Truthout
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Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
Virtually everyone killed by the US during the “war on terror” has been a person of color, writer Norman Solomon says.
Israel Is Now Occupying 60 Percent of the Gaza Strip
In Gaza, Israel has accelerated the Nakba “10 times as viciously,” Palestinian writer Muhammad Shehada says.
Xi Warns Support for Taiwan Could Lead to Conflict Between China and US
Congress has approved a new $14 billion arms package for Taiwan, but Trump has not yet moved it forward.
What Trump’s “Whenever Wars” Reveal About US Empire
“We really have to see the rise of Trump itself as an indictment of the whole system,” says Khury Petersen-Smith.
Trump’s FDA Chief Is Pushed Out. Acting Head Is Nonscientist Friend of Don Jr.
Mass layoffs and the loss of scientific expertise had already thrown the Food and Drug Administration in turmoil.
Flotilla Activist Describes Kidnapping by Israel in International Waters
Saif Abukeshek was detained for 10 days after his boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, was intercepted by Israel.
Far Right Reform Party Saw Big Wins in UK Local Elections at Labor Party’s Cost
The Green Party also won control of several local councils, while Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign.
Capitalism’s “Overseer Class” Upholds White Supremacy Under Guise of Diversity
From policing to political office, capitalism ensures marginalized people help launder the violence of the status quo.
Contractors Razed a 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Site to Build Trump’s Border Wall
Bulldozers destroyed part of a Sonoran Desert intaglio that holds special significance for the Hia-Ced O’odham people.
GOP and SCOTUS Unleashed a “Gerrymandering Arms Race” at Expense of Black Voters
Without the Voting Rights Act, “multiracial democracy in America will be under threat forever,” reporter Ari Berman says.