(2025-08-21). Trump's military grip tightens on Washington. wsws.org More than 8,000 troops, police and armed federal agents are being mobilized to occupy the US capital.
(2025-08-21). Four scenarios for war — and peace — with Iran. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025 shattered long-held assumptions, thrusting U.S.—Iran relations into uncharted territory. The conflict, a dramatic escalation of decades-long tensions, has left the Middle East teetering on the edge of broader instability. As the dust settles, the United States faces a critical juncture in its approach to Iran — one that could redefine the region for decades.Four plausible scenarios loom large, each carrying profound implications for global security, regional stability, and American foreign policy.Escalation without end: | The first scenario is…
(2025-08-21). Trump eliminates funding for federal agency investigating Clairton Coke Works explosion. wsws.org The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) was created by Congress in 1998 and tasked with conducting root cause investigations into industrial chemical accidents.
(2025-08-20). V-Day parade to unveil advanced weapons. ecns.cn A number of the Chinese military's advanced weapons are set to be unveiled at the upcoming V-Day parade on Sept 3, representing the latest achievements in the armed forces' modernization efforts, according to a senior military official.
(2025-08-21). Spain's neo-fascist Vox party launches anti-Muslim campaign. wsws.org Exploiting the PSOE-Sumar government's assault on immigrants and workers, Vox is reviving the most reactionary traditions of the Spanish ruling class.
(2025-08-20). Chapeando: Las preguntas que nadie hace (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sólo hay que leer los titulares de estos días y seguir programas que repiten acríticamente lo que dice la administración Trump, sin cuestionarse ni una coma o escogiendo muy cuidadosamente a los expertos que consultan, para garantizar las respuestas más convenientes. Es decir, que amplifiquen lo que antes dijeron los Goebbels modernos. No son pocos los medios que ahora mismo están sirviendo de caja de resonancia al discurso prepotente, acusador y amenazante de la administración Trump contra Venezuela.
(2025-08-20). The stock market fever chart. wsws.org The events of April, when markets plunged following Trump's announcement of his economic war against the world through the imposition of so-called reciprocal tariffs, underscored the inherent instability of the stock market boom and the global financial system more broadly.
(2025-08-20). Stop martial law in D.C.! No to MAGA storm troopers! workers.org 
It's hard to keep track of all of the Trump administration's many violations of people's rights. But there's one that workers and oppressed people need to pay particular attention to: Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to occupy the Black and migrant communities in Washington, D.C., and his attempt to . . . |
(2025-08-20). Ucrânia e UE tentam mudar processo de paz iniciado no Alasca. globalresearch.ca Em 18 de agosto, o presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, recebeu representantes ucranianos e europeus em Washington para discutir possíveis negociaàßàµes de paz em relaàßà£o ao conflito russo-ucraniano. A cúpula de Washington foi vista como uma espécie de "reaàßà£o" à …
(2025-08-20). Trump calls for banning all mail-in ballot voting. wsws.org Laying the groundwork for challenging all future election results that don't suit him, Trump is recycling his 2020 lie that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.
(2025-08-20). CPUSA joins campaign to send cardiac pacemakers to Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
The U.S. economic blockade of Cuba intentionally hurts Cuba's people in almost every way possible. Although the policy was initiated 63 years ago, the Trump administration has turned the screws far more and is targeting Cuba's remarkably successful healthcare system. The blockade, a crucial part of the U.S. assault on Cuba, is consistent with U.S.-engineered …
(2025-08-20). The Profits of War: Why Peace in Ukraine Terrifies Europe's Investors. The Defense Industry Boom. globalresearch.ca There is a dark, unspoken truth hanging over the latest round of "peace talks" between Trump, Putin, Zelensky and the European leaders: war has become too profitable to end.
(2025-08-20). Trump Is Absolutely Correct… Richard C. Cook. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump is absolutely correct that yesterday's White House event involving himself and his top aides along with Zelensky and the European leaders was the most important meeting to take place since World War II.
(2025-08-20). EU Says It Will Continue to Arm Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Apparently, US President Donald Trump's pacifist initiatives are not being endorsed by other NATO leaders. In a recent statement, European politicians expressed their willingness to continue arming Ukraine, despite the US' desire to deescalate the conflict. This clearly shows that …
(2025-08-20). Loose, abstract talk of 'guarantees' could sink Ukraine peace. responsiblestatecraft.org 
(2025-08-20). De Moscú a La Habana: La reunión entre Putin y Trump, la cosmonáutica rusa y el centenario de Fidel. cubadebate.cu En el podcast De Moscú a La Habana estuvimos hablando sobre el encuentro entre los presidentes de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y EE.UU., Donald Trump, en Alaska; los 65 años del regreso a la Tierra de Belka y Strelka y los logros de la cosmonáutica soviética y rusa, y el inicio de la campaña en homenaje al centenario del natalicio del líder histórico de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro.
(2025-08-20). Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire. moderndiplomacy.eu On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical moment, known as the "escalator moment," marked not only the beginning of an unconventional campaign but also symbolized his approach to the presidency: turning the nation's highest political office into a …
(2025-08-20). Putin-Trump meeting: Nothing more than a photo-op. workers.org 
Donald Trump came into the White House promising to end the costly, destructive proxy war with Russia in Ukraine on his first day in office. Finally, seven months later, the White House and U.S. corporate media grandly pre-publicized the Aug. 15 meeting in Alaska of Presidents Putin and Trump. The . . . |
(2025-08-20). US Tariff Hikes on India Are Completely Arbitrary and Unfair. globalresearch.ca While the entire discourse and unilateral actions on tariffs of the Trump administration are characterized by arbitrariness and unfairness, these have crossed all limits in the context particularly of some selected countries like India and Brazil. The calculations on the …
(2025-08-20). UE diz que continuará a armar a Ucrânia. globalresearch.ca Aparentemente, as iniciativas pacifistas do presidente americano Donald Trump nà£o està£o sendo endossadas por outros líderes da OTAN. Em uma declaraàßà£o recente, políticos europeus expressaram sua disposiàßà£o de continuar armando a Ucrânia, apesar do desejo dos EUA de acalmar o …
(2025-08-20). Ukraine and EU Attempted to Change Peace Process Started in Alaska. globalresearch.ca On August 18, US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian and European representatives in Washington to discuss possible peace negotiations regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
(2025-08-20). The Trump-Putin Summit-Regime Change Has Failed. indybay.org The expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe was always to militarily encircle Russia, which was a continuation of the United States' Cold War "containment" towards the Soviet Union.
(2025-08-20). Families Demand Return of 66 Venezuelan Children Still Held Captive in US. orinocotribune.com In a statement, the Movement of Heroic Mothers in Venezuela is calling on US First Lady Melania Trump to stop the kidnapping of the 66 children who have been forcibly separated from their mothers and fathers by US authorities. | They publicly requested an audience with the US president's wife, with the goal of being heard and proposing solutions to put an end to this situation—which leaves scars on the minds and hearts of children—so they can return to the arms of their families. | The 66 children still kidnapped were separated from their parents when they were detained by ICE and handed over to famil…
(2025-08-20). ICE Has Stopped Reporting How Many Transgender People It Holds In Custody. truthout.org Immigration officials no longer report the number of transgender people in their custody, as advocates warn that the decision hampers efforts to ensure queer people's safety in the nation's rapidly escalating immigration detention regime. The Vera Institute for Justice recently reported that starting in February, shortly after President Donald Trump took office, U.S. |
(2025-08-20). Price Tag for Trump's D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day. theintercept.com 
(2025-08-20). Expert: Lukashenko-Trump phone call is crucial for regional security. eng.belta.by European regional security issues cannot be settled without involving | Belarus and its leader, which Donald Trump understands, Andrei Bogodel, | Deputy Head of the Faculty of Education and Science – Head of the | Educational and Methodology Department of the Faculty of the General | Staff of the Armed Forces at the Military Academy of Belarus, said in | the latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube…
(2025-08-20). Trump Reneges on Ukraine Peace Agreement. Contradictions Leading to Expansion of U.S. Involvement in the War. Renee Parsons. globalresearch.ca In what was originally billed as a one-on-one Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a possible peace agreement, the meeting almost immediately deteriorated into many conflicting contradictions with an expansion of US involvement …
(2025-08-20). Donald Trump wants a Nobel. peoplesdispatch.org The United States bought icy, oil-rich Alaska from a crumbling Russian Empire for a pittance, a bargain rivaled only by the De Freij family's takeover of the Hippodrome in Beirut, or the Salam family's seizure of the Golf Club pastures in the suburbia of Ghobeiry. | A century and a half later, in that forty-ninth state, Donald Trump — officially the 45th and 47th president of the US — welcomed Vladimir Putin, Russia's sole ruler, although officially he's the second and fourth president of Russia since the Soviet Union collapse, to a summit branded "Pursuing Peace." Washington's military-industrial com…
(2025-08-20). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine conflict. america.cgtn.com 
Details of security guarantees and efforts to arrange peace talks continue to evolve. This, after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted talks in Washington on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European leaders. | On Tuesday, Trump ruled out the possibility of sending U.S. troops to join any post-conflict European-led peacekeeping effort. Meanwhile, Russia has not committed to a bilateral leaders' summit with Ukraine, though reports suggest that President Putin did offer to host a possible one-on-one with President Zelenskyy in Moscow. | To dicuss: | William Lawrence is a political scien…
(2025-08-20). Kangaroo Court-Trumpite Purge In Pacifica Alex Steinberg Former Pacifica Chair. indybay.org The KPFA Local Station Board cabal are purging out any critical voices at Pacifica. Their shenanigans are playing into the hands of the fascist Trump regime by destroying Pacifica. Alex Steinberg is a former chair of Pacifica…
(2025-08-20). Trump's plan to end free elections upfront today. peoplesworld.org 
AUSTIN, Texas—Bitter political battles over congressional redistricting—and whether voters choose their lawmakers or the other way around—come to a head today and tomorrow, Aug. 21 and 22, in Texas and California. In Texas, a Democratic lawmaker is being held prisoner by the Republican majority in the state Capitol in Austin to ensure that they have …
(2025-08-20). CovertAction Bulletin: U.S. Makes Threats While China Plans Its Infrastructure. covertactionmagazine.com Donald Trump has taken yet another step in the ruling class' quest to trash civil liberties, expand the brutal role of cops and other agents of the state and wage an all-out assault on Black people across the country…
(2025-08-20). Did the Alaska Summit usher a new ice age? responsiblestatecraft.org 
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit was about far more than Ukraine. Since long before the meeting in Anchorage, the Arctic has been
(2025-08-20). Russia invites Trump for follow-up summit. america.cgtn.com 
Russia has yet to commit to a bilateral summit with Ukraine, though reports indicate President Putin may host a one-on-one meeting with President Zelenskyy in Moscow. The Russian Foreign Minister emphasized that Moscow is open to contact with Ukraine and confirmed that President Trump has been invited to Russia for a potential follow-up meeting after last week's Alaska summit. Dasha Chernyshova reports from Moscow.
(2025-08-20). MAGA vs. "The Asian Giant" : Trump's Diplomatic Shake-up Gives China Advantage in Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca For a month now, a series of layoffs has been occurring at the United States State Department.
(2025-08-20). What lessons can Europe learn from "daddy" school? tehrantimes.com TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump's recent meeting with European leaders appears to have left them with egg on their faces.
(2025-08-20). Selected Articles: Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris Refuse Trump's "Three Way Summit." New Weapons Scream: 'No Peace Deal!'. globalresearch.ca 
By Putin and Trump don't need to agree on everything, but negotiations are undoubtedly a major development and potentially …
(2025-08-20). Slavery was worse in the Americas because of capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced earlier this month it will shut down after Congress voted to take back $500 million in federal funds, jeopardizing the operations of PBS and the educational children's content it has produced for decades. Now, the Trump administration is reportedly looking at PragerU as its preferred alternative to PBS' programming. …
(2025-08-20). Trump Administration Delays Rule Protecting Coal Miners from Black Lung — Again. truthout.org President Donald Trump for years has championed what he calls the "beautiful" coal industry, even while he has been criticized for using coal miners as political props while ignoring policies that would improve their lives. Now, advocates for Appalachian coal miners say the Trump administration is literally leaving them in the dust — the toxic crystalline silica released into the air as miners… |
(2025-08-20). Russian Diplomacy and Military Work in Concert. Strategic Success? Trump Takes the Blame According to NYT, Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca Combined arms operations are one of the most critical segments of any military strategy.
(2025-08-20). The Trump Family Has Made $3.4 Billion Due to His Presidencies, Report Finds. truthout.org "How much is Trump pocketing off the presidency?" That's the question driving a major new investigation by journalist David D. Kirkpatrick in The New Yorker, which finds that the first family has been leveraging its place atop U.S. politics to rake in billions. According to Kirkpatrick, Donald Trump and his immediate family have made $3.4 billion from his time in the White House… |
(2025-08-20). Apache Stronghold Responds to Trump: Federal Court Injunction Blocks Land Exchange. indybay.org OAK FLAT: Apache Stronghold: Protecting the Sacred: A response to Trump lashing out over federal court order halting land exchange to foreign corporation. It would turn Apache Ceremonial Place of Oak Flat into massive open pit copper mine, a crater, in Arizona.
(2025-08-20). Airline pilots outraged over one-pilot proposal. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A federal advisory committee of pro-corporate aviation "experts" is telling the corporate-friendly Trump regime there should be only one pilot, not two, in an airplane's cockpit. Citing safety reasons, the Air Line Pilots (ALPA) strongly oppose that scheme. And so do 43 senators, from both political parties. The plan came to light when ALPA disclosed …
(2025-08-20). Ukraine War: What An 'Article 5-Style' Security Guarantee Might Look Like. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had good cause to be optimistic following his recent White House meetings with Donald Trump and the leaders of the …
(2025-08-20). DC Residents Are Pushing Back Against Trump's Takeover in the Streets. truthout.org Residents of Washington, D.C. are getting increasingly fed up with U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard and other federal law enforcement officials in their city. Zeteo journalist Prem Thakker reported on Tuesday that residents in Columbia Heights jeered and shouted at masked federal agents in their local Metro station who were apparently there to assist transit… |
(2025-08-20). Resistance to convicted felon Trump's efforts to whitewashing our nation's history. indybay.org The Cruelties Of Slavery!
(2025-08-20). Colombia warns US could turn Venezuela into another Syria. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said that invading Venezuela would be the worst mistake. During a meeting with his ministers, Petro reiterated his opposition to the US sending 4500 military personnel and three warships to the Venezuelan waters. "I told [US President Donald] Trump, through his emissaries, that this would be the worst mistake," said Petro. …
(2025-08-20). Putin-Trump meeting: Irreconcilable contradictions are still there, a lasting peace still a distant prospect. unitedworldint.com There are irreconcilable contradictions that will only be solved, one side defeating the other. By Onur Sinan Gàºzaltan US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on August 15. Reports indicate that the two leaders discussed a range of issues, with the war in Ukraine at the top of the agenda. …
(2025-08-20). U.S. warships deployed to Caribbean amid drug cartel tensions. america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. military has deployed warships carrying 4,500 sailors and Marines on missions abroad. While officials have not disclosed details, U.S. media reports suggest the forces are headed to the southern Caribbean to target Latin American drug cartels. Critics caution that the move could heighten regional tensions. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.