Trump Demands End to Birthright Citizenship Ahead of Supreme Court Decision 
The US has had birthright citizenship since the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution in 1868.

The Forgotten Story of Palestinian Christians
The Palestinian Christian story of erasure is rarely told because it fails to factor neatly into the convenient narratives used by Western governments…

‘Independent’ Cuban Media Pushing Regime Change
Alan MacLeod reports on a network of anti-government Cuban media outlets funded by USAID, NED and Open Society to sow discontent and soften up the C…

The OPCW Has Finally Admitted The Cover-Up Designed To Push The Syria Hoax
New column by Lee Camp…

VA Dems Are Frustrated With Spanberger’s Veto of Legislation Reining in ICE
The governor's vetoes of legislation on marijuana, higher ed, and other reforms have also upset Democratic lawmakers.

Trump Proposes Resettling More White South Africans and Blocking Other Refugees
The US president's claims that Afrikaners face racial persecution and genocide have been repeatedly disproven.

Newly Released Footage Highlights ICE’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The technology is used on both immigrants and “legal observers, peaceful protestors, and US citizens,” an analyst noted.

Black Workers Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine During Trump 2.0
In 2016, Trump asked Black voters what they had to lose if he was president. In 2026, the answer is clear.

Gaza Flotilla Activists Kidnapped By Israeli Forces Begin Hunger Strike
Roger McKenzie for Morning Star. At least 87 Gaza aid flotilla activists kidnapped by Israeli forces have begun a hunger strike, according to organise…

Cuba Is Not a Failed State – It Is a Besieged State
 Roger D Harris and Sara Flounders for Counter Currents May Day is the most important public celebration in Cuba. This year, which marked the 100th …

The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts
The post The Trump Administration Is Facing Scrutiny for How It’s Handing Out Billion-Dollar Border Wall Contracts appeared first on ProPublica.

‘Independent’ Cuban Media Pushing Regime Change
Alan MacLeod reports on a network of anti-government Cuban media outlets funded by USAID, NED and Open Society to sow discontent and soften up the Car…

RootsAction Blasts Official DNC Autopsy; ‘Disgrace’ Would Be ‘Understatement’
RootsAction is releasing the following statement:After months of intense pressure, Chair Ken Martin and the DNC finally caved and released their 2024…

Israel’s ‘Intolerable’ Abuse of Gaza Flotilla Abductees
More than 15 nations, including Italy, France and Canada, have summoned Israeli ambassadors over the “unacceptable” treatment of the Global Sumud…

Itamar Ben-Gvir Turns Torture Into a Public Spectacle: “Don’t Be Bothered by Their Screams”
Joshua Scheer “Don’t Be Bothered by Their Screams”: Ben-Gvir Proudly Posts Video of Police Dragging Members of the Flotilla Team Ben-Gvir himsel…

“Failures of ‘America First Global Health’”: U.S. Global Health Cuts and DRC Conflict Fuel Ebola Crisis
Sweeping U.S. cuts to critical global health programs, including funding and staffing reductions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD…

DNC releases 2024 autopsy; UN warns of global food crisis from Hormuz blockade; Big Tobacco wins at FDA after Trump donation
Drop Site Daily: May 21, 2026…

Consortium News Spring Drive for Détente
Well into our 31st year of publication, Consortium News has its readers to thank for keeping the news organization launched by legendary journalist Ro…

Thomas Massie Didn't Lose Because Trump Still Has Power — He Lost Because Israel Does
New column by Lee Camp…

The Judge: Trump’s Curiouser & Curiouser IRS Case
Andrew P. Napolitano asks why Congress would let the president, under the guise of settling a lawsuit with no adversity between the parties and no jud…

Endless displacement, endless Nakba
Inside Palestine or out, refugees describe constant fear and steadfast determination.

Burgers, Brats, and Busted Budgets: Summer Staples Up 13%, Travel Prices Surging Ahead of Memorial Day
New data released today by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation shows how President Trump’s reckless economic policies and war in Ira…

The Deafening Silence Of Rockstars On Palestine
Nate Bear Do Not Panic Summer music festival season is approaching (assuming the diesel is available to run the generators), and one of the artists wh…

This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
The post This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million. appeared first on ProPublica.

Christian Zionists form unholy alliance with far-right lawmaker
Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom courted by Israel lobby.

Livestream: How to sell a genocide
Adam Johnson discusses how US and international media promoted Israel’s false claims and shut out Palestinian voices and the truth. Jon Elmer analyz…

The San Diego Mosque Hate Crime and the Political Leaders Who Lit the Fuse
A hate crime had struck close to home. On the TV screen, more than four dozen police cars, blue lights swirling in a cold, mechanical rhythm. The news…

How the Yellow Vests Attempted to Rebuild the Urban Periphery of Paris
In June 2019, a group of Yellow Vests, the diverse protest movement that broke out a year earlier, and their families set to work constructing a cabin…

Sanctions Kill. I Have Watched Them Do It.
Last month, I operated on an elderly man with a perforated peptic ulcer. The surgery was textbook. I closed his abdomen cleanly, without complication.

How National Infrastructure Can Defeat Trumpism
How did we get here? How can we get out of this mess? From Nixon to Reagan to George W. Bush to Trump, Republican presidents have been getting worse a…

In Defiance of Peru’s Colonial Legacy, Cholas Reclaim Identity
Scholar Olga Rodriguez-Ulloa argues that dominant narratives in Peruvian academia have made it difficult to think of subversives as peers. Olga Rodri…

One Racist Batshit Christo-Fascist Homeland Under God
In retrospect, Sunday's taxpayer-funded blasphemy fest to "rededicate" America as a Christian nation though it's not and never was looks ever more obs…

They're Not Mad At Ben-Gvir For Being Evil, They're Mad At Him For Being Honest
Reading by Tim Foley:…

A Discussion on the New Novel 'Palaces of the Crow' (w/ Ray Nayler) | The Chris Hedges Report
In his new book, “Palaces of the Crow,” Ray Nayler examines human nature through the lens of caring and community amidst the often hidden horrors…

Cuba Girds for Invasion as Trump Launches Raúl Castro Indictment Amid Punishing Blockade
Plus: The Trump administration tried to push boxes of Starlinks onto Cuba as part of its $100 million humanitarian aid offer.

Hormuz traffic doubles; Israel lobby takes down Thomas Massie; Nigerian military claims joint U.S. strikes killed 175
Drop Site Daily: May 20, 2026…

American Democracy Does Not Exist
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care
The post Tell Us About Your Experience With Kentucky’s Addiction Recovery Care appeared first on ProPublica.

Ken Paxton Wanted to Crack Down on Forum Shopping. Now Lawyers Say He’s Improperly Seeking Out Favorable Courts.
The post Ken Paxton Wanted to Crack Down on Forum Shopping. Now Lawyers Say He’s Improperly Seeking Out Favorable Courts. appeared first on ProPubli…

This Gun Shop Stayed Open Despite Repeated Violations. Then a Cop Was Killed With One of Its Guns.
The post This Gun Shop Stayed Open Despite Repeated Violations. Then a Cop Was Killed With One of Its Guns. appeared first on ProPublica.

I graduated, what now?
Graduating from college in Gaza feels like a burden, as unemployment is at more than 80 percent.

After Insurgents Battle Military Junta, Mali Pushed Toward War and Economic Collapse
Widespread violence has gripped Mali as militant groups have advanced to pose a significant threat to the ruling regime.

The State of Trump’s Iran Quagmire and a Look at the War in Sudan
As President Donald Trump struggles to find a path to declare victory in his war of choice against Iran, he now claims he called off a resumption of m…

I Went To Tibet — Episode 1: Natural Wonderland
Episode 1 of 3 (free to watch)…

G7 Finance Ministers Let Big Oil Off the Hook Again
On Monday and Tuesday, Paris hosted the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting, bringing together finance ministers and central bank governors from some of t…

When the lights go out, the rats come out
That night, the sounds began. Scratching behind the walls, rustling movement in the ceiling. Something alive, something in there.

Livestream: The True Cost of Iran War! / AIPAC Tries To Get Rid of Massie In Tomorrow's Election & More
Lee Camp's full livestream - free to watch…

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

Livestream: Why Trump's China Trip Achieved Nothing / Commemorating The Nakba & More
Episode 300! Free to watch and share…

Revealed: USAID, NED & Open Society Quietly Bankroll Cuba’s “Independent” Media In Push for Regime Change
From CubaNet to ADN Cuba, some of the most widely cited “independent” Cuban media outlets in Western Corporate media are quietly funded by USAID,…

As Evidence Mounts of Dogs Raping Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons, NYT’s Isabel Kershner Revives Unverified October 7 Rape Narrative
Following Nicholas Kristof’s report on sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons including the use of dogs to rape hostages as young as 13, the NYT’s Is…

New Podcast/Painting Video: AI, Weaponized Robots, And The Ethics Of Porn
Our best one yet!

New Podcast: AI, Weaponized Robots, And The Ethics Of Porn
Our best one yet!

It's Not About "Blood Libel", It's About Narrative Control
And Other Notes…

From Bahrain to the UAE: Gulf States Expand Anti-Shia Crackdowns During Direct Strikes on Iran
As reports emerge of direct Gulf involvement in strikes on Iran, Bahrain is escalating a sweeping anti-Shia crackdown — arresting clerics, revoking…

Hezbollah’s Cheap FPV Drones Are Making Israel’s High-Tech Military Obsolete
From destroying hundreds of Israeli Merkava tanks to Iron Dome systems, Hezbollah’s $50 FPV drones are inflicting massive losses on Israel using wea…

Trump’s Iranian Nightmare
Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring…

The History of National Resistance Movements in Palestine (w/ Ramzy Baroud) | The Chris Hedges Report
Professor Ramzy Baroud discusses a people’s history of Palestine in his new book, that chronicles the powerful resistance to Zionism and its manifes…

Join Me for a Live Q & A on June 29 on Dostoevsky’s 'The Idiot'
The livestream will be on June 29 at 7:00pm ET.

America’s Suicide Pact - Read by Eunice Wong
America’s suicidal march began long before Donald Trump. Trump and the buffoons around him are the inevitable final chapter of the decaying empire.

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

Dr. Marandi: Washington Post Assassination Orders, Iran Refuses Negotiations & UAE Complicity
As Washington shifts from threats to negotiations, Iran is signaling it no longer sees talks as credible. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains why Tehr…

Trump’s budget for 2027, a breakdown
Polygraph | Newsletter n°339 | 13 Apr 2026…

Trump proposes largest military budget ever
Polygraph | Newsletter n°338 | 3 Apr 2026…

US spends $2.1 billion a day on the Iran War
Polygraph | Newsletter n°337 | 2 Apr 2026…