Jacobin
- The Great Interest Rate Heist
You know the subplots from Superman III and Office Space — where scammers skim bits of cash from lots of people, which adds up to tons of money? That’s the kind of heist the Federal Reserve is helping banks pull off, according to new data about net interest income — which is the difference between what banks charge you
- Jacobin Writer Jailed 5 Days for Criticizing Israel
Everyone on the Left should have seen it coming. The Right has successfully exploited the fallout from “the Great Awokening” — the risky tendency among the liberal and “progressive” left to express unbridled enthusiasm for speech policing that has led to censorship, firings, and suppression of dissent. A very short list of social liberalism’s censorious
- WNBA Athletes Are Done With Being Underpaid
“The North Star is the athlete. Every decision we make has to be built for them.” These are the words of Alex Bazzell, president of Unrivaled, a new player-owned women’s basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. The objective of the league is to provide increased domestic opportunity for professional basketball
- Cuba Sends Doctors, the US Sends Sanctions
On February 25, US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced restrictions on visas for both government officials in Cuba and any others worldwide who are “complicit” with the island nation’s overseas medical-assistance programs. A US State Department statement clarified that the sanction extends to “current and former” officials and the “immediate family of such persons.”
- Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon to Break Gaza
After over a month of deploying every means at their disposal to sabotage and collapse the cease-fire agreement with Palestinian resistance forces led by Hamas, Israel — under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government — has once again refused to proceed with the next stage of agreed negotiations, threatening to resume its war on Gaza unless the latter
Shadowproof
In These Times
Occupy.com
- The February 28 Economic Blackout
A broad range of Americans are organizing a 24-hour economic boycott on February 28th to protest the ongoing actions of the Trump administration and to send a message to corporate America.
Current Affairs
Mother Jones
- Now January 6 Apologist Ed Martin Says He Wants to “Defend the Police.”
Ed Martin, the acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, is a former advocate for January 6 attackers who has demoted, fired, or investigated scores of prosecutors in his office who worked on cases against rioters who assaulted Capitol and DC police that day. But Martin on Friday announced a new initiative he dubbed
- The VA Promised DOGE Cuts Won’t Harm Veterans. Employees Say It’s Already Happening.
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. For years, his morning routine was as therapeutic as the job he loved: Wake up at 4:30. Run or lift weights by 5 a.m. Then head to the veterans mental health facility where he works in
- Trump Can’t Really Stop Biden’s Climate Legacy
Since taking office, President Donald Trump hasn’t wasted time unraveling Joe Biden’s climate legacy. He’s signed executive orders directing his administration to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, end offshore wind leases, root out environmental justice programs, and declared a “National Energy Emergency” to encourage more fossil fuel production. But many of Biden’s climate
- Republicans Aim to Generate Support for Selling Off America’s Public Lands
This story was originally published on the substack Public Domain to which you can subscribe here. The last time Republicans took full control of Washington, DC, back in 2017, the House of Representatives quickly approved a rules change making it easier for Congress to sell off federal public lands. Then-Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) followed up with legislation to liquidate
- The Country’s Most Famous Houseplant Is Missing. What Did Trump Do With It?
After the Washington Post ran a front-page photo of President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu sitting in front of the Oval Office fireplace on February 4, careful reader Thomas M. Sneeringer fired off a letter to the editor. “It appears the fireplace mantel in the Oval Office has been subjected to President Donald Trump’s Midas touch,”
Dissident Voice
- Complicity in the Mass Murder of Children, Women, and Men
I have sent the following Letter to major Australian media and to nearly all Federal and Victorian State MPs: Mainstream Western media (e.g. the BBC) have published the estimate in the leading medical journal The Lancet that violent (direct) deaths in Gaza totalled 64,260 in 9 months i.e. 111,000 by the Ceasefire on 20 January The post Complicity in the Mass Murder of Children, Women, and Men first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- Trump Threatens Russia with New Sanctions
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump © Global Look Press / CNP / Al Drago US President Donald Trump has threatened Moscow with a new round of “large-scale” sanctions until a Ukraine ceasefire is reached. The restrictions would target the Russian banking sector and include tariffs on the country’s foreign trade, he announced in a The post Trump Threatens Russia with New Sanctions first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- Ukrainian Commando vs US Business-Being
Commando Zelenskyy One thing that instantly struck me watching the White House press conference February 28, 2025 with US President Donald Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was that the grand welcome accorded to Zelenskyy by the previous US government of Joe Biden and some The post Ukrainian Commando vs US Business-Being first appeared on Dissident Voice.
The Progressive
- The Power of Just Not Buying It
A one-day boycott is not going to have much of an impact. But a sustained effort over many just might.
- State of Shame
Prison policies in the state of New York make life worse for prisoners and prison guards alike.
- Jimmy Carter Reminds Us of Political Integrity; Donald Trump and Corporate America Remain Committed to Darkness
Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower.
Counterpunch
- “A Complete Horrorshow”
Netanyahu announcing the new blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Netanyahu announcing the new blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Netanyahu announcing the new blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Netanyahu announcing the new blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Netanyahu announcing the new blockade on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Netanyahu announcing the new blockade To read this article, log in here or subscribe here. If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of your access here In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. More The post “A Complete Horrorshow” appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Between Legal Reform and Historical Justice
There is no discourse in South Africa more ancient, more unresolved, and more weaponised than that of land. The passage of the Expropriation Act in South Africa has set the air thick with tension, a moment that peels open the past to reveal its jagged edges. A history that never ended, only submerged beneath the language of legality and market transactions, is once again clawing at the present. More The post South Africa’s Expropriation Act: Between Legal Reform and Historical Justice appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Roaming Charges: Political Personality Crisis in America
Trump has been gifted more power than he has taken. But now that he has accumulated so much authority through the weakness and political negligence of his opponents, he is in a position to seize and consolidate an unprecedented amount of power by himself, leaving the country almost defenseless against his vindictive whims and authoritarian aspirations. More The post Roaming Charges: Political Personality Crisis in America appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
The American Prospect
Antiwar.com
- How Biden Botched the Chance To End the War in Ukraine
As President Donald Trump attempts to engage Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, supporters of the proxy war in Washington, Europe, and Ukraine claim that President Vladimir Putin is an evil dictator who cannot be trusted. The implication is that talking with the Kremlin is equivalent to surrender for Kiev because Putin wants all … Continue reading "How Biden Botched the Chance To End the War in Ukraine"
FAIR
- Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land
In reporting on its historic Oscar win, many publications avoided describing No Other Land in detail, or relied on the passive voice to obscure its specifics.
- Eric Blanc on Worker-to-Worker Organizing
Federal workers, presumed to be easy targets, are also on the front lines of the fightback against the Trump/Musk federal smash and grab.
- MSNBC Sidelines Its Most Progressive Anchors
MSNBC’s recent purge makes it more unlikely that the cable news network will have any role in holding Democrats' feet to the fire.
