PEN America Sells out. Again.
PEN America, once a fearless advocate on behalf of persecuted writers around the globe, has become a shill for Zionism and American imperialism.

Well, At Least Lindsey Graham Is Dead
Reading by Tim Foley:…

The Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan to Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate Children
Alan Macleod MintPress News PragerU is trying to take over American schools. The right-wing, pseudo-educational group is now an official educational p…

The U.S. Stick Won’t Work on Iran; Needs to Offer Carrots
 Andreas Krieg, King’s College London The Conversation Iranian attacks on Gulf vessels trying to transit via Omani sovereign waters have once agai…

At Khamenei’s Funeral, Public Censure of Talks with US
Juan Cole Informed Comment The multi-day funeral ceremonies for the assassinated leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ended this past week with fou…

Burnham’s Contrition On Gaza Is hollow. Watch What He Actually Does In Power
Jonathan Cook Substack Actions speak louder than words, as the saying goes. So far, all we have from Andy Burnham – expected to become Britain’s n…

The Yippies And The Power Of Counterculture
Shane Burley, Waging Nonviolence. Nancy Kurshan, cofounder of the theatrical antiwar group the Yippies, discusses her new memoir. And how countercult…

Solution #1: Sociopath Tests In The Halls of Power
New column by Lee Camp…

The Many Faces of Genocide
Palestinians transport the injured to the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip on October 9, 2023. Israel relentlessly pounded the…

Brexit Britain Ten Years On
Image by Habib Ayoade. Introduction: Understanding Brexit as a Colonial Project Ten years ago, on June 23, 2016, the Brexit referendum delivered a nar…

The Trump Administration’s War on Disabled People Continues to Escalate
A new Justice Department memo undermines key aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This SCOTUS Ruling May Make It Even Easier for Campaign Donors to Sway Elections
The court just struck down decades-old limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

Report Reveals Marco Rubio Is Acting as Imperial “Viceroy” of Venezuela
Rubio has near total control of the nation's finances, resources, and government, reported The New York Times.

An LGBTQ Rights World Cup Stunt Revealed the Cracks in SF’s Queer Movement
Scott Wiener and Dr. Nasser Mohamed staged a World Cup LGBTQ rights moment. But who was it for?

NextEra’s Acquisition of Dominion Energy Would Result in Corporate Mega-Utility
The utility merger seeks to exploit the data center boom for profit and political clout, at ratepayers’ expense.

The Man Who Walked Toward the "Yellow Line" in Gaza—and the Son He Carried With Him
Osama Al-Shafi's mental deterioration from the stresses of war culminated in him wandering in a disassociated state towards Israeli soldiers who detai…

WATCH: TWTW — ‘NATO’s Russia Obsession’
NATO recommitted to direct war with Russia by 2030, with or without the U.S. it seems, as Trump’s fruity Iran policy plays in a loop with Israel rea…

Live: Iran War Begins Anew / NATO On Brink of Meaningless
Join Lee Camp and Eleanor Goldfield…

8 Contradictions Behind NATO’s Summit of ‘Love’
Anyone looking beyond the carefully choreographed photo-ops saw a military alliance beset by public feuds, competing visions of security, and widening…

It's A Race Between Revolutionary Consciousness And The Implementation Of Police Robots
Reading by Tim Foley:…

In Letter, Platner Volunteer Network Warns Dems: Nominee Must Back Same Agenda to Win Our Full Support
Supporters are drafting a policy demand letter that Maine’s next nominee must publicly commit to if they want support from the largest organizing ne…

Unmasking Hate: Whose Country, Our Country
What better way to mark the 250th anniversary of a nation founded on lofty ideals now plunged into ugly discrepancies than to double down on hate-and-…

Hedges Report: ‘When the World Sleeps’
Francesca Albanese talks about her new book, international law, and how media complicity in cases such at that of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has become one…

Palestine in Pictures: June 2026
A monthly digest of key developments in Palestine showcasing powerful images by photojournalists.

UN Panel Reaffirms Israel Commits Genocide; Calls for Palestinian Doctor’s Release
A U.N. commission has called on Israeli authorities to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, provide him with medical care and free all other arbitrarily detain…

Khamenei is buried; Hormuz grinds to a halt; What we know about the Platner replacement process
Drop Site Daily: July 10, 2026…

Israel kills brothers, World Cup party host in Gaza
Israeli prison guards beat Gaza pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya with hammer, batons in administrative detention.

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.
The post He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. appeared first on ProPublica.

Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report
The post Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report appeared first on ProPublica.

Stealing Democracy: Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship
The assault on birthright citizenship is an attempt to steal one of Reconstruction's greatest democratic achievements. As constitutional scholar Sherr…

What’s Wrong With the Left: The First Rule of Politics
Conservatives have learned to govern by culture war precisely because it works on a left that has made culture its terrain. Raise a symbolic issue, wa…

America at 250: From a Contested Past to a Fascist Future?
When 56 representatives from the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1776, it was over nearly 300 years since America…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Return of Co-Existence
In Ankara this week, NATO committed to building its very own military industrial complex, pursuing the same “total security” doctrine that some Is…

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
The post Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms appeared first on ProPublica.

It's Been Ten Years. It's Time To Admit Bernie Sanders Was Wrong.
Reading by Tim Foley:…

First Wrongful Death Climate Case Against Big Oil Wins Major Rulings, Moves Toward Trial
The first-ever U.S. lawsuit seeking to hold Big Oil companies accountable for the death of a family member in a climate disaster will proceed toward d…

New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades. That’s Unconstitutional, a Lawsuit Says.
The post New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades. That’s Unconstitutional, a Lawsuit Says. appeared first on ProP…

U.S. and Iran trade strikes; Platner drops out; 600 Ebola deaths in Congo
Drop Site Daily: July 9, 2026…

Regime Change Operatives Arrive In Venezuela — To Help Save People!
New column by Lee Camp…

A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers
The post A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers appeared first on ProPublica.

Envoy cites CIA as EU helps Israel to tighten grip on Jerusalem
Michael Mann gives a selective reading of history during Mount Scopus visit.

The Crimson Thread: The Israeli Military Barrier Cutting Off Palestine’s Breadbasket
The first 22 kilometers of a planned 500-kilometer Israeli military barrier are cutting off Palestinians from a large swathe of some of the most ferti…

Return to Al-Wihda Tower
After over 800 days of displacement, we began the massive project of restoring our home – only to live through another Israeli bombardment.

The Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan to Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate Children
PragerU is now an official education partner in at least ten states, pushing right-wing American exceptionalism and pro-Israel political content into…

New report: Trump's anti-renewable policies set to cost US households over half a trillion dollars, as summer blackouts and price spikes hit hardest
A new analysis from clean energy think tank Energy Innovation finds that the Trump administration's rollback of clean energy policy will add more than…

Meta AI Image Generation Feature Is an Egregious Invasion of User Privacy
Meta’s latest AI image generation feature raises serious privacy concerns by automatically allowing public Instagram profiles to be used in AI-gener…

What Happens 'When the World Sleeps' (w/ Francesca Albanese) | The Chris Hedges Report
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese shares stories of the immense suffering in Palestine and laments the gutting of international law…

The Cure For Despair Is Awe, Wonder, And Humility
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Exclusive: CPJ reconsidering removal of killed Gaza journalists from database
Emails reveal push at press freedom group to exclude Palestinian journalists based on political criteria.

ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Crucial Rights Up and Down the Ballot
In 2026, the American Civil Liberties Union will make its largest-ever investment in down ballot races, marking a historic escalation in its “Firewa…

Today In Dystopia
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Independence Day Drag
I spent the Fourth of July with some of the few sane people left in the United States: Drag queens.

America's Origin Story Is False — As Is July 4th
New from Lee Camp…

'United States Has Wedded to Idiocy': Chris Hedges | Talk to Al Jazeera
As the United States marks 250 years of independence, author and journalist Chris Hedges reflects on the promise of the American experiment, its great…

Mitch McConnell Might Be Dead & It Doesn't Matter
New Column by Lee Camp…

Requiem for America on the Fourth of July
The con of neoliberalism has gutted our democracy and paved the way for fascism.

Hezbollah Hunts Down Hind Rajab’s Killers & Crushes Israeli Offensive
More than two years after six-year-old Hind Rajab was killed alongside her rescuers in Gaza, Hezbollah is systematically targeting commanders linked t…

Tinder’s Secret War: How Israel used the Dating App in the Propaganda Battle for South Lebanon
In 2024, U.S. Central Command used Tinder to target Lebanese users amid Israel's war and attempted occupation of southern Lebanon. The campaign offers…

Leaked Documents Reveal UK Intelligence Operation Targeting Russia, Iran, Gaza and Beyond
Secret internal files reveal a British intelligence-linked influence network operating behind civilian cover. What began as an anti-Russia initiative…

Iran War: Most unpopular US war in history
Polygraph | Newsletter n°344 | 22 Jun 2026…

FARA Docs: Israel is Spying On Millions Of Christian Americans In Their Churches
Newly released FARA documents with the DOJ reveal that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid U.S. company “Show Faith By Works” $4.1 millio…

Nearly 1 in 4 US tenants fell behind on rent in 2025
Polygraph | Newsletter n°343 | 15 Jun 2026…

Iran War is first US war the public never supported
Polygraph | Newsletter n°342 | 29 May 2026…

Falling wages, spiraling credit card debt
Polygraph | Newsletter n°341 | 16 May 2026…

What $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon could fund instead
Polygraph | Newsletter n°340 | 27 Apr 2026…