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Democracy Now!
- "A Moral Obscenity": White House Demands $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Largest Increase Since WWII
The White House is seeking a record-shattering Pentagon budget of $1.5 trillion for the next fiscal year, the largest year-over-year increase in a presidential military spending request since World War II. The United States already has the world’s largest military budget at roughly $1 trillion, more than the combined budgets of the next nine highest-spending countries. The Trump administration’s budget request includes funding for F-35 stealth fighter jets, new warships and President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, among other priorities. “All it means is buying more weapons for more,” says Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen. “It’s beyond the wildest dreams of the military-industrial complex.” […]
- Juan González: "Latinx Freedom" Conference Will Be Landmark Gathering in NYC April 9-10
Democracy Now! co-host Juan González discusses the Latinx Freedom Movement Conference, taking place this week at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. The conference will be a landmark gathering of 1960s movement veterans, scholars, cultural leaders and more. González, who co-founded the Young Lords, a revolutionary group that fought for Puerto Rican rights in the 1960s and ’70s, says the CUNY conference will kick off a series of events in cities across the United States, presenting “sort of an alternative view of the 250th anniversary of Declaration of Independence” that aims to “bring to a new generation this story of how the Latinx freedom movement developed.”
- Report from Tehran: "Hormuz Is Not a Tool to End the War But How Iran Wins the Aftermath"
We speak with two Iranian scholars ahead of an 8 p.m. ET deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face destruction of all its power plants, bridges and other civilian infrastructure. Twelve hours ahead of the deadline, the president posted on social media, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Iran has blocked most maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war, leading to a sharp increase in oil and gas prices around the world. Mohammad Eslami, a research fellow at the University of Tehran, and Zeynab Malakouti, a senior fellow at the Global Peace Institute at the […]
- Headlines for April 7, 2026
Trump Shrugs Off Concerns over War Crimes, Renews Threat to Blow Up Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure, U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran Kill Dozens, Including Children, Iranian Attack on U.S. Base in Kuwait Injures 15 U.S. Soldiers, Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Kill More Civilians, Including Anti-Hezbollah Politician, Israeli Strikes Kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza Refugee Camp, IMF Warns Iran War Will Lead to Higher Inflation and Weakened Global Economy, One Gunman Killed, Two Others Injured in Shooting at Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Trump Administration Terminates Civil Rights Settlements Protecting Transgender Students, Congressmembers Jayapal and Jackson Return from Five-Day Congressional Delegation to Cuba, Vice President Vance Travels to […]
- Israel's War on Lebanon Is a Consequence of "No Accountability" for Gaza: Human Rights Watch
We go to Lebanon, where an Israeli invasion is in full swing along the southern border. Israel has announced the expansion of its so-called buffer zone and issued mass evacuation orders as its military destroys homes and infrastructure throughout the region. A humanitarian crisis is brewing as hospitals have been blocked from receiving medical supplies and as healthcare workers, as well as other civilians, have been killed in targeted Israeli strikes. “This is a war again that’s been ongoing since October 2023, and over the past two-and-a-half years we’ve documented repeated, apparently deliberate, attacks on civilians,” says Human Right Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss, speaking from Beirut. “But what’s different this time around […]
Anthropocene
- A knock-on effect of the EV transition: cheaper gas prices. Yes, really.
By slashing oil demand, electric vehicle policies trigger a cascade of benefits: lower gasoline prices, cheaper home energy, and a stronger domestic energy system.
- The quest for immortal rice just got a huge boost
A gene tweak lets rice regrow after harvest, opening the door to multi-year crops that could dramatically transform agriculture’s climate impact.
The Guardian
- Middle East crisis live: Red Cross ‘outraged’ as Israeli strikes kill at least 254 people in Lebanon; strait of Hormuz impasse continues
As Israel attacks on Beirut continue, Abbas Araghchi points to announcement that says ceasefire includes Lebanon while JD Vance says US never promised thatMiddle East ceasefire in serious doubt as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankersWill shipping in the strait of Hormuz – and oil prices – return to normal?A genocidal threat, and then the US president, Donald Trump, blinked – without any apparently meaningful concessions from Iran. As in so much concerning the second Trump administration, the two week ceasefire “deal” that will see the strait of Hormuz reopened – if it can be described as such – is maddeningly vague and short on detail, apparently kicking the can on key issues down the road.Iran’s nuclear […]
- Trump and former loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene trade jabs as Maga split over Iran widens – US politics live
President calls Greene a ‘traitor’ as former US representative accuses him of flipping from ‘America First to America Last’Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movementSign up for the Breaking News US emailPete Hegseth repeated Donald Trump’s social media comments that Iran will cease uranium enrichment – a condition that Tehran has previously refused to budge on.“Any material they should not have, will be removed right now,” Hegseth said. “The president has been clear from the beginning, there will be no Iranian nuclear weapons.” Continue reading...
- LA teen loses eye after being shot by US agent at No Kings march, lawyer says
USC student Tucker Collins’s attorney accuses homeland security of ‘overt act of repression’ at Los Angeles protestA freshman at the University of Southern California has lost an eye after he was shot last month with a “less-lethal” projectile by a Department of Homeland Security agent at a No Kings march, according to his attorney.On 28 March, Tucker Collins, 18, took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to photograph throngs of protesters, who held signs and chanted slogans denouncing the Trump administration’s policies, his lawyer V James DeSimone said in a statement on Wednesday. Continue reading...
- Oil prices plunge and stocks jump after Trump announces conditional ceasefire with Iran
Oil heads for biggest daily fall since pandemic as Iran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz under its managementMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of HormuzOil prices tumbled on Wednesday and global stock markets rallied after the US and Iran agreed a two-week conditional ceasefire.Investors welcomed the news that Donald Trump had held off on his threat to bomb Iran into “the stone ages”, while Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said passage through the strait of Hormuz would be allowed for the next two weeks under the management of Iran’s military. Wall Street recorded its biggest single-day rally in a year. Continue reading...
- Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movement
Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’Donald Trump’s acceptance of a two-week ceasefire in Iran has exposed fresh divisions in his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement, with some supporters expressing vindication and others accusing the US president of betrayal.The US and Iran both claimed victory after the two countries agreed to pause hostilities following more than a month of war. But the strait of Hormuz remained closed on Wednesday and fighting was still taking place as Israel launched its biggest attacks yet on Lebanon. Continue reading...
Aeon
- Your opinion, please
From poetry to politics, this radio show asked listeners to speak their minds. Decades later, their words still resonate- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- Israeli threats to occupy or annex south Lebanon dust off a decades-old playbook
As before, however, any such move into the country would be fraught with the same risks that have bedeviled past Israeli invasions of Lebanon.
- Presidential words can turn the unthinkable into the thinkable − for better or for worse
For years, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has relied on insult, ridicule, threat and contempt. But the scale of violence in his words during the first week of April 2026 was new – and had a purpose.
- Philadelphia’s 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador
A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.
- Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future
Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
- City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
Inter Press Service
- The Race Is On: Who Will Be the Next UN Secretary General?
Let the race begin! April 1st was the deadline for candidates to be nominated for Secretary-General. Was it a coincidence that the deadline was April Fool’s Day? Judging by the quality of the official candidates, we suspect so. Before looking at the four official finalists, however, it’s worth examining the state of global politics, since
- Inequalities in Human Mortality
As stated in Hamlet, “Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” Although death is inevitable for all living beings, human mortality, which is expected to reach approximately 64 million individual deaths worldwide in 2026, is not evenly distributed across populations. While mortality is a common fate for all
- Japan and Kazakhstan Draw Closer as Iran Crisis Reshapes Energy and Security Priorities
With instability around Iran exposing Japan’s dependence on Middle Eastern oil, Tokyo is deepening ties with Kazakhstan in search of more resilient supply chains, alternative energy routes and renewed cooperation on nuclear disarmament.
Sludge
- How Trump’s Former Digital Guru Is Shaping AI Narratives About Iran for Israel
After the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, a network run by Trump’s former digital chief Brad Parscale began publishing AI-optimized content aimed at shaping how the conflict would be understood.
Grist
- What to expect when you’re expecting the end of the world
Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life.
- There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really
Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing.
- Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
Kate Marvel reflects on her fiery resignation: “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”
Truthout
- Iranians, Watching Precarious Ceasefire, Express Desperation Over What’s Next
The war on Iran is “very much a clear attempt to de-develop the country,” says Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi.
- In Echoes of Corbyn, Insurgent Candidate Wins Canadian Party Leadership
Avi Lewis now leads the New Democratic Party after a campaign reminiscent of left-leaning politicians in the US and UK.
- Hours Into Ceasefire, Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium or US Will Seize It
Netanyahu said Iran must accede or face “renewed fighting,” just hours after the ceasefire went into effect.
Labor Notes
- A Lack of Democracy in the United Farm Workers Gave Chavez Immunity
In 2011 Frank Bardacke published an 800-page history of the Farm Workers union: Trampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers. It opened many eyes to the reasons the UFW became a shadow of its former self. Bardacke starts the book with an epigraph, a quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “O what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down...”
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