(2026-05-09). Investors have worries about Trump's pick for Fed chair. Should they? scmp.com In an extraordinary break from the diplomatic restraint typical of central banks, a dozen leaders of the world's foremost monetary institutions issued a joint statement in January declaring their "full solidarity" with the US Federal Reserve and its embattled chair, Jerome Powell. | "The independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve," they wrote.
(2026-05-09). After Iran war 'defeat', Trump loses big battle in US: Blow after oil shock to cost him midterms. hindustantimes.com After what critics call a defeat in the Iran war, Trump is now hit by a legal defeat at home. A U.S. trade court has ruled his 10% "universal" import tariff unlawful for key plaintiffs, following an earlier Supreme Court slap‚Äëdown, even as high petrol prices and inflation haunt his record‚Äëhigh stock market boasts.
(2026-05-09). Trump Is Losing His War on Renewables. portside.org Trump Is Losing His War on Renewables |
(2026-05-08). How China Wins At The United Nations Without Really Trying. popularresistance.org When Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the United Nations, was asked whether Beijing intended to fill the financial and other voids left by Washington in the multilateral system, he said that China was already the "de facto" No. 1 contributor to the U.N. regular budget and had no interest in replacing the United States. | Over the last 15 months, the Trump administration has cut funding to several U.N. agencies, withdrawn from numerous international bodies and treaties, made token payments toward its mandated dues and pushed consistently for narrower, cheaper peacekeeping mandates.
(2026-05-08). US to host new Israel-Lebanon talks as Trump team presses for Hezbollah disarmament. scmp.com The United States will host two days of intensive talks between Israel and Lebanon next week in a renewed push for a broader peace and security arrangement, according to a US State Department statement released on Friday. | The talks, scheduled for May 14 and 15, will build on a previous round held on April 23 that Washington said was led personally by US President Donald Trump.
(2026-05-08). Why the scandal won't go away—Epstein's emails reveal the sordid roots of our increasingly extractive economy. therealnews.com 
The press conference for Epstein survivors we covered earlier this year felt claustrophobic. | It was the afternoon before President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in February. The women who had suffered at the hands of the world's most infamous predator were crammed into a small meeting room in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC. | They had gathered to demand acknowledgement that evening from both Congress and the President. The venue was so tiny, there was barely room for the survivors to gather around the podium. | The assemblage stood in stark contrast to what we found in the ema…
(2026-05-08). Trump's Attack On Science Escalates With Firing Of National Science Board. popularresistance.org Over the last few weeks, the Trump administration's relentless war on the U.S.'s scientific infrastructure has picked up speed. | The New York Times's Lisa Friedman reported in late April that over the past months, more than 1,500 top scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development have either been laid off, pushed into early retirement, or reassigned to desk jobs that have nothing to do with their field of expertise. Friedman's article referenced a medical doctor with a specialty in lung disease being reassigned to a financial job and an epidemiologist being moved ove…
(2026-05-08). US resumes strikes on Iran, as Trump threatens further escalation. wsws.org US forces struck Iranian military targets on Thursday after sending three US Navy destroyers through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since February.
(2026-05-08). US Project Freedom Fell Apart After 'Backlash' From Saudi Arabia, Kuwait. popularresistance.org Saudi Arabia and Kuwait suspended US access to their military sites in opposition to Washington's so-called Project Freedom, according to a 6 May report by NBC News. | "Trump's abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after [Saudi Arabia] suspended the US military's ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation," two US officials told the US outlet. The officials said Washington's Persian Gulf allies were "surprised" by Trump's announcement of Project Freedom over the weekend, which the US leader framed as a means of breaking Iran's control over the Strait…
(2026-05-08). China Grows 5%—But Fears a Trump-Caused Hormuz Shock. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Although Asian economies have been the first to feel the cut-off in petroleum from the Strait of Hormuz, China has so far weathered the resultant energy crisis. | In fact, China's economy
(2026-05-07). Amid global conflict-disruption cycle, China's reliability has enduring economic appeal. ecns.cn Disruption has become the name of the game for the world economy in the 2020s. The COVID pandemic, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Gaza war, Trump tariffs and now the Middle East conflict, have highlighted the flipside of globalization, which is that physical separation from a crisis is no longer a buffer from its economic fallout. Whether it be lockdowns, supply shocks, financial contagion, mobility bottlenecks, or erratic foreign policies, the butterfly effect is likely to be felt in multiple forms far from the epicenter.
(2026-05-08). Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2026.— Reuters/FileCeasefire will remain effective from May 9 to 11.Swap of 1000 prisoners part of ceasefire: Trump.Trump appreciates Putin, Zelensky over agreement.US…
(2026-05-08). "They Don't Care" : Trump's Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site. democracynow.org 
Construction crews in Arizona who are building President Trump's expanded border wall have razed a portion of a Native American archeological site in the Sonoran Desert estimated to be at least 1,000 years old. Aerial photos reveal that bulldozers caused extensive damage to a 280-by-50-foot etching in the desert sand known as an intaglio, which holds special significance for the Hia-Ced O'odham people. | Lorraine Marquez Eiler, co-founder of the International Sonoran Desert Alliance and an elder of the Hia-Ced O'odham, says locals informed both the work crews and Border Patrol officials about th…
(2026-05-08). Trump's Border Czar Threatens to "Flood" New York With ICE Agents. progressivehub.net SHIREEN AKRAM-BOSHAR | TRUTHOUT…
(2026-05-08). Federal court rules Trump tariffs unlawful again as manufacturing promises continue to unravel. nationofchange.org New trade data shows manufacturing jobs falling and deficits rising even as the administration pushes to preserve its sweeping tariff agenda through alternative legal strategies.
(2026-05-08). Leaked CIA analysis undermines Trump administration's claims of Iranian collapse. nationofchange.org Intelligence findings reportedly showed Iran retained most of its missile capabilities and could withstand a U.S. blockade for months even as Trump officials publicly declared victory.
(2026-05-08). Alarmist Fussing at NYT Climate Reporting. wattsupwiththat.com Credit Trump with a sea change in the whole climate/energy issue. The Progressive Left is playing defense. And nerves are fraying in the face of pragmatism and the mere appearance of two-sided reporting given the changed political mainstream.
(2026-05-08). Operation Trust Me Bro: Let Them Drink Ka$h Bourbon. commondreams.org 
With no grown-ups in sight, a feckless war lurches and whipsaws on, run by a regime full of clowns, drunks, losers, grifters, all steadfastly defying the will of the people. Trump rants, Hegseth lies, Rubio punts, and shameless, "bad paranoid mess" Ka$h Patel, who actually likes to spell his name that way, is gifting bottles of personally branded bourbon – "KASH PATEL,
(2026-05-08). US nears US$400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations, report says. scmp.com US President ‚Å Donald Trump's administration is nearing a US$400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve an ongoing lawsuit over alleged child-privacy violations, ABC News reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. | The White House declined to comment, referring questions to the Justice Department, ‚Äåwhich did not immediately comment. TikTok did not respond to a request for comment.
(2026-05-08). Contractors Razed a 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Site to Build Trump's Border Wall. truthout.org Construction crews in Arizona who are building President Trump's expanded border wall have razed a portion of a Native American archeological site in the Sonoran Desert estimated to be at least 1,000 years old. Aerial photos reveal that bulldozers caused extensive damage to a 280-by-50-foot etching in the desert sand known as an intaglio, which holds special significance for the Hia-Ced O'odham… |
(2026-05-08). Democracy Now! 2026-05-08 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 08, 2026; Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned Parker; Amid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump's Detention Network; "They Don't Care": Trump's Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site; "Absolutely Vulnerable": Over 20,000 Global South Ship Workers Stranded at Sea Due to Iran War | Headlines for May 08, 2026; Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned Parker; Amid Growing Abuse at ICE…
(2026-05-08). Thanks to Trump, the gloves are off. There may be no new global order. scmp.com The old order is dead. We just don't know what will replace it. As Henry Kissinger reminded us in his 2014 book World Order, "no truly global order has ever existed". After US President Donald Trump's erratic actions, the gloves are off. American comedians and Iranian Lego cartoons tell us all we need to know about the demise of the old order. | If the unipolar order is not viable, and America is abandoning the multilateral order and the rules of the game it created after World War II, what are…
(2026-05-08). Court Rules Yet Again That Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal. truthout.org A panel of federal judges ruled Thursday that US President Donald Trump's sweeping 10% tariffs on most imports are unlawful, another major legal blow to the centerpiece of the Republican president's economic agenda — which has failed to produce the manufacturing boom he repeatedly promised on the campaign trail. The Court of International Trade (CIT) found in a 2-to-1 ruling that Trump… |
(2026-05-08). Trump announces 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. scmp.com US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day ceasefire and a prisoner exchange following US-mediated talks, saying negotiations to end the war were continuing and "we are getting closer and closer every day". | "I am pleased to announce that there will be a THREE DAY CEASEFIRE (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia and Ukraine," Trump posted on social media. "The Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day, but likewise in Ukraine,…
(2026-05-08). Operation Trust Me Bro: Let Them Drink Bourbon. commondreams.org With no grown-ups in sight, a feckless war lurches and whipsaws on, run by a regime full of clowns, drunks, losers, grifters all steadfastly defying the will of the people. Trump rants, Hegseth lies, Rubio punts, and a shameless Ka$h Patel, who actually likes to spell his name that way, is gifting bottles of personally branded bourbon – "KASH PATEL, FBI Director," boasting "strong notes of insecurity" – on all sides. Nothing to see here.The dizzying pivots on Iran go on, with Dear Leader "paralyzed" by what he started and can't for the life of him figure out how to end. The military blockade of Iran's ports i…
(2026-05-08). US, Iran Exchange Fire Overnight — Trump Maintains Ceasefire Remains in Place. truthout.org President Donald Trump is maintaining that a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States remains in place, for now, despite the two countries exchanging fire on Thursday evening. The exchange occurred as the U.S. was awaiting a response from Iran regarding a proposal to end the war. Both countries claim the other side is at fault for beginning the hostilities. |
(2026-05-08). 'What evil looks like': outrage as Tennessee GOP rams through racist voting map at Trump's behest. therealnews.com 
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(2026-05-08). Trump's "America First" Counterterrorism Strategy: A blueprint for dictatorship. wsws.org The White House document equates anti-fascists and left-wing opponents of the government with terrorists, while erasing the threat of far-right fascist violence.
(2026-05-08). 'Make up their own minds': Pentagon releases first tranche of UFO files. aljazeera.com US President Trump ordered the release in February amid renewed public interest; critics claim distraction.
(2026-05-08). Podrá China frenar la maniobra de Trump en el estrecho de Ormuz? strategic-culture.su M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | àönete a nosotros en , y . | Escríbenos: | Esta dialéctica eleva el nivel de riesgo para todas las partes. Ya están apareciendo en el est…