(2025-07-22). Activists protest New York Times editor for complicity in genocide of Palestinians. workers.org By Penny Freedom New York City In the early evening of July 17, despite the sweltering heat of a New York City summer, activists protested outside the home of Joe Kahn, executive editor of The New York Times, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan. July 17, 2025, protest, New . . . |
(2025-07-21). From Auschwitz to Gaza's "Humanitarian City" counterpunch.org The starvation and genocide in Gaza and Israel's unconstrained colonial and imperial arrogance have reached a point beyond redemption. Benjamin Netanyahu's endless wars now bleed into Syria, attacking the heart of Damascus with absolute impunity. Meanwhile, the United States, supposedly the world's leading superpower, remains tragically mired in subservience to successive Israeli governments, often sacrificing core American values and international law.
(2025-07-21). Scottish Zionism's Inner Circle: The Caledonian Cousinhood That Bankrolls Occupation and Genocide. mintpressnews.com A century-old web of intermarried families has bankrolled Israel's most powerful support network in Scotland. This is the untold story of the Caledonian Cousinhood's expansion.
(2025-07-22). Gaza Gripped by Catastrophic Famine amid Prolonged U.S. Inaction. globalresearch.ca The news is the same each day about Gaza. More deaths, more starvation and more suffering. Yesterday, at least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured after
(2025-07-21). Gaza Isn't Starving, It Is Being Starved. globalresearch.ca Malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza
(2025-07-21). Israel Strikes Gaza's Catholic Church Again, Kills Three. unicornriot.ninja
(2025-07-21). "Handala" sets sail for the children of Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The Freedom Flotilla's "Handala" is Even wh…
(2025-07-21). The Handala sets sail for the children of Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The Freedom Flotilla's Handala is Even whil…
(2025-07-22). To Resist Injustice in Gaza and the Wider World. counterpunch.org Egyptian-born Omar El Akkad had studied in the United States and been 10 years a journalist when, in the summer of 2021, he became an American citizen. Covering the War on Terror in Afghanistan and at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay exposed him to the "deep ugly cracks in the bedrock of this thing they called "the free world." Yet he believed the cracks could be repaired — "Until the fall of 2023. Until the slaughter."
(2025-07-22). I Went From Chicago to Egypt to March for Gaza This Was My Experience. counterpunch.org I participated in the Global March for Gaza because the countries of the world that have the power to stop Israel's ongoing atrocities against the people of Gaza have done nothing whatsoever to change the situation. The situation is absolutely appalling. I wanted the people of Gaza to know that even if the governments of
(2025-07-22). Lo que el centro de Texas y Gaza tienen en común. workers.org Houston Desde que se produjeron las inundaciones repentinas durante el fin de semana del 4 de julio en el centro de Texas, el recuento oficial de muertos es de 129 personas, entre ellas 36 niños. Cientos más siguen desaparecidos. La mayoría de las muertes se produjeron en el condado de . . . |
(2025-07-21). Ominous Plans: Making Concentration Camp Gaza. counterpunch.org The odious idea of a camp within a camp. The Gaza Strip, with an even greater concentration of Palestinian civilian life within an ever-shrinking stretch of territory. These are the proposals ventured by the Israeli government even as the official Palestinian death toll marches upwards to 60,000. They envisage the placement of some 600,000 displaced
(2025-07-22). DRC Government and M23 Rebels Sign Landmark Truce in Doha. plusnews.ug The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have signed a landmark truce aimed at ending the long-standing conflict in the country's eastern regions. The agreement, signed on Saturday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, establishes a permanent ceasefire across land, air, and water. It also prohibits …
(2025-07-22). Rwanda Welcomes Declaration of Principles Between DRC Government and AFC/M23. plusnews.ug The Government of Rwanda has welcomed the signing of a Declaration of Principles between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and the armed group AFC/M23, marking a key milestone in the quest for peace in eastern DRC. The agreement, signed in Doha, Qatar, aims to pave the way for a comprehensive peace accord to …
(2025-07-22). Police, UPDF Crack Down on Crime in Mukono, Nansana, and Kampala. plusnews.ug Kampala Metropolitan Police, in partnership with the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and Crime Intelligence Units, have carried out a series of coordinated operations targeting criminal activities. The operations took place in key divisions including Mukono, Nansana, and Kampala Central Police Station (CPS). On the night of July 21, between 11: 00 PM and 3: 40 AM, …
(2025-07-22). Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Announces Son Ruhamya Has Joined UPDF. plusnews.ug First Son and army chief, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has joyfully announced that his son, Ruhamya Kainerugaba, officially joined the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) last month. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Gen Muhoozi said: "I'm extremely happy to announce that after 31 years in God's Army, UPDF, God has blessed the House …
(2025-07-22). Uganda's Nabadda to Officiate Nigeria vs South Africa WAFCON Semifinal. plusnews.ug Ugandan female referee Shamirah Nabadda has been appointed to handle tonight's highly anticipated semifinal clash between Nigeria's Super Falcons and South Africa's Banyana Banyana in the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The match, billed as a titanic encounter between the continent's two dominant women's football sides, kicks off at 7: 00 PM EAT at …
(2025-07-22). CID Bites: Oyam NRM Chair, Registrar Held Over Poll Misconduct. plusnews.ug Police at North Kyoga Regional Police Headquarters are holding Bosco Onyik Ogwal, the NRM District Chairman for Oyam, and Jackline Adong, the District Registrar, in connection with alleged electoral malpractice during the recent NRM primary elections in Oyam North Constituency. The two were arrested on Sunday in Lira City after being summoned by the Regional …
(2025-07-22). Former Energy Minister Eng. D'Ujanga Declares Bid for Okoro County MP Seat. plusnews.ug Former Minister of State for Energy, Eng. Simon Giu D'Ujanga, has officially declared his intention to contest for the Okoro County parliamentary seat in Zombo District as an independent candidate in the January 2026 general elections. Addressing journalists at his residence in Ambaki Village, Kaya Parish, the former minister said he was compelled to reconsider …
(2025-07-22). Entebbe Murder: Police Dangle Shs 50M for Suspect's Identity. plusnews.ug Police have released a 40-second audio recording believed to feature the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of an elderly couple in Lugonjo-Nakiwogo, Entebbe Municipality. The double homicide occurred earlier this month, just hours after the victims had hosted a celebratory party with friends and relatives. The deceased—David Mutaga, 69, and his wife Deborah Mutaga, …
(2025-07-22). Kitatta Rejects Bukoto West NRM Poll Results. plusnews.ug Lwengo District Chairperson Ibrahim Kitatta has rejected the outcome of last week's National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary primaries for Bukoto West, citing widespread irregularities and interference by security personnel. Kitatta lost to incumbent MP Muhammad Muyanja Ssentaayi, who was declared the winner by the NRM Electoral Commission after garnering 12,369 votes. Kitatta came second with …
(2025-07-22). NRM's Balyeku Faces Fresh Petition Over Jinja West Primary Irregularities. plusnews.ug Three candidates who lost in last week's National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries for the Jinja West parliamentary seat have stormed the party offices in Jinja City, demanding the nullification of former MP Moses Balyeku's victory. Daniel Kanu, David Talenga, and former Jinja Resident City Commissioner Erick Sakwa accuse Balyeku of orchestrating widespread electoral irregularities with …
(2025-07-22). What NATO Nations Should Learn From The Kherson Regional Military Administration — Analysis. api.follow.it By Luke Coffey | In November 2022, Ukrainian forces liberated the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast after eight months of Russian occupation. These frontline troops found infrastructural devastation and a humanitarian catastrophe, and Ukrainian authorities had to act quickly to support the influx of internally displaced persons returning to the area. The governing body Ukraine put in place, the Kherson Regional Military Administration, has since done an extraordinary job at restoring public services and a semblance of normal life in a still-active combat zone. | This paper identifies some of th…
(2025-07-22). US Management Of The Zangezur Corridor In The Caucasus? Iran Won't Like It — Analysis. api.follow.it By Kian Sharifi | ( At stake is not just regional connectivity but the geopolitical order along Iran's sensitive northern frontier. | For Iran, the 43-kilometer corridor through Armenia's Syunik Province cuts to the core of its strategic calculat…
(2025-07-22). Selected Issues In Tax Reform: The Estate And Gift Tax — Analysis. api.follow.it
(2025-07-22). Why Lebanon's Fragile State Hinges On Hezbollah's Next Move — Analysis. api.follow.it By Sherouk Zakaria | As pressure intensifies on Lebanon's new government to resolve the question of Hezbollah's arms, it confronts a fundamental challenge: Can the Iran-backed group relinquish its military wing and become a purely political party? And if it does, will Lebanon's state institutions and political culture prove capable of supporting such a transition? | Earlier this month, Tom Barrack, the US ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria, telegraphed Washington's growing impatience with the status quo in Lebanon in remarks to journalists following his visit to Beirut. He described Hezbol…
(2025-07-22). Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa And Rise Of The Quadcopter — Analysis. api.follow.it By Tushar Ranjan Mohanty | On July 19, 2025, unidentified terrorists attacked Miryan Police Station in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with a quadcopter drone rigged with explosives. However, the no casualties were reported. | On July 18, 2025, a Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a constable were injured when the Miryan Police Station in Bannu District was struck by terrorists with a quadcopter drone. Bannu District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas Kulachi disclosed that this was the sixth time the same Police Station had been attacked by quadcopters, since the terrorists had started using q…
(2025-07-22). Fighting Irregular Wars: Is It Time To Rethink The Laws Of Perfidy? — Analysis. api.follow.it By Nadav Tikochinsky | ( In the aftermath, the former…
(2025-07-22). India: Clandestine ULFA-I Operations — Analysis. api.follow.it By Afsara Shaheen | On July 17, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two operatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom—Independent (
(2025-07-22). Wage-And-Tax Slavery As Emancipation? — OpEd. api.follow.it "Women have always been the primary victims of war." — Hillary Clinton | Life is mind-bogglingly complex. And knowing that, and how engaging fully with that complexity every day would quickly exhaust us, we develop cognitive shortcuts for coping with it. One of the more common of these is to invest words, and the arguments we make with them, with a self-sufficiency and an invariability that they seldom possess. Though people often say, "I say what I mean, and I mean what I say," things are never really that simple. | One of the main reasons for this, as Saussure taught us, is that all linguistic meaning…
(2025-07-22). Ron Paul: America's Syrian Civil War — OpEd. api.follow.it As Syria descends into full-scale civil war, with more than a thousand people killed in just the last few days, it may be a good time to remember the phrase, "Assad must go." That was the slogan the regime-changers rolled out some 14 years ago during the "Arab Spring" that was supposed to usher liberal democracies into power throughout the region. | From Tunisia to Egypt to Libya and on to Syria, the plan was to remake the Middle East according to the will of Washington's "master planners." The State Department, the media, the Pentagon, and the think tanks fed by the military-industrial complex were all enthu…
(2025-07-22). Iran's Regime Escalates War On Political Prisoners With Attempted Exile Of Saeed Masouri — OpEd. api.follow.it In a transparent act of retaliation, the Iranian regime has ordered the
(2025-07-22). The Questionable Role Of Quantitative Methods In Economics — OpEd. api.follow.it By Frank Shostak | Most economists are in agreement that, through statistical and mathematical methods, one can organize historical data into a useful body of information, which can serve as the basis both for economic theory and assessments of the state of the economy. It is also believed that the knowledge secured from the data is tentative since it is not possible to know all the information and future empirical information might falsify previous theory. | Milton Friedman held that since it is not possible to establish how things really work, then it does not really matter what the underlying assumptions o…
(2025-07-22). How Stablecoins Are Reinventing Financial Hegemony — OpEd. api.follow.it When Circle, the world's second-largest dollar stablecoin company, floated its shares at the start of June, the reaction was euphoric. By June 27, Circle's stock had briefly
(2025-07-22). Contrary To What Trump Tells You, Higher Tariffs Mean Higher Prices — OpEd. api.follow.it Donald Trump is putting in place the largest tax increase in the country's history with his big import taxes (tariffs). We won't know the full size of Trump's taxes until after Liberation Day III (August 1), and probably not even then, but we already know that they are huge. | This is evident from the tariff revenue the government is collecting. In June the government
(2025-07-22). Georgian Dream Pushes Back On EU's Visa-Free Travel Ultimatum. api.follow.it By Irakli Machaidze | ( Georgian Dream leaders have characterized EU talk about suspending visa-free travel as "blackmail." In pushing back, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze responded to the EU ul…
(2025-07-22). Biden's Use Of Autopen Likely Legal, Other Questions Remain — Analysis. api.follow.it By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | ( President Donald Trump has described the Biden administration's use of the autopen, a mechanical device used to place an individual's signature on document…
(2025-07-22). India's Maharashtra State Threatens Action Against 'Crypto-Christians'. api.follow.it By Michael Gonsalves | ( Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who heads the state government led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Jan…
(2025-07-22). Ukraine: Zelenskyy Introduces New Defense Minister. api.follow.it Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced Monday the newly appointed Minister of Defense, Denys Shmyhal, to the teams of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the General Staff of the Armed Forces. | Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the former Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, his team, and the team of the Ministry of Strategic Industries, which is being integrated into the Ministry of Defense system. | "I am confident that Denys Anatoliiovych Shmyhal, having experience as a Prime Minister during wartime, a comprehensive vision, and sufficient determination, will definitely handle all challenges a…
(2025-07-22). China Begins Building Mega-Dam In Tibet. api.follow.it China has started to build a massive dam on Tibet's longest river, a move approved by the central government in December despite concerns by India, Bangladesh and Tibetan rights groups about its impacts on residents and the environment. | The structure is expected to cost more than 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion). Once completed, it would be the world's largest hydropower dam, generating 300 billion kilowatt-hours of power annually, about three times the power of China's Three Gorges Dam, Xinhua, a state-run news agency, reported last year. Operations are expected to begin sometime in the 2030s. | Premier Li…
(2025-07-22). More Lennon, Less Lenin: Clerics To Huddle In Kazakhstan To Give Peace A Chance. api.follow.it By Javier M. Piedra | (
(2025-07-22). Jordan: Petra's Bedul Bedouin Community Displaced, HRW Says. api.follow.it The Jordanian government is forcibly evicting the Bedul, a group of Bedouins from Petra, in clear violation of their economic, social, and cultural rights, including their right to housing, Human Rights Watch said. Jordanian authorities should immediately reverse measures that have made residents' homes unlivable and should conduct meaningful consultations with the Bedul to secure the community's consent to any future relocations. | To force residents to vacate the area, Jordanian authorities are engaging in coercive measures, including cutting water services and suspending some salaries and social security p…
(2025-07-22). 'To a Land Unknown': The Palestinian Diaspora Experience Told with Grit and Shattering Humanity. counterpunch.org Mahdi Fleifel's "To a Land Unknown" opens with a quote by the great Palestinian intellectual Edward Said, reflecting on the fate of his people to be scattered in different lands since their home is denied. Such is also the plight of so many immigrants, particularly refugees, who find themselves in a condition of being stateless.
(2025-07-22). Moving Beyond Protest. counterpunch.org Protests over the last 6 years The sheer number of protests in the first six months of 2025 resulting from unpopular actions taken by the federal government (and state and local governments) is getting difficult to track: Legislation to cancel the non-profit status of organizations opposing U.S. foreign policy — The funding and supplying of
(2025-07-22). Muhammadu Buhari and the Soldier's Paradise. counterpunch.org This article summarizes historian Samuel Fury Childs Daly's perspectives on Nigerian history and the armed rule that shaped its national identity and government. In particular, I discuss the legacy of the recently deceased Muhammadu Buhari (1942-2025), who saw a transition from military dictator to democratically elected leader. His career marked the rise of the strongman
(2025-07-22). Beyond Decoupling: China's Expo Charts a Sustainable Future. counterpunch.org This summer, China's commitment to high-level opening-up is in full swing, highlighted by the grand opening of the Third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing. This year's CISCE isn't just another trade fair; it's a testament to China's evolving role in the global economy, showcasing a significant leap in both innovation and green development. The
(2025-07-22). Propaganda Siren: Silencing the Voice of America. counterpunch.org In March this year, the Trump administration effectively shuttered the Voice of America, a broadcasting vehicle for the selective promotion of US policy and culture for over eight decades. Nearly all of its 1,300 staff of producers, journalists and assistants, including those working at the US Agency for Global Media, were placed on administrative leave.
(2025-07-22). 'I Just Couldn't Stop Crying': How Prison Affects Black Men's Mental Health Long After Their Release. counterpunch.org Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. "I just couldn't stop crying … I don't know. It was the anxiety. It was just a lot," he said. "I was under a lot of pressure and it just came crashing down." Mike, who was in his late 40s
(2025-07-22). Sanitation Workers Should be Paid More than Trump's Cabinet. counterpunch.org Surprisingly, top Republicans in Congress and the White House have recently been praising labor! Well, not laborers — but "laboring." "Work," exclaim these politicos, provides "dignity" to all who labor. Dignity? Obviously, they've never been inside a meatpacking plant, done roofing jobs for a wage-thieving developer, been paid a pittance to clean office buildings at midnight, or
(2025-07-22). "Crypto" is Silicon Valley Speak for Waste, Fraud, and Abuse. counterpunch.org The Republicans in Congress, along with many Democrats, are rushing ahead with legislation to promote crypto currencies in various ways. Their motivation is not hard to understand; they got hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the industry. In terms of economic policy, the effort to promote crypto is taking the country 180
(2025-07-22). Guilty of the 'Crime' of Being Palestinian, Punishment: Execution. counterpunch.org My long solidarity with Palestine and Palestinians is well-known. I have written two books and countless articles on this topic, and have spoken publicly about it for years. During that time, I connected through social media with many people in Palestine, and established friendships with a few, who I never actually met in person. This
(2025-07-22). Why are Men So Obsessed with Pornography? Andrea Dworkin was Right. counterpunch.org With a sense of both joy and grief, I offer as my text for today Andrea Dworkin's "I Want a Twenty-Four-Hour Truce During Which There Is No Rape,"a speech she gave to the National Organization for Changing Men in 1983 in St. Paul, MN. The joy comes from remembering how her words helped me understand
(2025-07-22). The Gutting of America's Scientific Research. counterpunch.org Once Upon a Time There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and American research facilities were the envy of the world. In those days, our scientists typically swept Nobel and other international prizes. Not anymore; the Trump administration's drastic cuts in scientific personnel and budgets will "essentially end America's longstanding role
(2025-07-22). Community Packs Court in Support of 'Frederick Four' in Maryland. itsgoingdown.org Report back on community mobilization in support of the 'Frederick Four,' who were violently arrested on May Day. For more information, go here. After two months of fundraising and general outreach by the Frederick After Party Care team, the time had come for the Frederick Four to make their first court appearance. The court hearing…
(2025-07-22). Community Defense Against ICE: An Interview with a Member of the Tucson Rapid Response Network. itsgoingdown.org Living and Fighting speaks with a member of Tucson Community Rapid Response Network Over the last seven months, the Trump administration has taken sweeping measures to further detain, deport, and destroy the lives of immigrants. It's an effort that has resulted not just in the bombastic cruelty of sending hundreds of detainees to a notorious…
(2025-07-22). Anti-ICE Propaganda Campaign Report-Back. itsgoingdown.org Report on anti-ICE campaign by anarchists in several states. Originally posted to social media here. The Trump administration has ramped up its campaign of terror against immigrant communities throughout the "United States." This shattering of the illusion of "checks and balances" has accelerated the turn to blatant authoritarianism in this country. The administration has open…
(2025-07-22). US Occupation Forces in Syria Are Not "Fighting Terrorism" globalresearch.ca [We repost this important article by Timothy Guzman, first published by GR in March 2023. It should be clear to our readers by now that the Western agenda in Syria was regime change. "Counter-terrorism" was just a pretext; otherwise, why …
(2025-07-22). "The Israeli Dream" : The Criminal Roadmap Towards "Greater Israel" ? globalresearch.ca The concept of a "Greater Israel" according to the founding father of Zionism Theodore Herzl, is a Jewish State stretching "'From the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates. The Yinon plan is an Israeli strategic plan which seeks the balkanization of the surrounding Arab states into smaller and weaker states.
(2025-07-22). Democratic Front commends the ICC's refusal to cancel Netanyahu's arrest warrant. workers.org The following statement was released on July 18, 2025. The Democratic Front's Legal Department praises the International Criminal Court's (ICC) refusal to cancel Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest warrant. World countries are called upon to provide protection to the court and its judges and to condemn Israel's obstruction of justice. The Legal . . . |
(2025-07-22). Symbolic Israeli airstrikes conceal real Druze massacre in Syria. workers.org The Bronx Anti-War Coalition published the following statement on July 17, 2025. Tensions in southern Syria are escalating at a staggering rate. Yesterday, mainstream headlines reported that Israeli jets bombed Damascus and targeted HTS [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant group in Syria since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad] assets. . . . |
(2025-07-22). All Cocoons Are Temporary: Revisiting Leadership, Spontaneity, and Organization for Revolutionary Struggles in the 21st Century. itsgoingdown.org
(2025-07-22). "The National Security State." Part III: "The US-British Divergence," "Bretton Woods" montanarcc.substack.com
(2025-07-21). Systems of Control, Histories of Resistance. projectcensored.org In the first part of the program, Andrew Crespo, professor of law at Harvard University joins us to discuss the mass incarceration system, a system that's upheld by lawyers and promoted in our institutions of higher learning. Andrew outlines plea bargaining as a bolster and boost to mass incarceration, prisons as sponges for people in poverty, the death of social programs that would legitimately counter crime, and the need to shift our thinking about how our justice system works and for whom, recognizing that our paradigms allow this remarkably harmful system to perpetuate. Later in the show, I'm joined by Dr. Ro…
(2025-07-21). The Waste and Futility of the Golden Dome National Missile Defense System. counterpunch.org The United States is responsible for half of global spending on defense. The Trump administration is committed to spending more than $1 trillion dollars on defense, and this figure doesn't include the hundreds of billions devoted to the intelligence community, the Department of Energy, the Veterans' Administration, and the Department of Homeland Security. There is huge waste in the defense budget, and the major culprits in this department are the unneeded modernization of U.S. strategic weaponry and the so-called Golden Dome national missile defense. The enormous cost and technological deficiencies of the U.S.-su…
(2025-07-21). Colbert's Termination is a Corporate Assault on Dissent and a Victory for Trump. counterpunch.org When media critic A.J. Liebling wrote in The New Yorker 65 years ago that "freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one," he might have glimpsed a media system dangerously dominated by a small number of companies. But it's unlikely he could have foreseen a president as authoritarian as Donald Trump,
(2025-07-21). Big, Beautiful American Poor. counterpunch.org I grew up poor, that is, American poor. I fantasized about food at night—mashed potatoes, buttery dinner rolls, raspberry cheesecake. I would wake up and imagine a breakfast—strawberry waffles with whipped cream, cold orange juice—then, talk myself toward accepting what I knew was there—toast with peanut butter and usually, milk. My dad did not tolerate
(2025-07-21). Trump/Epstein: Is That Birthday Doodle Warming Up Her Vocal Chords? counterpunch.org On July 17, the Wall Street Journal published an exposé by Khadeeja Safdar and Sadie Gurman, detailing a racy — and, in context, rather damning — 2003 birthday message from real estate developer Donald Trump to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who later allegedly killed himself while awaiting trial on charges of sexually trafficking minor girls. Trump followed his usual crybully
(2025-07-21). Grow Your Own Food—and a Kinder World. counterpunch.org The word veganic is a combination of "vegan" and "organic." Organic, in essence, refers to anything of natural origin, derived from living matter. Vegan, in this context, is best defined as a way of growing that minimizes impact on all life as much as possible. A person who considers themselves vegan would neither kill nor
(2025-07-21). NEA Teachers Still Reject ADL Despite Board Capitulation. counterpunch.org In a gut punch to the base, National Education Association leaders lickety-split dismissed a motion passed by a majority of the NEA's 7,000 delegates not to partner with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for curriculum or professional development. In a possible violation of the union's Standing Rules, evidence suggests the leadership failed to solicit written rebuttals
(2025-07-21). Who Will Fund the Massive Rallies in 50 States to Tell Tyrant Trump "YOU'RE FIRED" ? counterpunch.org Since the attached article was published on May 2, 2025, Trump has made matters worse by having his Congressional Republicans shred America's historic social safety net in one big, savage, cruel, and vicious bill. He also gave more power, privileges, and tax escapes to giant corporations who fund him, enrich him, and empower him further.
(2025-07-21). OSHA just reduced the value of a worker's life. therealnews.com This article originally appeared on The Department of Labor announced "updates to penalty guidelines" to improve worker safety on Monday that it said will support small businesses and eliminate workplace ha…
(2025-07-21). Immigration Spying Has an Inglorious Past. progressive.org Today's surveillance of immigrants in the United States has roots in nineteenth-century discriminatory policies.
(2025-07-21). Texas Is Letting Parents Dictate What All Students Read. progressive.org The newly passed Senate Bill 13 in Texas will allow a small number of parents to decide what books public school students can access.
(2025-07-21). Colorado activists fight to disable cameras aiding ICE arrests. peoplesdispatch.org Denver-based activists are seeking to shut off Flock ALPR (Automated License Plate Recognition) cameras in their city after reports indicate that the footage collected is being used for ICE arrests and to infringe on abortion rights. | Flock ALPR cameras take photos of the license plates of passing cars, and are used by law enforcement throughout the country to track down vehicles. |
(2025-07-21). US deportation of migrants to Swaziland further undermines the legitimacy of its embattled monarch. peoplesdispatch.org King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa who survived an insurrection by using the army against the pro-democracy movement, has further weakened his position by caving to the US pressure to accept its deportees.
(2025-07-21). The Russiagate Plot Against Trump. Dr. Paul C. Roberts. globalresearch.ca Tulsi Gabbard has the evidence that proves former President Obama and his highest officials orchestrated a conspiracy to manufacture fake evidence…
(2025-07-21). Why Is Iran a Target? US-China Competition and Russia's Silence. globalresearch.ca On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a shocking attack on Iran. After overcoming the chaos of the first day, Iran responded harshly. In the final days of the war between the two sides, the US carried out a limited bombardment …
(2025-07-21). The Russia-South Africa's Valdai Conference: Realpolitik in a Divided World. Geopolitical Perspectives. globalresearch.ca South Africa has maintained good relations with Russia throughout the last decade, although trade remains at a relatively low level and there is much scope to improve it.
(2025-07-21). Syria Is Poised to Be One of the World's Biggest Natural Gas Producers. globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note | The Israeli invasion of Syria consists in acquiring the ownership of the entire maritime gas reserves of the Levant. | This military operation is conducted in liason and on behalf of Washington. | The unspoken objective is to weaken …
(2025-07-21). Linoleic Acid, Mitochondria, Gut Microbiome, and Metabolic Health — A Mechanistic Review. globalresearch.ca Linoleic acid (LA), a fat found in vegetable oils, accumulates in your tissues and disrupts mitochondrial function, which drains your energy and slows your metabolism | This fat becomes toxic when oxidized, producing harmful byproducts that damage DNA, enzymes, and the …
(2025-07-21). Video: Trump Humiliated as Canada and EU Sign Massive Aluminum Deal, US Isolated. globalresearch.ca In a stunning geopolitical move, Canada and the European Union have signed a strategic aluminum deal that completely EXCLUDES the United States. While President Trump doubled tariffs on imported metals, Ottawa and Brussels responded with precision, speed, and force—redrawing the …
(2025-07-21). Video: Canada and Europe Refuse Trump — $2‚ÄØTrillion Lost and $43B Boeing Deal Cancelled. globalresearch.ca The United States has just triggered a 50 percent tariff targeting European imports—and the European Union is showing no signs of backing down. In a matter of hours, Brussels responded by freezing a 43 billion dollar Boeing contract, redirecting supply …
(2025-07-21). Screaming — Nuclear War Is Coming! "All This is Made Up to Scare You" . Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca How wise is it to blast out threats of nuclear war almost non-stop? The financial investment advisory guru, Martin Armstrong, has just issued another such warning to the world:
(2025-07-21). The Impact of the Collapse of Neoliberalism on Global Geopolitics and Türkiye. "The U.S. is No longer a Super Power" . Admiral Cem Gàºrdeniz. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which includes $5 trillion in public spending submitted to Congress, was approved by a 51—50 vote in the Senate on July 1, 2025, thanks to a vote by Vice President J.D. Vance…
(2025-07-21). Video: "A Revolutionary Shift Is Underway." The Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Occupied Since 1967. Francesca Albanese. globalresearch.ca Remarks of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur, at the Hague Group Emergency Conference of States in Bogotá, Colombia.
(2025-07-21). Selected Articles: Video: War and the Global Economic Crisis. globalresearch.ca By The complexi…
(2025-07-21). Mídia ocidental admite crimes de Zelensky. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, a mídia ocidental já reconhece a natureza ditatorial do regime de Vladimir Zelensky na Ucrânia. Uma reportagem recente do Financial Times (FT) afirmou que políticos da oposiàßà£o ucraniana e líderes sociais està£o sendo perseguidos pelo governo, demonstrando o quà£o …
(2025-07-21). Petro urges Congress to approve reforms ahead of final year in office. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro used the inauguration of a new congressional year to defend his three years in office and seek support for reform bills that will be introduced in the coming year. In a 138-minute speech, Petro apparently sought to put tensions with the opposition behind him and praised Congress for approving his government's …
(2025-07-21). Colombia's prosecution seeks to expedite trials of 3,000 former paramilitaries. colombiareports.com Colombia's prosecution will introduce draft legislation that seeks to speed up legal proceedings against former members of paramilitary organization AUC who demobilized two decades ago already. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, bottlenecks in the transitional Justice and Peace system that was adopted in 2005 have prevented the effective trying of more than 3,000 former …
(2025-07-21). The strange disappearance of the US-North Korea conflict. asiatimes.com If you'd lived in America, fallen into a coma in early 2018 and awakened in 2025, you might wonder what became of the US-North Korea conflict. You would remember that at the time you lost consciousness, war seemed almost inevitable. US opinion leaders had convinced you that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government is irrational or reckless. Nightmarishly, the reputedly …
(2025-07-21). US Navy's next-gen destroyer looking like a money pit. asiatimes.com The US Navy's next-gen DDG(X) destroyer is designed to outgun China's rising fleet, but soaring costs, shaky tech and shipyard bottlenecks threaten to derail the program before it leaves the drawing board. This month, the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report stating that while the US Navy seeks to procure the first DDG(X) …
(2025-07-21). FDA flags breakdowns at Indian pharma factory exporting to the US. asiatimes.com This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. US inspectors have uncovered new and dangerous breakdowns in drugmaking at an Indian factory owned by Sun Pharma that produces generic medications for American consumers. The latest problems come 2 1/2 years after the Food and Drug Administration gave the facility a special …
(2025-07-21). US reporter goes inside the House of Huawei. asiatimes.com "As a military man I have known many clever and truly outstanding strategists. I have rarely come across an individual more strategically oriented than Ren." With this quote from Admiral William A. Owens, former vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff and former CEO of Nortel, Eva Dou introduces her detailed account of Chinese …
(2025-07-21). The digital escort fraud: another major Pentagon security failure. asiatimes.com Microsoft was caught with its pants down in a brilliant exposé by ProPublica that said that a major part of the Defense Department's Cloud Computer system was run by Chinese engineers and monitored by so-called digital escorts who supposedly looked out for any compromise of DOD information. Now, when Senator Tom Cotton called Defense Secretary Hegseth's attention to …
(2025-07-21). Decoding China's silence on Trump's financial pressure play. asiatimes.com On July 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law what he dubbed the "Big & Beautiful Bill," a sweeping legislative package aimed at confronting what he called "China's financial warfare against America," a signature political flourish attached to what may become a turning point in the US-China financial relations. While the bill does not …
(2025-07-21). The first crack in NATO's fortress? Slovenia opens the referendum conundrum. peoplesdispatch.org
(2025-07-21). Public support for Trump's immigration agenda plummets since inauguration. peoplesdispatch.org
(2025-07-21). Agentic AI: Could This New Tyranny Against Us Succeed? globalresearch.ca
(2025-07-21). COINTELPRO Operations Helped Create Today's Dystopian Political Environment. covertactionmagazine.com
(2025-07-21). Ukraine, Russia and the Future of War. corbettreport.substack.com
(2025-07-21). Cook Islanders flock from outer islands for 60th anniversary celebrations. asiapacificreport.nz By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The Cook Islands' outer islands, or Pa Enua, are emptying as people make the pilgrimage to Rarotonga for constitution celebrations. This year is particularly significant, August 4 marks 60 years of the Cook Islands being in free association with New Zealand. Cook Islands Secretary of Culture Emile Kairua said…
(2025-07-20). China optimizes foreign exchange reserve structure. ecns.cn Economists and policy advisers have said that it is a strategic necessity for China to further scale back holdings in United States government debt in order to safeguard national financial stability, amid waning confidence in the dollar-based system and persistent geopolitical tensions.
(2025-07-20). Mega-hydro project launched in Xizang. ecns.cn China has begun the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, with a groundbreaking ceremony held on Saturday in Nyingchi, a city in the Xizang autonomous region.
(2025-07-20). Typhoon Wipha pummels Guangdong Province. ecns.cn Typhoon Wipha wreaked havoc in major cities in the Pearl River Delta and on Guangdong province's western coast, forcing about 670,000 residents to be evacuated to safety when it battered the southern province on Sunday.
(2025-07-20). 10 big things about China you should not miss (July 13-July 19). ecns.cn
(2025-07-21). Damaging feminist disinformation. onlineopinion.com.au How femocrats fake data and research to promote anti-male policies.
(2025-07-21). An open letter to the Israelis: rise and save the soul of your country. onlineopinion.com.au I appeal to every Israeli – you have become the victims of deceptive and morally repugnant leaders who have systematically betrayed you by pursuing their treacherous messianic agenda.