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  • "Holding Liat": Former Israeli Hostage Says "There Aren't Any Conflicts That Are Unsolvable"

    Israeli American Liat Beinin Atzili was taken captive during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Over the next two months, her family members, including film director Brandon Kramer, tirelessly advocated for her release, an endeavor now documented in Kramer’s new film, Holding Liat. We speak to Atzili and Kramer about their family’s ordeal and Atzili’s captivity in Gaza, where she was held in isolation alongside another Israeli woman by members of Hamas until November 2023. “They kept telling us that they had no idea what was going on with other hostages, and that it was their job to keep us safe and to keep us healthy until we were released in a hostage deal. And that’s what they did,” she says. Since her release, Atzili has […]

  • "The Voice of Hind Rajab," Shortlisted for Oscar, Uses Audio of 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Gaza

    Two years ago this month, the world was gripped by a series of shocking recordings of a 6-year-old girl in Gaza pleading for help as she sat trapped in a car riddled with bullets alongside the bodies of her cousins, aunt and uncle, who had just been killed by Israeli forces as the family attempted to flee the Israeli ground invasion of Gaza City. Emergency responders with the Palestine Red Crescent Society attempted to secure safe passage to rescue the child, an elementary school student named Hind Rajab, but Israeli forces also targeted and destroyed an ambulance as it arrived on the scene, killing medical workers Yusuf al-Zeino and Ahmed al-Madhoun, before firing again at the family’s car, killing Rajab. “When you hear her voice, you […]

  • "What Are You Hiding?" Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Says ICE Killing of Renee Good Must Be Investigated

    Minnesota state investigators say the FBI is blocking them from investigating the ICE shooting of Renee Good, a mother of three and award-winning poet who was killed in her car on January 7. The federal government’s claims of immunity for the ICE officer — identified as Iraq War veteran Jonathan Ross — go against precedent, as does its refusal to cooperate with state authorities, says Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who is demanding a local and state-led investigation into Good’s homicide and an end to the Trump administration’s “smear tactics” against Good. “This is Third Reich stuff,” adds Ellison, decrying the escalation in aggressive tactics employed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis and […]

  • Headlines for January 9, 2026

    Portland Mayor Calls on ICE to Halt Operations in City After Border Agents Shot Married Couple, The Killing of Renee Good: Minnesota Officials Fear Cover-Up After FBI Halts Cooperation with State Investigators, Rep. Robin Kelly to Introduce Articles to Impeach Kristi Noem, Immigration Agents Denounced for Raid Outside Minneapolis High School, Bipartisan Bill Advances in Senate to Block Trump from Taking Military Action in Venezuela, “Would Be Great Honor”: Trump on Offer by Machado to Share Nobel Prize with Him, U.S. Considers Sending $100,000 to Each Greenlander as Part of Trump Push to Take Over Island, Protests Continue in Iran; Trump Renews Threat to Attack Iran If Protesters Are Crushed, “There’s Neither Peace Nor Truce”: […]

  • Trump Vows to "Indefinitely" Control Venezuela's Oil as U.S. Seizes Two More Oil Tankers

    U.S. forces have seized two more oil tankers with links to Venezuela, days after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro along with his wife, making former Vice President Delcy Rodríguez the new leader of the country. “This is a decapitation without regime change,” says Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez. “The political system in Venezuela remains intact.” In Caracas, former Venezuelan diplomat Carlos Ron says Maduro is a “prisoner of war” and that Venezuelans “are angry and are upset about this incursion from the United States.” This comes as the Trump administration has announced plans to control sales of Venezuela’s oil “indefinitely.”

Fair Observer

  • The Real AI Crisis Is Cultural, Not Technical

    In my previous piece, “Deepfaking It: The New Cultural Crisis No One Is Naming,” ChatGPT and I attempted to deconstruct an article by The New York Times that promised — and failed — to provide insight into the methods and techniques that might enable students to identify and deal with the illusions created by AI.… Continue reading The Real AI Crisis Is Cultural, Not Technical The post The Real AI Crisis Is Cultural, Not Technical appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia

    The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces on January 3 reignited debate over sovereignty, international law and the use of force. Conducted without UN authorization and justified by drug-trafficking charges, the operation drew criticism from several governments. Although far removed from Southeast Asia, the episode carries implications for how China manages its… Continue reading How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia The post How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Plunging Into the Abyss: Will the US and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints?

    For most of us, Friday, February 6, 2026, is likely to feel no different than Thursday, February 5. It will be a work or school day for many of us. It might involve shopping for the weekend or an evening get-together with friends, or any of the other mundane tasks of life. But from a… Continue reading Plunging Into the Abyss: Will the US and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints? The post Plunging Into the Abyss: Will the US and Russia Abandon All Nuclear Restraints? appeared first on Fair Observer.

Anthropocene

Black Agenda Report

  • Black Agenda Radio January 9, 2026

    In this week’s segment, we discuss why Israel is the first and only nation to recognize the Somaliland region of Somalia and the impact of this act on the Horn of Africa region. But we begin with a discussion of the US attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the president and first lady.

  • Solidarity with Venezuela and Opposition to U.S. Aggression and Kidnapping of the Maduros

    The U.S. attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of the president and first lady are the culmination of years of intervention against that state. Corinna Mullin discusses the importance of anti-imperialist mobilization in solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

  • Israel's Recognition of Somaliland Destabilizes the Horn of Africa

    Israel is the first and only nation to recognize the Somaliland region of Somalia as an independent state. The zionist entity's plan to establish a military presence will enhance the U.S. decades-long policies that have destabilized the Horn of Africa region. Somali scholar Suldan Mohammed provides […]

The Guardian

  • Trump news at a glance: White House doubles down on threat of ‘lethal force’ against Iran amid unrest

    Trump also announced a 25% tariff for ‘any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran’ – key US politics stories from 12 JanuaryLast week, as growing protests in Iran were met with violent crackdowns, Donald Trump issued a threat to the country’s leadership: “You’d better not start shooting, because we’ll start shooting too.”This week the White House is doubling down on Trump’s saber-rattling. Continue reading...

  • Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US trade

    President posts online as US weighs response to situation in Iran, which is major facing anti-government protestsDonald Trump said on Monday any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the US, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran, which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years.“Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” the US president said in a post on Truth Social. Tariffs are paid by US importers of goods from those countries. Iran has been heavily sanctioned by Washington for years. Continue reading...

  • Minnesota sues Trump administration to end surge of ICE agents in state

    Lawsuit comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole GoodThe Minnesota attorney general, Keith Ellison, announced a lawsuit on Monday against the federal government, seeking to end the surge of ICE agents in the state.The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting resident Renee Nicole Good behind the wheel of her vehicle last week, leading to protests across the city, and country. Continue reading...

  • Some Republicans speak out against DoJ investigation into Fed chair

    Republican senator vows to block all Fed nominations ‘until legal matter is fully resolved’Several Republican lawmakers have begun speaking out against the Trump administration’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, with one senator going so far as to threaten all Fed nominations as a result.Thom Tillis, a senator from North Carolina, vowed to block all Federal Reserve nominations after the justice department opened the investigation, inflaming tensions over the central bank’s independence. Continue reading...

  • US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump

    Ørsted and other wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multibillion dollar projects under TrumpA federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which Donald Trump’s administration halted along with four other projects last month.The ruling by US district judge Royce Lamberth is a legal setback for Trump, who has sought to block expansion of offshore wind in federal waters. Continue reading...

The Marshall Project

Aeon

  • Red tape on a blue planet

    All our laws and rules to protect coral reefs now stand in the way of radical action to save them from heat death- by Irus BravermanRead on Aeon

Unicorn Riot

  • Large Noise Demo Against ICE Crashed by Police Who Arrest 30

    Minneapolis, MN — Over a thousand protesters visited two hotels in downtown Minneapolis on Friday night, equipped with loud noise makers, in an attempt to disrupt the sleep of any ICE officers who may be staying in the hotels. More than four hours into the… The post Large Noise Demo Against ICE Crashed by Police Who Arrest 30 appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

The Conversation

Inter Press Service

  • Our New Colonial Era

    We’re living in an age where the world is loudly proclaiming the death of empire, yet reproducing its structures. This is not nostalgia for colonial postcards — it’s a reinvention of foreign policy, international governance and global economic power that resembles colonial logic far more than it does meaningful cooperation. The term “New Colonialism” feels

  • Importing Empire: Why America’s Legacy of Dehumanization in Foreign Wars Is Now a Reality at Home

    Before military aid is appropriated, troops deployed, or bombs dropped, the United States lays the groundwork for its political violence by first stripping adversaries of their humanity. Diplomacy is sidelined, legal restraints are treated as inconveniences, and profit is valued over human life. This machinery of dehumanization, imposed around the world for decades and honed

  • Experts Urge Rapid Adaptation as India Braces for ‘Stronger’ Cyclones, Quakes

    Despite early warnings reportedly reaching communities before the cyclones (Ditwah and Senyar) struck coastal regions in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia late in November 2025, over 1,500 people lost their lives and hundreds went missing even as millions were impacted by these disasters, which caused massive destruction. Scientists say that these disasters reflect a changing

Sludge

Yale Environment 360

  • Sea Star Murder Mystery: What’s Killing a Key Ocean Species?

    Billions of sea stars, victims of a deadly wasting illness, have perished over the last decade, imperiling marine ecosystems and spurring a global hunt for a biological or environmental culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.Read more on E360 →

Inside Climate News

  • After Losing a Climate Case in a Louisiana Courtroom, Chevron Wants a Change of Venue

    A jury in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, thought it had put the issue to rest. In April 2025, after an 18-day trial, the group of south Louisianans awarded two coastal parish governments $744.6 million in damages, finding that Chevron had contributed to the decline of the state’s shoreline and wetlands.  In the face of that landmark

  • Are Declining Stocking Rates Underexplored By Scientists?

    If you stood in front of a map of the world, subtracted its oceans and threw a dart, you would have about a one-in-four chance of hitting land humans use for grazing livestock. But concentrations of grazing animals used for human consumption across the world have been shifting for the last 25 years, according to

Amnesty International

Grist

Truthout

Labor Notes

  • How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump

    The U.S. is home to 17 million military veterans. About 1.3 million of them currently work in union jobs, with women and people of color making up the fastest-growing cohorts. Veterans are more likely to join a union than non-veterans, according to the AFL-CIO. In half a dozen states, 25 percent or more of all actively employed veterans belong to unions.

The World – PRI

  • The European Union and South America begin a new — and very big — trade relationship

    The European Union signed off on a major new trade agreement with four South American nations on Friday. It's composed of markets with more than 700 million people. But there's still a great deal of skepticism about it among some in Europe, including French farmers. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

  • Europe is on edge after US strikes in Venezuela and Greenland threats

    From a US military raid that captured Venezuela’s president, to threats from the White House to take over Greenland, Europe’s leaders have faced a week of escalating challenges from Washington. Leaders across the EU have responded cautiously, with some notable exceptions. But critics warn that restraint could hand the Trump administration exactly the advantage it’s seeking. The World’s […]

  • Polluted Tijuana River is an equal-opportunity disaster

    Billions of gallons of wastewater laced with industrial chemicals pour into the Tijuana River and reach the Pacific Ocean every year. The pollution also seeps into the earth and froths into airborne particles. People on both sides of the US-Mexico border say it is making them sick. Investigative reporter Philip Salata from inewsource in San Diego reports.

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