(2025-08-21). Trump's Interior Department is turning environmentalists' legal playbook against them. grist.org 
(2025-08-21). State Dept Official Fired After Debate On Denouncing Forced Displacement in Gaza. truthout.org Human rights advocates and critics of the Trump administration are denouncing the US State Department's firing of a top media relations official who reportedly recommended "expressing condolences" for journalists killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and drafted a statement articulating US government opposition to what amounts to ethnic cleansing in the besieged enclave. |
(2025-08-21). The US Can End the Gaza Genocide Now. dissidentvoice.org An immediate UN Security Council vote to grant Palestine permanent membership in the UN next month would put an end to Israel's zealous delusions of permanent control over Palestine. It cannot happen without US backing. President Donald Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize, and his efforts toward peace in Ukraine, if successful, could possibly help him earn …
(2025-08-21). Trump's occupation of DC is a rehearsal for autocracy. aljazeera.com By federalising the capital's police and stifling protests, Trump is testing how far he can go to remake the US.
(2025-08-21). Venezuela: A Fentanyl Diversion for Coup. The Battle for Oil. U.S. Troops Stand Ready: Helena Glass. globalresearch.ca As President Trump attempts to sway Zelenskyy and the European leaders on a Peace Deal, he is sending war troops to Venezuela. As a result, 1.4 million militia military have been ordered to stand ready. The supposed purpose is the …
(2025-08-21). Trump's Invasion of D.C. Costs Over $1 Million a Day. What Could That Fund Instead? otherwords.org Deploying the National Guard against D.C.'s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that's true across the country.
(2025-08-21). UNIFIL faces troop cuts as UN Security Council vote looms. newarab.com 
The UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says it has prepared a plan to operate with fewer troops ahead of a crucial UN Security Council vote later this month that will determine its future. | The United States has also been drawn into the centre of negotiations, with reports suggesting the Trump administration leans closer to Israel's p…
(2025-08-21). L'accordo sui dazi? Una schifezza. L'Europa si svende alle multinazionali Usa. strategic-culture.su Paolo FERRERO | Segue nostro Il disavanzo economico reale tra Usa e Ue è di 5 miliardi. Avete letto bene: cinque! Per riequilibrare questo disavanzo l'Unione Europea accetta di beccarsi una mazzata colossale | Quello siglato tra Trump e Ursula von der Leyen non è un accordo ma una svendita che sancisce il ruolo per l'Unione Europea di colonia — o se volete di protettorato — degli Stati Uniti. | Innanzitutto vediamo le cifre…
(2025-08-21). Palestinian party accuses Trump of supporting Gaza war. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) condemned on Thursday the United States' support for the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and its reluctance to endorse a truce plan presented by mediators.
(2025-08-21). Selected Articles: Trump's Plan to Invade Venezuela and Abduct "Narcoterrorist" Maduro. globalresearch.ca 
By The Trump administration, through its attorney general Pam Bondi, announced on August 7 it has doubled a reward—from $25 million to $50 …
(2025-08-21). Malaysia's Growing Economic Linkages with BRICS Countries. infobrics.org Like several other countries in the ASEAN region, Malaysia has begun to face the challenge of walking a tight rope between China and the US on the one hand and an even bigger challenge is dealing with the repercussions of the Trump administration's economic policies…
(2025-08-21). Narendra Modi vs. Donald Trump. An India-US Relationship of Illusions and Divergences: American Weapons to India, Trade Disputes, Relations with China. globalresearch.ca When Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, many in New Delhi saw an opportunity.
(2025-08-21). Resistance to convicted felon Trump's efforts to whitewashing our nation's history. indybay.org The Cruelties Of Slavery!
(2025-08-21). 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.
(2025-08-21). Peace, But At What Price? The Struggles to Secure Ukraine's Future. moderndiplomacy.eu As of July 20th, 2025, debate over security guarantees for Ukraine has become central focus of ongoing peace discussions following the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska, as well as the White House's hosting of several European leaders, including Volodymr Zelenskyy. Kyiv is insisting on protections to prevent future Russian aggression, ranging from NATO-style collective defense pledges …
(2025-08-21). I'm Hearing About More Pushback Against Flock, Fueled by Concern Over Anti-Immigrant Uses. aclu.org The Trump Administration's targeting of immigrants, combined with growing awareness that ICE is making use of local automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems in the Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts, appears to be adding to growing opposition to such driver-surveillance programs around the country. | As I discussed in my Monday
(2025-08-21). US college declines to oppose Trump travel ban after Iranian students' plea. aljazeera.com Letter called on University of Texas at Austin to denounce ban on Iranians and take 'immediate legal action'.
(2025-08-21). Trump admin to vet immigration applicants for 'anti-Americanism'. newarab.com 
(2025-08-21). Undocumented Black Communities Brace for Ripple Effects of Federal Takeover. capitalbnews.org 
As Washington, D.C., police are increasingly cooperating with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement, Black immigration groups fear it will put Black and brown people in other sanctuary jurisdictions at risk of being arrested and possibly deported. Amid a federal takeover late last week, the Trump administration reversed course and agreed to leave the police …
(2025-08-21). 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?
(2025-08-21). Smithsonian Head Lonnie Bunch in 2020 on Telling "Unvarnished" History, Meeting Trump & More. democracynow.org 
President Trump said Tuesday the Smithsonian Institution was too narrowly focused on negative aspects of U.S. history, including "how bad slavery was." Trump's social media post minimizing the horrors of chattel slavery came after the White House ordered a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions in order to ensure they align with Trump's interpretation of U.S. history. | In early 2020, Democracy Now! spoke with the newly appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III, in Washington, D.C. Bunch was previously the founding director of the Smithsonian…
(2025-08-21). Trump's smokescreen on Venezuela: Exposing the "narco-state" accusation. peoplesdispatch.org The US government has revived its campaign to label Venezuela a "narco-state", accusing its top leadership of drug trafficking and slapping hefty bounties on their heads for capture. This campaign, which only momentarily took a backseat, is a strategic fabrication, not a factual assessment. This accusation, particularly amplified under the Trump Administration, is a calculated smokescreen to justify a long-standing agenda: the overthrow of the Venezuelan government and the seizure of its vast oil and mineral resources. A closer examination of the facts reveals a country that has actively fought drug trafficking o…
(2025-08-21). 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.
(2025-08-21). Europe still insists on Coalition of the Willing in Ukraine despite lacking military strength. infobrics.org Trump and Putin understand that a Russia-NATO war would lead to global destruction.
(2025-08-21). How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies. scheerpost.com U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Brandon Roberts, Annie Waldman and Pratheek Rebala / When the Trump administration an…
(2025-08-21). Trump's Assault Upon the United Nations is at Odds with U.S. Public Opinion. dissidentvoice.org If one examines Donald Trump's approach to world affairs since his entry into American politics, it should come as no surprise that he has worked to undermine the United Nations. The United Nation is based on international cooperation, as well as on what the UN Charter calls "the equal rights … of nations large and …
(2025-08-21). NYT Complains Trump Isn't Anti-Media Enough. fair.org 
(2025-08-21). Students urge George Washington University not to capitulate to Trump threats over Palestine activism. mondoweiss.net 
Students at George Washington University urge the school's administration not to give in to Trump administration demands following a Justice Department investigation into alleged "antisemitism" stemming from protests against the Gaza genocide.
(2025-08-21). How NYT's Bad Reporting Helped Justify Trump's Tariffs on Brazil. fair.org 
(2025-08-21). More Ghastly Decisions by the Trump Administration? Dr. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca It must be Good News Week judging by the stories generated by the Trump regime and its supporting cast of neocons, with good old best friend and ally Israel up to its usual tricks…
(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.
(2025-08-21). Trump's Biggest Lie: 'I've Settled Six Wars in Six Months'. globalresearch.ca Conman President Donald Trump knows his first half year plus now as second term president has been sheer disaster. His constant back and forth flip flops, interspersed with his trademark belligerent threats have the rest of the world largely trying …
(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). 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…
(2025-08-21). US Empire Deploys Warships Near Venezuela, Does Not Rule Out 'Use of Force'. orinocotribune.com According to reports from international news agencies, Washington has not ruled out the possibility of troops from the US empire entering Venezuelan territory. These agencies have also reported that three Aegis guided-missile destroyers—USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham, and USS Sampson—will arrive off the Venezuelan coast within the next 36 hours. | This Tuesday, August 19, a reporter asked White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt if the Trump administration was considering sending troops there, following the reports of the destroyers being deployed near the South American nation. "With respect to Venezu…
(2025-08-21). For-profit presidency: New Yorker Mag reveals Trump family's frenzy to cash in on the White House. nationofchange.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 …
(2025-08-21). The Trump Administration's Halt on Medical Evacuations From Gaza Is a Death Sentence for Palestinian Children. scheerpost.com Father from Gaza and his children with some belongings for displacement. Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and …
(2025-08-21). Trump has bought more than $100m in bonds in office, disclosure shows. aljazeera.com Trump's investments include Meta, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, and T-Mobile, according to filing.
(2025-08-21). 'These People Do It Naturally': President Trump's Views On Immigrant Farmworkers Reflect A Long History Of How Farming Has Been Idealized And Practiced In America. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The Trump administration's mass deportation campaign has not spared the U.S. agricultural industry , with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement frequently …
(2025-08-21). Peace Through War: Western Pressure and Iran's Turn to the East. moderndiplomacy.eu After Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025 (Operation "Sunrise of the Lions"), the U.S. once again demonstrated its willingness for another conflict in the Middle East. According to Reuters, Trump's decision to join Israel's military campaign against its major regional rival was "a major escalation of the conflict and the start of …
(2025-08-21). Shuttle goes extra mile to help disabled boy. ecns.cn This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.China also established the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund for projects to train and guarantee peace in Africa by disbursing more than $11 million for various training initiatives across Africa.
(2025-08-21). Outlaw: Non-Profits Repression with Veryl Dylan. itsgoingdown.org The Outlaw Podcast speaks with Veryl Pow and Dylan Rodriquez to speak about state repression and the role of liberal counter-insurgency. Veryl Pow and Dylan Rodriguez join Outlaw for a rich discussion about non-profits and state repression—from the liberal non-profit taming of the rebellious '60s to the fascist gutting of those same non-profits today. Veryl is a…
(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.
(2025-08-21). Senior Israeli cyber official suspected of pedophilia returns from U.S. without clearance. haaretz.com A Trump-appointed federal prosecutor sharply criticized both the prosecutor and the judge, saying a 'liberal district attorney and state court judge in Nevada failed to require an alleged child molester to surrender his passport, which allowed him to flee our country'…