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  • Automatic Draft Registration Would Expand U.S. Surveillance State: Antiwar Activist

    The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool. The U.S. hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but it still maintains a registry of eligible men in case the draft is restored. New rules around automatic military draft registration were tucked into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. We are joined by Edward Hasbrouck, an organizer with the Anti-Draft Coalition, which opposes the plan for automatic draft registration and is calling for repeal of the Military Selective Service Act. “The important thing is to take the draft off the table, remove it from the arsenal of war planning. Forcing the government to confront the question, before they make […]

  • Trump Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Student Activists Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi

    The Trump administration has fired six more immigration judges in its effort to reshape immigration policy and the immigration courts. Two of the fired judges, Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, had each dismissed high-profile cases brought by the government against international students who had advocated for Palestinian rights, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi. Around 100 immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration. Firings in previous administrations were rare. The Trump administration is eroding “the concept of procedural due process, the idea that you get to have a hearing in the United States” by “firing judges that it perceived as being opposed to the administration’s stated goal to deport as many people as […]

  • Viktor Orbán's Era Is Over: Hungarians Celebrate as Longtime Far-Right Leader Suffers Landslide Loss

    Official election results in Hungary show Péter Magyar and his opposition Tisza party won Sunday’s parliamentary election in a landslide, with more than the two-thirds majority needed to amend Hungary’s constitution. Hungary’s far-right Viktor Orbán has been prime minister of the country since 2010, making him the European Union’s longest-serving leader. His campaign was supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Trump administration. Tens of thousands gathered in Budapest on Sunday to celebrate the victory over Orbán. “Everybody was partying on the streets. Strangers were hugging each other. Music, drinks, cars honking. So, basically, it was like a street carnival for the entire night,” says Hungarian journalist […]

  • Trump Orders Naval Blockade of Iran After Failed Talks, Iran Threatens Retaliation in Gulf

    Ship traffic has been halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET. Iran denounced Trump’s move as an illegal act amounting to “piracy” and has threatened to strike Gulf ports in retaliation. Trump ordered the blockade after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war following 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, Pakistan. Global oil prices jumped after Trump announced the blockade. Ervand Abrahamian, professor emeritus of history at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, predicts “the U.S. will start bombing Iranian oil installations. Iran will retaliate by bombing the Gulf […]

  • Headlines for April 13, 2026

    President Trump Announces Naval Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Israeli Strike Kills Infant Girl During Her Father’s Funeral in Lebanon, At Least Seven Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes in Gaza, Police Arrest Over 500 Palestine Action Activists in London, President Trump Slams Pope Leo as Too Liberal and “Weak on Crime”, Trump Admin Fires Immigration Judges Who Dismissed Cases Against Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, Hungarian Far-Right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election, Amnesty International: Nigerian Airstrikes Kill Over 100 Civilians, “All You Had to Do Was Pay Us Enough to Live”: Worker Sets Fire to California Paper Warehouse, Saboteur at Ireland’s Shannon Airport Uses Hatchet to […]

Fair Observer

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Challenging Simplistic Narratives of Power and Morality in Conflict

    We in the West — and especially those in the New World who ignore history — blindly believe in the simplistic notion that good always triumphs over evil. Childhood fairytales and comics, and adulthood Hollywood have taught us that; think of everyone from Snow White to Batman to Clint Eastwood’s nameless hero in iconic spaghetti… Continue reading The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Challenging Simplistic Narratives of Power and Morality in Conflict The post The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous: Challenging Simplistic Narratives of Power and Morality in Conflict appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Contested Body Counts, Visibility and the (Necro)Politics of America’s War in Iran

    Over the Easter weekend, news of a missing American aircrew member dominated headlines after a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Good Friday. Just hours earlier, Novara Media reported that the US was “hiding the true extent” of its military casualties in the Iran war, presenting this as a problem of transparency.… Continue reading Contested Body Counts, Visibility and the (Necro)Politics of America’s War in Iran The post Contested Body Counts, Visibility and the (Necro)Politics of America’s War in Iran appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • When Sorrows Come in Battalions: War, AI and the Feedback Loop That Will Eat Itself — Part 1

    The English language possesses various proverbial expressions that convey a feeling many of us share about the world today as we witness the growing global chaos that now surrounds us. Some will complain “it never rains, but it pours,” while others remark, “misfortunes never come singly.” My favorite is the far more poetic assessment uttered… Continue reading When Sorrows Come in Battalions: War, AI and the Feedback Loop That Will Eat Itself — Part 1 The post When Sorrows Come in Battalions: War, AI and the Feedback Loop That Will Eat Itself — Part 1 appeared first on Fair Observer.

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      Aeon

      • You’ve lived this life before

        The mystical insight came to Nietzsche like a lightning flash: time eternally recurs – and life must be lived accordingly- by Mark HigginsRead on Aeon

      Unicorn Riot

      • Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case?

        Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Elizabeth Soto, and… The post Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.

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      Inter Press Service

      • Civil Society Launch a Campaign Against Extractive Industry Exploitation and Land Grabs

        Over 800 households in Ikolomani Constituency in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, fear eviction to pave the way for a British firm, Shanta Gold Limited, to begin extracting gold valued at Sh683 billion ($5.29 billion) on an estimated 337 acres of residential and agricultural land. Efforts by residents to protest against the looming displacement during an

      • Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations

        While global attention right now is on escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, another crisis continues quietly in Bangladesh. Beginning April 1, 2026, the World Food Programme (WFP) introduced a revised Targeting and Prioritisation Exercise (TPE) for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, according to a

      • Trump Rips off Velvet Glove from Mailed Fist

        Trump 2.0 has been marked by the blatantly aggressive exercise of power to secure US interests as defined by him. While many recent trends even predate his first term, his reduced use of ‘soft power’ has exposed his bullying, extortionary use of US power. Rule of law? Trade liberalisation has been reversed for at least

      Sludge

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      Inside Climate News

      • Dam Useless: Barriers Prevent a Migratory Fish from Reproducing

        The Bronx River was once a curvy waterway that ran through vast forests and flowed into networks of tidal marshland. For centuries, river herring have swum up the waterway from the East River and the Long Island Sound to lay their eggs.  But the river they traverse looks far different now. The waterway has been

      • California’s Climate Leaders Talk Clean Energy Growing Pains and the War on Iran

        SACRAMENTO—Not long into Ellie Cohen’s opening remarks at the California Climate Policy Summit this week, the crowd erupted in boos—at her request.  The CEO of the Santa Rosa-based Climate Center had been noting widening climate threats and thanked the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom for lawsuits against the Trump administration, then shifted her tone.  Taking

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        Labor Notes

        • Virginia Public Workers Make Headway on Bargaining Rights

          After a years-long campaign by unions, Virginia’s General Assembly passed legislation to extend collective bargaining rights to nearly half a million state, county, and municipal government employees. Union recognition has been denied Virginia’s public employees since 1946 when the state legislature passed a joint resolution against public sector bargaining to defeat a Black hospital workers’ organizing drive at the University of Virginia. A 1977 state Supreme Court ruling affirmed the ban, which was later codified by legislation in 1993.

        The World – PRI

        • Hyper-realistic baby dolls gaining popularity in Spain

          They're dolls, but you might not realize it unless you pick one up. They're known as "reborn babies," and they originated in the US. But they've really caught on in Iberia, where people collect the life-like dolls, role-play as parents online or use them for therapy. Some health professionals worry people might take the simulation too far. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

        • Why negotiating experience matters in high-stakes Iran talks

          US and Iranian delegations met in person at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad this weekend. They spoke for 21 hours without achieving a breakthrough. Former Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, chief negotiator for the Obama-era nuclear deal, isn’t surprised the talks broke down. She explains to The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler how DOGE and the dismantling of US diplomatic expertise are […]

        • The legacy of Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle

          Tributes are pouring in from around the globe for singer Asha Bhosle, who died yesterday at the age of 92. Her music has been a soundtrack for people's lives, over multiple generations. The World's Host Marco Werman speaks with NYU professor Tejaswini Ganti to get a sense of why people connected so profoundly with Bhosle's music.

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