Master Blaster: the Dave Marsh Experience
I don't think of Dave Marsh as a "music writer" or "rock critic." Yes, nearly all of Marsh's books, of which there are several shelves worth, take mu…

US ‘Terror’ Label on Palestine Action Threatens Speech
Critics said the designation, based on a Bush-era 9/11 executive order, puts pro-Palestine civil disobedience on equal footing with Al-Qaeda, Julia Co…

American History and American Amnesia
 Most American interpretations of our history have been triumphal.  From the use of atomic weapons against Japan in 1945 to the justifications for w…

The United States Versus Canada (Again): Truth, Justice, and Whatever
Relations between the United States and Canada continue to sour over the latest failed trade talks, with the imposition of 50% US tariffs on $20 billi…

Can a Progressive be a Patriot?
Our ultimate loyalty as human beings is not to the nation but to the human family.  Since this is the case, the needs and interests of Americans shou…

Trump’s Move to Rescind Roadless Rule Rewards Logging and Mining Interests
Last week, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brook L. Rollins moved forward on the agency’s promise to revoke the 2001 Roadless Rule, op…

You're A Terrorist If You Resist Genocide Or Mass Surveillance, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Jury Finds DeSantis Admin Diverted $10M Marked for Poor Children to GOP Coffers
The funds were given to Florida from a settlement with a company that was overcharging Medicaid for prescription drugs.

Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America”
The president also indicated he may try to “rename” either the Pacific or Atlantic oceans — or, possibly both of them.

Oz Dismisses Measles Concerns as “Inappropriate” After Baby Dies in Pennsylvania
“I don’t want anyone in America concerned inappropriately” about the surging disease, the health official said.

I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.
As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.

The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants
Prosecutors’ offices in 1 out of every 6 counties in Illinois provided information to ICE.

Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?
From CAFOs to data centers, corporate America dodges local control.

WATCH: CN Live! — ‘A Victory Over Zionism’
This month four English court cases have struck blows at Zionism. We speak to David Miller whose right to criticize Zionism was upheld by a tribunal i…

When Was The Moment You Woke Up?
New column by Lee Camp…

Vijay Prashad: The Roots of Capitalism
Steam power, modern banking, and industrial capitalism were not born of peaceful innovation but paid for with the blood of enslaved people. By Vijay…

U.S. sanctions UK’s Palestine Action as “terrorist group”; ICE agent released from Texas jail; Russia threatens to strike UK military targets in Ukraine
Drop Site Daily: August 27, 2026…

These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
The post These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days. appeared first on ProPubli…

Hoping For Smooth Sailing With The Sea Gulls And Thoreau
Edward Curtin Here where I sit once again looking easterly to the vast sea, the wind and the waves and winding vistas along the north Atlantic coast d…

Hormuz Blockade drives Indonesia To Seek to Halt All Oil Imports, Install 100 GW Solar
Juan Cole Informed Comment  President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia has just announced a plan to halt all imports of petroleum and liquefied natura…

The Forgotten US-Backed Genocide Of East Timor
Nate Bear Do Not Panic From 1975 to 1999, Indonesia, with the deep and enthusiastic support of the US and the west, committed the worst genocide since…

Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner Meeting Reveals Ugly Truths About U.S. Politics
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist If the Democratic Party prevails in the midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries will become t…

The Win for Abortion Rights in Indiana Has Reshaped the National Legal Landscape
By Lauren Rankin This article was originally published by Truthout The ruling sets the stage for further free speech protections for those who help ab…

Nepal-Tibet flash flood shows the deadly price of climate delay
A glacial collapse that resulted in a flash flood in the Nepal-Tibet border shows that climate delay is proving to be deadlier and more destructive th…

How to Check In on Your 401(k) Fees
The post How to Check In on Your 401(k) Fees appeared first on ProPublica.

Patrick Lawrence: The US Seeing Itself & Others as They Are
Imagine the consequences for the empire’s managers were Americans to understand others and have some grasp of how they look upon the world. By Patr…

Documenting the U.S. Media’s Complicity in the Genocide of Gaza (w/ Robin Andersen) | TCHR
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a…

Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule
Voting rights organizations today supplemented the complaint in their lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting…

Elements of Venezuelan Government Loyal to Chavismo Warn of Possible U.S. Assault
Leaders of the 23 de Enero parish, a stronghold of Chavismo resistance in Caracas, fear the U.S. will try to dismantle their grassroots democracy.

Selling flour to bury my cousin
Thair Muhammad Abu Mughaysib could always find a way to lighten grim situations.

Holy Texas
Lawrence Davidson on the problems with the Texas Board of Education’s effort to institutionalize a fundamentalist form of Christianity through publi…

Pakistani “Double-Tap” Strike in June Wrought Havoc on Afghan Villagers
A Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Samkani killed at least 22 civilians. At Paktia Central Hospital, doctors worked through the night to s…

Meta settles social media addiction suit; Canada strikes back in U.S. trade war; at least 95 killed in Nepal flash flood
Drop Site Daily: August 26, 2026…

Statement on 29 States Settling Lawsuit with Meta
Fairplay Executive Director Josh Golin released the following statement today:“This is a watershed moment for the growing movement to protect childr…

Climate Change Worsening Drought Conditions in Western States
Climate change has reduced snowpack by 36 percent and streamflow by 13 percent across the western United States, and more than half of those impacts h…

The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
The post The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco appeared first on ProPublica.

Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way.
The post Idaho Law Protects Faith Healers. It Wasn’t Always That Way. appeared first on ProPublica.

The Worst of The Worst
Well damn, we sure feel safer knowing ICE pulled 5-year-old Liam Tadeo and his construction worker dad Victor off Austin's streets on their way to a s…

All It Takes Is One Crack In The Lie We've Been Sold
Reading by Tim Foley:…

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

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…

Livestream: Iran guts US drone fleet as Ireland shuts out Gaza students
Abubaker Abed on the Irish government rejecting Gaza student visas. Ali Abunimah on upcoming Israeli elections. Jon Elmer on the US war against Iran.

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The post Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway. appeared first on ProPublica.

I.C.E. Has Patriotic New Gloves To Help Electrocute You
New column / video by Lee Camp…

Don't Let The Values Of This Dystopian Society Shape How You Live Your Life
Reading by Tim Foley:…

How the Media Sells Genocide
Western media, by employing double standards, censorship, deceptive language, amplifying Israeli lies and dehumanizing Palestinians, facilitates the g…

It's Obnoxious For Westerners To Criticize The Targets Of The Western Empire
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Top Democrat denounces Trump’s fake anti-Semitism probes but erases Palestine
Justice Department whistleblower reveals officials predetermined findings, targeted Muslim professors and used federal funding to blackmail universiti…

The Corporate Comedy That Mocks Trump Actually Solidifies US Imperial Aims
New column by Lee Camp…

Our Entire Civilization Is Run By Oligarchs And Empire Managers — And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:…

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…

Israel murders children, police in Gaza
Israeli soldiers detain and then mark Palestinians in occupied West Bank with numbers on their faces and arms.

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

Irish government under fire over Palestinian student visa rejections
More student hopefuls are rejected as critics question different outcomes from last year for “almost identical” applications.

Why This Former U.S. Army Physician is Running for Congress (w/ Dr. Adam Hamawy) | TCHR
Dr. Adam Hamawy says that to move forward, the Democrats must embrace an anti-war, economically progressive agenda, and abandon the categories of left…

Trump Announces Hormuz Is US Territory / Ukraine Landlocked & Out of Steam
Lee Camp's livestream for Wed, Aug 19…

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…

The Dead - Read by Eunice Wong
The last act of death is not mortality but the erasure of memory.

US Meddling In Brazilian Elections, Preparing For Possible Military Intervention
The United States is interfering in the Brazilian presidential elections, pressuring the Brazilian electorate into voting for right-wing candidate Fla…

Iran’s Covert Offensive Averts The Collapse Of Lebanon – US Aircraft Carriers Inbound
Tehran has imposed a series of equations on the US-Israeli alliance, using covert and asymmetric warfare tactics, that may have just set in motion a s…

Livestream: Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty / Huckabee Said WHAT? / Local Police Using Autonomous Drones
Lee Camp's livestream video…

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…