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  • Former St. Louis Congressmember Cori Bush Runs for Seat Again After AIPAC Targeted Her in 2024

    Cori Bush is running for Congress again. Bush previously served two terms as a Democratic congressmember for Missouri, until she was unseated in 2024 following a multimillion-dollar attack campaign run by pro-Israel groups. Bush, a community activist who participated in the 2014 Ferguson uprising over the police killing of Michael Brown, was an outspoken critic of Israel in Congress and introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in October 2023. “I’m running again because the person in the seat is not meeting the moment, and he’s someone that was basically placed there … because they didn’t want someone speaking out for the people of Palestine, speaking out for human rights and civil rights,” says Bush.

  • "Abandoned By Border Patrol": Blind Refugee in Buffalo Dies in the Cold; Family Demands Answers

    The funeral for 56-year-old Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a disabled Rohingya refugee from Burma who was found dead after he was abandoned by Border Patrol agents miles away from his home, was held yesterday in Buffalo, New York. Local reporter J. Dale Shoemaker, who first reported on Shah Alam’s disappearance for the Buffalo news organization Investigative Post, explains what we know about the case.

  • ICE Abducts Then Releases Columbia Student After Mamdani Intervenes & Calls to Dismiss More Cases

    Federal agents detained a Columbia University student early Thursday after Department of Homeland Security officers allegedly gained access to a university-owned residence by presenting a fake missing person poster of a 5-year-old. As news broke of the student, Ellie Aghayeva, and her detention, students and community members rallied en masse demanding her release and an end to immigration enforcement on campus. Due to restrictions implemented by the university in response to pro-Palestine protests, the students were unable to protest on campus proper, but instead took to nearby streets. Aghayeva was released Thursday afternoon, shortly after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani brought up her case during a meeting with President Donald […]

  • Missing DOJ Files: As Clintons Testify About Epstein, Where Are FBI Interviews with Trump Accuser?

    As fallout from the Epstein files continues, we speak with investigative journalist Barry Levine, author of The Spider: Inside the Tangled Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Recordings of the House Oversight depositions of Bill and Hillary Clinton are set to be released today and tomorrow. The Clintons were called by House Republicans to testify on their relationships with Jeffrey Epstein, but Levine emphasizes that credible allegations tying either the Clintons or Donald Trump to Epstein’s criminal activities are currently limited. Meanwhile, files known to contain allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by President Trump have been withheld or removed by the Department of Justice. Levine says that the focus on the Clintons is […]

  • Headlines for February 27, 2026

    U.S. and Iran Conclude Indirect Talks With No Deal on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Pakistan Launches Cross-Border Strikes on Afghanistan, Declaring “Open War” on Taliban, Russia Strikes Cities Across Ukraine Ahead of Talks Between U.S. and Ukrainian Envoys, Hillary Clinton Tells Congressional Committee She “Never Met Jeffrey Epstein”, Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 6 Palestinians in Latest Breach of U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire, ICE Agents’ Car Chase Through Newark Ends in Multi-Car Crash That Injured Children, ICE Agents Use False Pretense to Detain Columbia University Student Without a Warrant, NYC Mayor Mamdani Asks Trump to Dismiss Immigration Cases Against Pro-Palestinian Activists, Mamdani Pitches Trump on Federal Funds for […]

Fair Observer

  • Thinking Out of the Coffin: Doing Away With the $10,000 Toxic Tomb

    The rising movement for green burial isn’t just a niche environmental trend — it’s a profound cultural counternarrative to the American funeral industry. This practice, also known as natural burial, is a direct challenge to the social, economic and political foundations of a system that sells us an expensive, polluting farewell. Offering a path toward… Continue reading Thinking Out of the Coffin: Doing Away With the $10,000 Toxic Tomb The post Thinking Out of the Coffin: Doing Away With the $10,000 Toxic Tomb appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • When Skyscrapers Speak Louder Than Clinics in Ethiopia

    Addis Ababa is rising fast and defiantly. Steel and glass now puncture the highland sky, signaling Ethiopia’s ambition to be seen as a modern African power. East Africa’s tallest building, the 209-meter headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, was completed in 2022. Even taller plans follow: a 327-meter tower for Ethiopian Electric Power, poised… Continue reading When Skyscrapers Speak Louder Than Clinics in Ethiopia The post When Skyscrapers Speak Louder Than Clinics in Ethiopia appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • FO Talks: Can Spirituality Transform Capitalism?

    Fair Observer’s Video Producer Rohan Khattar Singh speaks with Jenna Nicholas, President of LightPost Capital, about impact investing, inequality and the intersection of ethics and capitalism. Drawing on her experience as an investor and author of the best-selling book, Enlightened Bottom Line: Exploring the Intersection of Spirituality, Business, and Investing, Nicholas explores how climate, healthcare… Continue reading FO Talks: Can Spirituality Transform Capitalism? The post FO Talks: Can Spirituality Transform Capitalism? appeared first on Fair Observer.

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Black Agenda Report

  • Black Agenda Radio February 27, 2026

    In this week’s segment, we discuss Trump administration proposals to disenfranchise voters and unconstitutionally give the federal government control over elections. But we begin with an analysis of Venezuela after the U.S. attack on that country and the kidnapping of its president.

  • Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution In the Aftermath of U.S. Aggression

    The Simon Bolivar Institute in Caracas, Venezuela, hosted a delegation from the International Brigade for Peace and Solidarity with Venezuela. We’re joined by one of those delegates, Jacqueline Luqman, Chair of the Coordinating Committee of the Black Alliance for Peace. She is also a co-founder […]

  • Voting Rights Threatened by SAVE Act and Federal Election Takeover Plot

    The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act was passed in the House of Representatives and would disenfranchise millions of people, as would Trump’s plan to unconstitutionally “nationalize” elections. Cliff Albright, Co-Executive Director of Black Voters Matter, joins us from Atlanta, […]

The Guardian

  • US-Israel war on Iran: supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed, Iranian state media confirm – latest reports

    Confirmation follows statement by US president that Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ amid call for regime changeAyatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says TrumpA visual guide to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseWar on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfoldedBlasts have been heard in several cities, including the capital, Tehran, and Isfahan in central Iran.Reuters reports there are long queues at petrol stations in the capital, as many people try to leave. An unnamed Iranian official who spoke to the news agency said several ministries in southern Tehran had been targeted. Continue reading...

  • Protesters rally across US after Iran strikes and reports of Khamenei killing

    Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of warAs news reports circulated that Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, anti-war protesters gathered across the United States, including outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to voice opposition to US military involvement in the region.“It wasn’t sanctioned by Congress, so what Trump is doing is on his own terms, it’s making him a fascist and it’s making the country into a fascist state,” said Sue Johnson, a protester. Continue reading...

  • US and Israel launch strikes on Iran: what we know so far

    Joint operation prompts Tehran to retaliate with missile attacks on bases across Middle EastAyatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says Donald TrumpUS-Israeli war on Iran – live updatesA visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s responseIran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed as the US and Israel launch a war on Iran to trigger regime change, Donald Trump has claimed. The US president announced the death of the ayatollah, who has ruled Iran as supreme leader since 1989, in a post on Truth Social. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump wrote.The death of Iran’s supreme leader was announced after waves of air attacks across the country. Iran’s Red Crescent reported more than 200 […]

  • Inside Trump’s decision to attack Iran: ‘a window of opportunity’

    The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at onceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday as part of a joint operation with Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs, according to two people familiar with deliberations.The Israelis had been tracking the movements of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, and determined there was a window of opportunity to launch attacks as they convened, the people said. Continue reading...

  • ‘The most bitter news’: Iran reels as more than 100 children reportedly killed in school bombing

    The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arriveUS-Israeli attack on Iran – live updatesUS and Israel strikes on Iran: what we know so farIran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they found themselves racing back to school gates, as bombs began to fall across the country in a joint US-Israel attack.At one elementary school, according to Iran’s state-controlled media, they arrived to find devastation. At least 100 children had been killed in the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, the Mizan news agency reported, with dozens more unaccounted for. Continue reading...

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Aeon

  • There are no psychopaths

    Virtually everything you think you know about psychopathy has been thoroughly debunked. Why does this zombie idea live on?- by Rasmus Rosenberg LarsenRead on Aeon

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The Conversation

Inter Press Service

  • Philippines: ‘Preventing Similar Cases Requires Dismantling the Mechanisms That Treat Dissent as Crime’

      CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of dissent in the Philippines with Kyle A Domequil, spokesperson of the Free Tacloban 5 Network, a campaign supporting journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, human rights defender Marielle Domequil and their co-accused and advocating for their release. On 22 January, a Philippines court convicted Cumpio and Domequil of terrorism financing, sentencing

  • Climate Change Is Coming for Your Morning Coffee

    Your morning cup of coffee could soon cost more, thanks to climate change, which is raising the heat on the production of the world’s most loved beverage. Increased episodes of high heat in top coffee-growing regions of the world are affecting the production of coffee, leading to low harvests and high prices for consumers. This

  • Maison des Talibés Confronts Abuse of ‘Talibé’ children in Senegal

    When you walk through the streets of Senegal’s cities, you notice them almost immediately: young boys in worn clothes, clutching plastic cans or tin bowls, weaving between cars and pedestrians to ask for spare change or food. They are often barefoot, alone and hungry. These children are known as talibés. Boys aged approximately 5-15, known

Sludge

Yale Environment 360

  • Older Humpbacks Prove Better at Wooing Mates

    As humpback whale populations recover, researchers are gaining a richer understanding of these wondrous creatures. A new study suggests it may take years for humpbacks to learn how to successfully serenade a mate.Read more on E360 →

Inside Climate News

Amnesty International

Grist

Truthout

Labor Notes

  • How We Organized a Union at Whole Foods

    There were six of us at the first meeting to form a union at Whole Foods in Philadelphia: too many to fit around the coffee shop table, a good sign, so we moved to a restaurant around the corner. We talked about disrespectful managers, low pay, and the loss of paid breaks and health care for part-timers. “I’ve seen many wonderful people come and go” in a decade at the store, said produce worker Ed Dupree. “So many of them worked hard and weren’t always treated well, especially after the Amazon acquisition.”

The World – PRI

  • Latest clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan raise concerns about 'open war'

    On Thursday night, Pakistan’s military fended off attacks by the Taliban along the border with Afghanistan. The country’s air force retaliated Friday morning, with targeted airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar. It’s the latest outburst of tensions between the two neighbors. As the rhetoric ratchets up, The World's Host Carolyn Beeler learned more from Ibraheem Bahiss, a senior analyst with […]

  • In southern Italy, ash is an export

    In southern Italy, in the shadow of Mt. Etna, volcanic ash is part of life, and for generations its been used as fertilizer for agriculture. Now, the rest of the world is catching on, and companies are popping up in the region to collect and sell that ash elsewhere. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Mario Pagliaro, research director at Italy's National Resource Council, about why […]

  • A deadly boat incident increases tensions between the US and Cuba

    This week, Cuban border patrol fired on a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban territorial waters, killing four people and wounding others. Havana has blamed the US for allowing anti-government groups to operate on its soil. The incident comes at a time when tensions between the island and the US have increased. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

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