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Democracy Now!

  • "All the Walls Came Down": L.A. Fire Survivors Fight Foreclosure & Demand Justice in Altadena

    We look at All the Walls Came Down, a new short documentary directed by filmmaker Ondi Timoner that looks back at the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, which destroyed Timoner’s home and left the historically Black community of Altadena in ruins. The film, which has been shortlisted for an Academy Award, follows community organizer Heavenly Hughes as residents confront the aftermath of the fires and organize to rebuild their town. “We feel like we’re being forced out because of this fire and not really getting the support that we need from our elected officials to be sure to preserve and protect our Black and Brown community,” says Hughes. Timoner says Southern California Edison, which has taken responsibility for the Eaton […]

  • "We Had Whistles. They Had Guns": Nationwide Protests Held over ICE Killing of Renee Good

    We speak with civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong in Minneapolis as protests continue in the city following the killing of activist Renee Good last week. The ICE agent who fatally shot Good in her car has been identified as Jonathan Ross, an Iraq War veteran described by family and friends as a hardcore conservative Christian and MAGA supporter. This comes as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem continues to claim Good was engaged in “domestic terrorism.” “Folks at the highest levels of government are perpetuating falsehoods … and working overtime to justify the brutal murder of Renee Good,” says Levy Armstrong, who urges local authorities to arrest Ross.

  • Iran Escalates Deadly Crackdown on Mass Protests as Trump Threatens to Launch Military Attack

    Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Iran as authorities crack down on protests against inflation and the government’s handling of the economic crisis, with thousands more arrested amid a nationwide communications blackout. The protests started in late December and quickly spread across the country, marking the strongest internal challenge to the Iranian government in years. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran in support of the protesters. “Many civil and political activists in Iran have warned against any kind of foreign intervention, because it actually increases repression inside of the country,” says Narges Bajoghli, associate professor of Middle East studies at Johns […]

  • Headlines for January 12, 2026

    Over 500 Protesters Killed in Demonstrations in Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Expresses Support for Iranian Protesters as Israel Continues to Strike Gaza, Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide Following the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good, ICE Agent’s Cellphone Video Shows the Minutes Before Renee Good Was Killed, NYT: Venezuela’s Interim President Requests U.S. Help to Seize Rogue Oil Tanker, Nobel Institute Rejects Offer by Venezuelan Opposition Figure Machado to Share Peace Prize with Trump, Trump Threatens Cuba to “Make a Deal Before It’s Too Late”, Denmark’s Prime Minister Says Country Faces a “Fateful Moment” as Trump Threatens to Take Over Greenland, DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome […]

  • "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 […]

Fair Observer

  • US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle

    The US strike on northern Venezuela’s establishment on January 3 is a gross violation of international law and the principle of the sovereign equality of the nation-state. This noble principle, first articulated in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 — which ended the balkanization of Europe — was later reiterated in the Charter of the… Continue reading US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle The post US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Why Iran’s Collapse Requires Decisive American and Israeli Intervention

    January 2026 marks an irrevocable geopolitical shift. The Islamic Republic of Iran faces terminal systemic failure. What began on December 28, 2025, as local economic protests has rapidly escalated into the clerical establishment’s gravest existential threat since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Unlike past unrest, this uprising demands revolution rather than reform.  The regime’s internal survival… Continue reading Why Iran’s Collapse Requires Decisive American and Israeli Intervention The post Why Iran’s Collapse Requires Decisive American and Israeli Intervention appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • South Yemen’s Near Moment of Independence: Hadramaut, Regional Anxiety and the Saudi Reset

    Earlier this month, South Yemen came closer to independence than at any point since unification in 1990. A combination of rapid military advances, a constitutional declaration by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the collapse of effective government authority across much of the south appeared to set the stage for a decisive break. Yet regional… Continue reading South Yemen’s Near Moment of Independence: Hadramaut, Regional Anxiety and the Saudi Reset The post South Yemen’s Near Moment of Independence: Hadramaut, Regional Anxiety and the Saudi Reset 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

  • 2026 is already pure chaos. Is that Trump’s electoral strategy? | Moustafa Bayoumi

    Less than two weeks into the year, the US is stoking mayhem at home and abroad – with midterms coming in the autumnHave we ever seen a year in recent memory begin with as much deliberate turmoil as 2026 has? Less than two weeks into 2026, we have witnessed Donald Trump deploy US forces to depose and abduct the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, along with Cilia Flores, his wife and close political adviser. The US president then informed the world that the United States would “run” Venezuela for the time being, which he later explained could potentially last for several years.Trump has also threatened – and then seemingly made peace with – the president of Colombia; seized at least five oil tankers in the Caribbean (actions […]

  • ‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition

    Issue dubbed ‘great unifier’ but Republicans and Democrats are instead jockeying for big tech’s financial favorIn late October, an unlikely coalition formed to fiercely oppose controversial plans for more than a dozen Michigan datacenters – rightwing “Stop the Steal” activists joined forces with groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, and people of all political stripes in between.Polling showed just 28% of residents supported new datacenters, and, amid the furor, Michigan state congressman Dylan Wegela introduced a bill to repeal datacenter tax credits. Despite an opportunity for what looked like an easy political win, the bill has few co-sponsors, is unlikely to move in the state house, and most datacenter plans are […]

  • House Democrat and Republican to reintroduce ‘click-to-cancel’ bill

    Exclusive: Unsubscribe Act, to be reintroduced in the House on Tuesday, would ban complex subscription cancellationsThe average American is losing hundreds of dollars each year on subscriptions they forget to cancel or struggle to end, even as federal consumer protections meant to address the problem remain blocked by a federal court ruling.With the regulatory route stalled, two representatives are offering a bipartisan fix: California Democrat Mark Takano and Nevada Republican Mark Amodei are reintroducing the Unsubscribe Act Tuesday morning that would prohibit deliberately complex cancellation processes. Continue reading...

  • Hyperlocal and highly visible: the power of freeway overpass protests amid Trump 2.0

    Since Trump retook office, protesters across the US are sending messages that are hard for drivers to missBonnie Connery was horrified when she read the news about the death of ICE observer Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on 7 January. Within minutes, she and her local Missoula Visibility Brigade were messaging each other. By 3.30pm, the group of 20 was standing on the South Reserve Street Pedestrian Bridge, arranging letters cut out of craft paper and glued onto black foam and hanging them across the bridge using bungee cords. Thousands of cars driving by during rush hour passed under their messages: “ICE THUGS KILL CITIZEN” and “DHS LIES.”The idea was to grab drivers’ attention quickly, which often means using a short, […]

  • Ex-FDA workers warn Trump cuts will increase risk of food safety lapses in US

    Current and former workers caution administration’s ‘politicization of science’ will negatively affect Americans Sweeping cuts and the “politicization of science” inside the Food and Drug Administration have increased the risk of safety lapses across the US, former agency workers warned.Less than a year after Donald Trump returned to power, and his administration oversaw the firing and resignation of thousands of FDA employees, a listeria outbreak that killed six people and sickened 27 across 18 states due to contamination of prepared pasta meals underlined the danger posed by safety failings. 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

Sludge

Yale Environment 360

Inside Climate News

  • Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

    Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s seat was empty when the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an important case over the oil and gas industry’s responsibility for damage to the Louisiana coastline. Last week, the high court’s clerk notified the parties in the case that Alito would not participate due to his financial interest

  • Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System

    The true reasons for the Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela might be unknown, but there is little doubt that oil and money lie at the center of any resolution.  “We built Venezuela oil industry with American talent, drive and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us,” President Donald Trump said when announcing

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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