John Kiriakou: Unabated US Prisoner Abuse
Guards are leaving federal inmates in restraints for hours and even, in dozens of cases, as long as a week. That’s just the latest finding on abuses pervading the system.
The U.S. Has Announced ‘Phase 2’ of the Gaza Ceasefire. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter for Palestinians
For Palestinians in Gaza, Phase 2 of the ceasefire offers little hope that it will fundamentally change the status quo Israel has established over the past three months, which many…
When the Secretary Says Observation Is Violence, ‘Get the Fuck Out of the Car’
This is not law enforcement. It is occupation behavior.
Culture of Fear in Places of Learning: Faculty at NC Colleges Report Anxiety Over Threats to Academic Freedom
Faculty at both public and private colleges in NC express concerns about politicized attacks on academic freedom and limits to free speech.
When Insurance Says No, Children Pay the Price
A new California bill aims to rein in mental health coverage denials that leave kids without care.
Trump’s War On Journalism: Officials Proudly Defend Raiding A Journalist’s Home
Bondi adopted new guidelines in April that encouraged the use of subpoenas and other investigative tools against journalists to stop leaks.
Russia Blasts US at UN Security Council Over Iran
WATCH: Russia blasted the U.S. for running a “regime change” operation in Iran, while the Iranian envoy said “any act of aggression, direct or indirect, will be met with a…
Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators
ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.
Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act Against Demonstrators in Minnesota
The Insurrection Act empowers the president to deploy the US military domestically to suppress civil unrest.
There’s an Intensifying Kind of Threat to Academic Freedom – Watchful Students Serving As Informants
Restricting academic freedom is often thought of in terms of universities telling professors what they can and cannot do or teach. But that isn’t the only scenario.
US Appeals Court Says Judge Had No Jurisdiction in Release of Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil
The ruling revived the possibility that Khalil could again be detained as the Trump administration pursues his deportation.
Founders of Deadly GHF ‘Shaping’ New US-Backed Administration for Gaza: Report
Netanyahu’s top military advisor is among those central to the new executive committee, which is due to operate under Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’.
FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump
By Democracy Now! The FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson this week and seized her electronic devices, part of a leak probe into a government contractor…
Chris Hedges: The Flotillas to Gaza Are the World’s Conscience
The numerous attempts by activists in flotillas, to break the siege on Gaza, are a potent reminder that hope comes through acts of resistance and that we must never accept…
Revealed: The CIA-Backed Think Tanks Fueling The Iran Protests
Alan MacLeod uncovers how HRANA and U.S.-based “human rights” NGOs fuel unrest in Iran, supplying Western media with explosive casualty claims backed by National Endowment for Democracy funding.