Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulations
Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years. TruthOut — July 4, 2026 3:55 PM ET
The Nationwide Resistance Against Flock Surveillance Cameras Is Gaining Steam
Since 2021, 82 Flock contracts have been canceled across 28 US states — nearly half of them during this year alone. TruthOut — July 4, 2026 3:55 PM ET
Defiance Against Trump Drives Rise of Democratic Socialist in DC Mayor’s Race
Grassroots organizers offer a look inside the movement that helped Janeese Lewis George win the Democratic primary. TruthOut — July 4, 2026 3:54 PM ET
Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contracts
People are losing purchased music and games, as well as emails and photographs from loved ones, without compensation. TruthOut — July 4, 2026 3:53 PM ET
US Leaders Know UAE Backs Massacres in Sudan. Stopping Them Would Be Too Costly.
The Emirates' promised $1.4 trillion investment in the US appears to be incentivizing Washington to look the other way. TruthOut — July 4, 2026 3:49 PM ET
Patrick Lawrence: Yankee Doodle Dandy Is Done
Some notes on America at 250. By Patrick Lawrence The Floutist The semiology abroad these past days and weeks, as Americans prepared for the 4th—or… Consortium News — July 4, 2026 12:01 PM ET
WATCH: TWTW — Still at War 250 Years Later
From the first attacks on Native Americans to the aggression on Iran, Americans have been at war, with perhaps the biggest one yet to come. Ray McGove… Consortium News — July 4, 2026 11:12 AM ET
The Heat Is the Story—Climate Change Is the Cause
As extreme heat forces Fourth of July and America 250 celebrations to cancel or scale back across the country, the real story isn’t the weather—it… ScheerPost — July 4, 2026 7:38 AM ET
Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the 4th of July
The con of neoliberalism has gutted U.S. democracy and paved the way for fascism. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Neoliberalism, better understood by its… Consortium News — July 4, 2026 6:57 AM ET
From Vietnam to Today: Ron Kovic on War, Peace and Never Giving Up
Joshua Scheer More than fifty-five years after they first met during an anti-Vietnam War march in Los Angeles, Robert Scheer and Vietnam veteran Ron K… ScheerPost — July 4, 2026 6:02 AM ET
Born on the Fourth of July: Celebrating Ron Kovic’s Enduring Legacy
Joshua Scheer As we celebrate the Fourth of July with a conversation between our publisher and namesake, Robert Scheer, and the remarkable Ron Kovic,… ScheerPost — July 4, 2026 6:00 AM ET
Requiem for America on the Fourth of July
Chris Hedges ScheerPost Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. ScheerPost — July 4, 2026 5:59 AM ET
More U.S. Troops Are Refusing to Fight—and Reviving a Tradition of Patriotic Dissent
Joshua Scheer As Americans mark the Fourth of July with official celebrations of military power and national triumph, another vision of patriotism is… ScheerPost — July 4, 2026 5:58 AM ET
Empire Managers Invent Fake Threats So We Won't Fight The Real Monsters
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — July 3, 2026 10:30 PM ET
Mile-high defeat for AIPAC in Denver
Melat Kiros rattles political establishment. Electronic Intifada — July 3, 2026 6:27 PM ET
Sudan’s El-Obeid Under Siege: “Civilians Should Not Have to Wait for Death”
Drone strikes, water shortages, and blackouts have turned North Kordofan’s capital into a trap for hundreds of thousands—including displaced peopl… Drop Site News — July 3, 2026 5:46 PM ET
Why Gaza is the world's most dangerous place for children
Kids were slain, tortured and persecuted because of their Palestinian identity. Electronic Intifada — July 3, 2026 2:45 PM ET
Barely Stopping Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship
Alarmingly, only five members of the nine-person U.S. Supreme Court found the U.S. president’s executive order revoking birthright citizenship uncon… Consortium News — July 3, 2026 1:26 PM ET
Israel kills young mother and her infant daughter in Gaza tent
Israeli forces arrest “doctor of the poor,” health care activists in West Bank. Electronic Intifada — July 3, 2026 12:10 PM ET
Mitch McConnell Might Be Dead & It Doesn't Matter
New Column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — July 3, 2026 11:19 AM ET
Israel Plotted to Kill Iranian Negotiators to Derail US Talks
Two top Iranian negotiators were reportedly removed from the U.S.-Israeli target list, but Israel remained bent on assassinating them, according to Th… Consortium News — July 3, 2026 11:09 AM ET
Requiem for America on the Fourth of July
The con of neoliberalism has gutted our democracy and paved the way for fascism. The Chris Hedges Report — July 3, 2026 7:05 AM ET
“He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis.
The post “He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis. appeared first on Pro… ProPublica — July 3, 2026 5:00 AM ET
“More Than a Human Can Bear:” On Israel’s Systematic Sexualized Violence and the Silence That Enables It
The Palestinian Feminist Collective has issued a 200-page report on the sexualized and gendered violence perpetrated against the Palestinian people. F… CounterPunch — July 3, 2026 2:07 AM ET
Images of Surrender
When President Trump, supported by Israeli Prime Minister Natanyahi, launched a war against Iran four months ago, he did so with an image of enemy sur… CounterPunch — July 3, 2026 1:59 AM ET
Vampire Planet: The El Niño From Hell
We’re in for it. At least that’s the dire warning from scientists about the El Niño conditions now brewing in the Pacific Ocean. What’s actuall… CounterPunch — July 3, 2026 1:58 AM ET
There is No Going Back: How Democracies Can Begin Again
The tenth anniversary of the British vote to leave the European Union raises two immediate questions: Was it worth it? Can it be undone? The answer to… CounterPunch — July 3, 2026 1:57 AM ET
The Forgotten Brits Who Lived Among the Cherokee
It took a single sentence in Ken Burns’ documentary series The American Revolution to change the way I thought about the American Revolution. It was… CounterPunch — July 3, 2026 1:57 AM ET
The Gaza Ethnic Cleansing Agenda Continues To Roll Forward
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — July 2, 2026 11:29 PM ET
Massachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidence
The post Massachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidence appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — July 2, 2026 4:50 PM ET
A Third Party Breached The Intercept’s Signal Tip Line and Has Been Soliciting Whistleblowers
The news outlet changed its tip line this week, but has not informed potential sources or the public of the breach. Drop Site News — July 2, 2026 3:16 PM ET
1,000 days of genocide in Gaza; Russian strikes kill 21 in Kyiv; 900 arrested in South African anti-migrant protests
Drop Site Daily: July 2, 2026… Drop Site News — July 2, 2026 12:30 PM ET
Putting the Freedom 250 Logo on Social Security Cards is Corrupt and Inappropriate
The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to the Social Security Administration announcing that… Common Dreams — July 2, 2026 11:41 AM ET
Everywhere we went, the screens were dark
Where do you watch a World Cup match in Nuseirat with just 10 minutes of electricity a day? Electronic Intifada — July 2, 2026 10:33 AM ET
Lebanon’s Surrender Agreement: Hezbollah Expert Amal Saad on Beirut’s “Framework” With Israel
Jeremy Scahill speaks with the Axis of Resistance scholar about Iran, Hezbollah, Israel, and Trump—and why she believes another regional war is inev… Drop Site News — July 2, 2026 10:24 AM ET
Trump’s July 4th Jobs Report Shows American Dream Slipping Out of Reach for Many Working Families
Today’s jobs report shows the labor market added only 57,000 jobs in June, with April and May hiring revised down by 74,000 fewer jobs than previous… Common Dreams — July 2, 2026 9:59 AM ET
Lebanon’s Surrender Agreement: Hezbollah Expert Amal Saad on Beirut’s “Framework” With Israel
Jeremy Scahill speaks with the Axis of Resistance scholar about Iran, Hezbollah, Israel, and Trump—and why she believes another regional war is inev… Drop Site News — July 2, 2026 9:54 AM ET
How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral
The post How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — July 2, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Who Do You Serve
Declaring, "I believe in America, I believe in us," an active duty Air Force major was arrested Wednesday for a non-violent act of civil disobedience… Common Dreams — July 2, 2026 3:14 AM ET
They Fearmonger About "Communism" Because They Can't Oppose Real Problems
And Other Notes… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — July 1, 2026 10:05 PM ET
Weaponizing Civil Death to Crush Dissidents (w/ Hüseyin Doğru) | The Chris Hedges Report
The sanctioning of German journalist Hüseyin Dogru establishes a new precedent in the West's repression of anti-imperialist speech. The Chris Hedges Report — July 1, 2026 6:31 PM ET
Trump EPA Approves Its Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the highly persistent pesticide trifludimoxazin for use on wheat, oats, oranges, apples and almonds. Common Dreams — July 1, 2026 1:10 PM ET
Governments Are Spending $1.1 Trillion Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry While Households Pay the Price
As 350.org, Fuel Poverty Action and coalition partners today demonstrate against rising energy prices outside the Department for Energy Security and N… Common Dreams — July 1, 2026 11:34 AM ET
New Oct 7 Video Shows Israel Choosing To Use Hannibal Directive!
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — July 1, 2026 6:01 AM ET
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — July 1, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Secrecy over official's Israel trip challenged by EU citizens' watchdog
Katharina von Schnurbein smears organizers of Rome Pride. Electronic Intifada — July 1, 2026 3:08 AM ET
“That Guy Is Still Out There”
The post “That Guy Is Still Out There” appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — June 30, 2026 6:30 AM ET
Why I Hold Out Hope For Humanity
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — June 29, 2026 9:53 PM ET
They're Still Pushing The Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — June 29, 2026 7:54 AM ET
Student Suspended For Reposting MY Israel Criticism!
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — June 29, 2026 6:01 AM ET
Live Q&A on Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot' TOMORROW (Monday) at 7:00pm ET!
Make sure to read the book and join the stream to ask me questions live and discuss the book. The Chris Hedges Report — June 28, 2026 2:33 PM ET
It's So Telling That Our First Trillionaire Is A Con-Man Space Nazi
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — June 26, 2026 3:30 AM ET
Fighting the Corporate Duopoly at the Ballot Box (w/ Kshama Sawant) | The Chris Hedges Report
Kshama Sawant’s revolutionary socialist campaign for Congress shows us how we can turn the weight of the class war back against the billionaires and… The Chris Hedges Report — June 24, 2026 8:42 PM ET
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… MintPress News — June 24, 2026 12:09 PM ET
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… MintPress News — June 23, 2026 3:58 PM ET
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… MintPress News — June 23, 2026 3:49 PM ET
Building Systems of Mutual Aid After Prison | CHR Documentaries
The Return Citizen Support Group in New Jersey has constructed a community that utilizes parallel structures of mutual aid to support formerly incarce… The Chris Hedges Report — June 23, 2026 3:40 PM ET
Trump Is Perfectly Mimicking The Fall of Ancient Rome
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — June 23, 2026 11:36 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
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… MintPress News — June 18, 2026 3:42 PM ET
Hezbollah Forces Israeli Withdrawal as Trump Scrambles for Iran Agreement
As Hezbollah ambushes Israeli convoys and downs advanced drones in southern Lebanon, Washington and Tehran move toward a surprise agreement after mont… MintPress News — June 17, 2026 1:45 PM ET
Nearly 1 in 4 US tenants fell behind on rent in 2025
Polygraph | Newsletter n°343 | 15 Jun 2026… Polygraph — June 15, 2026 6:45 AM ET
Iran War is first US war the public never supported
Polygraph | Newsletter n°342 | 29 May 2026… Polygraph — May 29, 2026 6:44 PM ET
Falling wages, spiraling credit card debt
Polygraph | Newsletter n°341 | 16 May 2026… Polygraph — May 16, 2026 9:02 AM ET
What $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon could fund instead
Polygraph | Newsletter n°340 | 27 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 27, 2026 6:35 AM ET