves Beyond U.S. Financial Dominance
As central banks stockpile gold and reduce reliance on U.S. Treasury debt, a decades-long shift away from dollar hegemony is accelerating—driven by sanctions, war, and a growing distrust of Washington’s…
If the Democrats Stand Between Us and Fascism, We’re in Trouble
Les Leopold Substack How the hell did we get to a place where we are worrying about fascism taking control in America? Let’s start with Trump getting elected twice. How…