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Despite Earthquake, Trump Keeps Sanctions on Venezuela

corinna barnard — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:59:00 +0000

Washington’s crippling sanctions on Venezuela remain in place despite one of the country’s worst-ever natural disasters, Brett Wilkins reports. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Human rights groups have implored the United States and allied countries to lift all sanctions against…

Palestine Action Lawyer Faces Renewed Contempt Proceedings

Michele Steinberg — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:43:00 +0000

Rajiv Menon, a leading British civil rights barrister, again faces contempt proceedings over his closing speech in trial of pro-Palestine activists, reports Dania Akkad. By Dania Akkad Declassified UK A leading British civil rights barrister faces contempt proceedings once again after…

WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Confronting Genocide’

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:01:32 +0000

Jewish flotilla activist Anny Mokotow, who was roughed up by her Israeli captors, and two journalists who’ve reported the story, Andrew Brown and Michael West, talk to CN‘s Cathy Vogan. Australia is taking action after its citizens were captured by…

Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:43 +0000

The official lies that undergird low-intensity warfare are wearing thin as Tehran challenges the underlying assumptions of the doctrine, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Common Dreams The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between…

MPs Want Probe of Illegal UK Arms Shipments to Israel

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0000

More than 60 MPs and lords want an explanation from the U.K. trade secretary how an illegal arms shipment to Israel was exported from Britain and what will be done about it, John McEvoy reports. By John McEvoy Declassified UK Over…

Judge Convicts US-Trained Pinochet Agents for ’76 Murder

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:29:44 +0000

A 25-year-old American was killed, along with the former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier, as part of Operation Condor, a secret U.S.-backed campaign of terror against Latin American leftists, Brett Wilkins reports. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams The Institute for…

Vijay Prashad: AI & the US War on Iran

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:50:43 +0000

The Iranian schoolhouse in Minab stands as a warning that goes beyond a single strike, or company, or war. It warns of a future in which technological power advances faster than public accountability. By Vijay Prashad Z Network In the southern…

Gaza Deals Blow to Democrats in NYC Primaries

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:16:14 +0000

Three candidates backed by the New York City mayor won after campaigning for Medicare for All, affordable housing, stronger union protections and opposing Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians, Jake Johnson reports. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Three progressive candidates emerged…

UN: 30% of Gazans Israel Killed Were Children

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:13:02 +0000

The U.N. inquiry finds that Israeli forces’ widespread shooting and killing of children and destruction of neonatal and maternity-care facilities is key to establishing genocidal intent, Stephen Prager reports. By Stephen Prager Common Dreams About 30 percent of those killed by…

Chris Hedges: Israel’s Game Is Up

corinna barnard — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:11 +0000

Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Israel is sabotaging the negotiations with Iran and alienating its last important ally by refusing to halt its attacks on Lebanon and withdraw from its…