truthout • Jan 5, 2026
UN Envoy Waltz Says US’s Goal Is to Wipe Out “Rivals” in Western Hemisphere
“You cannot continue to have the largest energy reserves in the world under the control of adversaries,” Waltz said.
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truthout • Jan 5, 2026
Kelly Demoted by Hegseth After Defending Troops’ Right to Disobey Illegal Orders
The Arizona senator described the action as an attack on servicemembers and a violation of his speech rights.
truthout • Jan 5, 2026
Venezuelans Are Protesting US Bombing and Maduro’s Kidnapping
“People fear that there’s going to be more bombings,” said Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas.
Zeteo • Jan 5, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Javier Bardem Talks to Mehdi About Genocide, AIPAC, and an Oscar-Nominated Film on Palestine
Watch our interview with 'All That's Left of You' director and actor Cherien Dabis and the film's executive producer Javier Bardem. A passionate, heartfelt, and combative conversation!
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Democracy Now Video • Jan 5, 2026
Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela
Scheer Post • Jan 5, 2026
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
By Omar Zahzah for Mondoweiss Over the last two years, Maura Finkelstein and Katherine Franke, among others, lost their positions as part of the explosion of academic repression in the U.S. since the start of Israel’s latest genocide in Gaza. Now, San Jose State Professor Sang Hea Kil may very well be the first full tenured professor fired for Palestine.  […]
Semafor • Jan 5, 2026
Calls for more female toilets in Japanese parliament
The country gained its first female leader last year, and the number of women politicians has been rising, albeit from a low base.
Democracy Now • Jan 5, 2026
"Imperialist Intervention": Law Prof. David Cole on the Illegality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela
The Trump administration did not seek congressional authorization prior to attacking Venezuela, as is required by the Constitution. It also violated “probably the first principle of international law … that countries have to respect their neighbors, and they can’t simply invade a neighbor or any other sovereign nation because they don’t like the way they are running things there,” says law professor David Cole. The attack was clearly not a law enforcement operation, as the administration has claimed, but an “imperialist intervention,” says Cole, who notes President Trump’s comments on extracting oil from the region.
Democracy Now • Jan 5, 2026
"Venezuela Is Not Going to Be a U.S. Colony": Report from Caracas on U.S. Attack & Maduro Abduction
U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a Saturday night raid. About 80 people were reportedly killed, including 32 Cubans. Democracy Now! speaks with Andreína Chávez, a Venezuelan reporter based in Caracas, who calls the strikes an “imperialist attack.” Trump also said the U.S. would take the oil from Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven reserves.
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Illinois Representative Asks God to Get Trump to “Do What Is Right”
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