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Pentagon Reportedly Threatened First American Pope for Criticizing Trump
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:44:35 +0000
The pope is not likely to visit the US under Trump’s presidency due to the threat, reports said.
Republicans Block Democrats? Pro Forma Session Effort to End Trump?s War in Iran
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:24:22 +0000
“The threats of total annihilation” by Trump against Iran “were beyond the pale,” Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland said.
Democrats Are Facing New Political Litmus Test: Military Aid to Israel
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:25:33 +0000
A new Pew poll shows that 60 percent of US adults have an unfavorable view of Israel, up from 53 percent last year.
Israel Killed More Than 200 People in Deadliest Day of Resumed War on Lebanon
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:21:23 +0000
“The silence of states and the continued flow of weapons has only emboldened Israel,” researcher Ramzi Kaiss says.
Ceasefire Confusion Grows as Trump Threatens Renewed Start to Iran War
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:39:51 +0000
Karoline Leavitt denied Strait of Hormuz closure reports, but demanded it be “immediately” reopened in the same presser.
US-Israeli War on Iran Is Intensifying All of Global Capitalism’s Problems
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:15:24 +0000
This war is widening the deep systemic problems that were already present before February 28, says scholar Adam Hanieh.
Trump Budget Proposal Shreds Health and Food Programs to Feed the War Machine
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:17:31 +0000
“His priorities are clear: He does not care about us,” says health care advocate Deborah Weinstein.
Polling Data Spells Potential Disaster for Republicans in the Midterms
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:54:45 +0000
Much of the poor polling for Trump is due in large part to the joint US-Israeli war against Iran.
Reenacting Normalcy While Trump Threatens to Kill Civilizations Is Wrecking Us
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:43:36 +0000
We have to break the pattern of trying to reenact our normal lives, as though the world isn’t being ripped apart.
Iranians, Watching Precarious Ceasefire, Express Desperation Over What’s Next
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:29:13 +0000
The war on Iran is “very much a clear attempt to de-develop the country,” says Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi.
In Echoes of Corbyn, Insurgent Candidate Wins Canadian Party Leadership
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:21:22 +0000
Avi Lewis now leads the New Democratic Party after a campaign reminiscent of left-leaning politicians in the US and UK.
Hours Into Ceasefire, Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium or US Will Seize It
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:37:30 +0000
Netanyahu said Iran must accede or face “renewed fighting,” just hours after the ceasefire went into effect.
Bondi House Testimony Likely Delayed as DOJ Claims Subpoena No Longer Applies
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:09:34 +0000
“Our bipartisan subpoena is to Pam Bondi, whether she is the Attorney General or not,” Rep. Robert Garcia said.
Spanish Prime Minister Welcomes Ceasefire in Iran But Rejects Praise for Trump
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:09 +0000
"The government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”
AOC: Iran Deal “Changes Nothing” on Need to Impeach Trump for Genocidal Threat
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:28:04 +0000
Trump “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people, and is continuing to leverage that threat,” she said.
Texas?s Tax Breaks for Data Centers May Be Largest for Any State in US
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:43:07 +0000
The state is providing more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year despite growing pushback from local communities.
US Plans to Detain Cubans at Guantánamo in Event of Mass Migration From Island
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:03 +0000
The Trump administration’s fuel blockade is creating a humanitarian crisis that may soon force many Cubans to flee.
Israel Carpet Bombs Lebanon After Announcement of Iran Ceasefire
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:15:25 +0000
Israeli forces announced on Wednesday that it struck 100 sites in Lebanon over 10 minutes.
Trump Baselessly Suggests That Iran, US Will Jointly Manage Strait of Hormuz
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:13:37 +0000
The 10-point plan offered by Iran does not mention the involvement of the US within the waterway.
Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:48:19 +0000
The prohibition of racial discrimination in voting and the right to have absentee ballots counted are in grave peril.
Trump Calls Factual CNN Report on Iran Ceasefire Statement ?Fake News?
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:33:40 +0000
Trump said he was ordering CNN “to immediately withdraw” its reporting.
Dems Call for 25th Amendment Remedy to Remove Trump — Is It Plausible?
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:13:29 +0000
A new poll shows two-thirds of Americans dislike Trump's promise to destroy the “whole civilization” of Iran.
Schumer Takes No Action as Even Far Right Calls for Trump Impeachment
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:58:39 +0000
As others called for impeachment and removal, Schumer and other Democratic leaders did not commit to any action.
Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:56:10 +0000
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened.
GOP Lawmakers Defend, Spin Trump?s Genocidal Truth Social Screed Against Iran
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:36:31 +0000
“The president has to follow through with his threats,” one GOP lawmaker said, describing Iran as “a cancer.”
Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:02:28 +0000
Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children.
Trump Budget Proposal Gives Pentagon Record $1.5T Funding, Cuts Social Programs
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:48:40 +0000
“It’s beyond the wildest dreams of the military-industrial complex,” says Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman.
Israel Has Buried Gaza in Rubble, But Our Love for the Land Will Always Survive
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:25:09 +0000
Israel tries to debate, cast doubt, and erase our belonging to the land, but our love for Palestine will not cease.
Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:13:25 +0000
Trump said the US is fighting “animals,” echoing Yoav Gallant’s “human animals” remark early in Israel’s Gaza genocide.
Trump?s Budget Request Includes Funding an FBI Anti-?Domestic Terrorism? Center
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:31:02 +0000
The new center and funding boost represent the implementation of Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 7.
Trump Threatens Journalists With Jail Over Reporting on Airman Rescue
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:57:25 +0000
“The person that did the story will go to jail if he doesn't say” who leaked information to them, Trump warned.
Iranian American Congresswoman Readies Impeachment Effort Against Hegseth
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:52:47 +0000
Rep. Yassamin Ansari cited his “repeated war crimes, including bombing a girls’ school in Minab, Iran.”
Absence of Accountability for Gaza Genocide Has Enabled Israel?s War on Lebanon
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:48:48 +0000
There has been “no accountability whatsoever for violations of the laws of war,” says researcher Ramzi Kaiss.
Red States Are Quietly Making Lists for Tracking Trans People
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:47:24 +0000
As states continue to leverage their legal ability to track trans bodies, advocates warn this is just the beginning.
Trump Threatens to Commit War Crimes If Iran Maintains Blockade on Hormuz Strait
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:25:38 +0000
In threats to civilian infrastructure, he said Tuesday “will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one."
Communities Near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Have Higher Cancer Rates
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:54:22 +0000
Air and water pollution from the massive farms may be playing a role, according to a new study.
Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:36:18 +0000
Cash has become excruciatingly difficult to access in Gaza, even if you have money in the bank.
DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:28:59 +0000
Disabled, ill, and aging Americans are facing a broken system that's now harder to navigate than ever.
UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000
“There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues,” Aria Fani said after his removal.
Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:31:09 +0000
Progressive clergy say challenging nationalism requires reclaiming religious narratives.
ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:10:52 +0000
Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible.
Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:51:43 +0000
In Gaza, war is not measured only by the number of airstrikes, but by the number of trees that no longer bear fruit.
US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception.
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:44:27 +0000
Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking.
Trump Axed Nearly $1B in Solar Funding as Puerto Rico Faces Power Outages
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:28:48 +0000
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a utility with a history of corruption.
Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:15:27 +0000
The proposal boosts Pentagon funding while gutting billions from health care, education, and environmental programs.
IAEA Sounds Alarm on US-Israeli Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:32:50 +0000
At least one person was killed in the strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, raising safety concerns.
Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:10:21 +0000
Whiteness is baked into the US’s DNA. Can it be structurally dismantled?
Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:45:08 +0000
Support and rights advocacy are seen as a duty of care for many nurses who are organizing to protect their patients.
Pope Leo Condemns “Imperialist Occupation” as He Urges Trump to End War on Iran
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:54:36 +0000
“Neither in the pastoral sphere nor in the social and political spheres can good come from abuse of power,” he said.
ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:34:50 +0000
Supporters of Salah Sarsour, who was brutalized by Israeli police as a teen, say his arrest is politically motivated.
Hegseth Says He’s Ending Ban on Troops Carrying Personal Firearms on Bases
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:30:40 +0000
The change in policy comes amid low morale among military members due to anxieties over the US’s war on Iran.
Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:22:53 +0000
“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.
No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:11:20 +0000
A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.
Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:59:54 +0000
Under a new order, brand-name pharmaceuticals made in other countries could be hit with tariffs as high as 100 percent.
Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:03:06 +0000
“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.
CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:01:53 +0000
A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.
Austria Becomes Latest EU Country to Deny US Military Use of Its Airspace
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:31:03 +0000
The country’s defense minister said it’s denied military airspace requests from the US since the outset of the war.
Israel?s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain?s Colonial Playbook
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:49:22 +0000
The widened application of capital punishment in colonial courts gave license to more violence by British soldiers.
Trump Ousts Pam Bondi, Who Leaves Legacy of Epstein Cover-Up
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:38:37 +0000
Trump said Bondi is “transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector.”
Has the US Already Lost the War on Iran?
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:13:48 +0000
Trump's televised speech was an admission of “defeat in the war of narratives," says scholar Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi.
Buffalo’s Rohingya Community Demands Accountability After Disabled Refugee Dies
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:12:45 +0000
The Erie County Medical Examiner has ruled Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death a homicide.
Trump Says US Will Bomb Iran Into “Stone Ages,” Invoking Vietnam Carpet Bombing
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:58:41 +0000
The US will bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages, where they belong,” Trump said of the country with 93 million people.
Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:16:20 +0000
With Pete Hegseth leading the Department of Defense, the line separating church and state is increasingly blurred.
Trump Slashed Medicaid. Now He Says US Can?t Fund It Because of His War on Iran.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:18:17 +0000
The president's comments come as the Pentagon seeks $200 billion to continue funding the unpopular, destructive war.
Rupture and Repair Under Fascist Conditions
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:22:30 +0000
“Disagreement can be a beautiful, beautiful thing,” says Tanuja Jagernauth.
Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John’s University in New York
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:19:29 +0000
Administrators at St. John’s University abruptly canceled labor negotiations, pushing faculty to scale up organizing.
Israel Strikes Pharmaceutical Factory in Tehran That Made Cancer Drugs
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:17:12 +0000
“The only reason you would hit this target is to try to limit medicine production in Iran,” one expert said.
Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:16:36 +0000
The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.
Reproductive Health Care Restrictions May Exacerbate Health Care Shortages
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:54:52 +0000
In some states, abortion bans have definitively led to an exodus of OB-GYNs and maternal fetal medicine specialists.
Trump Attends Supreme Court Arguments After Slamming Justices Who Are “Disloyal”
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:08:40 +0000
The court was arguing his executive order on birthright citizenship.
Workers in Colorado Continue Historic Strike at US’s Largest Meat Processor
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:01:42 +0000
Workers are protesting low wages, lack of personal protective gear, and discrimination against immigrant employees.
Rubio Unironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on Military
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:57:29 +0000
The Trump administration has requested a record-shattering $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and $200 billion for the war.
Trump Order Gives US Postal Service Unprecedented Control Over Mail Voting
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:28:36 +0000
Experts and state election officials said the executive order will quickly draw legal challenges.
Supreme Court Rules Colorado Conversion Therapy Ban Violates Free Speech Rights
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:14:42 +0000
The court’s “reckless decision means more American kids will suffer,” said the president of Human Rights Campaign.
Low-Income Moms Struggle to Keep Their Families Afloat Amid Gas Price Increases
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:24:14 +0000
Single mothers are among the hardest hit as rising prices spurred by the Iran war exacerbate the affordability crisis.
Trump?s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:22:40 +0000
The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump's illegal war on Iran.
Advocates Condemn New Israeli Law Instituting Death Penalty for Palestinians
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:02:45 +0000
Discriminatory Israeli military courts, which have a 99 percent conviction rate, can now mandate death by hanging.
It’s Not Just Huerta. For Many Survivors, Silence Seems Like the Only Option.
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:40:23 +0000
Sexual abuse like the harm enacted by Cesar Chavez plagues movements because it plagues our world — both must change.
Trans People Behind Bars Share How They Are Navigating the Dangers of Visibility
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:36:42 +0000
The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.
A Shady Nonprofit Pushes Back on Pennsylvania’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:07:41 +0000
The Employment Policies Institute is tied to a PR firm that represents food and restaurant industry interests.
Israel Admits It Used Faked Photo to Say Slain Journalist Was Part of Hezbollah
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:40:49 +0000
“Unfortunately there isn’t really a picture of it, it was photoshopped,” the Israeli military said of the photo.
Thousands of Iranians Who Live on Kharg Island Face Possibility of US Invasion
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:33:56 +0000
US media talk about the island’s civilians as if they are a military problem, if they talk about them at all.
The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:29:38 +0000
The agency rarely warns of cancer risks, even when its own research shows a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic.
US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Explodes Into Pellets
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:21:49 +0000
The PrSM detonates just before contact with its target, exploding into a spray of tungsten pellets.
Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:03:29 +0000
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.
Trump Touts “Hand-Carved” Columns on Ballroom as War Costs US 10k Jobs a Month
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:54:08 +0000
Amid blaring warnings about the economy, Trump said the Corinthian columns are “top of the line.”
Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Targeted in Assassination Plot
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:13:02 +0000
Kiswani says she has been “screaming into the void” about the way Palestine activists have been targeted with violence.
Pope Leo Says God “Does Not Listen to the Prayers of Those Who Wage War”
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:38:46 +0000
The pope’s sermon was seen as a rebuke of Pete Hegseth, who has supported a Christian crusade in the Middle East.
Millions Join “No Kings” Protests in One of Largest US Rallies
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:02:05 +0000
Organizers say up to 8 million joined events nationwide, from San Diego to New York City.
A Texas City Faces Water Crisis as Big Oil and Gas Use Most of It
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:31:21 +0000
Corpus Christi faces a looming emergency as officials delay limits on large-scale water consumption.
With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:41:36 +0000
As Israel continues to deny essential supplies to Gaza, Palestinians are inventing new forms of creative reuse.
How Maryland’s Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:39:13 +0000
From custody deaths to suspicious cases, records reveal how one office’s failures denied accountability.
Inside the Grassroots Campaign That Pushed a Drone Company Out of Brooklyn
Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:50:08 +0000
After 17 months of campaigning, Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard won its first victory, setting its sights on the future.
“Price Tag” Attacks Part of Effort to Expand Israeli Settlements in West Bank
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:03:12 +0000
200 masked settlers descended on the West Bank on March 22, throwing Molotov cocktails and terrorizing Palestinians.
Trump Admin Touts ACA Fraud Fixes While Pushing New Barriers to Coverage
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:23:35 +0000
Experts say proposed rules could deter eligible applicants as costs rise and enrollment drops.
Houthis Strike Israel, Expanding Trump’s Illegal War on Iran
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:36:24 +0000
Experts say Yemen’s Houthis could escalate pressure by targeting Red Sea routes and key infrastructure.
Teaching LGBTQ History Is Required in California But Many Teachers Still Hesitate
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:06:37 +0000
Educators face pushback, threats, and political pressure despite a state law.
European Progressives Have Chance to Turn Far Right Losses Into Long-Term Defeat
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:26:02 +0000
While the far right remains a formidable electoral threat, progressive coalitions are starting to push back.
Israel Is Dropping 2,000-Pound Bombs on Densely-Populated Tehran, Reports Say
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:55:03 +0000
Israeli forces said last week that they have dropped 3,600 munitions on the Iranian capital alone.
Judge May Reconsider Dismissing Maduro?s Case Due to US Blocking His Legal Funds
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:17:06 +0000
While affirming that the right to present a defense is “paramount,” the judge refused to dismiss the case — for now.
