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Democracy Now!
- Meet Issa Amro: Palestinian Human Rights Advocate Attacked by Settlers, Detained by Israeli Army
We speak with Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro after he was detained at an Israeli military base for seven hours on Friday. Amro, the founder of the Hebron-based group Youth Against Settlements, was helping a Palestinian family that he says had been attacked by armed Israeli settlers at their farmhouse outside Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Amro says when Israeli soldiers arrived, they ignored the settlers and instead targeted the Palestinians, including him. Amro tells Democracy Now! that soldiers handcuffed and blindfolded him before transporting him to the base in the back of a military vehicle. He was freed after an international outcry over his arrest. “What happened to me is happening to many Palestinian families and […]
- "I Am Jane Doe": Cornell Case Reignites Debate over Rape Culture, Frats & Prosecuting Sex Crimes
Revelations of sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024 and how the university responded have sparked national outrage, reigniting a public debate about “the extent to which fraternities, the extent to which athletics really support this kind of culture that allows perpetrators to escape with little or no accountability,” says law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer. In 2024, seven male students avoided criminal prosecution after allegedly drugging and gang-raping a female student at the Chi Phi fraternity house. Cornell is now under intense scrutiny for its handling of the original investigation, which found that the student identified as Jane Doe was sexually assaulted by two of seven men, resulting in expulsions for two […]
- Far Right Makes Gains in Brazil as Flávio Bolsonaro Tops Lula in First Round of Presidential Race
Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro after neither candidate cleared 50% in Sunday’s vote, in which the right made gains in Congress and in governor races across the country. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote compared to Lula’s 45%. The second round of voting is on October 25. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro has vowed to grant amnesty to his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest and serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup in 2022 to overturn Lula’s last victory. He has also vowed to strengthen ties to the Trump administration, which is accused of trying to influence the result in […]
- Headlines for October 5, 2026
Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff, U.S. Pulls Bombs Out of RAF Fairford After New Warnings of an Iranian-Backed Plot Targeting the Base, Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed, Yemen’s Saudi-Backed Forces Announce Major New Operation Against Houthis, Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least Five Palestinians, U.K.'s Green Party Votes to Classify Zionism as a Form of Racism, Cornell University President Welcomes Independent Probe into Gang Rape of Undergraduate Student, Tennessee's Prison Chief Steps Down After Botched Execution Attempt of Christa Pike, Federal Judge Blocks Further Border Wall Construction Inside Big Bend National Park, Trump Names DNI Jay Clayton as New AI Czar, Tens of Thousands Protest in Spain […]
- "The School That Became a Grave": Jeremy Scahill on U.S Bombing of Minab, Killing 120+ Iranian Kids
Drop Site News released a major investigation this week into the U.S. bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh children’s school in the Iranian city of Minab on February 28, the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents and witnesses in one of the most in-depth reports on the massacre to date. The bombing killed at least 156 people — 120 of the victims were children, 26 were teachers, and the rest were parents. A United Nations fact-finding mission recently concluded that the U.S. strike was a war crime, but the Trump administration has not yet even acknowledged U.S. responsibility. “This was not a single bombing or collateral damage,” says Drop Site News’s Jeremy Scahill, lead […]
Anthropocene
- From sundae to solvents: Chemists find a way to recycle mountains of industrial ice cream waste
The same proteins that keep a frozen pint smooth also make its fat hard to recover. A research team found an inexpensive way around the problem.
- Clothes that cool you, warm you—and make power as you move
In a bid to cool people, not rooms, engineers made a printable fabric that turns body motion into electrical signals that switch on cooling and heating when you need it.
The Guardian
- Our reporters are answering your questions on how the Iran war will affect the midterm elections
The war with Iran is reshaping America ahead of the midterms – how will it affect US voters at the polls? We’re live with political and global correspondents to answer your questionsSign in or sign up to join the conversationEddie from Minnesota, USA, asks in a callout question: Has the war in Iran finally created a gap between this administration’s false promises and the reality of how unaffordable living in the U.S. has become?Joseph Gedeon: Right, I don’t think the war created the gap so much as it made it impossible to ignore. Affordability has been the issue in American politics for about a decade…think about Bernie running in 2016 and 2020 with healthcare, student debt and wages. In the last election, Trump was running […]
- Whistleblower claims Trump ordered FBI to investigate LA anti-ICE protesters – US politics live
‘These allegations are deeply alarming,’ said Senator Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who received a copy of the complaintQ&A: The Iran war is unpopular, but will it cost Trump the midterms? Our reporters answer your questionsSign up for Breaking News US emailTwo media giants, Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, have completed their $110bn merger, creating a new entertainment powerhouse, Skydance.The deal, fiercely contested by several state attorneys general over potential antitrust concerns, formally closed on Tuesday. Continue reading...
- Trump’s suggestion that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego draws Republican rebuke
Congressional candidate Jim Desmond says he ‘served to protect Americans, not write off American cities’A Republican candidate in San Diego has criticized Donald Trump after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” the city or Los Angeles.Trump has faced a chorus of condemnation from Democratic leaders in California after his comments at a rally in Nebraska on Monday night. Republicans have largely remained silent. Continue reading...
- JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump | Arwa Mahdawi
Having seemingly written off the midterms, the Republican bigwigs are making their pitches for 2028. But the current commander-in-chief could be looking closer to homeThe US midterm elections are a month away and it’s looking rough for the Republicans. I wouldn’t discount devious schemes behind the scenes, but, on the face of it, the president and his entourage seem to be flailing. Donald Trump is desperately dangling money in front of voters and promising “a big surprise”. Meanwhile, the vice-president, JD Vance, and the GOP senator Ted Cruz seem more concerned with fighting over who will be Trump’s heir than with the midterms.If the polls are to be believed, Vance is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in […]
- US justice department moves to strip citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens
Officials file ‘denaturalization actions’ against people accused of crimes in what they call ‘largest’ such initiativeDonald Trump’s justice department has moved to strip the citizenship of 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in what authorities describe as “the largest” such initiative over a single period during his administration.US justice department officials on Monday announced the filing of “denaturalization actions” against more than three dozen people alleged to have committed such offenses as “acting as an agent for a foreign government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a special‑needs man”. Continue reading...
Aeon
- How to assemble science
Humanity produces a staggering amount of new knowledge every day. The question is how to make sense of it all- by Helen PearsonRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- Columbus’ own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start
The ‘Book of Prophecies’ shows how Columbus recast brutal colonization as a divine mission.
- What is a professional patient advocate, and why might you need one?
Family members can offer invaluable support to patients, but a trained advocate can provide an objective perspective as well as knowledge of resources that families may lack.
- Why people keep looking for Noah’s Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains
A formation known as Durupınar, just a few miles from the Iranian border in Turkey, has been associated with Noah’s Ark for nearly 70 years.
- Does your sleep tracker get it right? A Pittsburgh neuroscientist weighs in
Can a sensor on your wrist really tell how your brain slept? Here’s what happens when sleep trackers go up against polysomnography, the clinical gold standard.
- This year’s primary elections showcase some of the problems with US electoral system
Primary winners represent the views of a small group of people who turn out inconsistently and often do not even represent the the views of the parties’ voters, to say nothing of the general public.
Inter Press Service
- Dementia: A Rapidly Rising Global Challenge
Dementia is a rapidly growing global health challenge that affects many millions of people worldwide and places significant economic, healthcare, and social strains on societies, particularly as populations age. Families, community organizations, and governments face growing difficulties in providing adequate care and support for older adults living with dementia. A debilitating neurological condition, dementia is
- Workers Help Feed the World but Starved of Dignity
A new report reveals widespread labour exploitation among food system workers, warning that keeping the world fed comes at the cost of human dignity. More than 1.4 billion people work in the food industry – the largest employer in the world – and are the most abused, according to a report, Food Work: The workers
- The Late Arrivals
A reflection on kinship, memory, and what the Earth has always been trying to tell us.
Sludge
- Black Caucus Groups Take $1.6 Million From Big Tech as Caucus Weighs Data Center Stance
Beyond the money, the groups have hosted executives from Meta, Exelon and Entergy at their conferences, and caucus aides toured a data center with a think tank that has received funding from Google, Meta, and Amazon.
Grist
- Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for climate change
The Supreme Court's decision on a Colorado lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.
- The future of commuter rail could be taking shape in Boston
A new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can electrify without installing miles of overhead wires.
- The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees
Trees are usually seen as climate heroes. But across the Plains states, "woody encroachment" is crowding out the prairie.
Truthout
- Austin Communities Rally Around Victim of ICE Shooting as He Faces Criminal Charges
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez appeared in court in a wheelchair Wednesday, the bullet still lodged in his spine.
- Maryland Used Discredited Science to Convict a Woman of Murdering Her Newborn
Advocates say the case is an alarming example of the prevalence of unsubstantiated forensic science.
- Corporate Media Consolidation Is What Makes Trump’s War on the Press Possible
As mergers concentrate outlets in the hands of a few billionaires, the right's grip on mainstream media grows tighter.
Labor Notes
- How Unions Can Reverse Privatization of Medicaid and Why It Matters
The following was adapted from a March 2026 speech that Rose Roach, National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, gave to the Minnesota AFL-CIO. In July 2025, President Trump signed HR1 into law, inflicting a trillion dollars of federal cuts on our nation’s lifesaving state-based Medicaid programs. Meanwhile, Congress allowed the tax credits available for people enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance exchanges to expire.
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