Jacobin
- Organized Labor Lambastes Trump’s Attack on Venezuela
Labor federations around the world are condemning the Trump administration’s acts of war in Venezuela. In a raw display of imperialist aggression, the United States bombed the country, kidnapped its president and his wife, and imprisoned them in New York City on January 4. Special forces and military aircraft killed eighty civilians and military personnel.
- “Drink Up!” Says a Heavily Lobbied FDA
When the federal government blindsided public health experts last week by eliminating its long-standing warning that Americans should only consume one or two alcoholic drinks per day, alcohol industry lobbyists acted as surprised as anybody. A top executive at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, which represents companies like Bacardi and Stoli, told the New York Times that
- The War on Drugs: A Pretext for Regime Change in Venezuela
The recent kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro was not a “counter-narcotics” initiative: it was the culmination of a long-running hybrid warfare strategy aimed at regime change in Caracas. US strategic planners are pursuing regime change while seeking to avoid the political costs of open war. Instead of relying on direct military occupation, they prefer
- Zohran Mamdani Is Already Winning on Childcare
Organizing as a socialist in the United States in 2025, you’ll find that people don’t hate your ideas. Why would working people reject the appeal of leading better, more comfortable lives? Who doesn’t want more leisure, democracy, ease, and lives we can afford? The real difficulty is getting people to believe that any of that
- Keir Starmer Backs Trump’s Assault on Venezuela
What began with the United States’ attack on Venezuela has now gone global. Not content with the rendition of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, amid a firestorm of destruction in Caracas, the Trump administration has followed with the military seizure of two tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. The first, the Sophia, was
Dissident Voice
- Candid Imperialism: Trump, Racketeering and Venezuelan Oil
It usually takes archival digging, the golden gaffe, an ill-considered remark, and occasional spells of candour by those in power, to admit that the United States has, in common with other imperial powers, brutal ambitions. An example of the latter was General Smedley Butler, who, at his death in 1940, had become the most decorated The post Candid Imperialism: Trump, Racketeering and Venezuelan Oil first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- Dead Country Walking
Chris Hedges just wrote a powerful column on the great ScheerPost site entitled “Grand Illusion.“ He calls America, our nation, a dying empire, similar to what transpired in most past empires. He mentions the vast Roman Empire and the 20th-century Nazi Germany. The use of indiscriminate state violence and the attacks and occupations of sovereign nations became as The post Dead Country Walking first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- Whitewashing U.S. Barbarism by Smearing Russia and China
The Western media are doing what they usually do: minimizing and covering up the criminal aggression of the United States. Trump’s blatantly illegal military attack on Venezuela, the kidnapping of its president, the murder of foreign nationals, and theft of the country’s vast oil resources are not being called out for the litany of grave The post Whitewashing U.S. Barbarism by Smearing Russia and China first appeared on Dissident Voice.
Mother Jones
- Hundreds of Anti-ICE Protests Are Happening Across the Nation This Weekend
Scores of people are once again taking to their streets this weekend to protest the Trump administration’s ongoing offensive against immigrants and those who attempt to stand up for them. More than 1,000 demonstrations are slated for Saturday and Sunday after federal immigration agents shot three people in the past week. On Wednesday, ICE agent
- Out of Spite, Trump Used Veto Power to Punish Florida Tribe That Opposed “Alligator Alcatraz”
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Thursday, Republicans in the House failed to override President Donald Trump’s first two vetoes in office: a pipeline project that would bring safe drinking water to rural Colorado, and another that would return land to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida. Their inability
- What Police Weren’t Told About Tasers
Kansas City police Officer Matt Masters first used a Taser in the early 2000s. He said it worked well for taking people down; it was safe and effective. “At the end of the day, if you have to put your hands on somebody, you got to scuffle with somebody, why risk that?” he said. “You
- A New Clip of the Minneapolis ICE Killing Was Leaked to a Site Sympathetic to Derek Chauvin
A video reportedly filmed by the federal agent who shot and killed Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis earlier this week was released on Friday by a conservative Minnesota outlet whose most prominent reporter is married to the city’s former police union head. Alpha News—notable in part for its sympathetic coverage of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis
- Outrage and Mistrust Mount as Federal Agents Shoot Two People in Portland One Day After Renée Good’s Killing
US Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland on Thursday, just one day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent named Jonathan Ross shot and killed US citizen Rénee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. People in Portland were already protesting the latter when they heard another shooting had happened in their city. Local and
The Real News Network
- Minneapolis teachers, parents denounce federal agents’ assault at Roosevelt High, demand ICE leave
Members of Minneapolis Federation of Educators and community allies gathered in South Minneapolis to condemn the detention of school staff at dismissal.
- ‘Yankee Go Home’: How Venezuela’s greatest protest singer denounced US intervention
Ali Primera sang songs of resistance to inequality and injustice—songs of resistance to the United States. And he had reason to be wary of the US: He says his torturers were instructed by US officials.
- Portland mayor decries mounting bloodshed, tells ICE to get out after federal agents shoot two
“As mayor, I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed,” said Keith Wilson, the Democratic mayor of Portland, Oregon.
The Progressive
- A Victory from Below
Recent coalition-building in Ireland can serve as a helpful example of how we should move resistance forward in the United States.
- The Cursed Island
The U.S. military-industrial complex gets its hands on Colombia’s jewel of biodiversity, long considered sacred ancestral land.
- A Family’s Story of Displacement and Survival in Gaza
Sahar’s family used to live in a home in northern Gaza City. After relentless bombing forced them to flee for their safety several times, they now live in a makeshift tent in Khan Yunis.
Z Network
- Gaza as a Linchpin: Six Reasons Why Netanyahu is Prolonging Conflict in the Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded his visit to the United States, returning home after reportedly securing yet another round of political backing from Donald Trump. As with previous encounters, the meeting provided Netanyahu with diplomatic cover and strategic reassurance, reinforcing Israel’s ability to sustain its military posture in Gaza and across the region with limited
- The Firewall Of Separation
It is a belief held by most people in society that the internet is a novel danger. That it is a threat to freedom and democracy unparalleled in the history of our species. It is often asked, “How do you stop the internet being used as a vector for radicalisation, hate-mongering, incitement to violence?” The
- Are You An Immigrant Or A Colonial Settler?
There is a simple but urgent issue to be dealt with as we grow dangerously close to another world war. I do not believe I am exaggerating and many who know more than I, think the same with excellent credentials. And I understand we do not want to think about it. This is called “denialism,” and natural attitude,
Occupy.com
- Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Is the Exact Illegal Order the 6 Democrats Warned Us About
Regardless of the motive for the boat strikes in the Caribbean, the Sept. 2 strike has sparked bipartisan outrage among members of Congress who have oversight over the Pentagon.
Counterpunch
- Roaming Charges: In ICE Cold Blood
Many of the people who have spent the last five years denouncing the killing of Ashli Babbitt for raiding the Capitol in an attempt to overturn an election are celebrating the murder of Renee Nichole Good, a terrified mother killed by masked men from unmarked cars who chased her down a neighborhood street and shot her in the face. More The post Roaming Charges: In ICE Cold Blood appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Hugo Chávez Predicted This
Over the past months, the US has been escalating aggression against Venezuela, but this abduction is the culmination of over two decades of imperialist war. In fact, it was predicted 20 years ago this year by Hugo Chávez, the first president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at an address to the UN General Assembly. More The post Hugo Chávez Predicted This appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Cultural Hegemony Today
The crisis of the existing order is not going away. Instead, it is fueling an opposition movement that could challenge the legitimacy of the ruling class. It is a perfect time for us to consider how the empire maintains “hegemony,” that is, its command over both the social order and the world of ideas. More The post Cultural Hegemony Today appeared first on CounterPunch.org.