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Hedges Report: Former US Army MD’s Congressional Bid

Elizabeth Vos — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:30:51 +0000

Dr. Adam Hamawy says that to move forward, the Democrats must embrace an anti-war, economically progressive agenda, and abandon the categories of left vs. right. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The bipartisan U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza exposed the corruption of the political…

Critics Call for Probe of Book-Burning by AI Giants

corinna barnard — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:33 +0000

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, a coalition of U.S. civil society groups call AI giants’ mass book buying and destruction an effort to “corner the essential inputs of AI development.” By Jake Johnson Common Dreams A coalition of…

ICE Wants Americans’ Emails

corinna barnard — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:24 +0000

The federal government does not possess a general police power to investigate people because of what they think, believe, say, read, write or post, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano When a government agency comes to an internet…

WATCH: TWTW — Neo-Israelites vs. Neo-Ottomans

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:57:22 +0000

Tensions soar between Tel Aviv and Ankara over their designs on Syria; would Trump nuke Iran? And the killing goes on in Ukraine and Gaza. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, 8pm Tonite. Guests: Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter. Host: Joe Lauria.…

‘Barclays 5′ Palestine Activists Won’t Be Tried as Terrorists

corinna barnard — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:32 +0000

A U.K. judge ruled Friday that the damage protesters caused at a bank branch was not enough to merit terrorism sentencing, Dania Akkad reports. Sentencing is on Sept. 4. By Dania Akkad Declassified UK Five activists who broke windows and…

The Deplorable Extremism of the ‘Moderates’

Elizabeth Vos — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:26 +0000

The New York Times applies the soothing “moderate” label to those aligned with a brutal status quo at home and abroad, writes Norman Solomon. What’s so moderate about genocide? By Norman Solomon Common Dreams We’ve been hearing a lot of panicky…

US Meddling In Brazilian Elections

corinna barnard — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:35 +0000

Alan MacLeod covers Washington’s attempts to put another Bolsonaro in power in Brazil, the most populous country in Latin America and a bulwark against U.S. regional dominance. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News The United States is interfering in the Brazilian…

UK Jury Refuses to Convict 7 From Palestine Action

corinna barnard — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:02 +0000

After 37 hours of deliberation, the jury was unable to reach verdicts on most of the charges of organizing a raid on an Israeli weapons plant and the defendants were discharged Wednesday. By Dania Akkad Declassified UK Jurors in an…

Israel Admits Firing on Hind Rajab’s Car & Ambulance

corinna barnard — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:19 +0000

In addition to contradicting the IDF’s previous denials about killing the 5-year-0ld, Israel said it would probe the March 2025 massacre of rescue workers in Rafah, but not that of World Central Kitchen workers in April 2024. By Dave DeCamp…

Israeli Mole Inside the UN

corinna barnard — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:00:14 +0000

U.N. spokespeople are deflecting questions about a Drop Site News investigation of alleged spying by staffer Yahav Lichner in 2014 and 2015, Dulcie Leimbach and Damilola Banjo report. By Dulcie Leimbach and Damilola Banjo PassBlue Two weeks since news broke…