Jacobin
- Jeffrey Epstein’s French Allies Should Be Exposed
As citizen investigators and journalists trawl through the latest Epstein files, questions about the billionaire pedophile’s influence continue to mount. In some countries, this has forced investigations, public condemnation, and a measure of accountability. In Great Britain, accusations have focused on the former Prince Andrew, arrested on February 19, but also on New Labour politician
- Even in New York, Reporters Face Prison for Criticizing Israel
Attacks on press freedoms have come thick and fast under Donald Trump’s second tilt at the presidency, whether deporting a visa holder for writing an op-ed criticizing Israel or his various lawsuits against news outlets whose coverage displeased him. But not all of the attacks have come from the Trump administration. In fact, at least
- Another Kingpin Falls, Nothing Changes
While the United States is on the precipice of another war in West Asia, only a few months after the abduction of Venezuela’s president and with the football World Cup only a few months away (and FIFA joining Donald Trump’s Board of Peace), Mexico’s most notorious drug lord and the FBI’s most wanted man, Nemesio
- Just Think of Wuthering Heights as a Barbie Offshoot
By the time you actually see Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, if you wind up committing that mad act, you might be surprised at how you’ve exhausted the strength of your scorn on the previews. They played relentlessly for months before the film’s premiere and were so stupendously silly that, if you’d read Emily Brontë’s novel,
- Your Individual Boycotts Aren’t Helping
An Instagram post of mine about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) top corporate collaborators went viral a few weeks ago. The fact that it got over four million views and more than 35,000 shares suggests that people are starting to grasp the central role private businesses play in enabling Donald Trump’s paramilitary thugs. But I
Mother Jones
- Trump Business Partner Promises New Tower Won’t Be as Tacky as Australians Fear
Donald Trump’s newest business partner is assuring Australians that the Trump Tower he’s building Down Under won’t be nearly as tacky as they fear. On Monday, David Young—who runs the Queensland-based Altus Property Group—announced that the $1 billion Gold Coast development would contain 91 floors, 270 apartments, and a “6-star” resort. It will briefly be
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fossil Fuel Firms’ Bid for Climate Immunity
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US has seen in
- What Was Bill Pulte’s Charity Really Funding With This Mystery Donation?
In the wake of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, Donald Trump and his close associates found themselves mired in lawsuits that, among other things, sought to hold them accountable for inciting the violence that resulted in injuries to more than 140 police officers and likely contributed to the deaths of five.
- New Details From Epstein Files Reveal Lutnick Had Years-Long Business Tie With Sex Offender
There’s more bad news for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Epstein files: Previously unreported documents show he hasn’t been accurate—or, perhaps, honest—about the extent of his business ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick has had a big problem since the trove was released last month. He previously insisted he and his wife cut ties with
- How Trump Appointees Derailed a Clean Energy Future at the Nation’s Largest Public Utility
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. The Tennessee Valley Authority’s quarterly meeting in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, opened with a triumphant video homage to its work during Winter Storm Fern. Yet again, energy
The Real News Network
- Manifest Destiny never ended: the domestic war for white supremacy
The US operates in a perpetual state of internal war, and the white supremacist legacy of domestic warfare has reached terrifying new heights in the Trump era, says scholar and author Dylan Rodriguez.
- US-backed killing of cartel boss unleashes wave of violence across Mexico
The killing of Mexico’s top cartel leader, known as “El Mencho,” has created a power struggle that “could plunge Mexico into almost record levels of violence,” said one expert.
- Texas’ one-of-a-kind concentration camp for children and families
“I seriously think we're going to remember it like Dachau or something. I think it's going to be one of those names that just sends a shiver down your spine when you hear it.”
The Progressive
- Nostalgia Amid the Horror
Memories of my childhood in Gaza remind me of the resilience of the Palestinian people.
- Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Urban Democracy Inspires Asian American New Yorkers
Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?
- The Promise and the Problem of Black History Month
On the fiftieth anniversary of the national observance of Black History Month, we remain a nation at risk of forgetting itself.
Z Network
- Lessons from Minneapolis & Mass Social Strikes Webinar
Organizers across the USA convened on February 16, 2026 to discuss the potential of social strikes in combatting Trump’s authoritarian juggernaut. Join us to learn about the history of social strike resistance to tyranny around the world; the lessons of the Minneapolis “Day of Truth and Freedom”; the role of organized labor; and how to
- Action Alert: Mothers and Other Caregivers’ Statement on ICE
As mothers and other caregivers, we are furious and deeply upset at the reign of terror being imposed on immigrants, our families and those standing with us. We are outraged at ICE’s cruel and brutal separations of children from their mothers and fathers. We have seen this tactic of breaking up families used in Black,
- Should Billionaires Have It All?
California politics is currently being shaken up thanks to a drive, led by the Service Employees International Union, to enact a one-time wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to offset federal cuts to healthcare and support public education and food assistance programs. Campaigning for the measure, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told an enthusiastic crowd that
Occupy.com
- Can the UK Green Party Surge Match Mamdani’s NYC Earthquake?
To truly challenge Reform, Labour and the British establishment, the Greens will need to harness their increasing membership and work alongside social movements.
FAIR
- ‘The Risk Is Reporting This Like It’s a Normal Political Story’: CounterSpin interview with Ari Berman on attacks on voting
"While it's been portrayed as about 2020, I think the bigger reason they want the ballots is about 2026 and 2028."
- DoJ Released Much More on Epstein’s Israel Ties—But Media Still Aren’t Much Interested
Only a few US corporate media outlets have referenced the latest Epstein/Israel revelations--and these framed them as at best conspiracy-adjacent.
- Reed Lindsay on the War on Cuba
The Trump White House is openly trying to harm the Cuban people, and US media are openly trying to sell that to us as something to root for.
Counterpunch
- The Pathetic Nature of the Dominant Class in the West: Epstein’s Friends Are Cowards
Sexual violence has a profound and long-lasting impact on young children, shaping not only their childhood but the course of their lives as they grow up. Many survivors must live with deep emotional wounds, including fear, shame, guilt, and a loss of trust in others, often compounded by silence or disbelief from people around them. As they age, these experiences can lead to serious mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and increased risk of self-harm or substance abuse. More The post The Pathetic Nature of the Dominant Class in the West: Epstein’s Friends Are Cowards appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Board of Peace, Machinery of War
We live in an attention economy, and it’s important to look at how ours is being squandered. Take Gaza: nothing screams caring for the people of Gaza like holding your meeting about their future in their holiest month, without them. And yet this is precisely the moment when Trump’s “Board of Peace” held its initial meeting. And it is precisely the moment when conscientious Americans must refuse to be distracted. More The post Board of Peace, Machinery of War appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Aggrandizing Theater and the Impunity of Genocide
More than 75,000 Palestinians have been murdered in Gaza, with tens of thousands more still missing beneath the rubble. They did not die to “build a home” or privatize their beaches. They had homes and free beaches. Gaza was a living city—albeit under decades of Israeli siege—before it was leveled by the most advanced global terror machine on earth, armed, financed, and diplomatically shielded by successive U.S. administrations. More The post Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Aggrandizing Theater and the Impunity of Genocide appeared first on CounterPunch.org.