US Oil Reserves Plunge To 40-Year Low; War On Iran Strains Supplies
News Desk, The Cradle. President Trump said US consumers should not complain about ‘paying more’ for gasoline due to his war on Iran. US oil rese…

Hegseth Announces Expansion Of US Military Sphere Of Operations
BreakThrough News. During his visit to Panama, Secretary of War announced signing agreements and strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean against ta…

Americans Are Not Wealthy: The Truth About The US Economy
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Media outlets often claim Americans are wealthier than Europeans, but it’s not true. Average wealth looks high, b…

From The CIA Iran Coup To Trump’s War: It Was Always About Oil
Fariba Amini Informed Comment  In the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor, the late Robert Redford played Joe Turner, a disenchanted CIA field office…

A FRAYING EMPIRE – Ray McGovern & Col. Ann Wright – THE WORLD THIS WEEK
The machinery of American empire is beginning to buckle under the weight of its own wars. With weapons stockpiles dwindling, military bases damaged an…

The Dead
The last act of death is not mortality but the erasure of memory.

At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
The post At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability. appeared first on ProPublic…

Jonathan Cook: The Corporate Climate Catastrophe
Governments knew what was coming, but they shrank from taking on the corporate sector, which is now more powerful than ever. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan…

Jason Arday and the Machinery of Cruelty
I am sickened and deeply saddened by the death of Jason Arday. He was only 41, a young man whose life was cut short following a period of intense publ…

Why Elon Musk Should be Boycotted, as Seen From South Africa   
Musk symbolises a no-holds-barred, crisis-prone, ultra-exploitative racial capitalism whose ideology fuses corporate-dominated economic libertarianism…

In Memoriam: Ward Churchill, 1947-2026
I write in remembrance of Ward Churchill, who died on August 11, 2026. I was a member of Ward’s defense team, headed by the civil rights attorney Da…

Israeli Lie-Bots; the Politics of Climate Change; and Centrists Elected Donald Trump, Twice
Why Taming the Power of Capital is Needed for Environmental Resolution In 2017 I wrote an article arguing that neoliberal climate policies were wholly…

Ward Churchill, RIP
Ward Churchill died last week at the age of 79. The following is an interview I conducted with Ward in 2014, nine years after he was the talk of Fox N…

We All Know This Civilization Is Doomed, But They Keep Telling Us Everything's Normal
Reading by Tim Foley:…

How Trump’s Iran War Is Bringing Down the American Empire
Six months into the catastrophic US-Israeli war on Iran, Washington's stockpiles are severely depleted, oil and food prices are spiraling globally, an…

Trump’s Medicaid Rule Threatens Trans Youth Care. States Can Still Fight Back
The rule won’t take effect until October, giving states, providers and advocates time to challenge it in court.

Israel Manipuates AI Answers — And Most People Don't Know It
New column + video by Lee Camp…

Trump’s Head Start Overhaul Could Strip Away Key Protections for Kids
A proposed rule would eliminate hundreds of standards governing everything from classroom ratios to health and safety.

How a Billionaire Is Using His Fortune to Reshape the Democratic Party
“Mandel wants power and control,” said one Connecticut lawmaker, describing the billionaire’s growing political influence.

Mutual Aid Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Framework for Resistance 
The co-directors of a new docuseries offer their theory of change for transcending capitalism and the state.

Even as Trump Flounders in the Polls, GOP Candidates Keep Running Further Right
Since Trump’s reelection, the GOP has increasingly embraced overtly white nationalist and conspiracist candidates.

Capitalism Trains Us To Blame Each Other For Systemic Abuses
Reading by Tim Foley:…

WATCH: TWTW — ‘A Fraying Empire’
An empire is as good as its military and the U.S. military is in crisis: running out of ammunition; Middle East bases destroyed; volunteers exhausted.

SEND ME (But Then Bring Me Feckin' Home Again)
Stormy times at sea, as U.S. ships endure months-long, record-setting deployments for a war nobody wanted that still has no clear objective, reason fo…

US Military Morale in Middle East in the Overflowing Toilet
Ann Wright says the frustration expressed by military families at a recent Veterans for Peace conference echoed those of families with relatives on U.

Hormuz grinds to a halt again; Gaza’s cancer patients dying at 2-3 times prewar rate; DHS surveilled left-wing groups in Minnesota
Drop Site Daily: August 14, 2026…

A State of Surveillance
No person should have to fear that every trip down the street is being permanently recorded, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolita…

US judge tosses Harvard case branding Gaza solidarity as anti-Jewish terror
Trump administration lawsuit recycled debunked 7 October atrocity stories and twisted Palestine solidarity slogans into calls to kill Jews.

Cancer patient died as he waited to leave Gaza
The 45-year-old science teacher was forced into a risky surgery waiting for his medical evacuation through the Rafah crossing.

The ADL wants to cancel susan abulhawa
Israel lobby demands Simon & Schuster stop publishing her novels.

Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
The post Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters appeared first on ProPublica.

The Actual, Hidden Reason Europe Wants War With Russia
New column by Lee Camp…

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities
The post Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities appeared first on ProPublica.

Paper Tiger: The US Trillion-Dollar War Machine
With its unwinnable war on Iran, the U.S. urgently needs to rethink the illegal and corrupt policy of aggressive war it has pursued since 2001, write…

Today In Dystopia: Flock Camera Tyranny And Sam Altman Surveillance
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Progressives Win Pair of Victories at DNC Meeting;  Committee Approves Resolutions for Abolishing ICE  And Affirming Law That Could Bar Military Aid to Israel
The Democratic National Committee today greenlighted resolutions that call for abolishing ICE and implementing “full and consistent enforcement” o…

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

U.S. Infrastructure Strikes Have Left Iranians in the South Without Livelihoods
U.S. airstrikes last month in southern Iran targeted civilian infrastructure, including fishing ports, bridges, telecommunications networks, power pla…

USS Abraham Lincoln sailors try to jump overboard after 250 days at sea; Third person dies after Newark ICE facility detention; Israel sets wildfires in Lebanon
Drop Site Daily: August 13, 2026…

Governments must tax Big Oil's profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
As droughts and wildfires damage economies, 350.org called on governments to push for a global tax treaty that can make big oil and gas corporations p…

A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened.
The post A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened. appeared first on ProPublica.

If We Could See Everything, It Would Radicalize Us All Instantly
Reading by Tim Foley:…

In West Bank Village, a New Israeli Order Enables Settler Attacks While Claiming to Prevent Them
The Israeli military declared the Palestinian village of Taybeh a closed military zone to "maintain order" but residents say settlers are still allowe…

Israel detains Palestinian journalist Mohamed Awad; Russia threatens retaliatory European ship seizures; Hong loses in tight primary for Wisconsin governor
Drop Site Daily: August 12, 2026…

Working Families Feel the Heat of Trump’s Recklessness with Consumer Prices on the Rise in July
Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows prices rose 0.1% in July and are up 3.4% over the past year. July’s price increase reverses the di…

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
The post Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing appeared first on ProPublica.

Joe Biden Should Be Dying Of Cancer In The Hague
Reading by Tim Foley:…

Two Different America's (Sic)
Hoo boy. With the approach of what bleakly promises to be "the super-Islamophobic midterms," the Bigot-In-Chief is letting his racist freak flag fly b…

Resisting Trump's escalating attack on independent media
Journalist Rania Khalek says BreakThrough News won’t be forced to soften its reporting on Palestine.

ICE is sitting on $100 billion
Polygraph | Newsletter n°348 | 10 Aug 2026…

Gaza’s Board of Pieces
Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza is a mirage, a conjuring trick in which peace is unilaterally declared as Israel seizes more Palestinian land and…

Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon (w/ Alastair Crooke) | TCHR
Trump's reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has…

UK Government Targeting of Muslim Scholar Part of a Coordinated Campaign to Clamp Down on Pro-Palestine Solidarity
The campaign against Makke has also been led by The Jewish Chronicle, a stridently pro-Israel newspaper that refuses to disclose its ownership, even a…

$1.6 Trillion In Hidden Debt — The AI Bubble Just Got More Insane!
New column by Lee Camp…

How the Epstein Network is Privatizing the Government & Building Out the Surveillance State (w/Whitney Webb) | TCHR
Whitney Webb explains how Leslie Wexner privatized Ohio’s state government, and is using his position between the markets and the state to help the…

China Just Saved The World — And No One's Talking About It
New column by Lee Camp…

How Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems are propagandizing children to support war through STEM
The most infamous arms companies manufacturing the very bombs for the United States and Israel to use in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran are partnering…

Another of Epstein's Co-Conspirators Dies Mysteriously
New column / video by Lee Camp…

Iran’s Shock Strike Strategy Against US Assets Opens Multiple Fronts
While another lull in direct combat between the United States and Iran has come into effect, other fronts begin to expand and threaten to drown the re…

Why 98 Democrats ignored voters and opposed an Israel aid cut
Polygraph | Newsletter n°347 | 25 Jul 2026…

Regime Change Mission Foiled: Yemen’s Ansarallah Uncover Saudi-Mossad-CIA Espionage Network to Decapitate Resistance Leaders
Newly released documents reviewed by MintPress uncover a Mossad-CIA led “espionage network” inside Yemen against Ansarallah to enable “decapitat…

What will end up in the GOP’s $95 billion reconciliation bill?
Polygraph | Newsletter n°346 | 18 Jul 2026…

Lionel Messi’s Ties to Netanyahu, The Israeli Military and Its Elite Spying Unit 8200
Lionel Messi has quietly built relationships with companies and security firms closely linked to Israel's military-intelligence establishment. From be…

US spent $103 billion on the Iran War in four months
Polygraph | Newsletter n°345 | 13 Jul 2026…

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