Trump Sentenced by NY Court After SCOTUS Denies Effort to Block Court Hearing
Justice Juan Merchan spared Trump of jail time or fines, but rather handed him a sentence of “unconditional discharge.”
End Warness, Not Wokeness
Ten Thoughts on Curbing the Worst Excesses of U.S. Militarism
Trump Adviser Admits Seizing Greenland Is About Fossil Fuels, Raw Imperialism
"It's oil and gas. It's our national security. It's critical minerals," the next national security adviser told a Fox News host.
Jonathan Cook: Billionaires Dangle Free Speech Like a Bauble. We Gawp Like Open-Mouthed Babies
Zuckerberg, Trump, Musk. None care about free speech, least of all yours or mine. They care about power and remaining billionaires – or, better still, becoming trillionaires.
Goals Behind Trump’s Tariffs: Cut Taxes on Rich & Escalate New Cold War on China
Donald Trump’s tariffs will not reduce US public debt. The federal deficit will keep growing, but they will be an excuse to further cut taxes on the rich and to…
Glenn Greenwald: Will Any Administration Stop Supporting Israel?
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Wall Street Speculator Accused of Pump-and-Dump Schemes, Not a Scientist
While he misleadingly presents himself as a “scientist”, billionaire DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy is just another Martin Shkreli-style Wall Street speculator accused of running pump-and-dump schemes.
From Wall Street to Big Pharma: The Corporate Giants Bankrolling Trump’s Inauguration
The pharmaceutical industry's top U.S. lobbying group and Goldman Sachs are among the corporate donors to the president-elect's inaugural committee.
Trump’s Choice for Social Security Admin Leads to Fears of Austerity and Cuts
The Social Security Administration’s incoming head is a Wall Street insider who may help the right slash benefits.
Israel to Annex the West Bank—Why Now? And What Are the Likely Scenarios?
“I hope we’ll have a great opportunity with the new US administration to create full normalization (of the Israeli occupation),” the minister was quoted as saying by Israeli media.
John Kiriakou: The FBI Deserves Kash Patel
After all the bureau’s crimes, Americans need somebody who is willing to tear this organization down to its bare studs.
Trump Confronts a Rising China
Can He Manage U.S.-China Relations Without Precipitating World War III?
‘Calculated Cruelty’: Report Details Lasting Harms of Trump Family Separation Policy
Up to 1,360 children who were separated from their parents under the Trump administration have not been reunited six years later, according to the new report from a trio of…
Trump Says No to ‘Foolish’ US Missile Attacks on Russia
The incoming president told Time he “vehemently disagrees” with firing U.S. missiles into Russia, words that could soothe nuclear tensions between Washington and Moscow, reports Joe Lauria.
Millions Will See Rise in Health Insurance Premiums If Federal Subsidies Expire
The Trump administration is unlikely to extend aid that has cut the cost of exchange plans.