2+ day, 43+ min ago  (286+ words) Whether the Trump administration cloaks its actions in legal rationales or disregards legality altogether, communities at home and abroad continue to resist. In response to his sentencing following his conviction on 34 felonies in May 2024, President Trump stated that he had…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (446+ words) One year later, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro, languishes in a cell in New York City, having been dragged out of her room and kidnapped by U.S. forces on the Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela. On International Working…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (523+ words) Officials reject "endless war" comparisons while warning of harsher strikes and acknowledging additional losses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Monday that the expanding assault on Iran "is not an endless war," even as U.S. officials declined to provide a…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (873+ words) Building to a statewide walkout. On Jan. 28, Jalysa, a 17-year-old student at William C. Overfelt High School in East San Jose, California, led a walkout during sixth period. More than half of the students in her school left class and walked…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (955+ words) "We owe it to our troops, as well as to other potential victims of this war, to speak the truth about ourselves: what we believe, what we reject, and what we want." When Daniel Ellsberg died in 2023, the world lost…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (655+ words) This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Andrew Latham is Professor of Political Science at Macalester College. This article is part of a series explaining foreign policy terms commonly used but…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (982+ words) As Polyphemus falls to the aikido of seeming weaklings, Trump underestimates top experts, battling Democrats, anti-oligarchy citizens and committed activists promoting prosperity for the many, even (yikes!) sharing the wealth. Met Donald J. Cyclops " throw-back primitive who ghoulishly inflicts pain, still…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (484+ words) Brent crude hits a 52-week high after U.S.Israel attacks and Strait of Hormuz fears, while the S&P 500 stages a late recovery. Oil markets jolted sharply higher after joint U.S.Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, sending crude prices to…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (657+ words) But where am I? In early February, the barbarians reached my gate. There could be no more comfort or denial here on this island where I live. The masked thugs were roving through a town just across the water, a…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (474+ words) Defense secretary claims "we didn't start" conflict as polls show deep public opposition and experts question legal basis. The Trump administration's first public defense of its joint military assault on Iran has ignited widespread criticism from legal experts, journalists, lawmakers,…...