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Democracy Now!
- Economist Jeffrey Sachs: U.S.-Israeli "War of Choice," Assault on U.N. Charter Could Lead to WWIII
The global economy has been rocked by the war in the Middle East, with Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatening energy flows and sending the price of oil soaring to its highest level in years. The United Nations Security Council responded to the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli war by passing a resolution this week condemning Iran — specifically for its attacks on U.S. allies in the region — while ignoring the role of the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government in instigating the bloodshed. Economist Jeffrey Sachs joins Democracy Now! to discuss the fallout of the “war of choice” and why it also constitutes an assault on the United Nations. “This is so out of control, without any logic, any rationality, not any […]
- Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Will Not Stop Wars & Occupation Until U.S. Pulls Support
Inside Israel, “there is no room for any question marks or doubts about this war,” says journalist Gideon Levy, a columnist for Haaretz and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. He says war fever has taken over the country, with polls showing 93% support for the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, Lebanon and beyond — at least among the Jewish public. “Israel is doing as much as it can,” he says. “As long as the American support is so massive, so blind and so automatic, this will go on.” Levy also criticizes Israel’s military censorship system that strictly limits publishing information about war damage and other material deemed to be counter to national security. He says much of it is driven by self-censorship by a press […]
- Report from Beirut: Israel Expands Bombing Campaign & Mass Displacement in Lebanon
We speak with journalist Lylla Younes in Lebanon, where she says Israel’s “massacres are multiplying” amid the broader U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon over the past two weeks, while attacks have expanded to include areas of central Beirut, which Israel claims are aimed at the powerful Hezbollah militia. This comes as Israel has vowed to expand its incursion into southern Lebanon. “The vast majority of southern Lebanon is now under displacement orders,” says Younes. “That is approximately 15% of the country.”
- Headlines for March 13, 2026
U.S.-Israeli Attacks Have Forced 3.2 Million Iranians to Flee Their Homes, In First Public Statement, Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Keep Blocking Strait of Hormuz, 250+ Groups Call on Congress to Reject Request for $50 Billion in Funding for Iran War, Iranian Strike on Oman Kills Immigrant Workers as NATO Shoots Down Missile Fired at Turkey, Lebanon Death Toll Rises as Israel Bombs Central Beirut and Targets Civilian Infrastructure, Israel Drops All Charges Against Soldiers Accused of Sexually Abusing Palestinian Prisoner, Thousands March in Athens to Protest Greek Role in U.S.-Israeli Assault on Iran, “A Crime Against Humanity”: U.N. Inquiry Condemns Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children, Suspect in Michigan Synagogue […]
- Amnesty Head Agnès Callamard on Iran War, Global Fight for Gender Justice & Killing of Yanar Mohammed
Democracy Now! recently sat down with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International and a former United Nations special rapporteur, while she was in New York City to mark International Women’s Day and attend the U.N.'s annual conference on women's rights. Callamard responded to the assassination of Iraqi feminist Yanar Mohammed, U.S. sanctions against U.N. special rapporteur Francesca Albanese and the rise of Christian nationalism under the Trump administration.
Anthropocene
- The circular economy comes for chocolate. . . and honey
Brazilian researchers used ultrasound to infuse stingless-bee honey with compounds from discarded cocoa shells, creating a sustainable sweetener with hints of chocolate.
- What’s more carbon-friendly, farmed or wild fish?
Some math for those suffering analysis paralysis in the seafood section
The Guardian
- An environmental activist and her family escaped death threats in Honduras. ICE deported her husband anyway
Oscar, Ana and their children fled violence for safety in the US. Now Oscar, afraid and alone, is back in Honduras – ‘at the mercy of God and his will’ As soon as Oscar’s deportation flight landed at the La Lima airport in Honduras, he put on his baseball cap. On the airport shuttle toward the terminal, he pulled his cap even lower – trying to obscure his face at various police checkpoints.His parents picked him up in a car, and drove him to a lodging they had arranged for him – miles away from his family home. He has hardly stepped outside since. “Because I can’t trust anyone – not the authorities, not the government, not a police officer,” he said. He has visited his mother a handful of times since the US deported him […]
- Brazilian president says he has ‘forbidden’ Trump adviser from visiting country
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva revokes Darren Beattie’s visa in retaliation for Brazilian health minister being denied visa for US Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said he has “forbidden” one of Donald Trump’s advisers from visiting the South American country in retaliation for his health minister being denied a US visa.Darren Beattie, a far-right political strategist who was recently tapped for a senior advisory role on Brazil, had reportedly hoped to use a trip to the country to visit the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup to stop Lula taking power after the 2022 election. Beattie is a longstanding critic of Brazil’s judiciary and president and once called the […]
- ‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics
White House contends with reality of shoddy preparations for war and unclear conditions for victoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAs US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the reality of the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the start of the Iraq war in 2003.That reality came quickly. Continue reading...
- Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran
US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive lightHas the pro-Maga media turned on the Pentagon over Iran?Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxPete Hegseth on Friday again claimed the US military campaign against Iran has been an unprecedented success, using a Pentagon press conference to accuse journalists of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield.Speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more […]
- What does Trump’s restrictive voting bill include – and does it have a chance of becoming law?
Every voter would be affected by the Save America act, as people would face more barriers to voting: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’Donald Trump has vowed that he will not sign any other legislation until Republicans’ massive voting bill, the Save America act, is passed. The bill would upend voting for all Americans in the middle of a federal midterm election year and create costly, chaotic changes for elections workers.The Senate is set to consider the legislation next week, though Senate leaders say they don’t have the votes to get over the filibuster hurdle, essentially dooming the bill for failure. Continue reading...
Aeon
- A duty to oneself
African philosophical values of harmony and vitality have much to offer our thinking about what we owe to ourselves- by Thaddeus MetzRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- How the Emerald Isle shaped the Steel City – Pittsburgh’s rich Irish history
Long before Pittsburgh’s modern Irish celebrations existed, Irish immigrants helped shape the city in the 19th century via the railroads, canals and steel industry.
- Jesse Jackson’s misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s is common – new genetic discovery could lead to treatment for this deadly disease
People typically die from progressive supranuclear palsy within 7 to 10 years. There is currently no specialized treatment or effective screening for this neurodegenerative disease.
- I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side
While rationalizing deception is easy to do, developing the virtue of truthfulness is not.
- As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking
AI tools can now generate movie scenes, resurrect lost footage and replace entry-level jobs – forcing Hollywood to rethink creativity, labor and authorship.
- When US fights in the Middle East, American Muslim students often face discrimination
The war on terror is among the Middle East conflicts that sparked a rise of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discriminatory incidents in the US.
Inter Press Service
- UN Launches 300 Million Dollar Humanitarian Appeal for Lebanon
During a solidarity visit to Lebanon, the UN chief announced a flash appeal of USD 308.3 million to support humanitarian operations there in the wake of escalated fighting. The humanitarian appeal is intended to reach the more than 816,000 people within Lebanon that have been displaced due to the most recent fighting in the Middle
- Syria’s Mobile Cultural Bus: Championing Cultural Justice, Delivering Art and Literature to Children of War
In the Al-Azraq camp in northern Syria, 10-year-old Abeer Al-Qaddour sits, browsing a colourful book with intense focus and curiosity. Nearby stands a bus, elegantly inscribed with the words ‘The Cultural Bus’. Around the vehicle, dozens of children have gathered with visible joy, engaging in collective drawing activities for the very first time. Not far
- Why Does African Leadership Lack Coordination on Reparations?
Professor Jude Osakwe—a Nigerian scholar at the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Continental Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Africa (NIDOAF)—has reiterated the absolute truth over Reparations for Africa, noting that African governments have consistently expressed only ’emotional solidarity’ over Reparations instead of tackling and addressing, with seriousness, this pertinent issue
Sludge
- Democrats Criticizing ICE Are Paying Consultants Tied to Palantir
Two prominent Democratic consulting firms, Wavelength Strategy and SKDK, are owned by Stagwell, a marketing company that partnered with major ICE contractor Palantir to build an AI-driven advertising and audience-targeting system.
Grist
- How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.
- The secret superpower of Brazil’s vast savanna
The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils.
- In rural West Texas, renewable energy brings a windfall for seniors
How officials in Crockett County are using wind investments to help older residents age in place.
Truthout
- In Era of Book Bans and War on History, Sinners Reveals What US Tries to Forget
Sinners deserves to win Oscars: It’s a blues poem, a freedom cry, and a love letter to powerful culture.
- Iranian Dies in ICE Custody as Trump Administration Bombs Iran
A 59-year-old Iranian with chronic health conditions died in ICE custody just as the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
- Hegseth Whines About Iran War Coverage, Demands “Patriotic Press” Instead
The Defense Secretary also claimed Iran's leaders were “underground,” despite video evidence showing otherwise.
Labor Notes
- Welcome, Paul and Lee! Farewell, Barbara
Labor Notes is delighted to welcome two terrific new staff writer-organizers and three great interns as we get ready for our big conference in Chicago in June. We’re also bidding a fond farewell to a retiring colleague. Paul Prescod, staff writer/organizer, started in January. He has been a public school teacher and rank-and-file activist in the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and a staff organizer with Teamsters for a Democratic Union. He covers transit workers, K-12 education, and the building trades in the clean energy economy.
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