They Kidnapped Maduro Because The World Is Ruled By Unaccountable Tyrants
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — January 3, 2026 7:42 PM ET
US Launches Military Strikes Against Venezuela
In the early hours of Saturday, January 3, blackouts, aircraft noise, and heavy explosions were heard throughout Caracas and in several other regions… Popular Resistance — January 3, 2026 7:24 PM ET
US Bombs Venezuela, Whereabouts Of President Maduro Unknown
Explosions were reported at key military bases, civilian areas, and other sites across the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and surrounding areas in the… Popular Resistance — January 3, 2026 7:20 PM ET
Preparing An Illegal Occupation In Venezuela
‘We’re Going to Run the Country.’ I listened to the January 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family,… Popular Resistance — January 3, 2026 7:15 PM ET
Maduro Indicted On ‘Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy’ Charges In US Court
The US military abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores overnight on 3 January, following heavy airstrikes that stru… Popular Resistance — January 3, 2026 7:06 PM ET
IADL Condemns US Imperialist Aggression Against Venezuela!
The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) condemns in the strongest and most unequivocal terms the US bombing of Caracas as well as t… Popular Resistance — January 3, 2026 7:04 PM ET
From Panama to Caracas: The Empire Never Sleeps
By Joshua Scheer As we wind down from a day in which the United States appears to have sunk to a new low and assumed a colonial-style role, I found my… ScheerPost — January 3, 2026 6:42 PM ET
CEPR Condemns Trump Administration’s Dangerous and Illegal Military Assault on Venezuela and Violation of Its National Sovereignty
The Trump administration’s illegal military assault on Venezuela and its violation of Venezuela’s national sovereignty should be widely condemned,… Common Dreams — January 3, 2026 6:14 PM ET
“We’re Going to Run the Country:” Preparing an Illegal Occupation in Venezuela
By: Michelle Ellner  I listened to the January 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family, memories, and a li… ScheerPost — January 3, 2026 5:50 PM ET
Oil, Power, and Empire: Why the U.S. Is Targeting Venezuela Now
“What the United States is telling the rest of the world is that it believes it has the right to overthrow any government it doesn’t like.” on t… ScheerPost — January 3, 2026 5:43 PM ET
NYPD Power Shuffle: The Major Change Almost No One Reported
By Joshua Scheer Something most of the media is missing, as Ken Klippenstein reports, is a significant shift involving New York City Police Commission… ScheerPost — January 3, 2026 5:12 PM ET
Trump Invokes Monroe Doctrine as US Attack on Venezuela Signals Wider Threats Across Latin America
Trump and Rubio framed the assault on Venezuela as a warning to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and other nations. TruthOut — January 3, 2026 4:45 PM ET
The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Can Put Patients’ Lives at Risk
Generic drugs are supposed to be equivalent to brand-name medications — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that. TruthOut — January 3, 2026 4:33 PM ET
2025 Was a Year of Collective Mourning for Disabled Communities
If we can create and build on communal structures of care, we can hold that grief together more easily. TruthOut — January 3, 2026 4:29 PM ET
Fracking Industry Executives Are Salivating Over the AI Data Center Boom
Data centers are driving a surge in the construction of power generation facilities involving fracked gas. TruthOut — January 3, 2026 4:24 PM ET
US Lawmakers Seek Vote on Trump War on Venezuela
The push for emergency legislative action came as the U.S. president expressed his intention to further intervene in Venezuela, Jake Johnson reports. Consortium News — January 3, 2026 4:17 PM ET
Trump Embraces Big Oil and Empire After Kidnapping Venezuela’s President
President Trump just delivered an hour-long press conference at Mar-a-Lago touting his attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president, Nichol… Common Dreams — January 3, 2026 3:19 PM ET
Trump’s Act of War
This is from the same playbook that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and perpetrated coups across Asia, Africa and Latin America, write Medea Benjam… Consortium News — January 3, 2026 2:24 PM ET
New Imperial War: The U.S. Assault on Venezuela Exposes a Desperate Empire
By Joshua Scheer Multiple blasts were reported in Venezuela’s capital early Saturday after President Trump authorized U.S. airstrikes targeting mili… ScheerPost — January 3, 2026 2:14 PM ET
'A criminal act of imperial aggression': Statement from Progressive International's Cabinet on the US invasion of Venezuela
The Cabinet of the Progressive International firmly condemns the US military attack against Venezuela, the bombing of Caracas, and the kidnapping of P… Common Dreams — January 3, 2026 1:57 PM ET
Peace Action Statement on illegal US attack on Venezuela
Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund, issued the following statement today:“The United States’ military special… Common Dreams — January 3, 2026 1:53 PM ET
U.S. Forces Kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Midnight Operation
Trump said the U.S. would “run the country” and was prepared to launch a second wave of attacks on Venezuela. Drop Site News — January 3, 2026 1:48 PM ET
Democratic Lawmakers Push to Block Trump’s Unlawful War on Venezuela
Lawmakers urge an emergency War Powers vote as Trump threatens more illegal attacks and US control of Venezuela. TruthOut — January 3, 2026 1:36 PM ET
Statement of Sen. Bernie Sanders on Venezuela
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday condemned President Donald Trump’s unilateral military action against Venezuela as illegal and unconstitutio… Common Dreams — January 3, 2026 1:20 PM ET
America is a Gangster State
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America’s role as a gangster state. The Chris Hedges Report — January 3, 2026 12:01 PM ET
Livestream: US Kidnaps Maduro / Invades Venezuela / Puts World on Brink
Breaking news livestream. Free to watch. Lee Camp Substack — January 3, 2026 11:12 AM ET
The US Attacks Venezuela and Seizes It President
A little after 2am, Venezuela time, on 3 January 2026, in violation of Article 2 of the United Nations Charter, the United States began an attack on s… CounterPunch — January 3, 2026 10:15 AM ET
Monroe Doctrine: the Bad Neighbor Returns
President Trump signaled the Monroe Doctrine’s return from the start of his second term. A volatile mix of geopolitical, hemispheric and local polit… CounterPunch — January 3, 2026 9:58 AM ET
Trump’s Contempt for the Constitution
Donald Trump has, once again, shown his contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law. The President of the United States does NOT have the right… CounterPunch — January 3, 2026 9:58 AM ET
US Starts 2026 by Bombing Venezuela and Kidnapping Its President, Setting a Tone of Imperialist Violence for the Year
With its violent military intervention into Venezuela–a country I used to live in–the U.S. has begun this year with entitled and undisguised imper… CounterPunch — January 3, 2026 9:58 AM ET
With the Attack on Venezuela, Trump Has Put the Death of International Law in Plain Sight
What the United States is signaling in Venezuela is not merely a dispute over one government, one election, or one leader. It is a warning to the worl… CounterPunch — January 3, 2026 9:54 AM ET
BREAKING: US Invades Venezuela, Kidnaps President Maduro
It's not a "capture". It's a kidnapping. Lee Camp Substack — January 3, 2026 8:23 AM ET
Israel And Its Supporters Deliberately Foment Hate And Division In Our Society
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — January 2, 2026 7:24 PM ET
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Contraband
The truth is this is exactly how drugs get into American prisons. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News I have a cousin (actually, the son of a… Consortium News — January 2, 2026 6:07 AM ET
Choose Top 10 CN 2025 Photos
Choose your favorites from among 20 nominated photos. These are the 20 original Consortium News photos of 2025 nominated for the top ten of the year. Consortium News — January 2, 2026 6:06 AM ET
2024 Photo Contest Winners
As Consortium News launches its Top 10 Photos of the Year Contest for 2025, we reveal 2024’s winners. Here are winners of the top 10 Photos of 2024… Consortium News — January 2, 2026 6:05 AM ET
The Trillion Dollar War Machine (w/ William D. Hartung) | The Chris Hedges Report
The military-industrial-complex has grown into a monster so powerful that even its earliest critics likely never foresaw its evolution. In the age of… The Chris Hedges Report — December 31, 2025 8:39 PM ET
Israel Bans Aid Groups For The Same Reason It Bans Journalists, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — December 31, 2025 8:22 PM ET
Storms, starvation as Gaza enters new year under Israeli siege
Israel continues to use blockade on shelter materials, food, medicine and fuel as tool of genocide. Electronic Intifada — December 31, 2025 5:56 PM ET
Can you help keep my work going?
2 cups of coffee will do it. Lee Camp Substack — December 31, 2025 5:21 PM ET
Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work
The post Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — December 31, 2025 5:00 AM ET
The NY Times Would Like You To Rewrite History & Forget The Truth
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — December 30, 2025 10:43 PM ET
New Year's Resolutions 2026
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — December 30, 2025 8:34 PM ET
Israel wreaked havoc on Gaza landmarks
Churches, mosques and markets have all been targeted during the genocide. Electronic Intifada — December 30, 2025 3:58 PM ET
Francesca Albanese and the Lonely Road of Defiance
The U.N. special rapporteur is one of the most courageous crusaders against the genocide in Gaza. Because of this, she is blacklisted and treated as i… The Chris Hedges Report — December 30, 2025 1:24 PM ET
Oregon Faced a Huge Obstacle in Adding Green Energy. Here’s What Changed This Year.
The post Oregon Faced a Huge Obstacle in Adding Green Energy. Here’s What Changed This Year. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — December 30, 2025 6:00 AM ET
25 Investigations You May Have Missed This Year
The post 25 Investigations You May Have Missed This Year appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — December 30, 2025 5:30 AM ET
The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2025
The post The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2025 appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — December 30, 2025 5:00 AM ET
The Israeli Government Put My Name At The Top Of An 'Antisemite' List
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — December 29, 2025 8:10 PM ET
Bearing witness to the gruesome end of Western liberalism
Corporate journalism skewered in Omar El Akkad’s award-winning book on Gaza genocide. Electronic Intifada — December 29, 2025 7:14 PM ET
“War of the entire people”: Venezuela's Grassroots Rise to Resist Trump's Naval Blockade
After withstanding a decade of sanctions, Venezuela’s communes are prepared to face Trump’s illegal naval blockade and U.S. plans for economic asp… Drop Site News — December 29, 2025 6:01 PM ET
Epstein and Leviathan: How the Financier Opened Doors to Netanyahu and Ehud Barak Amid Israel's Offshore Gas Fight
Epstein advised on U.S. role in Israeli energy as Ehud Barak sought foreign partners to save gas monopoly. Drop Site News — December 29, 2025 2:54 PM ET
Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous
The post Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — December 29, 2025 6:00 AM ET
Decline and Fall
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later. The Chris Hedges Report — December 27, 2025 10:24 AM ET
Elon Musk Could Save 15 Million Lives — But He Won't
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — December 26, 2025 11:27 AM ET
Livestream: Israel's expanding "yellow line" of death
Maha Hussaini says “every day felt like my last” as she documented atrocities in Gaza. UK arrests people for saying “Globalize the Intifada” a… Electronic Intifada — December 25, 2025 10:06 AM ET
Israel blocks entry of eye drops for blind people in Gaza
Despite the October ceasefire, thousands could develop conditions affecting their vision. Electronic Intifada — December 25, 2025 7:18 AM ET
How the 'Epstein Class' Fails to the Top | The Chris Hedges Report (w/ Anand Giridharadas)
Anand Giridharadas explains how the elite continuously find ways to screw you, with either good or cynical intentions. The Chris Hedges Report — December 23, 2025 9:59 PM ET
“This Has Redefined Israel's Global Identity”: Israeli Weapons Industry Bullish After Genocide
Drop Site News obtained audio of this months weapons conference in Tel Aviv… Drop Site News — December 22, 2025 6:12 PM ET
“We never feared drones until they killed Omar"
In September, a U.S. drone strike in Somalia killed Omar Abdillahi, a well-known clan leader local officials and residents say had supported the local… Drop Site News — December 22, 2025 11:23 AM ET
1 in 10 voters want a bigger military budget, 8 in 10 senators voted for one
Polygraph | Newsletter n°329 | 19 Dec 2025… Polygraph — December 19, 2025 6:37 PM ET
Indiegogo Withholds $51K In Donations From MintPress in Financial Censorship Crackdown
Indiegogo is withholding $51,000 in reader donations to MintPress News after we published investigations into US war crimes, Israeli intelligence infl… MintPress News — December 19, 2025 10:54 AM ET
Senate votes on military spending vs. arms industry cash
Polygraph | Newsletter n°328 | 18 Dec 2025… Polygraph — December 18, 2025 5:47 PM ET
Bloody Diamonds: How Your Engagement Ring Helps Fund a Genocide in Gaza
Israel has no diamond mines, yet it dominates the global trade. This investigation exposes how diamonds sold in the West bankroll Israel’s war on Ga… MintPress News — December 15, 2025 12:46 PM ET
Congress ignores public opinion, approves $901 billion military bill
Polygraph | Newsletter n°327 | 12 Dec 2025… Polygraph — December 12, 2025 8:00 PM ET
House votes on military spending vs. arms industry cash
Polygraph | Newsletter n°326 | 12 Dec 2025… Polygraph — December 12, 2025 11:56 AM ET
Congress should reject the $901 billion military policy bill
Polygraph | Newsletter n°325 | 10 Dec 2025… Polygraph — December 10, 2025 3:48 PM ET
Stop The Hate UK: The Shadowy Israel-Aligned Group Targeting MintPress staff & anti-genocide organizers 
MintPress exposes how Stop The Hate UK, an Israel-aligned group, is driving efforts to intimidate journalists and pro-Palestine organizers. The post S… MintPress News — December 9, 2025 11:56 AM ET
Sudan’s War, UAE Gold Networks, and the Rise of Anti-Imperialist Alliances
Journalist Ahmed Kaballo joins Mnar Adley to examine Sudan’s civil war, UAE’s gold operations, US pressure in Africa, and the rise of the anti-imp… MintPress News — December 5, 2025 11:20 AM ET
The Seven Richest Billionaires Are All Media Barons
The world’s seven richest men now double as media barons, buying up platforms from CNN and CBS to Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. Alan MacLeod charts… MintPress News — November 25, 2025 2:08 PM ET