The Trump Administration Is Shielding Prediction Markets
A recent report found CFTC staff were put on leave after questioning Trump-linked betting markets. TruthOut — May 24, 2026 1:55 PM ET
The Founding Standard: Due Process, Declared War, and the Killings That Are Not Either
Jeffrey Wernick ScheerPost There is a principle the founders held that the contemporary American government has substantially abandoned. The principle… ScheerPost — May 24, 2026 12:19 PM ET
South Florida Elected Official Targets 2 Constituents Who Are JVP Activists
Jewish Voice for Peace says a city commissioner personally spent $4,000 on billboard trucks targeting local activists. TruthOut — May 24, 2026 11:45 AM ET
DOJ Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year
Disability rights advocates say everything from filing for unemployment to voting in the midterms just got much harder. TruthOut — May 24, 2026 11:04 AM ET
Ukraine’s Secret Al Qaeda Invasion Of Africa
Kit Klarenberg On May 13th, French outlet RTL published an explosive report, entirely unremarked upon by English language media. It exposed how Ukr… ScheerPost — May 24, 2026 9:47 AM ET
Israel Ramps Up Demolitions of Palestinian Homes Ahead of Fall Elections
By Theia Chatelle This article was originally published by Truthout East Jerusalem is days away from its largest forced displacement since 1967. East… ScheerPost — May 24, 2026 9:44 AM ET
REI Union Workers Launch Boycott Over Dispute With Co-op
Miles Hadfield, Coop News. The action, following unseccessful contract negotiations for unionised stores, coincides with the iconic co-op’s anniver… ScheerPost — May 24, 2026 9:30 AM ET
The Russian-Chinese Communiqué
 Consortium News After their summit in Beijing on Wednesday, the Russian and Chinese presidents issued the following communiqué, declaring the fail… ScheerPost — May 24, 2026 9:22 AM ET
The Hidden Truth About Why The US Rulers Hate Cuba
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — May 24, 2026 7:02 AM ET
An ‘Autopsy’ Written by the Corpse
Kamala Harris meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on July 25, 2024. Photo: White House. After an extended pressu… CounterPunch — May 24, 2026 1:56 AM ET
The Zany Survival of “The Physicists” Spoofs the Atomic Era and More
The Actors’ Gang captures the tenor of our strange times with the troupe’s revival of Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Physicists, w… CounterPunch — May 24, 2026 1:02 AM ET
Israel Rapes Everyone, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — May 23, 2026 10:13 PM ET
Cubans Rally in Havana Against the Trump Administration’s Threats to Attack
“Cuba is a people of peace and reaffirms its legitimate right to self-defense," Cuba’s CDR national coordinator said… TruthOut — May 23, 2026 4:27 PM ET
Critics Warn Utah Megadata Center Could Devastate Great Salt Lake
The proposed “hyperscale” campus would strain water, energy, and local ecology. TruthOut — May 23, 2026 3:30 PM ET
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘Chaos of the Old Order’
Xi and Putin say unilateral efforts to rule the world “have failed” and “a new type of international relations” emerges despite “neocolonial… Consortium News — May 23, 2026 11:33 AM ET
The Russian-Chinese Communiqué
After their summit in Beijing on Wednesday, the Russian and Chinese presidents issued the following communiqué, declaring the failure of neocolonial… Consortium News — May 23, 2026 8:59 AM ET
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian Official Outlines Latest Proposal to End the U.S. War as Trump Weighs New Strikes
The framework would defer nuclear enrichment talks until there is a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official told… Drop Site News — May 22, 2026 11:37 PM ET
Chris Hedges, Stephen Walt and Ryan Grim on the Limits of U.S. Power in Iran
At the Vancouver Web Summit, I participated in a panel with Ryan Grim and Stephen Walt to discuss the Iran War and the wavering of U.S. hegemonic powe… The Chris Hedges Report — May 22, 2026 9:22 PM ET
Livestream: Trump Corruption Grows Enormous! / Raul Castro Indicted / Laith Marouf Joins The Show
Lee Camp's livestream - Today's episode… Lee Camp Substack — May 22, 2026 5:54 PM ET
The Most Botched Imperial War w/ Gilbert Achcar
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank sit down with Gilbert Achcar to discuss Israel, Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, and… CounterPunch — May 22, 2026 4:30 PM ET
Vijay Prashad: Trump in Beijing, Hat in Hand
For the Global South, Xi’s calmness at the summit offered an example of how to engage an unstable imperialist power. The United States remains milit… Consortium News — May 22, 2026 2:00 PM ET
“The Occupation’s Conditions”: Trump’s Board of Peace Demands that Hamas Surrender to Netanyahu’s Gaza Agenda
As Israel threatens to resume full-scale genocide in Gaza, Palestinian resistance leaders spoke to Drop Site about deceptive negotiations and the push… Drop Site News — May 22, 2026 1:37 PM ET
Israel Is on a Killing Spree of Paramedics and Rescue Workers in Lebanon
Israel has killed over 120 rescue workers, damaged 16 hospitals, and targeted over 130 ambulances in Lebanon since March 2. Drop Site News — May 22, 2026 12:34 PM ET
China & a World Order on the Verge of Collapse
The bilateral guardrails erected in Beijing last week may buy time, but they do not fix global governance institutions drifting toward a rupture that… Consortium News — May 22, 2026 12:00 PM ET
Israeli drone strike kills child in Gaza
Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich boasts of planned demolition of Palestinian village in occupied West Bank. Electronic Intifada — May 22, 2026 11:17 AM ET
Podcast/Painting Video: Bastards, Billionaires And Bombs
Caitlin and Tim discuss Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Cuba, capitalist dystopia, and love. The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — May 22, 2026 8:14 AM ET
Podcast: Bastards, Billionaires And Bombs [AUDIO]
Caitlin and Tim discuss Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Cuba, capitalist dystopia, and love. The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — May 22, 2026 8:08 AM ET
Israel and Latin American Christian Zionists seek to promote Isaac Accords
With a new wave of right-wing administrations and elections in Brazil and Colombia looming, regional solidarity with Palestine is under critical threa… Electronic Intifada — May 22, 2026 7:11 AM ET
California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaints
The post California Teacher Previously Fired for Sexual Harassment Is No Longer in the Classroom After New Complaints appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — May 22, 2026 6:00 AM ET
Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come
The post Louisiana’s Tough-on-Crime Policies Stand to Cost Taxpayers Millions More for Years to Come appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — May 22, 2026 5:00 AM ET
The Central Node of Great-Power Politics
Beijing’s influence now extends well beyond the Indo-Pacific and reaches into Europe in ways Washington cannot ignore, writes Alexander Korolev. By… Consortium News — May 22, 2026 3:01 AM ET
Eat the Bond Traders!
The biggest winner in England, unfortunately, was Reform U.K., led by the racist, corrupt, and irrepressible Nigel Farage. It captured 1500 seats nati… CounterPunch — May 22, 2026 2:00 AM ET
Roaming Charges: Peanuts From Heaven
NPR interviewed a Trump voter in Georgia who said he thought the President was doing “an A+ job.” When asked how his family was dealing with risin… CounterPunch — May 22, 2026 2:00 AM ET
Nobody Sincerely Believes Cuba Threatens The United States
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — May 21, 2026 10:42 PM ET
The OPCW Has Finally Admitted The Cover-Up Designed To Push The US-Backed Syria Hoax
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — May 21, 2026 4:29 PM ET
The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts
The post The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — May 21, 2026 3:00 PM ET
RootsAction Blasts Official DNC Autopsy; ‘Disgrace’ Would Be ‘Understatement’
RootsAction is releasing the following statement:After months of intense pressure, Chair Ken Martin and the DNC finally caved and released their 2024… Common Dreams — May 21, 2026 1:19 PM ET
“Failures of ‘America First Global Health’”: U.S. Global Health Cuts and DRC Conflict Fuel Ebola Crisis
Sweeping U.S. cuts to critical global health programs, including funding and staffing reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD… Common Dreams — May 21, 2026 11:37 AM ET
DNC releases 2024 autopsy; UN warns of global food crisis from Hormuz blockade; Big Tobacco wins at FDA after Trump donation
Drop Site Daily: May 21, 2026… Drop Site News — May 21, 2026 10:43 AM ET
Thomas Massie Didn't Lose Because Trump Still Has Power — He Lost Because Israel Does
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — May 21, 2026 8:20 AM ET
Endless displacement, endless Nakba
Inside Palestine or out, refugees describe constant fear and steadfast determination. Electronic Intifada — May 21, 2026 6:58 AM ET
Burgers, Brats, and Busted Budgets: Summer Staples Up 13%, Travel Prices Surging Ahead of Memorial Day
New data released today by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation shows how President Trump’s reckless economic policies and war in Ira… Common Dreams — May 21, 2026 6:23 AM ET
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
The post This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — May 21, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Christian Zionists form unholy alliance with far-right lawmaker
Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom courted by Israel lobby. Electronic Intifada — May 21, 2026 2:53 AM ET
Livestream: How to sell a genocide
Adam Johnson discusses how US and international media promoted Israel’s false claims and shut out Palestinian voices and the truth. Jon Elmer analyz… Electronic Intifada — May 21, 2026 2:42 AM ET
One Racist Batshit Christo-Fascist Homeland Under God
In retrospect, Sunday's taxpayer-funded blasphemy fest to "rededicate" America as a Christian nation though it's not and never was looks ever more obs… Common Dreams — May 21, 2026 1:45 AM ET
They're Not Mad At Ben-Gvir For Being Evil, They're Mad At Him For Being Honest
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — May 20, 2026 10:24 PM ET
A Discussion on the New Novel 'Palaces of the Crow' (w/ Ray Nayler) | The Chris Hedges Report
In his new book, “Palaces of the Crow,” Ray Nayler examines human nature through the lens of caring and community amidst the often hidden horrors… The Chris Hedges Report — May 20, 2026 9:11 PM ET
Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Raúl Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade
Plus: The Trump administration tried to push boxes of Starlinks onto Cuba as part of its $100 million humanitarian aid offer. Drop Site News — May 20, 2026 11:42 AM ET
Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care
The post Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — May 20, 2026 7:00 AM ET
I Went To Tibet — Episode 1: Natural Wonderland
Episode 1 of 3 (free to watch)… Lee Camp Substack — May 19, 2026 11:59 AM ET
G7 Finance Ministers Let Big Oil Off the Hook Again
On Monday and Tuesday, Paris hosted the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting, bringing together finance ministers and central bank governors from some of t… Common Dreams — May 19, 2026 11:43 AM ET
Falling wages, spiraling credit card debt
Polygraph | Newsletter n°341 | 16 May 2026… Polygraph — May 16, 2026 9:02 AM ET
Revealed: USAID, NED & Open Society Quietly Bankroll Cuba’s “Independent” Media In Push for Regime Change
From CubaNet to ADN Cuba, some of the most widely cited “independent” Cuban media outlets in Western Corporate media are quietly funded by USAID,… MintPress News — May 15, 2026 1:59 PM ET
As Evidence Mounts of Dogs Raping Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons, NYT’s Isabel Kershner Revives Unverified October 7 Rape Narrative
Following Nicholas Kristof’s report on sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons including the use of dogs to rape hostages as young as 13, the NYT’s Is… MintPress News — May 15, 2026 11:53 AM ET
From Bahrain to the UAE: Gulf States Expand Anti-Shia Crackdowns During Direct Strikes on Iran
As reports emerge of direct Gulf involvement in strikes on Iran, Bahrain is escalating a sweeping anti-Shia crackdown — arresting clerics, revoking… MintPress News — May 14, 2026 5:24 PM ET
Hezbollah’s Cheap FPV Drones Are Making Israel’s High-Tech Military Obsolete
From destroying hundreds of Israeli Merkava tanks to Iron Dome systems, Hezbollah’s $50 FPV drones are inflicting massive losses on Israel using wea… MintPress News — May 14, 2026 3:24 PM ET
Trump’s Iranian Nightmare
Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring… The Chris Hedges Report — May 14, 2026 12:10 PM ET
The History of National Resistance Movements in Palestine (w/ Ramzy Baroud) | The Chris Hedges Report
Professor Ramzy Baroud discusses a people’s history of Palestine in his new book, that chronicles the powerful resistance to Zionism and its manifes… The Chris Hedges Report — May 13, 2026 9:39 PM ET
Join Me for a Live Q & A on June 29 on Dostoevsky’s 'The Idiot'
The livestream will be on June 29 at 7:00pm ET. The Chris Hedges Report — May 12, 2026 5:51 PM ET
What $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon could fund instead
Polygraph | Newsletter n°340 | 27 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 27, 2026 6:35 AM ET
Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE Complicity
As Washington shifts from threats to negotiations, Iran is signaling it no longer sees talks as credible. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains why Tehr… MintPress News — April 23, 2026 5:54 PM ET
Trump’s budget for 2027, a breakdown
Polygraph | Newsletter n°339 | 13 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 13, 2026 6:45 AM ET
Trump proposes largest military budget ever
Polygraph | Newsletter n°338 | 3 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 3, 2026 8:26 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