Stolen wealth: how Black depositors funded the nation’s capital
D.C. elites siphoned $57 million—worth $1.5 billion today—from the Freedman’s Savings Bank to enrich themselves and fund the development of the District at the expense of formerly…
ICE is using the same Microsoft tech Israel uses to surveil and kill Palestinians
“A lot of the surveillance technology that's coming for us in North America is framed as ‘battle tested’ in Palestine.”
Cuba says men on Florida boat ‘intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes’
The Cuban Interior Ministry said it detained seven people involved in the plot, including one who “had allegedly been sent from the United States to facilitate the landing and…
‘Batshit authoritarianism’: Trump allies drafting order to give him ‘extraordinary power over voting’
“This is a plot to interfere with the will of voters and undermine both the rule of law and public confidence in our elections,” said Sen. Mark Warner.
Hegseth demands Anthropic let military use AI however it wants—even for autonomous killer drones and spying on Americans
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the company that owns the AI assistant Claude would be punished unless it drops all ethical guidelines.
Columbia University is doing Trump’s anti-constitutional dirty work
“We now have a system where the federal government will, by proxy, take away all of our rights through economic coercion of our private institutions.”
‘We have to burn down the world.’ Will Europe follow Trump and the US into the geopolitical abyss?
"Europeans are really reluctant to accept that, after 80 years, they are now on the outside. There's no collective hegemony with the US [anymore]."
DOJ under fire for withholding Epstein files related to alleged Trump child sex assault
“Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the president of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House,” said one Democratic congressman.
A $1B ‘therapeutic’ illusion: advocates fight Baltimore’s new jail
Former political prisoner Mansa Musa takes you inside the growing coalition that is uniting to stop Maryland’s proposed $1 billion "therapeutic" jail in this blockbuster…
Cop watchers take on ICE and Border Patrol
What happens when federal agencies push past the limits of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments?
The secret tool AI uses to seduce you: explained
Who wants to FEEL like a billionaire? How AI Is flattering us to death!
Homeland Empire | Under the Shadow S2E6
We are seeing an unprecedented reorganization of domestic and foreign policy in the United States. Both of them deployed to achieve the same goal — punish the opposition to Trump.…
This Tennessee prison is leaving LGBTQ people unhoused behind bars
The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.
‘A big f*ck you to big tech’: New Jersey residents defeat AI data center
“It’s time to build communities, not data centers,” said one local activist.
US-backed killing of cartel boss unleashes wave of violence across Mexico
The killing of Mexico’s top cartel leader, known as “El Mencho,” has created a power struggle that “could plunge Mexico into almost record levels of violence,” said one expert.
As Trump builds up to attack Iran, the Dem establishment—again—shows its support with silence
Feigned helplessness, process criticism, no public statements or editorials: Liberal elites continue to let Trump do their dirty work for them.
Jeffrey Sachs: After four years of war in Ukraine, the world order has changed dramatically
“The US thought, ‘We’re the hegemon, we’ll run the show.’ But, in fact, what we have is a bully in the United States—still very violent and very powerful, no doubt—and a vassal…
Manifest Destiny never ended: the domestic war for white supremacy
The US operates in a perpetual state of internal war, and the white supremacist legacy of domestic warfare has reached terrifying new heights in the Trump era, says scholar and…
Trump says things are great for the uber-rich—but what about us? What about the Epstein Survivors?
Trump’s State of the Union address delivered grandstanding and grievance politics, but few concrete solutions for Americans facing healthcare crises, economic instability, and…
‘The tankers just keep coming’: US military movements spike fears of imminent attack on Iran
“HANDS OFF IRAN Mr. TRUMP,” said Yanis Varoufakis. “And to the rest of us: Let’s do whatever it takes to oppose another war crime—this time against the Iranian people.”
Texas’ one-of-a-kind concentration camp for children and families
“I seriously think we're going to remember it like Dachau or something. I think it's going to be one of those names that just sends a shiver down your spine when you hear it.”
The US and Israel push Iran—and the Middle East—to the brink
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the war hawks in their cabinets are pushing the Iranian regime to the point that surrender would be worse than war.
Trump admits war would be disastrous for ordinary Iranians as he weighs military assault
“The stakes are clear,” said the National Iranian American Council. “There’s a chance to avert war and disastrous outcomes for the people of Iran, but time may be running out.”
Jeremy Scahill: Prospects for avoiding US-Iran war ‘remain fragile’
“No doubt about it, we are on the brink of something potentially very bad happening, and the number of sane people in this administration is so tiny…”