Cheney Died, Mamdani Won; Has a New Era Begun?
By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News On the evening of Monday, Nov. 3, former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was pronounced dead at his home in McLean, VA. About…
Trump’s Gaza’s “Peace” is a Human Rights Disaster
By: Joshua Scheer/ Columnist I’ve been reading this Juan Cole article from November 28, titled “Amnesty: So-Called Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ Becoming a Smokescreen for Continued Israeli Genocide.” Cole, the great scholar,…
‘Political Stunt Wrapped in Badges’: New Orleans Readies Resistance as Trump Operation Begins
By Brett Wilkins Original to Common Dreams The Trump administration on Wednesday launched a major operation against what it said are “criminal illegal aliens” in New Orleans but that critics…
The Israel Lobby Is Melting Down Before Our Eyes
The American Jewish community is in open crisis over its support for Israel after two years of genocide in Gaza. A key issue in this crisis is a topic once…
SYSTEM UPDATE #552: Hillary Blames TikTok for Anti-Israel Sentiment; MAGA Sycophants Gain Pentagon Press Access.
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Hegseth ‘Responsible’ for ‘Murder’: Family Files Formal Complaint Over Killing of Colombian Fisherman
By Jon Queally Originally Published at Common Dreams The family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza Medina, believed killed by the US military in a boat bombing in the Caribbean Sea…
Ben Norton Exposes U.S. Meddling in Latin America: Honduras Turmoil, and the Battle Against Empire
By: Joshua Scheer I wanted to give a primer on what’s happening in Latin America — and what’s better than sharing Ben Norton’s writing and videos with you? I’m excited…
200 Luminaries From the Arts and Business World Demand Release of ‘Palestinian Mandela’
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Patrick Wintour at The Guardian reports that some 200 prominent literary, cultural and political figures have signed an open…
Trump, Honduras, and Election Interference: Ben Norton Calls Out ‘Blatant Fraud’
By: Joshua Scheer/Columnist Trump is clearly upset about the Honduran election; no one should be surprised. I would be too, if I spent so much time and energy trying to…
William Astore: Apocalypse Soon?
Returning a Final Time to Cheyenne Mountain.
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Trump’s anti-union campaign dovetailed with his efforts to terminate the employment of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, many of them union members.
‘This Is a Union Town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders Join Striking Starbucks Workers’ Picket
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January…
Nearly 100 Former Lawmakers Call on House To Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress
“The American people understand that our elected lawmakers cannot be both the referee and the player — that presents a clear conflict of interest."
Say WHAT, Hillary!! Clinton Blames ‘Fake’ Social Media for Young People Supporting Palestine
By: Joshua Scheer I just can’t. I have no more energy for wannabe war criminals, but this has to be posted and reshared. My favorite neocon and generally evil person,…
Here in Gaza, We See Our Horror and Grief Mirrored in Sudan
By Hend Salama Abo Helow / Truthout When I was a child, I used to naively invert the colors of the Palestinian flag — green in the place of red,…