Trump Admin Cuts $11 Million in Grant Funds to Catholic Org Amid Feud With Pope
The funds went to an organization that provides shelter and other resources to unaccompanied migrant children. TruthOut — April 16, 2026 3:02 PM ET
40 Out of 47 Democratic Senators Just Voted to Block Arms Sales to Israel
Sen. Sanders's measures still failed to pass, but they document a historic shift in Democratic consensus on Israel aid. TruthOut — April 16, 2026 2:54 PM ET
US Carries Out Fifth Boat Strike in Under a Week, Bringing Death Toll to 177
Trump's "supposed armed conflict with ‘narco-terrorists’ appears to be entirely make-believe,” said one expert. TruthOut — April 16, 2026 2:54 PM ET
Mass Destruction in Southern Lebanon as Israeli Forces Use ‘Gaza Tactics,’ Level Villages
Jason Ditz for AntiWar.com Israeli officials have been saying they intended to apply a Gaza Strip model to the invasion of Lebanon, but the extent of… ScheerPost — April 16, 2026 2:52 PM ET
‘THIS IS NOT SELF-DEFENSE’: UN EXPERTS BLAST ISRAEL’S ASSAULT ON LEBANON AS WAR CRIME
ScheerPost Staff As Israel intensifies its bombardment of Lebanon, a group of United Nations experts is now saying plainly what much of the political… ScheerPost — April 16, 2026 2:45 PM ET
Seven Democrats Side With Republicans to Keep Weapons Flowing to Israel as War Expands
Joshua Scheer In a vote that cuts straight through the carefully managed language of Washington diplomacy, seven Senate Democrats broke with much of t… ScheerPost — April 16, 2026 2:44 PM ET
One Vote, One War: How a Lone Democrat Helped Sink Effort to Stop Trump’s Iran Assault
Joshua Scheer A razor-thin House vote exposes a widening gap between public opposition to war—and the political will to end it In a moment that shou… ScheerPost — April 16, 2026 2:23 PM ET
WATCH: CN Live! – ‘The Pirate State’
A broad overview of U.S. military action in Venezuela, Iran,  and Russia reveals a U.S. plan to disable its competitors and corner the world oil mark… Consortium News — April 16, 2026 2:00 PM ET
Trump's On a Jihad Against Everyone (MOATS w/ George Galloway)
His megalomania has no limits, says Pulitzer prizewinner Chris Hedges. The Hormuz blockade is more bluster than reality. And how Iran has the capacity… The Chris Hedges Report — April 16, 2026 1:37 PM ET
The Trump Administration’s War on Cuba (w/ Medea Benjamin) | The Chris Hedges Report
The US economic strangulation of Cuba has created unbearable hardships for the population. Medea Benjamin describes what she saw on a recent solidarit… ScheerPost — April 16, 2026 1:14 PM ET
Jared Golden Joins Republicans to Sink Iran War Powers Resolution
On Thursday, the House failed to adopt a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran. Notably, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) sided with a majority of Repu… Common Dreams — April 16, 2026 12:58 PM ET
The Battle for Bint Jbeil: Israel Revisits A Symbolic Defeat As Resistance Holds The Line
As Israel fails to advance beyond a few kilometers into Lebanon, Bint Jbeil has become the latest battleground where resistance forces are exposing th… MintPress News — April 16, 2026 12:47 PM ET
American Heresy
Congress defied the plain meaning of the Fourth Amendment when it said data gathered by warrantless surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Survei… Consortium News — April 16, 2026 12:00 PM ET
Todd Blanche Says Americans “Should Be Happy” With Trump’s Weaponization of DOJ
Directing the DOJ is "what being the commander in chief is about,” said interim Attorney General Todd Blanche. TruthOut — April 16, 2026 11:59 AM ET
Exclusive: Hezbollah MP Ibrahim Al-Moussawi Says “We Will Be Respecting the Ceasefire”
Al-Moussawi credited Iran for the deal announced by Trump and blasted the Lebanese government for engaging in direct talks with Israel. Drop Site News — April 16, 2026 11:34 AM ET
Israel destroys last bridge to southern Lebanon; Russia kills at least 16 in massive overnight attack on Ukraine; Johnson postpones then cancels FISA vote
Drop Site Daily: April 16, 2026… Drop Site News — April 16, 2026 11:01 AM ET
China Is Actually Beating The US At Democracy — According To A Pro-US Think Tank
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 16, 2026 10:30 AM ET
Repair Is a Survival Skill Under Fascism
Too much urgency to resolve conflict can close us off from what repair really requires, says Kelly Hayes. TruthOut — April 16, 2026 9:31 AM ET
“My Daughter Went Out to Learn, Not to Fight”: Gaza Grieves More Children Killed by Israel
As the world’s attention has shifted to Iran and Lebanon over the past six weeks, Israel has been able to continue its genocidal assault on Gaza wit… Drop Site News — April 16, 2026 6:57 AM ET
US & Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities in Iran
The carefully planned destruction of Iran’s healthcare infrastructure fits into a long history of deliberate U.S. attacks on hospitals, writes Alan… Consortium News — April 16, 2026 6:22 AM ET
3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town?
The post 3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town? appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 16, 2026 5:30 AM ET
What You Should Know About Lead Contamination in Omaha, Nebraska
The post What You Should Know About Lead Contamination in Omaha, Nebraska appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 16, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Israel’s largest land grab since the Nakba
New settlements planned on privately owned Palestinian land in the West Bank. Electronic Intifada — April 16, 2026 3:03 AM ET
How Israel benefits from funds earmarked for Europe's war industry
Firm owned by Elbit Systems boasts of going to the moon. Electronic Intifada — April 16, 2026 2:31 AM ET
Water Rights Have Become Water Wrongs
Across most of the arid West, snowpack is low, rainfall is scarce, and residents are staring down the barrel of another year of major drought. Water l… CounterPunch — April 16, 2026 1:59 AM ET
The Case for Using ‘Jewish Supremacy’ to Describe Zionism
While a prominent Israeli human rights organisation and a well-known New York Times columnist use the term ‘Jewish supremacy’, some North Ameri… CounterPunch — April 16, 2026 1:55 AM ET
Wildlands and the Dance of Life
He was alone. He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. – James Joyce Now I see the secret of making the best persons. It is to gr… CounterPunch — April 16, 2026 1:52 AM ET
Unfit to Govern: We Need a 25th Amendment for the American Police State 
One week after posting a profanity-laced Easter message threatening to wipe out the entire civilization of Iran, Donald J. Trump, the 47th presiden… CounterPunch — April 16, 2026 1:50 AM ET
The American God
There is something at once profoundly demonic in its cynicism, deeply unsettling, and almost burlesque in Donald Trump’s latest AI-crafted spectacle… CounterPunch — April 16, 2026 1:49 AM ET
They Always Tell You Why The Empire Uses Violence, But Never Why Its Enemies Do
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 15, 2026 9:39 PM ET
Live: Richard Wolff Joins Lee Camp - Rise of The Petro-Yuan!
Lee Camp's livestream video… Lee Camp Substack — April 15, 2026 6:55 PM ET
On Tax Day, Patriotic Millionaires descend upon Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to raise their taxes
Today, standing steps away from the U.S. Capitol, the Patriotic Millionaires, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), Senator Edward Markey (MA), Re… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 5:26 PM ET
A Majority of Voters Support Senate Resolutions To Block Bombs and Bulldozers To Israel
Polls released Wednesday, April 15, by IMEU Policy Project, and conducted by Data for Progress, found that 58% of Arizona voters, 67% of California vo… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 4:36 PM ET
Bipartisan Privacy Champions Slow Johnson’s Roll to Renew FISA
Today, the House Democratic Whip advised that a debate on a rule to allow a vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 3:52 PM ET
WATCH: CN LIVE! — ‘War & Deception’
Former British diplomat and intelligence officer Alastair Crooke speaks to CN Live! about war in the Middle East and the ways Western publics are dece… Consortium News — April 15, 2026 2:00 PM ET
New Report Warns of Growing Debt and Climate Crises in Developing Countries
A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines the sovereign debt trap cycle and the need for systemic reforms to the i… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 1:43 PM ET
Iran Blasts YouTube Ban on Lego Mockery Videos
While Explosive Media’s content can no longer be viewed on YouTube — which is owned by Google — it appears unaffected on other major platforms s… Consortium News — April 15, 2026 11:58 AM ET
Livestream: Iran calls the shots
Ahmad Hussam of Propaganda Co. reports on his recent travels in Iran. Jon Elmer on Hizballah’s efficient drones. Asa Winstanley on Israeli leaders a… Electronic Intifada — April 15, 2026 11:18 AM ET
U.S. to add thousands of troops in Middle East; Israel continues to batter Lebanon, Gaza; Four killed in yet another Pacific boat strike
Drop Site Daily: April 15, 2026… Drop Site News — April 15, 2026 10:46 AM ET
Women recount abuse at hands of Israeli military
Bombed, wounded, used as human shields and humiliated. What Israeli soldiers have done to women in Gaza. Electronic Intifada — April 15, 2026 8:50 AM ET
Voters Think Candidates Who Won’t Stand Up To AIPAC Won’t Fight On Other Issues, Either: New Poll
A new poll from Drop Site and Zeteo finds Democratic Senate voters in Michigan care more about limiting AIPAC’s influence than Hasan Piker’s. Drop Site News — April 15, 2026 7:30 AM ET
Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes.
The post Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes. appeared first… ProPublica — April 15, 2026 5:30 AM ET
Omaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead.
The post Omaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 15, 2026 5:00 AM ET
The Trump Administration's War on Cuba (w/ Medea Benjamin) | The Chris Hedges Report
The US economic strangulation of Cuba has created unbearable hardships for the population. Medea Benjamin describes what she saw on a recent solidarit… The Chris Hedges Report — April 14, 2026 8:50 PM ET
A piece of Gaza in Egypt
Palestinians from Gaza find community and solace at Egypt’s Taabu Club. Electronic Intifada — April 14, 2026 5:13 PM ET
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp
The post Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 14, 2026 3:00 PM ET
Kuwait Must Release the Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Kuwait has arrested a prominent international reporter for doing his job. The Kuwaiti government is threatening to imprison him under a set of new and… The Chris Hedges Report — April 14, 2026 1:37 PM ET
My Comedy Show Is Now Canceled — Thanks To Corporate Censorship
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 14, 2026 1:28 PM ET
I Hope The US Loses And The Empire Collapses, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 14, 2026 10:33 AM ET
Stop Working Toward Peace — It's Unprofitable, Boring, and Stupid
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 13, 2026 11:46 AM ET
Despise Israel AND The Entire Western Empire
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 13, 2026 8:14 AM ET
Trump’s budget for 2027, a breakdown
Polygraph | Newsletter n°339 | 13 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 13, 2026 6:45 AM ET
Nobody's "Obsessed" With Israel — It's Just A Uniquely Horrible Country
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 12, 2026 9:26 AM ET
America’s Suez Crisis (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report
Amidst the US-Iran negotiations, Alastair Crooke says, Iran is not incentivized to end the war. Instead, it seeks to upend America's hegemonic dominan… The Chris Hedges Report — April 11, 2026 6:51 PM ET
Israel Is Genociding Lebanon — There's Barely Any Coverage
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 10, 2026 10:01 AM ET
Iranian Jewish Association Describe Israel as “Ominous Zionist Regime” After Israeli Strikes Destroy Historic Synagogue on Passover
“We are Iranian Jews and we are always ready to sacrifice our lives for our homeland,” Bihdad Mikhail, managing director of the Tehran Jewish Asso… MintPress News — April 9, 2026 4:09 PM ET
US & Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities in Iran Carrying on Long Tradition of Targeting Medical Workers
Since the end of World War Two, Washington has targeted medical centers in at least 16 countries and Israel destroyed nearly every medical facility in… MintPress News — April 9, 2026 3:23 PM ET
The World Can Have Peace Or Israel, But Not Both
And Other Notes… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 9, 2026 8:46 AM ET
The Voice of Hind Rajab: The Film They Don’t Want You to See - Read by Eunice Wong
This article is read by Eunice Wong. The Chris Hedges Report — April 8, 2026 9:01 PM ET
Inside the U.S. F-15E Rescue Cover-Up: Contradictions, Costs, and a Failed Mission in Iran
Behind The Headlines – The F-15E rescue Iran operation, sold by the Trump administration as a ‘biblical’ triumph, stands exposed as one of the m… MintPress News — April 8, 2026 2:09 PM ET
Trump proposes largest military budget ever
Polygraph | Newsletter n°338 | 3 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 3, 2026 8:26 PM ET
Iran War Blowback: Iraqi Resistance Targets U.S. Forces in Biggest Escalation Since 2003
The U.S.–Israel war on Iran has reignited a long-simmering front in Iraq, where resistance groups like Kataeb Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance i… MintPress News — April 2, 2026 3:59 PM ET
US spends $2.1 billion a day on the Iran War
Polygraph | Newsletter n°337 | 2 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 2, 2026 6:31 AM ET
Iran War: Cost of the first week
Polygraph | Newsletter n°336 | 27 Mar 2026… Polygraph — March 27, 2026 8:59 PM ET
Democratic leaders offer ICE reforms — and record funding
Polygraph | Newsletter n°335 | 9 Feb 2026… Polygraph — February 9, 2026 7:31 AM ET