How Trump’s Iran War Is Bringing Down the American Empire
Six months into the catastrophic US-Israeli war on Iran, Washington's stockpiles are severely depleted, oil and food prices are spiraling globally, an… The Chris Hedges Report — August 16, 2026 1:58 PM ET
Trump’s Medicaid Rule Threatens Trans Youth Care. States Can Still Fight Back
The rule won’t take effect until October, giving states, providers and advocates time to challenge it in court. TruthOut — August 16, 2026 12:11 PM ET
Israel Manipuates AI Answers — And Most People Don't Know It
New column + video by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — August 16, 2026 11:18 AM ET
Trump’s Head Start Overhaul Could Strip Away Key Protections for Kids
A proposed rule would eliminate hundreds of standards governing everything from classroom ratios to health and safety. TruthOut — August 16, 2026 11:15 AM ET
How a Billionaire Is Using His Fortune to Reshape the Democratic Party
“Mandel wants power and control,” said one Connecticut lawmaker, describing the billionaire’s growing political influence. TruthOut — August 16, 2026 10:51 AM ET
Mutual Aid Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Framework for Resistance 
The co-directors of a new docuseries offer their theory of change for transcending capitalism and the state. TruthOut — August 16, 2026 9:51 AM ET
Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on Iran Is Bringing Down the American Empire
“I don’t think we live in a functioning democracy—and that has been true for some time.” Hedges Joshua Scheer Six months into the disastrous U… ScheerPost — August 16, 2026 9:33 AM ET
Even as Trump Flounders in the Polls, GOP Candidates Keep Running Further Right
Since Trump’s reelection, the GOP has increasingly embraced overtly white nationalist and conspiracist candidates. TruthOut — August 16, 2026 9:16 AM ET
Mamdani Merits A 9/11 Observance Role: Shia Were Al-Qaeda’s Victims Too
Juan Cole Informed Comment  The phony controversy cooked up by rightwingers over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s participation in the upcoming anniversary… ScheerPost — August 16, 2026 8:06 AM ET
What Is Black August To The Black Comrade
 Benny Schaft, Workers World. “What I do feel is the urge to resist, resist and never stop resisting or even think of stopping my resistance until… ScheerPost — August 16, 2026 8:00 AM ET
What Fidel Castro Gave Us
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. Fidel Castro would have turned 100 this week. His revolutionary legacy of reminds us tha… ScheerPost — August 16, 2026 7:57 AM ET
The Mecca Pact Is The Latest Sign Of The U.S.’s Declining Influence In The Middle East
The new defense agreement among Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan highlights how Israeli aggression is compelling the region to reconfigure its all… ScheerPost — August 16, 2026 7:57 AM ET
How Texas State University Punished a Student for Protesting White Supremacy
Last fall, on September 16, 2025, Devion Canty was forced to withdraw from Texas State University, just two weeks into his first semester in college. CounterPunch — August 16, 2026 2:06 AM ET
Ward Churchill, RIP
Ward Churchill died last week at the age of 79. The following is an interview I conducted with Ward in 2014, nine years after he was the talk of Fox N… CounterPunch — August 16, 2026 1:56 AM ET
Atrocities by the Hour
With the western world’s attention having turned almost completely away from Occupied Palestine this summer, Israeli armed forces and settler shock… CounterPunch — August 16, 2026 1:49 AM ET
Capitalism Trains Us To Blame Each Other For Systemic Abuses
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — August 15, 2026 8:58 PM ET
WATCH: TWTW — ‘A Fraying Empire’
An empire is as good as its military and the U.S. military is in crisis: running out of ammunition; Middle East bases destroyed; volunteers exhausted. Consortium News — August 15, 2026 10:02 AM ET
SEND ME (But Then Bring Me Feckin' Home Again)
Stormy times at sea, as U.S. ships endure months-long, record-setting deployments for a war nobody wanted that still has no clear objective, reason fo… Common Dreams — August 15, 2026 1:00 AM ET
US Military Morale in Middle East in the Overflowing Toilet
Ann Wright says the frustration expressed by military families at a recent Veterans for Peace conference echoed those of families with relatives on U. Consortium News — August 14, 2026 2:03 PM ET
Hormuz grinds to a halt again; Gaza’s cancer patients dying at 2-3 times prewar rate; DHS surveilled left-wing groups in Minnesota
Drop Site Daily: August 14, 2026… Drop Site News — August 14, 2026 12:17 PM ET
A State of Surveillance
No person should have to fear that every trip down the street is being permanently recorded, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolita… Consortium News — August 14, 2026 12:00 PM ET
US judge tosses Harvard case branding Gaza solidarity as anti-Jewish terror
Trump administration lawsuit recycled debunked 7 October atrocity stories and twisted Palestine solidarity slogans into calls to kill Jews. Electronic Intifada — August 14, 2026 10:48 AM ET
Cancer patient died as he waited to leave Gaza
The 45-year-old science teacher was forced into a risky surgery waiting for his medical evacuation through the Rafah crossing. Electronic Intifada — August 14, 2026 10:11 AM ET
The ADL wants to cancel susan abulhawa
Israel lobby demands Simon & Schuster stop publishing her novels. Electronic Intifada — August 14, 2026 8:21 AM ET
Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
The post Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — August 14, 2026 6:00 AM ET
The Actual, Hidden Reason Europe Wants War With Russia
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — August 14, 2026 5:02 AM ET
Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities
The post Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — August 14, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Paper Tiger: The US Trillion-Dollar War Machine
With its unwinnable war on Iran, the U.S. urgently needs to rethink the illegal and corrupt policy of aggressive war it has pursued since 2001, write… Consortium News — August 14, 2026 4:00 AM ET
Cuba after Six Months of the Oil Blockade: Crisis and the Road to Recovery
For more than six decades, the United States has attempted to make the Cuban people pay for their decision to pursue an independent, socialist path. T… CounterPunch — August 14, 2026 2:02 AM ET
Usury is Politics, Not Economics
Last fall, Pope Leo made an address in which he stated that “[t]he phenomenon of usury points to the corruption of the human heart,” condemning th… CounterPunch — August 14, 2026 2:00 AM ET
Today In Dystopia: Flock Camera Tyranny And Sam Altman Surveillance
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — August 13, 2026 10:57 PM ET
Whistleblower David McBride Released on Parole
The military whistleblower who revealed Australian war crimes committed in Afghanistan has been released from federal prison after a lung cancer diagn… Consortium News — August 13, 2026 8:51 PM ET
Progressives Win Pair of Victories at DNC Meeting;  Committee Approves Resolutions for Abolishing ICE  And Affirming Law That Could Bar Military Aid to Israel
The Democratic National Committee today greenlighted resolutions that call for abolishing ICE and implementing “full and consistent enforcement” o… Common Dreams — August 13, 2026 2:51 PM ET
Palestine in Pictures: July 2026
A monthly digest of key developments in Palestine showcasing powerful images by photojournalists. Electronic Intifada — August 13, 2026 1:16 PM ET
U.S. Infrastructure Strikes Have Left Iranians in the South Without Livelihoods
U.S. airstrikes last month in southern Iran targeted civilian infrastructure, including fishing ports, bridges, telecommunications networks, power pla… Drop Site News — August 13, 2026 1:02 PM ET
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors try to jump overboard after 250 days at sea; Third person dies after Newark ICE facility detention; Israel sets wildfires in Lebanon
Drop Site Daily: August 13, 2026… Drop Site News — August 13, 2026 11:19 AM ET
Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
As droughts and wildfires damage economies, 350.org called on governments to push for a global tax treaty that can make big oil and gas corporations p… Common Dreams — August 13, 2026 8:11 AM ET
A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.
The post A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — August 13, 2026 5:00 AM ET
If We Could See Everything, It Would Radicalize Us All Instantly
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — August 12, 2026 10:12 PM ET
In West Bank Village, a New Israeli Order Enables Settler Attacks While Claiming to Prevent Them
The Israeli military declared the Palestinian village of Taybeh a closed military zone to "maintain order" but residents say settlers are still allowe… Drop Site News — August 12, 2026 1:24 PM ET
Israel detains Palestinian journalist Mohamed Awad; Russia threatens retaliatory European ship seizures; Hong loses in tight primary for Wisconsin governor
Drop Site Daily: August 12, 2026… Drop Site News — August 12, 2026 12:19 PM ET
Working Families Feel the Heat of Trump’s Recklessness with Consumer Prices on the Rise in July
Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows prices rose 0.1% in July and are up 3.4% over the past year. July’s price increase reverses the di… Common Dreams — August 12, 2026 9:58 AM ET
Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
The post Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — August 12, 2026 6:00 AM ET
“They’re Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk”: How Abuse in a Tennessee Businessman’s Juvenile Prisons Remained Under Wraps
The post “They’re Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk”: How Abuse in a Tennessee Businessman’s Juvenile Prisons Remained Under Wraps appeared first… ProPublica — August 12, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Joe Biden Should Be Dying Of Cancer In The Hague
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — August 11, 2026 10:10 PM ET
Two Different America's (Sic)
Hoo boy. With the approach of what bleakly promises to be "the super-Islamophobic midterms," the Bigot-In-Chief is letting his racist freak flag fly b… Common Dreams — August 10, 2026 8:26 PM ET
Resisting Trump's escalating attack on independent media
Journalist Rania Khalek says BreakThrough News won’t be forced to soften its reporting on Palestine. Electronic Intifada — August 10, 2026 12:46 PM ET
A Note To Patrons And Subscribers
This is just a note to my patrons and newsletter subscribers to say I’m sorry I haven’t published anything these past few days. The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — August 10, 2026 8:56 AM ET
ICE is sitting on $100 billion
Polygraph | Newsletter n°348 | 10 Aug 2026… Polygraph — August 10, 2026 7:04 AM ET
Gaza’s Board of Pieces
Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is a mirage, a conjuring trick in which peace is unilaterally declared as Israel seizes more Palestinian land and… The Chris Hedges Report — August 10, 2026 6:50 AM ET
Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon (w/ Alastair Crooke) | TCHR
Trump's reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has… The Chris Hedges Report — August 8, 2026 8:42 PM ET
UK Government Targeting of Muslim Scholar Part of a Coordinated Campaign to Clamp Down on Pro-Palestine Solidarity
The campaign against Makke has also been led by The Jewish Chronicle, a stridently pro-Israel newspaper that refuses to disclose its ownership, even a… MintPress News — August 6, 2026 1:18 PM ET
$1.6 Trillion In Hidden Debt — The AI Bubble Just Got More Insane!
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — August 6, 2026 12:33 PM ET
How the Epstein Network is Privatizing the Government & Building Out the Surveillance State (w/Whitney Webb) | TCHR
Whitney Webb explains how Leslie Wexner privatized Ohio’s state government, and is using his position between the markets and the state to help the… The Chris Hedges Report — August 5, 2026 9:36 PM ET
Trump's Phantom Enemies - Read by Eunice Wong
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for blacklisting and criminalizing all left-wing, progressive, anti-war and anti-imperialist dissent… The Chris Hedges Report — August 4, 2026 7:27 PM ET
China Just Saved The World — And No One's Talking About It
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — August 4, 2026 10:03 AM ET
How Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems are propagandizing children to support war through STEM
The most infamous arms companies manufacturing the very bombs for the United States and Israel to use in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran are partnering… MintPress News — July 31, 2026 4:04 PM ET
Another of Epstein's Co-Conspirators Dies Mysteriously
New column / video by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — July 30, 2026 2:42 PM ET
Iran’s Shock Strike Strategy Against US Assets Opens Multiple Fronts
While another lull in direct combat between the United States and Iran has come into effect, other fronts begin to expand and threaten to drown the re… MintPress News — July 30, 2026 1:50 PM ET
Why 98 Democrats ignored voters and opposed an Israel aid cut
Polygraph | Newsletter n°347 | 25 Jul 2026… Polygraph — July 25, 2026 8:31 AM ET
Regime Change Mission Foiled: Yemen’s Ansarallah Uncover Saudi-Mossad-CIA Espionage Network to Decapitate Resistance Leaders
Newly released documents reviewed by MintPress uncover a Mossad-CIA led “espionage network” inside Yemen against Ansarallah to enable “decapitat… MintPress News — July 20, 2026 7:28 PM ET
What will end up in the GOP’s $95 billion reconciliation bill?
Polygraph | Newsletter n°346 | 18 Jul 2026… Polygraph — July 18, 2026 8:03 AM ET
Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, The Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200
Lionel Messi has quietly built relationships with companies and security firms closely linked to Israel's military-intelligence establishment. From be… MintPress News — July 15, 2026 2:14 PM ET
US spent $103 billion on the Iran War in four months
Polygraph | Newsletter n°345 | 13 Jul 2026… Polygraph — July 13, 2026 7:02 AM ET
Iran War: Most unpopular US war in history
Polygraph | Newsletter n°344 | 22 Jun 2026… Polygraph — June 22, 2026 7:16 AM ET