(2025-08-03). Trump's sweeping new tariffs spark extensive criticism. independent.co.ug 
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that further modified tariff rates with 69 trading partners, drawing criticism across the world. The order, set to be implemented on Aug. 7, imposes "additional ad valorem duties on goods of certain trading partners," with rates ranging from …
(2025-08-03). Trump's evil myrmidon Emil Bove is a major threat to the Constitution. indybay.org Convicted Felon President Trump's Emil Bove Has A Face So Evil That Is The Type That Only A Mother Can Love.
(2025-08-03). US envoy Steve Witkoff 'working on plan to end Gaza war'. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump's Trump has made ending the conflict a major priority of his administration, though negotiations have faltered. Steve Witkoff is visiting Israel as its government faces mounting pressure over the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the enclave. | In a recording of the meeting, reviewed by Reuters, Witkoff is heard saying: "W…
(2025-08-03). USA-Workers are being deported. war on migrants. indybay.org The American public believes that there are too many immigrants. But when the media tell their stories—what they had to go through to get into the country, how they built a life here—the majority, unlike Trump and his team, do not think that deportation is a fair solution in many cases.
(2025-08-03). Peace offering? Donald Trump's Nobel obsession. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump gestures before boarding Air Force One as he returns to Washington, DC, in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025. — ReutersWASHINGTON: A craving for international prestige, a decade-long Obama rivalry and perhaps a dash of provocation: a mercurial…
(2025-08-03). US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display. aljazeera.com Smithsonian Institution says it will update exhibit to reflect all impeachments of US presidents following backlash.
(2025-08-03). Funding cuts kill the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). indybay.org The rabid dog pitbull convicted felon President Donald J. Trump and his Republican myrmidons have decimated and killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
(2025-08-03). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?
(2025-08-03). Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia. newarab.com 
Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparring on social media for days. | Trump's post on his Truth Social platform abruptly took that spat into the very real ⚪ and rarely publicized ⚪ sphere of nuclear forces. | "Based on the highly provocative statements," Trump sa…
(2025-08-03). Tariff Trade War Against Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lula, Palestine & the Working Class. indybay.org The fascist Trump government has declared tariff trade war on Brazil demanding that charges against Bolsonaro for organizing an insurrection and the assassination of Lula and other people be dropped. Sà£o Paulo transit worker and a member of Conlutas Fabio Bosco reports on this and also the struggle against the genocide in Palestine and BRICS…
(2025-08-03). Monday 8/25: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-08-03). Trump's envoy floats 'end of war' Gaza plan amid mounting pressure on Israel. geo.tv 
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee walk during their visit to the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025. —Reuters
(2025-08-03). SAFTU condemns Trump's 30% tariffs on South African exports: Calls for urgent meeting. indybay.org The South African trade union federation SAFTU has protested Trump's tariffs and called for a national emergency meeting…
(2025-08-03). Trump Deploys Nuclear Subs Amid War Of Words With Russia. popularresistance.org US President Donald Trump ordered the repositioning of two nuclear submarines on 2 August in response to "highly provocative" comments made by Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council. | "I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that," Trump wrote on his Truth Social Platform on Friday. | On Thursday, Medvedev had warned that Trump should be mindful of "how dangerous" Russia's nuclear weapons could be.
(2025-08-02). Family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre raises: What did Trump know and when did he know it? wsws.org The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent public accusers of financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, issued a statement Wednesday and gave an interview on Thursday suggesting that President Donald Trump was aware of the criminal actions of Epstein while he associated with the abuser of teenage girls.
(2025-08-02). US authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith. aljazeera.com Without evidence, Trump and his allies accuse former US special prosecutor of illegal political activity.
(2025-08-02). New English language requirements for truckers: A thinly veiled attack on immigrant workers. liberationnews.org 
Billy Randel, co-founder of Truckers Movement for Justice, says Trump's executive order is all about dividing and conquering workers.
(2025-08-02). Trump's Motives Can Be Opaque. I Asked a Feminist Economist to Bare Them. truthout.org In the months since his return to the presidency, Donald Trump has implemented an aggressive and utterly reactionary social and economic agenda that seeks to turn back the clock of the nation's progress on civil and human rights while further entrenching the power of plutocracy. Understanding what drives Trump's actions is not an easy task. His approach to power stems from his greedy self… |
(2025-08-02). Trump Officials' Gaza Tour Slammed as 'Blatantly Theatrical Display'. scheerpost.com President Donald Trump speaks with workers while construction continues on the Rose Garden as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff and others look on, Monday, July 21, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing …
(2025-08-02). Trump's latest tariff policies. america.cgtn.com 
Almost four months after U.S. President Donald Trump disrupted global trade around the world, he's unveiled his latest tariff policy. The new tax plans on countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe are leaving nations either relieved, anxious or just plain perplexed. | Karina Mitchell navigates us through the tariff turmoil.
(2025-08-02). Philly activists rally at Independence Park to protest Trump's moves to remove exhibits that depict slavery in early America. whyy.org 
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? More than 100 people gathered Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia's Old City, just steps away from the Liberty Bell, to defend the integrity of a slavery-focused exhibit at the President's House Site. They voiced outrage over a federal review process that could remove or revise interpretive content that candidly addresses America's legacy of slavery. | Roz McPherson, who served as project director during the site's creation, told WHYY News the exhibit was a "missing part of h…
(2025-08-02). U.S. appeals court deals blow to Trump immigration crackdown. independent.co.ug 
SACRAMENTO, the United States | Xinhua | A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke to the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign Friday, upholding restrictions on immigration agents conducting sweeping arrests across Southern California without reasonable suspicion. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected the government's challenge to a lower court order that …
(2025-08-02). Trump's $200m ballroom: A history of home improvements at the White House. aljazeera.com The White House has announced plans to build a new ballroom, fulfilling a long-term desire of Donald Trump's.
(2025-08-02). DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Is Seen Stopping Latino Men at Home Depot to Ask for IDs, We Catch Up With Adrian Andrew Martinez, and More. lataco.com ICE and Border Patrol hit several SoCal locations including Garden Grove, Gardena, and Orange, while protests continue in L.A. and across the country. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations, and 12 members of Congress are suing for access to detention centers. Meanwhile, detainees in Florida are on a hunger strike, and Dolores Huerta is fighting a massive ICE expansion in Kern County. We also caught up with the 20-year-old citizen that was beaten and arrested by Border Patrol agents at Walmart in Pico Rivera.
(2025-08-02). When the Wind Stops Blowing: Trump Administration Restores Sanity to Offshore Energy Policy. wattsupwiththat.com And if the wind doesn't blow quite so favorably for offshore wind's rent-seekers in the future, well, maybe that's just the way the wind ought to blow.
(2025-08-02). The militarist agenda at the centre of Trump's tariff war against the world. wsws.org The US has now erected a tariff barrier around itself equivalent to that imposed, with disastrous consequences both economically and politically, during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
(2025-08-02). With 2026 World Cup Coming to US, FIFA Head Gianni Infantino Cozies up to Trump. dissidentvoice.org 
Trump presents Chelsea's Cole Palmer with the golden ball trophy after Chelsea defeats Paris St Germain in the Club World Cup final.A few weeks back, the FIFA Club World Cup concluded with Chelsea FC defeating Paris Saint-German. Flanked by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Donald Trump, greeted by a chorus of boos from fans at MetLife …
(2025-08-02). Trump Admin Moves To Curb 'Environmentally Damaging' Green Energy Projects. wattsupwiththat.com The Department of the Interior (DOI) moved to deal another blow to the green energy industry Friday, announcing that it will consider energy projects' capacity density and the environmental impacts before permitting them, singling out wind and solar.
(2025-08-02). Federal Court Finds Trump's Immigration Enforcement Tactics Unconstitutional. truthout.org The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit late Friday backed a lower court ruling which found immigration raids targeting people based on their apparent racial identity, language spoken, or vicinity of their capture are unlawful — a decision which dealt a further blow to President Donald Trump's authoritarian policies aimed at migrant workers and working-class communities in California and… |
(2025-08-02). Trump enacts tariffs, sanctions state officials and invokes "national emergency" against Brazil. wsws.org Trump's order represents an unprecedented escalation of US imperialist aggression against Latin America.
(2025-08-02). Guess Who's Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness: New ICE Agents. theintercept.com 
As President Donald Trump plots to halt student loan forgiveness for many government and nonprofit workers, his administration is offering a special type of debt relief to one category of workers: new ICE agents. | The Department of Homeland Security The announcement comes as the Trump administration wor…
(2025-08-02). Over a Dozen States Sue Trump Administration to Protect Gender Affirming Care. truthout.org A group of state attorneys general, led by New York, has filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of mounting an unconstitutional pressure campaign against gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenges actions taken by the Justice Department to investigate and halt gender-affirming care across the country. |
(2025-08-02). Most Hilarious Reaction to Trump Admin's EPA's repealing the CO2 Endangerment Finding: Dem Congressman Sean Casten: 'Trump will have been responsible for more deaths than Stalin, Mao Hitler combined'. wattsupwiththat.com Casten added: "Millions, if not billions will die if we don't address climate change; some will survive but if rivers keep moving, coasts keep eroding, fires keep burning we will be forced to become migratory. That is a choice."
(2025-08-02). What's the fallout from Trump's new batch of tariffs? aljazeera.com The US has hit many countries with new levies, causing shock and confusion.
(2025-08-02). India will buy Russian oil despite Trump's threats, NYT reports. dawn.com 
(2025-08-02). Trump and Epstein: Two pigs in a pen. workers.org 
Few people would argue with the fact that the ultra-misogynist finance capitalist Jeffrey Epstein, who sexually abused and exploited teenaged girls, was a despicable human being. Not many tears were shed when he died in prison in 2019, supposedly by suicide, denying Epstein's many victims their day in court. The . . . |
(2025-08-02). Texas flood hearings reveal widespread failures in response and prevention while leaving Abbott and Trump blameless. wsws.org Noticeably absent from the hearings Thursday and a previous such event held on July 23rd were Texas governor Greg Abbott and officials from either the Trump administration or the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), who bear the lion's share of blame for the disaster.
(2025-08-02). Trump moves nuclear submarines after statements by former Russian president. geo.tv 
Combination picture showing Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024 and US President Donald Trump at Trump…
(2025-08-02). No to fascist austerity! No pride in genocide! iacenter.org July 30, 2025 Over 1,500 demonstrators rallied outside Boston City Hall on July 23 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A coalition of Massachusetts disability rights organizations and labor unions, including Boston Center for Independent Living, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts and Service Employees International Union 1199, along with dozens of others sponsored the commemoration. Workers World Boston contingent at 35th anniversary of passage of Americans with Disabilities Act, Boston, July 23, 2025. Decades of protests, sit-ins and shutdowns by disabled…