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Can Trump Sue Himself?

corinna barnard — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:04 +0000

Had the U.S. president asked the IRS to shelve his case until he leaves office, he’d have had a real claim, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Instead he jeopardized the careers of his eager-to-please lawyers. By Andrew P. Napolitano The question recently…

SAS Drove Prisoners Off Forklifts ‘For Fun,’ Inquiry Told

Michele Steinberg — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:24 +0000

Damning evidence has shown how British SAS drew up “kill lists,” sometimes executing unarmed Afghans in their beds, and killing “for fun,” reports Richard Norton-Taylor. By Richard Norton-Taylor Declassified UK Damning evidence of the culture of Britain’s special forces, from their…

Ensuring Israel’s Genocides

corinna barnard — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:02:29 +0000

As Israel loses popular support, the Israeli-intelligence sharing provision in the now-stalled Pentagon 2027 authorization bill ensures a seamless flow of support for an increasingly unpopular proxy, writes Nuvpreet Kalra. By Nuvpreet Kalra Common Dreams In June, Israeli Prime Minister…

How Israeli Atrocities Fueled Palestine Action

Michele Steinberg — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:02 +0000

“A stray dog with a toddler’s arm,” was one of the Israeli atrocities that women in the Palestine Action case told the Old Bailey jury, report Dania Akkad and Phil Miller. By Dania Akkad and Phil Miller Declassified UK Two…

US Rifles Pointed at a US Lawmaker in the West Bank

corinna barnard — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:09 +0000

Tracing a rifle to a settler implicates the transfer itself, so no U.S. administration wants to run that trace, writes Imran Khalid. That is what the incident with Rho Khanna in the occupied West Bank reveals. By Imran Khalid Z…

Vijay Prashad: Brain Capture

Elizabeth Vos — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:56:20 +0000

Since the 1990s, an invisible intellectual architecture has shaped what counts as legitimate economic thought, narrowing debate until it seems like there are no alternatives. Reversing this brain capture is an urgent task. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Two…

Jonathan Cook: Two-State Solution Was Always a Sham

corinna barnard — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:49:12 +0000

Israel’s relentless expansion of illegal settlements into the West Bank and East Jerusalem while the E.U., U.S. and Britain look the other way has left any hope of a two-state solution in tatters. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net For decades, the E.U.…

ICE Is Killing, Blinding & Causing Traumatic Brain Injuries

corinna barnard — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Just over half of the misuses of force against anti-ICE demonstrators were directed at protesters, while 43 percent targeted journalists, find Physicians for Human Rights and the Human Rights Center at the University of California at Berkeley. By Brad Reed…

An Indoctrination Plan for US Schools

corinna barnard — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:22 +0000

Alan MacLeod on the billionaire-funded media machine led by a former Israeli spy that is targeting U.S. children with racist, neoconservative, pro-war, pro-business and pro-Israel messaging. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News PragerU is trying to take over American schools. The right-wing,…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Imperial Court

corinna barnard — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:00:13 +0000

America’s drift from republican to imperial law is not new, even if no one has so named it. Now — after the Supreme Court crashed out a spate of preposterously corrupt, end-of-term decisions — it is time. By Patrick Lawrence Special…