(2026-04-25). Pope Leo vs US President Donald Trump. ummid.com Pope Leo's sharp criticism of war, sectarian manipulation and the political misuse of religion has cast fresh attention on the narratives shaping the US-Israel confrontation with Iran.
(2026-04-25). Trump's war equals corporate windfall profits. iacenter.org New York City, April 8, 2026 By Betsey Piette April 21, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal attacks on Iran have been called a "war of choice." But the question remains: whose choice? It is highly unlikely that the U.S. capitalist class would let Trump or any U.S. president engage them in a war without their consent and backing. Trump supporters include major defense contractors — Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing and Northrop Grumman — who gained a $200 billion windfall from this war, according to Time Magazine, due to increased weapons production plus the need to replace multiple expensive milita…
(2026-04-25). US-Iran peace process hits snag as Trump cancels trip of envoys, FM Araghchi leaves Pakistan. tribune.com.pk 
United States President Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip to Pakistan ‚Å by envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for peace talks with Iran, ‚Å Fox News reported on Saturday, creating another snag in the peace process between the two enemies. | The network ‚Å said Trump told Fox ‚Å about the ‚Å trip's &sbquo…
(2026-04-25). As More Universities Agree To Immigration Enforcement On Campus, Students Are Fighting Back. scheerpost.com Julia Luz Betancourt for Prism She was beginning her spring semester as a second-year law student and paralegal when she received the news: The immigration clinic where she volunteered would have to stop all work, a demand directly from the Trump administration. The White House issued a stop-work order on Feb. 18, 2025, cutting off …
(2026-04-25). Rohana Kuddus: Prabowo's Year One. newleftreview.org A critical-analytical portrait of Southeast Asia's answer to Trump, as the Indonesian President—formerly the Suharto dictatorship's crown prince and chief butcher in East Timor—re-centralizes power in the archipelago, strengthening the Army's place within the civil administration.
(2026-04-25). Veterans groups protest in U.S. Capitol against war on Iran. iacenter.org By Gerry Condon April 24, 2026 A coalition of veterans groups gathered in the U.S. Capitol April 20 to express their deep opposition to the U.S. war on Iran. Some 130 veterans and military family members held a solemn, disciplined protest in the Capitol Rotunda demanding that the Trump administration end its illegal war on Iran and that Congress stop funding the war. Veterans groups protest in U.S. Capitol Rotunda, April 20, 2026. Credit: VFP The veterans, many of whom served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, conducted a flag folding ceremony and played Taps on a bugle in honor of the 13 service members who have alread…
(2026-04-25). What To Expect Next In The Fragile Ceasefires In Iran And Lebanon. popularresistance.org On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was "highly unlikely" to extend the ceasefire with Iran that was set to expire on Wednesday. | As soon as he said that it was clear that he was going to soon extend the deadline. Indeed, he did so on Tuesday, but it was the way he did it that was particularly telling. | In a post on his Truth Social site that was clearly not written by the president, we read: | "Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been a…
(2026-04-25). International flights resume from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport. tribune.com.pk 
Days after United States President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire, international flights resumed from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on Saturday, Iranian media said. | The first passengers had departed for Medina, in Saudi Arabia, Muscat and Istanbul, with operations expected to accelerate in the coming days. | A general view of an empty terminal hall after flights resumed at Imam Khomeini International Airport, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran on April 25, 2026. — WANA via Reuters | Read More: Iranian FM discusses overall regional situation with PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir | "W…
(2026-04-25). Trump administration begins $166b tariff refunds after Supreme Court blow. tribune.com.pk 
The United States government has begun the unprecedented task of refunding more than $166 billion in tariffs after a landmark ruling by the United States Supreme Court struck down a central pillar of President Donald Trump's trade policy, triggering a scramble among importers to reclaim billions in duties. | According to The New York Times, the refund process, launched this week by US Customs and Border Protection, allows companies to apply for repayments on tariffs collected under emergency powers that the court ruled had been improperly used. | The move marks one of the largest government reimbursements to b…
(2026-04-25). Susan Watkins: Trump Abroad. newleftreview.org In which direction is America heading, amid the strategic cacophony of Trump's second term—counter-revolution in the Caribbean, onslaught on Iran, somersaults on China? Analysis of the political logics at stake as the US ratchets up from covert to overt assassinations; from wars of attrition to wars of overthrow.
(2026-04-25). Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns. grist.org 
Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump's expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse. | The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association, or ALA, released on Wednesday evaluates pollution across the country by grading levels of ground-level ozone — also known as smog —as well as year-round and short-term spikes in particle pollution, commonly referred to as soot. The report analyzed quality-assured data collected between 2022 and 2024. | It found…
(2026-04-25). US Democrats look to rein in Trump's war powers, this time on Cuba. tribune.com.pk 
The US Senate will vote as soon as next week on a Democratic-led effort to prevent President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Cuba, Senate aides said, responding to the Republican's threats to take military action against the island. | Democratic Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego introduced the Cuba War Powers Resolution last month. Under Senate rules, the Senate's Republican leaders must allow it to come up for a vote. | "The president's sabre rattling toward Cuba makes clear where his sights are next," Schiff said in a statement when the resolution was introduced. Exact timing of the…
(2026-04-25). The U.S. Lost Hungary But The Interference Continues. moderndiplomacy.eu After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suffered a massive defeat in Hungary's April 12 parliamentary election. Many observers have described the outcome as a stern ideological rebuke of the Trump administration, which lobbied heavily in Orbán's favor, and have argued that Orbán's defeat would allow the EU to bolster its support for …
(2026-04-25). Republicans Race to Advance Trump's Federal Reserve Pick. truthout.org In the late hours of Friday night, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee scheduled a vote to advance President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve, shortly after the Justice Department announced it was dropping its criminal probe into the current head of the central bank, Jerome Powell. The committee vote will take place on April 29, putting megarich financier Kevin Warsh on… |
(2026-04-25). Deporting soldiers? Why immigrant veterans fear removal from the US. aljazeera.com Trump's push for mass deportation has heightened fears that immigrant veterans of the US military could be expelled.
(2026-04-25). Behind Angus Taylor's immigration plan is a Trump‚Äëlike economic agenda. independentaustralia.net 
(2026-04-25). After years of avoidance, Trump to attend first White House press dinner. aljazeera.com Professional organisations call on attendees to 'speak forcefully' at annual event, which will not feature a comedian.
(2026-04-25). El Salvador's Bukele regime stages mass show trial for nearly 500 alleged gang members. wsws.org Trump's support for Bukele seeks to normalize the authoritarian doctrine that the state may detain or even kill individuals based on suspicion alone, without due process.
(2026-04-25). Trump's "Department of War" seeks to enlist US auto companies in accelerated arms buildup. wsws.org The recent meetings between Pentagon officials and top US auto executives are aimed at securing the more direct integration of the auto industry into the war drive of US imperialism.
(2026-04-25). Trump Admin Weakens Air Standards While Almost Half of US Kids Breathe Toxic Air. truthout.org Nearly half the nation's children live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. That's 33.5 million children — 46 percent of the country's kids — living in areas with failing grades for at least one measure of air pollution that is particularly harmful to developing lungs. The report also found that… |
(2026-04-25). Trump uses immigration enforcement to make America whiter again. mronline.org 
The Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies are racist and are intended to send even documented Global South immigrants and naturalized citizens out of the country. The evidence is clear, but the media cover up what is very obvious.
(2026-04-25). Jeffrey Sachs: Trump's Failure in Iran Exposes the Crumbling Myth of U.S. Hegemony. scheerpost.com ScheerPost Staff Jeffrey Sachs has been warning for years that the "unipolar moment" was never real — and in this conversation with Glenn Diesen, he lays out the clearest case yet. Trump's failure in the Iran War, Sachs argues, didn't just expose the limits of one administration. It exposed the limits of the entire post‚ÄëCold …
(2026-04-25). Trump welcomes crypto contest winners to Mar-a-Lago. moderndiplomacy.eu U. S. President Donald Trump will host winners of his second annual meme coin contest at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. The event offers top buyers of his $TRUMP cryptocurrency an audience with him, despite the token's value dropping 96% from its peak last year. The gathering comes amid increased scrutiny of the …
(2026-04-25). Taliban says Afghans stuck in Qatar who helped US in war can safely return home. scmp.com Afghanistan's foreign ministry says Afghans who helped America's war effort and have been stuck in Qatar in the hope of reaching the United States can safely return to Afghanistan. | The statement on Saturday by foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi comes after reports emerged that the Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send 1,100 Afghans who assisted the US during its war in Afghanistan, and relatives of US service members, to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
(2026-04-25). Nausicaa Renner: Party and Class. newleftreview.org Nausicaa Renner on Paul Heideman, Rogue Elephant. Hollowed-out parties and capitalist sectoralization said to underlie the Trumpian capture of the GOP.
(2026-04-25). The Incredible Shrinking Trump Coalition. portside.org The Incredible Shrinking Trump Coalition |
(2026-04-25). Amid Mideast crisis, Pakistan emerges as central actor asserting beyond South Asia: US magazine. tribune.com.pk 
As regional tensions continue to reshape the geopolitical landscape, Pakistan has firmly established itself as a critical player in international diplomacy, effectively stepping into the role of a central mediator in the ongoing crisis between the United States and Iran. | In a recent article, the US-based The National Interest magazine highlights the significance of Islamabad's evolving role, noting that Pakistan's military leadership was successfully navigating a complex, high-stakes diplomatic landscape. This shift marks a notable transition for Pakistan, moving it from the periphery of Middle Eastern polit…
(2026-04-25). U.S. spies on the Vatican. strategic-culture.su By Ken KLIPPENSTEIN | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Trump's war on Pope Leo includes cloak and dagger | When Trump declared Pope…
(2026-04-25). Trump Declares Victory in Iran. Reality Disagrees. juancole.com