Patrick Lawrence: After the First 70,669 Deaths
I take the 15 victims at Bondi Beach and divide them by the 71,000 deaths in Gaza as of this writing. I get a fraction of 0.0002143.
‘An Absolute Joke’: Trump DOJ Partially Releases Epstein Files, Many Heavily Redacted
“Trump’s failure to release the Epstein files is an insult to survivors and a further stain on an administration that continuously bends over backwards to protect abusers,” said one critic.
Big Pharma Is Making Mexico Sick. Medicine and Supply Shortages Are Rampant.
Mexico manufactures medical devices and medicines, but the majority are exported, leaving residents facing shortages.
First We End the War, Then We Restart the Factories
While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars, and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment.
Trump Admits He Wants To Take Venezuela’s Oil – and Give It to US Corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted he wants to take its oil and give it to US corporations: “We had a lot of oil there. They…
Jeffrey Sachs: An Open Letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz: Security Is Indivisible — and History Matters
Germany has a duty to approach this moment with historical seriousness and honesty. On that score, recent rhetoric and policy choices fall dangerously short.
Robert Lipsyte: A Farewell to Sports
Winning and Losing Are Not So Clear Anymore.
Majority of Democrats Join Senate GOP to Pass Trump’s $900 Billion Pentagon Wish List
Sen. Ron Wyden said the bill “increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses."
Chile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast
“It is a political and ethical earthquake,” says acclaimed Chilean American writer Ariel Dorfman.
Netanyahu Announces Approval of $35Bn Gas Deal With Egypt
Israel’s Channel 14 quoted Netanyahu as saying that the gas deal with Egypt represents an “economic and strategic achievement”.
Instacart’s AI Experiments Are Costing Americans
A hidden price adjustment scheme could cost families up to $1,200 a year.
‘Venezuela Will Never Again Be a Colony’: Maduro Government Denounces Trump’s Oil Blockade
In a controversial statement, Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.”
Credit History Remains an Obstacle for Section 8 Tenants, Despite Anti-Discrimination Law
California prohibits the use of credit history to reject applicants with housing assistance without considering pay stubs and other alternatives. Big landlords keep doing it anyway.
3 in 4 Republicans Under 45 Say They Prefer US Fund Health Care Over Israel
Support for unconditional funding for Israel is waning as Americans languish at home.
Friedrich Nietzsche Asks George Clooney, ‘Jay Kelly,’ and Us: What is an Actor?
At the time I laughed but really didn’t get it. Now I do. I really do.