On Tax Day, Patriotic Millionaires descend upon Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to raise their taxes
Today, standing steps away from the U.S. Capitol, the Patriotic Millionaires, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), Senator Edward Markey (MA), Re… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 5:26 PM ET
52 Senators Vote Against Reining In Trump’s War on Iran Despite Genocidal Threat
The vote failed despite Trump’s threat to Iran last week that “a whole civilization will die.”… TruthOut — April 15, 2026 5:18 PM ET
A Majority of Voters Support Senate Resolutions To Block Bombs and Bulldozers To Israel
Polls released Wednesday, April 15, by IMEU Policy Project, and conducted by Data for Progress, found that 58% of Arizona voters, 67% of California vo… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 4:36 PM ET
UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks
“This is not self-defence. It is a blatant violation of the UN Charter,” the group said of Israel’s Lebanon attacks. TruthOut — April 15, 2026 3:53 PM ET
Bipartisan Privacy Champions Slow Johnson’s Roll to Renew FISA
Today, the House Democratic Whip advised that a debate on a rule to allow a vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 3:52 PM ET
“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access
The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail. TruthOut — April 15, 2026 3:26 PM ET
Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War
The oil and gas industry brought in an additional $234 billion in profits in the first month of Trump’s war on Iran… TruthOut — April 15, 2026 3:12 PM ET
Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress
Congress “shouldn’t see these resignations as the end of the story,” gender justice expert Fatima Goss Graves says. TruthOut — April 15, 2026 3:12 PM ET
WATCH: CN LIVE! — ‘War & Deception’
Former British diplomat and intelligence officer Alastair Crooke speaks to CN Live! about war in the Middle East and the ways Western publics are dece… Consortium News — April 15, 2026 2:00 PM ET
New Report Warns of Growing Debt and Climate Crises in Developing Countries
A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines the sovereign debt trap cycle and the need for systemic reforms to the i… Common Dreams — April 15, 2026 1:43 PM ET
Iran Blasts YouTube Ban on Lego Mockery Videos
While Explosive Media’s content can no longer be viewed on YouTube — which is owned by Google — it appears unaffected on other major platforms s… Consortium News — April 15, 2026 11:58 AM ET
Livestream: Iran calls the shots
Ahmad Hussam of Propaganda Co. reports on his recent travels in Iran. Jon Elmer on Hizballah’s efficient drones. Asa Winstanley on Israeli leaders a… Electronic Intifada — April 15, 2026 11:18 AM ET
U.S. to add thousands of troops in Middle East; Israel continues to batter Lebanon, Gaza; Four killed in yet another Pacific boat strike
Drop Site Daily: April 15, 2026… Drop Site News — April 15, 2026 10:46 AM ET
Women recount abuse at hands of Israeli military
Bombed, wounded, used as human shields and humiliated. What Israeli soldiers have done to women in Gaza. Electronic Intifada — April 15, 2026 8:50 AM ET
Voters Think Candidates Who Won’t Stand Up To AIPAC Won’t Fight On Other Issues, Either: New Poll
A new poll from Drop Site and Zeteo finds Democratic Senate voters in Michigan care more about limiting AIPAC’s influence than Hasan Piker’s. Drop Site News — April 15, 2026 7:30 AM ET
Two Railroads, One System: The Monopoly That Could Reshape America
Joshua Scheer At a moment when global instability is already rippling through supply chains, economies, and political systems, a quiet but potentially… ScheerPost — April 15, 2026 6:05 AM ET
We Need ‘More Muckrakers and Fewer Buck-Takers’
Mickey Huff for Project Censored Fifty years ago, Carl Jensen founded Project Censored because he knew that journalism was the lifeblood of democrac… ScheerPost — April 15, 2026 5:38 AM ET
Iran Says YouTube Is Trying to ‘Suppress the Truth’ By Banning AI Lego-Style Videos Mocking US-Israeli War
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Iran’s foreign ministry is accusing YouTube of trying to “suppress the truth” by banning the account responsibl… ScheerPost — April 15, 2026 5:31 AM ET
Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes.
The post Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes. appeared first… ProPublica — April 15, 2026 5:30 AM ET
Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled
A.C. Thompson,  for ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and Gabrielle Schonder, FRONTLINE Co-published with FRONTLINE A squad of federal agents moved in fli… ScheerPost — April 15, 2026 5:11 AM ET
Everyone Knows Israel is Sabotaging The Iran Ceasefire—Even The Trump Administration
 Marc Steiner Show Real News Network Hours after a temporary ceasefire deal between the US and Iran was announced last week, Israel unleashed a massi… ScheerPost — April 15, 2026 5:06 AM ET
Omaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead.
The post Omaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 15, 2026 5:00 AM ET
US TAX DAY: Each Taxpayer Paid $4K for War Last Year
Americans spent about 50 days working and paying taxes last year just to feed the war machine — with 23 days going to pay Pentagon contractors and t… Consortium News — April 15, 2026 4:37 AM ET
Greater North America and the US Government’s New Regional Geography
Just over a month has passed since the first missiles of Operation Epic Fury killed, on the very first day, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, 150 schoolgir… CounterPunch — April 15, 2026 1:56 AM ET
250 Years of American Racism
I was born in the American South in 1942 “in the land of the free and the home of the brave” (as the final stanza of the national anthem puts it)… CounterPunch — April 15, 2026 1:56 AM ET
From the War on Iran to the War on Crypto, the Secret Weapon is Digital Currency
With the war on Iran partially paused, this might be a good time to turn to the war on crypto. Everyone knows crypto, that giant cesspool masquerading… CounterPunch — April 15, 2026 1:54 AM ET
President Trump: Please Don’t Nuke Iran
Last week, President Trump threatened Iran’s 93 million people with annihilation. This week, we’ve largely moved on, if only to keep up with the w… CounterPunch — April 15, 2026 1:53 AM ET
During War, Climate Chaos and Even Civilization Become Ephemeral
Prologue: threatening civilization Pope Leo XIV criticized the delusions of omnipotence that US and Israel display in fighting their illegal and immor… CounterPunch — April 15, 2026 1:53 AM ET
UK Arms Shipment to Israel Seized in Belgium
Belgian authorities have refused to name the arms firms that exported the goods amid the opening of a criminal investigation into the matter, John McE… Consortium News — April 14, 2026 10:15 PM ET
The Trump Administration's War on Cuba (w/ Medea Benjamin) | The Chris Hedges Report
The US economic strangulation of Cuba has created unbearable hardships for the population. Medea Benjamin describes what she saw on a recent solidarit… The Chris Hedges Report — April 14, 2026 8:50 PM ET
A piece of Gaza in Egypt
Palestinians from Gaza find community and solace at Egypt’s Taabu Club. Electronic Intifada — April 14, 2026 5:13 PM ET
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp
The post Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 14, 2026 3:00 PM ET
Vijay Prashad: Apologies to Gaza & Lebanon
While evacuating more sections of Gaza and ethnically cleaning more towns in the West Bank, Israel has been striking Lebanon. It dubbed its merciless… Consortium News — April 14, 2026 2:00 PM ET
Iran, Lebanon and the U.S.-Israeli “Ceasefire” Matrix
Drop Site's Jeremy Scahill and Sharif Abdel Kouddous discuss the latest in Iran and Lebanon with Palestinian-American journalist Rami G. Khouri. Drop Site News — April 14, 2026 1:49 PM ET
Kuwait Must Release the Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Kuwait has arrested a prominent international reporter for doing his job. The Kuwaiti government is threatening to imprison him under a set of new and… The Chris Hedges Report — April 14, 2026 1:37 PM ET
My Comedy Show Is Now Canceled — Thanks To Corporate Censorship
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 14, 2026 1:28 PM ET
I Hope The US Loses And The Empire Collapses, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 14, 2026 10:33 AM ET
Israel-Lebanon talks begin as attacks continue; Pakistan proposes new round of U.S.-Iran negotiations; Congress prepares to reauthorize FISA section 702
Drop Site Daily: April 14, 2026… Drop Site News — April 14, 2026 10:16 AM ET
Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled
The post Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 14, 2026 10:00 AM ET
Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Has Been in Jail for Six Weeks in Kuwait, Faces Trial in Special Tribunal
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin’s arrest comes as part of a wider crackdown on online speech in Kuwait and other Gulf countries during the Iran war. Drop Site News — April 14, 2026 7:14 AM ET
The Terrifying Ridiculous Spectacle
Whew. It's been a time: "Open the Fuckin' Strait," "A whole civilization will die," puerile threats, boundless botches and cover-ups, deranged lurches… Common Dreams — April 13, 2026 9:29 PM ET
Theo Von blends anguish and ignorance over Gaza
Leading “manosphere” podcaster Joe Rogan absurdly suggests Nobel Peace Prize-winning AFSC could be a CIA company. Electronic Intifada — April 13, 2026 6:55 PM ET
Stop Working Toward Peace — It's Unprofitable, Boring, and Stupid
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 13, 2026 11:46 AM ET
Despise Israel AND The Entire Western Empire
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 13, 2026 8:14 AM ET
Trump’s budget for 2027, a breakdown
Polygraph | Newsletter n°339 | 13 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 13, 2026 6:45 AM ET
Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
The post Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 13, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Nobody's "Obsessed" With Israel — It's Just A Uniquely Horrible Country
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 12, 2026 9:26 AM ET
America’s Suez Crisis (w/ Alastair Crooke) | The Chris Hedges Report
Amidst the US-Iran negotiations, Alastair Crooke says, Iran is not incentivized to end the war. Instead, it seeks to upend America's hegemonic dominan… The Chris Hedges Report — April 11, 2026 6:51 PM ET
Israeli army shoots, kills 9-year-old girl in her Gaza classroom
Settlers killed a youth and attacked and kidnapped Palestinian children in a series of rampages. Electronic Intifada — April 10, 2026 12:09 PM ET
Israel Is Genociding Lebanon — There's Barely Any Coverage
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 10, 2026 10:01 AM ET
Iranian Jewish Association Describe Israel as “Ominous Zionist Regime” After Israeli Strikes Destroy Historic Synagogue on Passover
“We are Iranian Jews and we are always ready to sacrifice our lives for our homeland,” Bihdad Mikhail, managing director of the Tehran Jewish Asso… MintPress News — April 9, 2026 4:09 PM ET
US & Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities in Iran Carrying on Long Tradition of Targeting Medical Workers
Since the end of World War Two, Washington has targeted medical centers in at least 16 countries and Israel destroyed nearly every medical facility in… MintPress News — April 9, 2026 3:23 PM ET
Reaction: Co-Founder of Palantir Talking w/ Patrick Bet-David
New video reacting to a top Palantir goon saying Palantir is meant to protect human rights… Lee Camp Substack — April 9, 2026 10:12 AM ET
The World Can Have Peace Or Israel, But Not Both
And Other Notes… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 9, 2026 8:46 AM ET
The Voice of Hind Rajab: The Film They Don’t Want You to See - Read by Eunice Wong
This article is read by Eunice Wong. The Chris Hedges Report — April 8, 2026 9:01 PM ET
Why the Ceasefire is Doomed
It is highly unlikely, unfortunately, that the ceasefire agreement brokered by Pakistan will endure. The Chris Hedges Report — April 8, 2026 4:15 PM ET
Inside the U.S. F-15E Rescue Cover-Up: Contradictions, Costs, and a Failed Mission in Iran
Behind The Headlines – The F-15E rescue Iran operation, sold by the Trump administration as a ‘biblical’ triumph, stands exposed as one of the m… MintPress News — April 8, 2026 2:09 PM ET
What They Aren't Telling You About The Ceasefire With Iran — In 3 Mins Or Less
A quick column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 8, 2026 12:03 PM ET
The Empire Backs Down, For Now
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 8, 2026 12:17 AM ET
Trump proposes largest military budget ever
Polygraph | Newsletter n°338 | 3 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 3, 2026 8:26 PM ET
Iran War Blowback: Iraqi Resistance Targets U.S. Forces in Biggest Escalation Since 2003
The U.S.–Israel war on Iran has reignited a long-simmering front in Iraq, where resistance groups like Kataeb Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance i… MintPress News — April 2, 2026 3:59 PM ET
Global Energy Shock: Iran Turns Hormuz Into A Toll Gate Challenging Petrodollar
For years, U.S. strategy has relied on the assumption that sanctions, economic pressure, and military force would weaken adversaries and trigger inter… MintPress News — April 2, 2026 3:43 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
Iran War: Cost of the first week
Polygraph | Newsletter n°336 | 27 Mar 2026… Polygraph — March 27, 2026 8:59 PM ET
Democratic leaders offer ICE reforms — and record funding
Polygraph | Newsletter n°335 | 9 Feb 2026… Polygraph — February 9, 2026 7:31 AM ET