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Jeffrey Sachs: The Enduring US War on Russia

corinna barnard — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:27 +0000

Eisenhower’s warning that U.S. policy would be captured by a scientific-technological elite explains why Washington sustains the war in Ukraine as a unique, live-fire laboratory for AI warfare at scale. By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares Common Dreams In his farewell address…

Vijay Prashad: Profiting Off Food Kills Children

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:06:38 +0000

Every year in the for-profit food system, unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths, with young children suffering nearly a third of all cases of food-borne disease. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The World Health Organisation…

Craig Murray: Where Are We Going?

corinna barnard — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:57:18 +0000

The entire economic structure is unnatural. The very concepts of capital itself, of company structures, of banking systems, of taxation are each a carefully manufactured construct. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk An advert for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) caught my…

Hedges Report: Democracy Needs Resistance

corinna barnard — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:00:14 +0000

Roger Hallam of Extinction Rebellion discusses his new book and the tools for effective resistance to climate collapse under repressive systems. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost We are living in an age of climate collapse, which will most likely result in…

Nyerere’s Grandson: Why I Support Palestine Action

corinna barnard — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:24:21 +0000

A descendant of Tanzania’s first president, Julius Nyerere, tells Old Bailey why he supports Palestine Action and wants to stop Gaza genocide, Phil Miller reports. By Phil Miller Declassified UK The grandson of one of Africa’s most iconic post-colonial leaders…

UN Approaching AI From Wrong Side

Elizabeth Vos — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:45:26 +0000

Gabriel Accascina says that the international body, in setting up the IAEA in 1957, has addressed the supply side of a dangerous industry before and in the case of fast-growing AI it can do it again. By Gabriel Accascina PassBlue…

Caitlin Johnstone: COINTELPRO 2.0

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:55:09 +0000

It seems the United States is looking at a reinvigorated COINTELPRO for the 2020s, this time with police drones and AI-assisted mass surveillance. They know they’re losing their grip. They know that they are vastly outnumbered. They are afraid. By Caitlin…

WATCH: TWTW — Israel Gets Its Way — Again

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:06:22 +0000

It had appeared the U.S. was defying Israel by ending the war with Iran. But now full scale conflict is back and Israel is happy. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. Watch the replay. Guests: Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy…

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…