“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
The post “The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation appeared first on ProPu… ProPublica — April 8, 2026 5:00 AM ET
When America Becomes Its President
Since the latest tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Richard Shirreff, NATO’s former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has pointed out that US m… CounterPunch — April 8, 2026 1:58 AM ET
Guatemala’s Ongoing Memory Battles
As a human rights activist, Angélica Macario was used to the hubbub and noise of protests and to seeing her people take their clamor for justice from… CounterPunch — April 8, 2026 1:57 AM ET
The War in Iran as International Terrorism
A couple of wars ago, when I gave readings from my book War Is Not a Game, I sometimes tried to liven things up by asking the audience to guess which… CounterPunch — April 8, 2026 1:56 AM ET
Vessels of Revolution: On Akinsanya Kambon, Suppressed History and the Fire We’re Living Through
I could have talked with Akinsanya Kambon for hours. As the full, uncut version of our conversation reveals, Akinsanya is simply full of stories — e… CounterPunch — April 8, 2026 1:56 AM ET
The Fragility of Gulf States
Four Gulf States—Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—are structurally fragile and may not survive a prolonged U.S.–Israel… CounterPunch — April 8, 2026 1:52 AM ET
The Empire Backs Down, For Now
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 8, 2026 12:17 AM ET
DAY 39: CEASEFIRE!
The U.S. and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire in which Iran still manages the Strait of Hormuz avoiding for now Donald Trump’s threatened genocide… Consortium News — April 7, 2026 9:07 PM ET
Dems Call for 25th Amendment Remedy to Remove Trump — Is It Plausible?
A new poll shows two-thirds of Americans dislike Trump's promise to destroy the “whole civilization” of Iran. TruthOut — April 7, 2026 5:13 PM ET
Schumer Takes No Action As Even Far Right Calls for Trump Impeachment
As others called for impeachment and removal, Schumer and other Democratic leaders did not commit to any action. TruthOut — April 7, 2026 4:58 PM ET
Trump’s Genocidal Threats on Iran Are Enabled by a Vast Apparatus of Destruction
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump threatened. TruthOut — April 7, 2026 4:56 PM ET
GOP Lawmakers Defend, Spin Trump’s Genocidal Truth Social Screed Against Iran
“The president has to follow through with his threats,” one GOP lawmaker said, describing Iran as “a cancer.”… TruthOut — April 7, 2026 4:36 PM ET
Iran: President Trump’s apocalyptic threats of large-scale civilian devastation demand urgent global action to prevent atrocity crimes
Responding to the United States President Donald Trump’s statement about Iran on Truth Social on 7 April 2026, warning that “a whole civilization… Common Dreams — April 7, 2026 4:22 PM ET
Congress Must Restrain the Trump Administration from Nuclear Weapons First Use, Says Union of Concerned Scientists
President Donald Trump’s and his administration’s escalating threats against Iran, including alluding to first-use of nuclear weapons, have reache… Common Dreams — April 7, 2026 4:14 PM ET
Israeli-Backed Militia Launches Deadly Attack on Gaza Refugee Camp Under Cover of Airstrikes
“We were shocked when [they] entered the neighborhood and began firing at people’s homes and at the children inside those homes.”… Drop Site News — April 7, 2026 4:02 PM ET
12 Ways You Know We're The Bad Guys
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 7, 2026 3:16 PM ET
Top Palestinian Children’s Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel
Defense for Children International-Palestine was critical in exposing Israel’s mass atrocities against children. TruthOut — April 7, 2026 3:02 PM ET
Attack on Iran's Bushehr reactor would spell disaster
The recklessness of the US and Israeli bombing attacks on Iran that now threaten to potentially destroy the Bushehr commercial nuclear power plant the… Common Dreams — April 7, 2026 1:41 PM ET
Iran, Lebanon, and the Destruction of Civilian Life
Drop Site's Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Murtaza Hussein discuss the latest in Iran with Professor Sina Azodi, and Lebanon with journalist Lylla Younes. Drop Site News — April 7, 2026 12:17 PM ET
DAYS 38-39: WAR ON IRAN — Trump Threatens Iran Genocide
The world is on the brink of disaster if Donald Trump follows through on his crazed threat to destroy the region’s economic base and commit possible… Consortium News — April 7, 2026 11:32 AM ET
Trump to Iran: “A whole civilization will die tonight”; Iranians form human chains around critical infrastructure
Drop Site Daily: April 7, 2026… Drop Site News — April 7, 2026 10:46 AM ET
Hedges Report: Ground War With Iran?
More than a month into the conflict, Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson’s central warning is blunt: if Washington commits troops on Iranian soil, the r… Consortium News — April 7, 2026 10:25 AM ET
“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability
The post “Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 7, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Jeffrey Sachs: Two Madmen Play God
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. Unless they are stopped, we… Consortium News — April 6, 2026 10:29 PM ET
Iranians Brace for Impact of Trump’s Threats to Target More Civilian Infrastructure
More threats by Trump to destroy Iranian infrastructure are forcing civilians in Tehran to decide whether to stay or flee. Drop Site News — April 6, 2026 5:51 PM ET
Is the War In Iran About to Become Apocalyptic? (w/ Trita Parsi) | The Chris Hedges Report
Trita Parsi discusses the likely consequences of Trump's seemingly inevitable escalation in Iran — and the powerful forces that appear to be pushing… The Chris Hedges Report — April 6, 2026 4:40 PM ET
WATCH: Return From Hormuz
Dimitri Lascaris and Tim Anderson have just returned from the Strait of Hormuz and 11 days reporting inside Iran. They tell CN Live! what they saw. Wa… Consortium News — April 6, 2026 2:25 PM ET
Trump issues another deadline to Iran; Strikes on universities, petrochemical plants; Israel strikes WHO vehicle in Gaza
Drop Site Daily: April 6, 2026… Drop Site News — April 6, 2026 11:39 AM ET
Livestream: Israeli military falters on all fronts
Trump is risking global catastrophe rather than admit defeat in Iran, says Ali Abunimah. Jon Elmer reports on Iran-led resistance, and Israel adopts d… Electronic Intifada — April 6, 2026 9:46 AM ET
The Federal Government Is Rushing Toward AI. Our Reporting Offers Three Cautionary Tales.
The post The Federal Government Is Rushing Toward AI. Our Reporting Offers Three Cautionary Tales. appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 6, 2026 5:00 AM ET
US Troops Need To Start Disobeying Orders In Iran, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 5, 2026 9:27 PM ET
Anti-Imperialists Want To Improve The World; Liberals Just Want To Feel Good About Themselves
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 5, 2026 10:11 AM ET
Will There be a Ground Invasion of Iran? (w/ Col. Larry Wilkerson) | The Chris Hedges Report
As the US prepares to escalate the war on Iran with a potential ground invasion, Col. Wilkerson divulges the long reticence of US military planners to… The Chris Hedges Report — April 3, 2026 10:34 PM ET
The Mass Media Are Evil But They're Also Really Dumb, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 3, 2026 8:55 PM ET
Trump proposes largest military budget ever
Polygraph | Newsletter n°338 | 3 Apr 2026… Polygraph — April 3, 2026 8:26 PM ET
Trump Wages War on Working Families to Fund $500 Billion Pentagon Boost
Today, President Trump released his administration’s FY2027 budget, doubling down on an unpopular economic agenda that is raising costs and ripping… Common Dreams — April 3, 2026 2:12 PM ET
Progressives Urge Senate Dems to Block AG Confirmation Until Epstein Files Released
In the wake of President Trump’s removal of Pam Bondi, Our Revolution, the largest grassroots-funded progressive political organizing group in the c… Common Dreams — April 3, 2026 1:01 PM ET
Experts Warned For Years That A War With Iran Would Happen This Way
Reading by Tim Foley:… The Caitlin Johnstone Newsletter — April 3, 2026 10:47 AM ET
RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work.
The post RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work. appeared first on ProPubli… ProPublica — April 3, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Israel blocks US student protesters from entering West Bank
Officials at Allenby crossing hint they have access to American police records. Electronic Intifada — April 3, 2026 2:41 AM ET
Incubator babies saved from Gaza genocide reunited with their moms
Israeli forces shoot and kill 15-year-old child in Dheisheh refugee camp, occupied West Bank. Electronic Intifada — April 3, 2026 2:14 AM ET
Is Iran the 'Leading State Sponsor of Terrorism?' (w/ John Kiriakou) | The Chris Hedges Report
As the U.S. seeks to label Iran as a mass sponsor of state terrorism, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou looks inward, examining the decades of US-backed… The Chris Hedges Report — April 2, 2026 8:47 PM ET
Suffocated on the outskirts of Jerusalem
Kufr Aqab residents face limited mobility and occupation raids. Electronic Intifada — April 2, 2026 4:34 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
The US Has Already Lost — Here's The Proof
Column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 2, 2026 3:27 PM ET
How A Fake Iranian Terror Group Was Invented To Proscribe IRGC in Europe – The story of Ashab al-Yamin
A series of arson attacks and alleged incidents targeting alleged Jewish-linked sites across Europe have been attributed to a little-known group calle… MintPress News — April 2, 2026 2:30 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
Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border
The post Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border appeared first on ProPublica. ProPublica — April 2, 2026 5:00 AM ET
Is this a decisive moment in the struggle against Zionism?
I spoke to the Unfettered Speech podcast about how Israel’s violence against Palestinians is part of a widening regional war. Electronic Intifada — April 1, 2026 2:12 PM ET
Israel Just Passed The Death Penalty Only For Palestinians — But It's Not Apartheid
New column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — April 1, 2026 11:53 AM ET
Chris Hedges Q&A at Princeton University: Iran, Gaza and the Future of American Foreign Policy
The Chris Hedges Report is a reader-supported publication. The Chris Hedges Report — March 30, 2026 7:21 PM ET
Making the Film 'Palestine 36' (w/ director Annemarie Jacir) | The Chris Hedges Report
The Palestinian epic, "Palestine 36," is more than a dramatization of the past. It maps the early blueprint for Palestine’s occupation, and captures… The Chris Hedges Report — March 30, 2026 7:05 PM ET
After 2.5 Years, Can We Handle The Truth About Oct 7th?
Connecting The Dots - column by Lee Camp… Lee Camp Substack — March 30, 2026 9:32 AM ET
I Went To China To Argue This One Topic.
Watch the full episode (for free)… Lee Camp Substack — March 28, 2026 5:20 PM ET
Iran War: Cost of the first week
Polygraph | Newsletter n°336 | 27 Mar 2026… Polygraph — March 27, 2026 8:59 PM ET
Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Spiraling Out of Control: From Shock & Awe to Strategic Failure
In this week’s episode of the MintCast podcast hosted by MintPress director Mnar Adley, we are joined by Iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh to t… MintPress News — March 27, 2026 2:40 PM ET
Failing to Defeat Hezbollah, Israel & US Pressure Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Join War
 Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are… MintPress News — March 27, 2026 2:37 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
Biden sold Israel $22 billion in weapons. US taxpayers paid for most of them
Polygraph | Newsletter n°334 | 3 Feb 2026… Polygraph — February 3, 2026 12:12 PM ET