(2025-08-19). Despite Trump's "deals," confusion reigns over tariffs. wsws.org No "final statement" of agreement has been reached with the European Union and other countries that have accepted Trump's dictates as auto tariffs continue to cause "bleeding."
(2025-08-19). Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate People With Disabilities. popularresistance.org Two months ago, Sloan Meek — a disability rights advocate with cerebral palsy — took the stage at a rally protesting the Medicaid cuts in Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." Meek warned how $1 trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts would have life-threatening consequences for people with disabilities. | "My whole life — not just my healthcare — is supported by Medicaid. The way I move around in the world. The way I communicate. The people who help me do all the things I want to do in my life," Meek said. "Without Medicaid support, I will be forced into a nursing home to spend the rest of my…
(2025-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2025. democracynow.org As European Leaders Gather at White House, Trump Says He'll Arrange Zelensky-Putin Meeting, Tens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Steps Up Bombings Ahead of Planned Invasion, Hamas Agrees to 60-Day Ceasefire Plan That's "Almost Identical" to U.S. Proposal, ISIL-Backed Rebels Kill 52 in Eastern Congo; M23 Suspends Peace Talks with DRC, Texas Democrat Locked in House Chamber for Refusing Round-the-Clock Surveillance by State Troopers, Trump Says He'll Ban Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines, Citing Advice from Vladimir Putin, Newsmax Will Pay Dominion Voting Systems $67 Million to…
(2025-08-19). Colorado residents reject Trump's plan to turn private prison into ICE detention. peoplesdispatch.org Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" allocates USD 45 billion for mass detention of immigrants, spurring the administration's attempts to open new ICE facilities throughout the US…
(2025-08-19). Zelensky says ready for bilateral meeting with Putin to end war. geo.tv 
French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump listen to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025. — AFPTrump pushes Ukraine to give up…
(2025-08-19). What does the US's foreign aid withdrawal mean for the Pacific region? moderndiplomacy.eu Following his victory in the 2024 U.S. elections, Donald Trump re-entered the presidential office as a highly controversial figure. In the fields of foreign policy, Trump shifted the international development mechanism by dismantling existing foreign aid programs. This is demonstrated, among others, by cutting 90% of the budget for the United States Agency for International …
(2025-08-19). The Heat: Trump-Zelenskyy meeting. america.cgtn.com 
Just 48 hours after U.S. President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Ukrainian and European leaders arrived in Washington, D.C. | President Zelenskyy was joined by key European and NATO leaders for a meeting Monday afternoon at the White House. Ukraine wants to make sure it has direct involvement in a potential peace deal while Russia and Europeans are looking for security guarantees. | To discuss: | Dmitry Babich is a journalist and Russian political analyst. | Anton Fedyashin is an Associate Professor of History at American University who specializes in Russian and European Affairs. | W…
(2025-08-19). Selected Articles: Trump's Failed Naval Power and Missiles Capabilities. U.S. Lags Behind China. globalresearch.ca 
By American intelligence, as usual, misjudged that Chinese naval power could rival them in 30 years. After …
(2025-08-19). Trump's EPA grants email exemptions to California polluters, accelerating environmental destruction. wsws.org Trump's "polluters' portal" marks a further step toward dismantling Clean Air Act protections, granting corporate exemptions that deepen environmental destruction at the direct cost of workers' lives and health.
(2025-08-19). Montclair State U Criminologist Prof Jason Williams Weighs in Nationally on Trump Attack on Black Led Cities. fightbackbetter.com "I am a Black male revolutionary criminologist against vicious and racist social control!" — from Jason Williams Facebook homepage. Jason…
(2025-08-19). Ukraine and EU attempted to change peace process started in Alaska. infobrics.org Trump made it clear that Russian concerns must be heard when he interrupted the meeting in Washington to call Putin.
(2025-08-19). Texas Democrats end stunt as Gov. Newsom advances his own gerrymandering gambit. wsws.org The California governor's fight over district lines is no defense of democracy but a ruling-class ploy, exposing the Democrats' complicity with Trump in austerity, repression and war.
(2025-08-19). Map of Ukraine and call to Putin: What did Washington summit reveal? eng.belta.by A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky, alongside European leaders, took place in Washington. This was preceded by the bilateral summit of U.S. and Russian leaders in Alaska. The central theme of the negotiations was pathways to resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
(2025-08-19). Trump Pushes for Putin-Zelensky Summit, Moscow Refuses to Commit to Meeting. english.almanar.com.lb 
US President Donald Trump has announced plans to convene a face-to-face summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump's proposal on Monday came as he hosted Zelenskyy and top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the White House for high-stakes talks on …
(2025-08-19). US Pressure Might Inadvertently Bring India and China Back Together. Andrew Korybko. globalresearch.ca The pretext upon which Trump recently doubled tariffs on India to 50% was its continued trade with Russia, which India has refused to curtail for the five reasons explained
(2025-08-19). Greece's Energy Future: Why Renewables Trump Hydrocarbons. moderndiplomacy.eu A Strategic Counter-Argument to Recent Hydrocarbon Advocacy Yannis Bassias's recent article advocating for Greece's return to hydrocarbon exploration fundamentally misreads both economic trends and strategic realities. While the estimated 600-680 billion cubic meters of potential reserves may seem attractive, pursuing this path would be a costly strategic error that ignores both technological progress and the …
(2025-08-19). Europe's Proxy War in Ukraine Will Not Stop after Alaska Summit. globalresearch.ca The historic meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Donald Trump in Alaska did not mark the end of the proxy war in Ukraine that the West is waging against Russia, but it opened the door to …
(2025-08-19). Community Defense Against The Military Occupation Of Our Cities. popularresistance.org On August 11, the Trump administration announced the deployment of national guard troops and the federal takeover of the police department in Washington, DC. This follows military troops being deployed to Los Angeles and ICE agents snatching people throughout the country. Last week, the Pentagon also announced the creation of a 600-member national guard unit ready to deploy to cities within an hour when there are protests. Clearing the FOG speaks with Erica Caines of the Black Alliance for Peace about the checkpoints and patrols in DC, how this fits into the long history of policing mainly black and brown communi…
(2025-08-19). Trump administration shields Israeli official charged with child sex crime. electronicintifada.net Tom Artiom Alexandrovich was arrested in Las Vegas and is accused of attempting to lure a child but was released and left the country.
(2025-08-19). Dugin hails Putin-Trump summit as historic. eng.belta.by Attempts to portray Russia as an outcast have failed, as evidenced by | the Russia-USA summit in Alaska, philosopher Aleksandr Dugin said in the | latest episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA's YouTube…
(2025-08-19). Trump Proposes Peace Agreement at Alaska Summit. Renee Parsons. globalresearch.ca It has been a puzzlement that even as President Donald Trump promised an end to the Ukraine war, even before his inauguration in January, that he somehow failed to use his own Constitutional authority to end the war. While at …
(2025-08-19). Reverse Discrimination? In Spite Of The MAGA Bluster Over DEI, Data Shows White Americans Are Still Advantaged. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Two big assumptions underlie President Donald Trump's attack on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The first is that discrimination against people of color is a …
(2025-08-19). Trump welcomes Zelensky with fresh optimism on peace deal. newarab.com 
(2025-08-19). Church of War: Our faith that lethality has the power to heal. responsiblestatecraft.org Since inauguration day, the Trump White House has routinely evoked a deep-rooted Cold War framework for expressing America's relationship with war. This framing sits at odds with the president's
(2025-08-19). Armed National Guard troops to begin patrols in Washington, D.C. wsws.org Trump is stepping up the militarization of US capital, with his top fascist adviser, Stephen Miller, supervising the command headquarters of the DC police.
(2025-08-19). Workers Rally Against Union Busting & Privatization at Veterans Administration SF VA Hospital. indybay.org Workers, veterans and supporters of the VA rallied at the San Francisco VA on August 15, 2025. They called a halt to the union busting and privatization drive by Trump…
(2025-08-19). Trump's diplomatic shake-up gives China advantage in Asia-Pacific. infobrics.org US sheds at least 20% of its diplomatic workforce through forced resignations.
(2025-08-19). Trump, Zelensky hold bilateral meeting. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a bilateral meeting at the White House, Aug. 18, 2025, local time.
(2025-08-19). What An Old Folktale Can Teach Us About The 'Annoying Persistence' Of Political Comedians. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration has made many people cautious about expressing their opinions. Fired federal workers are asking not to be quoted by their …
(2025-08-19). 'Trump discovers reality': Expert on significance of Belarus-U.S. presidential phone call. eng.belta.by Now, according to the philosopher, Donald Trump has more or less settled into his role as U.S. president and has begun to take a closer look at other players on the international stage.
(2025-08-19). Why National Education Association Members Voted To Support Palestine. popularresistance.org As an educator, to me, it's so important that students are part of the struggle. I know when I was in high school during the Vietnam War, anytime I asked about it, I was shot down and told, "What does that have to do with education?" It has everything to do with education. It has everything to do with growing new leadership and teaching students or helping students, assisting students take the leadership in terms of being involved in the movement for justice. | In a sense, Trump and the policies of the federal government have done a lot of the organizing for us because there's lots of young people who just really…
(2025-08-19). Transatlantic Unity At The White House Disguises Lack Of Progress Towards Just Peace For Ukraine. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | At a high-stakes meeting at the White House on August 18, the US president, Donald Trump, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, tried to hammer out the broad …
(2025-08-19). Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris Refuse Trump's "Three Way Summit" . New Weapons Scream: 'No Peace Deal!'. globalresearch.ca The August 15 meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump might not be as historic as some want to make it out to be…
(2025-08-19). Zelensky says Russia must end war, after Trump pressures Ukraine. newarab.com 
(2025-08-19). Trump calls on Zelensky to show ahead of peace talks. eng.belta.by Zelensky "has to show some flexibility also," U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News.
(2025-08-19). 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?
(2025-08-19). Trump rules out US troops but eyes air power in Ukraine deal. newarab.com 
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out sending US troops but envisioned extending US air power as Western nations began hashing out security guarantees for Ukraine before any potential summit with Russia. | Trump, in a flurry of diplomacy aimed at ending the war, brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders to the White House on Monday, three days after his landmark encounter with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska. | Trump said President Putin, whom he called in the middle of Monday's talks, had agreed to meet Zelensky and to accept some form of Western security guarantees for U…
(2025-08-19). Mamdani surges in US polls as opponents struggle to consolidate. newarab.com 
Zohran Mamdani, whose victory in June's New York City "I think it's very smart for Mamdani to roll out the five-borough tour against Trump. He…
(2025-08-19). Major supermarkets' pork supplier caught leaving pigs to cannibalise each other. thecanary.co 
Content warning: the following article contains descriptions, footage, and pictures of extreme animal rights abuses. The Animal Justice Project has released disturbing undercover footage from Somerby Top Farm in Lincolnshire. The UK's largest pork producer Cranswick Country Foods owns the pig fattening facility at the centre of shocking animal rights revelations — including distressing scenes […] | By