‘A Victory for Putin’? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate US-Russia Talks to End Ukraine War
For more on these developments, we host a discussion between economist Jeffrey Sachs and foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
Congo, Jazz & the CIA: Oscar-Nominated ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Revisits Lumumba Assassination
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat's Belgian director Johan Grimonprez explains that Lumumba's assassination was “the ground zero of how the West was about to deal with the riches of the…
‘You Don’t Have to Comply’: US Attorney, 5 DOJ Lawyers Quit, Refuse to Drop Case Against NYC Mayor
Danielle Sassoon, who was the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in her resignation letter that dropping the case against Adams would violate her duty…
‘The PayPal Mafia’: Meet the South African Oligarchs Surrounding Trump, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel
These men are known as the “PayPal mafia” due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal.
Breaking All Records, Trumps Inauguration Set to Bring in $250M From Billionaires & Corporations
On Monday, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos will attend Trump’s inauguration with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, and a slew of other wealthy individuals tapped to join…
Prison Labor in the Spotlight as Incarcerated California Firefighters Risk Lives for $5-10/Day
Incarcerated firefighters have been working around the clock while earning as little as between $5.80 to $10.24 a day.
‘From Ground Zero’: Oscar-Shortlisted Film Features Stories from Palestinian Filmmakers in Gaza
“In spite of all what happened, we were trying to search for hope,” says filmmaker Rashid Masharawi.
New Year’s Attacks by Green Beret & Army Veteran: Does Militarism Abroad Fuel Violence at Home?
Army veteran and antiwar organizer Mike Prysner says “military service is now the number one predictor of becoming what is called a mass casualty offender, surpassing even mental health issues.”
Gideon Levy on Israel’s ‘Moral Blindness’: Gaza Babies Freeze, Strikes Kill Medical Workers, Reporters
Award-winning Israeli journalist Gideon Levy decries the moral decay of Israel...
After Hunter Biden Pardon, Campaigners Ask President to ‘Extend Same Compassion’ to Cannabis Prisoners
As his term draws to a close and amid outrage over the pardon of his son Hunter, advocates are pressuring Biden to grant clemency to thousands more who are still…
‘Israel Wants Wars’: Gideon Levy on Lebanon Ceasefire, Gaza & Gov’t Sanctions Against Haaretz
Levy, a columnist for Haaretz, says the sanction makes it clear that Israelis cannot take the freedom of speech “for granted anymore.”
War Crimes in Lebanon: Human Rights Watch Says Israel Used US Arms To Kill 3 Journalists
“Journalists are civilians, and deliberately targeting journalists is a war crime,” says Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss.
Wanted for War Crimes: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant Over Gaza
The Biden administration, as Netanyahu’s “ultimate enabler,” is visibly “totally alone” in its refusal to recognize Israel’s crossing of “red lines."
BRICS Breakthrough? Economists Richard Wolff & Patrick Bond on Growing Alliance, Challenge to US
Will the BRICS economic and political alliance change the world’s U.S.-centered balance of power?
‘Israel Has No Right’: Al Jazeera Managing Editor Slams Israel’s Raid & Closing of West Bank Bureau
Al Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Moawad tells Democracy Now! Israeli forces have killed as many as 160 journalists in Gaza over the last year, including several who work for Al…