The Next Election May Be Our Last
Chris Hedges ScheerPost Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike. The Trump White House has put into…
Poll: Americans Oppose Iran War, Blame it for Inflation, and Diss Trump’s Performance
Juan Cole Informed Comment A new University of Massachusetts-Amherst opinion poll, conducted August 21 – 26, finds profound American disillusionment with President Trump, with his Iran War, and with its…
You Could Be Next: Trump’s Gestapo Tactics Are Getting Worse
Wake up, America. You’re living in a nightmare. Robert Reich Common Dreams Imagine living in a country that can arrest and imprison you whenever it wants, without any judge or…
Trump Accused of Using Iran War Energy Crisis as ‘Cover for a Resource Grab’ in Venezuela
“Oil reserves in Venezuela will do nothing to lower families’ bills today,” said one campaigner. Joaje Johnson Common Dreams President Donald Trump was accused over the weekend of exploiting an…
“Beyond Critical” US-Israeli Munitions Depletion Revealed As Iran’s Response To D-Day Begins
Robert Inlakesh MintPress News US President Donald Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ is following home as the daunting reality of America’s dwindling Strategic Petroleum Reserves becomes inescapable. In this episode of The…
Trump’s Alt-Right Pro-Israel Strategist Behind Palestine Action Ban is former British Intelligence
Mnar Adley MintPress News The U.S.’ designation of U.K.-based activist collective Palestine Action as a global terrorist group is part of a wider project, concocted by far-right pro-Israel strategist Sebastian…
Hormuz Catastrophe: Netanyahu & Trump Knew Risks, Escalated Anyway
Dan Steinbock Informed Comment Iran has not collapsed, while Hormuz has become a global economic choke point. The central failure was not ignorance of the risks, but the political decision…
‘Vance Is a Dirtbag’: Troy Jackson Responds to VP Downplaying ICE Killing in Maine
Jake Johnson Common Dreams “To come here and say, ‘Have some perspective’? You ought to have some damn perspective,” Jackson said in a video reply to the vice president. Troy…
Trump Sanctioned ICC Officials to Shield Israeli Leaders. Rights Groups Sued.
By Marjorie Cohn This article was originally published by Truthout Supporters of Trump-sanctioned individuals or entities face maximums of $1 million in fines and 20 years imprisonment. The United States…
Washington ‘Unlikely To Restart’ Large-Scale Hostilities Against Iran
News Desk, The Cradle. Bessent said that illegal US sanctions are a replacement for a war of aggression that has failed to break Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told…
ADC Files Federal Lawsuit Against DHS And CBP Over Unconstitutional Targeting Of Max Blumenthal
The Grayzone The ADC is suing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin over the government’s seizure and attempted forensic search of Max Blumenthal’s phones after he returned from a reporting trip to…
Whistleblower: Politics drove Trump Admin. University “Antisemitism” Inquiries
Chris Walker Truthout This article was originally published by Truthout For some of the inquiries, “there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them,” the complaint states. A whistleblower…
Just Days After Being Sworn In as Attorney General, Todd Blanche Shows Why He Is Unfit for That Office
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Remember Bill Clinton’s famous verbal footwork during the investigation of his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? When asked about whether he lied when he told…
US Oil Reserves Plunge To 40-Year Low; War On Iran Strains Supplies
News Desk, The Cradle. President Trump said US consumers should not complain about ‘paying more’ for gasoline due to his war on Iran. US oil reserves have fallen to the…
‘Menace to the World’: With Iran Talks Stalled, Trump Vows to Declare Strait of Hormuz a US Territory
“He absolutely needs to be impeached, removed, and locked up,” said one progressive critic, calling the president “a completely unhinged lunatic.” Jessica Corbett Common Dreams In yet another remark that…