(2025-07-18). Fragmenting a Nation: Israel's Enduring Pursuit of Palestinian Disunity. counterpunch.org 
Israel is aggressively implementing plans to shape Palestine's future and the broader region, sculpting its vision for the 'day after' its genocide in Gaza. The latest, bizarre iteration of this strategy proposes fragmenting the occupied West Bank into so-called 'emirates,' starting with the 'emirate of Hebron.' This unexpected twist in Israel's protracted search for alternative
(2025-07-18). From Chiapas to Gaza with Acción Palestina Chiapas. counterpunch.org
(2025-07-18). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2025-07-18). Republic of Fear. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-18). Roaming Charges: Masked and Anonymous. counterpunch.org 
George Retes was pulled over by ICE as he was driving near the violent raid on farm workers outside of Camarillo last Thursday. The ICE agents broke the windows of his car and pepper sprayed him, before taking him into custody. Retes is an American citizen and disabled US Army Veteran. He was held in federal lockup for four days , during which time his family and lawyer had no way of contacting him to find out where he was or inquire about his physical condition. He was released without charges on Sunday night. Is this what Thomas Homan meant when he told FoxNews that ICE can stop people based on their skin-color…
(2025-07-18). How to Kill a Dragon: Late Petro-State Politics in Trinidad, the US, and Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
As Trinidad and Tobago prepared for national elections in April 2025, politicians, economists, and analysts eyed the fate of a dragon that slept just off the country's shores, in Venezuelan waters. The future of the massive gas field, known as "Dragon Gas," had recently been dealt a heavy blow. As collaboration between Trinidad's National Gas
(2025-07-18). The City We Can Call Ours. counterpunch.org 
The deafening racket we're getting here in Spain from US politics or, more like it, from Donald Trump's chaotic and volatile presidency, tends to drown out other signals we're getting. In this situation of the Trump administration's blind developmentalism and explicit refusal to accept any limits or to engage in mature consideration of the policies
(2025-07-18). High Noon for the Mexican Wolf? counterpunch.org 
A Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of undetermined sex was captured on camera roaming the back country of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northern Mexico, very precariously. The snapshot was recorded earlier this year on a trap camera in the Campo Verde region of the Chihuahua-Sonora borderlands but not publicized until this month. According to Mexico's National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Conanp), which administers the Campo Verde Natural Protected Area, the photo was considered significant in that the lobo in question did not possess a GPS collar and was likely the offspring of wolves released…
(2025-07-18). The Bully Pulpit Reveals Trump's Bullying the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine. counterpunch.org President Theodore Roosevelt often referred to the term "bully pulpit" to mean he would use the country's highest office to present his program. "Bully," at the time, was positive, as in wonderful or sublime. President Trump and his subordinates have revealed during their time occupying the nation's highest pulpit that they are bullies in the
(2025-07-18). A Catastrophic New Normal Has Arrived. counterpunch.org 
A new study published in Earth's Future by researchers from Uppsala University with Belgian, French, and German universities have shown that climate change is morphing into a full blown ogre of destruction as several regions of the world are no longer affected by isolated events, instead, several different events occur concurrently or in quick succession.
(2025-07-18). What's at Stake: Organizing for Climate Armageddon. counterpunch.org We are in the midst of a climate upheaval. The world is burning, and we must act. This panel will discuss what is at stake and how our side can respond to the crisis. The discussion will address Indigenous sovereignty, climate refugees, and public power and will explain why just ending fossil fuels alone is
(2025-07-18). What Has Become of Britain? counterpunch.org 
Britain is in pieces—politically, economically, socially, and in terms of national identity. The country's existential mess has deep roots, dating back to the Thatcher years (UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990). Under her catastrophic reign, market fundamentalism and privatisation took hold, society was dismantled, and the foundations of the welfare state were eroded. This
(2025-07-18). Profiles in Cowardice. counterpunch.org There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. — Genesis 6: 4 Once upon a time, back in the day, when
(2025-07-18). Trump's About Face on Ukraine. counterpunch.org 
He promised to end the war in 24 hours. He made nice with Russian President Vladimir Putin and parroted Kremlin talking points. He humiliated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the cameras in the Oval Office. He refused to send more weapons to Ukraine. But that was the old Donald Trump. The new Donald
(2025-07-18). Panamanian Unionists Reject US Claim on Canal, Government Wavers. counterpunch.org 
President Trump mentioned Panama in his inaugural address on January 20. He indicated the Canal "has foolishly been given to the country of Panama." And "China is operating the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China." He added that, "the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated. American ships are being severely
(2025-07-18). Socialism is the Path to Liberty. counterpunch.org The purpose of this essay is to create a broader political dialogue in order to get the US, and with it the world, out of the policy messes that the US is creating. When I speak with my Republican friends, there is widespread agreement regarding what the problems that the US faces are. Differences enter
(2025-07-18). Trump's Anti-Education Agenda. counterpunch.org 
The Supreme Court's green light to the Trump administration to destroy the federal Department of Education via mass firings is an anti-working-class agenda. To be clear, I define the working class as the majority of U.S. society, born in America or abroad, the 99 percent that the Occupy Movement popularized. See the current political economy of
(2025-07-18). Becoming the Monster: Imperial Anxieties and the Birth of the Racialized Vampire. counterpunch.org 
Both Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) and its German cinematic adaptation Nosferatu (1922) project the vampire as a racialized and cultural Other, a figure onto which the anxieties of imperial decline, xenophobic paranoia, and racial-political fantasies are mapped. In these texts, the vampire is not merely a supernatural being, but a vessel for deeper fears about
(2025-07-18). Playing Out a Colonial Tragedy. counterpunch.org 
At the heart of the long-established structure of U.S. foreign policy are powerful special interests (lobbies). Interests that are capable of substituting their parochial interest for national interest. The most powerful and successful of these special interests is the Zionist lobby. This is so despite the fact that the Zionists act as agents of a
(2025-07-18). The Texas Floods are a Warning: Fund Public Services. counterpunch.org 
Growing up in Texas, many of my summers were spent at summer church camps just like Camp Mystic, where 27 girls died in the recent flash floods. Over 130 people in central Texas have been confirmed dead overall. Had I been just a few years younger, it's hard not to feel like I could've been one
(2025-07-18). Labor Change Will Hurt Workers, Spare Violators. progressive.org Employers will have far less incentive to comply with an anti-wage theft law under a new Department of Labor rule.
(2025-07-18). "If we don't stand firm, these companies will sweep us away" : a new chapter in Ecuador's anti-mining struggle. peoplesdispatch.org In June, the police harshly repressed demonstrators opposing the third-largest mining project in the country. Several social movements have denounced links between the mining company and the president's family.
(2025-07-18). "The National Security State." Part II: "America Opts for Global Military Dominance," "The Council on Foreign Relations Moves In" montanarcc.substack.com
(2025-07-18). The Word That Wouldn't Die: Awake in the Age of Forgetting. counterpunch.org 
It was a warning — a spoken-word portent of the dangers lurking in plain sight. A call to vigilance. A whispered watchword passed between those who knew the system was not built for them. From churches to courtrooms, ballrooms to drinking fountains, every institution was wired against them. "Liberty and justice for all" was a
(2025-07-18). Valves Wide Open: Eyes Wide Shut. counterpunch.org 
An open letter to the people of Wyoming Natrium is a New Kid on the Nuclear Block and plans its first reactor in Wyoming. Natrium has never designed, constructed, or operated any operating nuclear power plant. Its claim to fame is that it has some financial backing from Bill Gates, the former founder of Microsoft.
(2025-07-18). The Atomic Nightmare, Then and Now. counterpunch.org 
In recent months, nuclear weapons have reemerged in global headlines. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan approached the brink of a full-scale war, a confrontation that could have become an extinction-level event, with the potential to claim up to two billion lives worldwide. The instability of a global order structured on nuclear apartheid has also come into sharp
(2025-07-18). Until We Raise the Minimum Wage…Tip! counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-18). I Went to See Superman As an Escape from Reality Reality Was Still There. counterpunch.org 
I am not going to pretend I know exactly what Director James Gunn's intentions were with his recent adaptation of Superman, which was released in theaters last week. But I didn't need the 72 feet wide and 50 feet tall IMAX screen to see clear connections to the hate directed towards immigrants here in the