Friday, July 10, 2026

The case for Palestine

Uncovering the history of ethnic cleansing and U.S. complicity behind Israel’s assault on Gaza.

How NYT’s bad reporting helped justify Trump’s tariffs on Brazil

Unlike most other countries—where Trump cited trade deficits to justify these so-called emergencies—the U.S. had maintained a trade surplus with Brazil for years.

Texas Republicans push Trump-backed map to entrench power and silence voters of color

A rare mid-decade gerrymander in Texas, championed by Donald Trump, sparks lawsuits, protests, and warnings of a nationwide redistricting arms race.

America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power is what Iraqis...

The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.
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For-profit presidency: New Yorker Mag reveals Trump family’s frenzy to cash in on the...

According to Kirkpatrick, Donald Trump and his immediate family have made $3.4 billion from his time in the White House, including more than $2.3 billion from various cryptocurrency ventures alone.

For once in our lives

Are we right again?

Two rogue, global criminal egomaniacs walk into a closed-door bar . . . what...

Two rogue, global criminal egomaniacs walk into a closed-door bar . . . what could go wrong? 

GOP lawmaker cashed out health investments while backing Trump’s $1 trillion Medicaid cuts

Rep. Rob Bresnahan pledged to end congressional stock trading but has become one of the most active traders in Washington, selling healthcare assets as he voted to slash Medicaid and threaten Pennsylvania’s struggling hospitals.

What’s happened to ‘America the Beautiful?’ Autocracy, MAGA, ICE, heartless cruelty

It’s now become a country that seems to have lost its heart and soul, and is like a barren likeness of its former self.

US-Russia talks: The choice between peace and Escalation 

As negotiations progress, U.S. officials must be honest about the U.S. role in provoking this crisis.