For A Westerner, Opposing The Empire Is The Only Path To Dignity
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Vance Downplays Deadly US Strike on Iranian Wedding: “Things Happen”
He cast doubt on the US’s responsibility for attacking the Iranian wedding party, despite mounting evidence.

“I Still Hear the Voices”: Wedding Guests Recall Horror of U.S. Bombing in Southern Iran
"My house was in a completely residential area. I don’t know what has happened to my life," Ali Mallahi, the father of the bride, said of the airstr…

Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP Maps, Puts Gerrymandering Issue to Voters
The decision will likely be appealed by Republican state leaders to the US Supreme Court.

Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research
Residents are concerned that the joint University of Michigan/Los Alamos facility will power a nuclear arms race.

Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at Dismantling Clean Water Protections
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today proposed a rule that would strip Clean Water Act protections from the v…

The ‘Red Scare’ Repression of ICE-Watch Activists
Free-speech advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump’s surveillance of churches, schools and libraries in Minnesota, reports Mike Lud…

ICE Agents Invade Danbury, Connecticut, Kidnapping Parents From School Bus Stops
Danbury has seen mass protest and growing mutual aid efforts in response to the federal immigration crackdown.

Trump’s New “Waters Of The U.S.” Proposal Takes Sledgehammer To Clean Water Act
Today, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers announced a revised proposal that would gut bedrock Clean Water Act…

Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.

It’s OK to Fight for a Foreign Army (if It’s Friendly)
That’s the unwritten rule for Britain’s media, writes Des Freedman. By Des Freedman Declassified UK The death of a British national, Bradley Town…

Trump calls reporters covering waning munitions “treasonous SCUM”; U.S. imposes even more Cuba sanctions; Scores killed in Yemen clashes
Drop Site Daily: September 4, 2026…

Noisy Jobs Report Offers Little Comfort for Jobseekers Across Stumbling Economy
Today’s jobs report shows the economy added 162,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. Job gains averaged just 31,000…

Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say
The post Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts Say appeared first on ProPublica.

Jeffrey Sachs: America’s “Legacy of Delusion” Fueling Financial Bubble & Iran Failure
Jeffrey Sachs joins Drop Site’s Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain to discuss how Washington’s delusions about American power are fueling wars abroad a…

Massacres in Gaza as Israeli leaders vow ethnic cleansing
Israeli soldiers, settlers kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied West Bank.

Our land is now in a death zone
Nearly a year after the “ceasefire,” Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp has been subsumed by Israel’s yellow line. …

Democratic Voters Say They Want Change, But the Party Just Elevated More Hawks
By Stephen Zunes This article was originally published by Truthout Party leaders are ignoring the three-quarters of registered Democrats who oppose…

Is He a Jihadist? A Commie? Cartoonists Can’t Decide How to Smear El-Sayed
Hank Kennedy FAIR Political cartoons commenting on Michigan’s 2026 US Senate race have been dominated by a torrent of Islamophobia and anti-Arab rac…

It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data
By Brian Dolinar This article was originally published by Truthout An Illinois State Police database available online listed personal information, inc…

The Venezuela–US Oil Agreement In Detail
Mision Verdad, Orinoco Tribune. An analysis of investment, concession regimes, revenue and political variables. The governments of Venezuela and the…

Trump Lifts Sanctions On Top Al Qaeda Recruiters, Financiers Days Before 9/11 Anniversary
Max Blumenthal· The Grayzone As the US prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Donald Trump has removed top Al Qaeda figures from the US list…

New Music Video: CIA Veteran Gloria Steinem Has Died
I decided to put in some extra effort and make a proper video for my reading of my poem about Gloria Steinem, with music and video accompaniment.

Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year.
The post Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year. appeared first on ProPublica.

War in the Twilight
The question is not whether a president is strong enough to exercise power, but whether the president is restrained enough to obey the laws he has swo…

CIA Veteran Gloria Steinem Has Died
Reading by Caitlin Johnstone:…

Secretive U.S. Base in Somalia Signals New Phase of War
Puntland security officials told Drop Site they expect the U.S. air campaign—and CIA operations—in Somalia to intensify.

The Thousand Martyrs Cup: Football Returns to Palestine After Three Years of Genocide
The resumption of the Palestinian Football Association's leagues is being met by players and coaches with a mix of despair and resilience.

The US Bombed a Wedding in Iran. It’s Not the First Time
The latest U.S. bombing of a civilian wedding celebration follows a sordid history of America bombing weddings, writes Medea Benjamin.  By Medea Ben…

Trump Accidentally Just Revealed The US Dollar Is In Big Trouble
New column by Lee Camp…

Three-quarters of US college students say Israel is committing genocide
Brandeis researchers backed by the American Jewish Committee try to explain away their own devastating finding.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump EPA’s Efforts to Attack Clean Air Waivers
Yesterday, a federal judge granted California a preliminary injunction blocking EPA’s actions targeting four Clean Air Act preemption waivers previo…

Nepal’s catastrophic floods must be a wake-up call on climate action as death toll passes 1,000
The catastrophic floods in Nepal are a stark warning of what a hotter world will mean for communities on the climate frontline and why governments and…

Chris Hedges: Becoming the Stranger
The road to fascism, as Ece Temelkuran writes in Nation of Strangers, was constructed over the last six decades of neoliberal assault. We have arrived…

Israel pushes ahead with plan to split West Bank before election
Settler violence is driving Palestinians out of their homes.

These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained
The post These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained appeared first on ProPublica.

Internal paper shows Ireland supports Israel lobby
Dublin government enables weaponization of anti-Semitism.

Hey Americans! Escape Debt By Going To War With Iran!
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections
The post Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” Objections appeared first on ProPublic…

Fighting Big Money in Politics (w/ Karishma Manzur) | TCHR
Dr. Karishma Manzur challenges the Democratic establishment in New Hampshire with an insurgent progressive senatorial campaign. Manzur aims to restore…

New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement
The post New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement appeared first on ProPublica.

AI Oligarchs Are Poisoning Our Society - New Issue Of JOHNSTONE
The new issue of JOHNSTONE is now available to order in print or download as a pay-what-you-want e-book version. This issue features a painting of Ope…

The Nepal Floods Were Actually Caused By The Richest People In The World
New column by Lee Camp…

The Next Election May be Our Last
Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike.

The Next Election May be Our Last
Donald Trump is determined to subvert the midterms. All that can save us, if he succeeds, is a national strike.

How To Cover Up A Genocide — Israel Destroys 10 Million Tons of Evidence
New column by Lee Camp…

The Iran War Is the Biggest Strategic Blunder in US History (w/ John Mearsheimer) | TCHR
John Mearsheimer breaks down the current state of the Iran War, and how the conflict increasingly appears to look like the most dire strategic mistake…

Chris Hedges LIVE NOW — Come Ask Me a Question!
The Chris Hedges Report is a reader-supported publication.

The Creators of AI Increasingly Say AI Could Destroy Us All
New column by Lee Camp…

“Beyond Critical” US-Israeli Munitions Depletion Revealed As Iran’s Response To D-Day Begins
The United States is confronting a severe strategic crisis characterized by critically depleted air defense munitions and newly confirmed, extensive d…

Trump’s Alt-Right Pro-Israel Strategist Behind Palestine Action Ban is former British Intelligence
The U.S.’ designation of U.K.-based activist collective Palestine Action as a global terrorist group is part of a wider project, concocted by far-ri…

The Creators of AI Say AI Could Destroy Us All
New column by Lee Camp…

Israel Tangled In Spiderweb As Army Braces For West Bank Explosion – Iran War Blunts Expansion
Israeli Commanders warn their political leadership of a pending explosion in the occupied West Bank, while the United States unleashes a new economic…

From Lionel Messi, Kanye West to Taylor Swift: Celebrities are “Protected” By Israeli Security Teams
From Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Aniston and Lionel Messi, celebrities across the world are hiring teams of Israeli bodyguards made up…

Trump’s food assistance cliff
Polygraph | Newsletter n°349 | 20 Aug 2026…

Hezbollah Take Out 3 Israeli Elite Soldiers As Iran Issues Final Ultimatum
Hezbollah have repelled another Israeli attempt to seize the strategic Ali al-Taher Hills in southern Lebanon as Iran issues a threat that it will not…

ICE is sitting on $100 billion
Polygraph | Newsletter n°348 | 10 Aug 2026…

Why 98 Democrats ignored voters and opposed an Israel aid cut
Polygraph | Newsletter n°347 | 25 Jul 2026…

What will end up in the GOP’s $95 billion reconciliation bill?
Polygraph | Newsletter n°346 | 18 Jul 2026…

US spent $103 billion on the Iran War in four months
Polygraph | Newsletter n°345 | 13 Jul 2026…