Tyranny or Revolution
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges MEXICO CITY — There are two ways to confront global capitalism. There are mass movements, especially strikes, which disrupt commerce and…
From BBC to ICE Detention: The Arrest of Yousof Azizi and the Collapse of “Free Speech”
Iranian academic and media commentator faces deportation as supporters warn of political retaliation against anti-war voices Joshua Scheer Inspired by the growing campaign to free Yousof Azizi, I looked deeper…
Kuwait Must Release the Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Kuwait has arrested a prominent international reporter for doing his job. The Kuwaiti government is threatening to imprison him under a set of new and harsh national security laws. Chris…
Leaked: Britain Exports GCHQ’s Dark Arts Overseas
Kit Klarenberg Substack Leaked documents expose how prolific Western government contractor Torchlight, staffed by British military and intelligence veterans, has covertly trained “commercial and government clients” the world over in…
‘A Media System Built on Profit Is Incredibly Fragile’
CounterSpin interview with Jim Naureckas on MAGA vs. the First Amendment Janine Jackson Janine Jackson: When FAIR started in 1986, US news media were harming people through nightly stories blaring…
The World According to Gaza
Chris Hedges Gaza is only the start. The new world order is one where the weak are obliterated by the strong, the rule of law does not exist, genocide is…
‘Serious Threat to the First Amendment’ as Trump Admin Wins First Antifa Terror Charge
Olivia Rosane for Common Dreams The government has largely won its first case bringing material-support-for-terrorism charges against protesters alleged to belong to “antifa,” which President Donald Trump designated as a…
The United States Is On The Path To Fascism; How To Change Course
Posted by Joshua Scheer As the United States hurtles deeper into political, economic, and imperial crisis, the word “fascism” is no longer rhetorical—it’s descriptive. On this week’s Clearing the FOG,…
From Gaza to Main Street: Chris Hedges on the Moral and Political Freefall of the U.S.
In a wide-ranging conversation, journalist and former foreign correspondent Chris Hedges speaks with Palestinian journalist and media critic Ahmed Eldin about the role of Western media in shaping public understanding…
A Medic, Surrounded by Agents: What the Alex Pretti Case Reveals About Political Policing
What happened to Alex Pretti should stop anyone who still believes the line between “public safety” and political policing is bright and uncrossable. As The Intercept reports, a volunteer EMT…
Surveilled, Slandered, and Targeted: The FBI’s Crusade Against MLK
Posted by Joshua Scheer Republished From the Archives Every year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, official tributes reduce a radical critic of empire, capitalism, and militarism into a safely…
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
By Omar Zahzah for Mondoweiss Over the last two years, Maura Finkelstein and Katherine Franke, among others, lost their positions as part of the explosion of academic repression in the…
Trump’s Spectacles of Violence Can’t Hold Back the Growing Tide of Discontent
By Nicholas Powers for Truthout “My family is scared to step outside,” a student admitted during my class. Around him heads nodded. All were born in the U.S. but most…
Sen. Duckworth Warns Trump Could Use Military Force Against Americans
By: Joshua Scheer A Democratic senator has raised alarms over President Donald Trump’s potential use of U.S. military strikes targeting American citizens on U.S. soil by using the same justification…