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Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. The bipartisan consensus for regime change against Iran hit the wall of Iranian resistance. But Trump is forced into talks while democrats attack him from the right and expose themselves as partners in crime.  The United States began its latest attempt at regime change against the Islamic Republic of Iran on […]

Even state-level legal protections for trans people have not always extended to those behind bars.

As we enter what is likely the worst El Niño event in history, amid geopolitical turmoil that would have put our systems under grave pressure even on its own, consideration of how we can adapt and survive is urgent. It is in that context that I assert this: Adaptation needs to grow up. To mature it cannot remain [...]

On Sunday, June 21, Colombian voters went to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election. That same night, after an intense campaign, Abelardo de la Espriella and the political and media apparatus supporting him proclaimed victory based on preliminary results. Iván Cepeda and Aida Quilcue’s campaign waited for the official [...]

As an African feminist pushing against how systems of oppression endeavor to constrain and diminish, I am concerned with the functions of violence. Violence in its myriad forms serves to inscribe who is deemed human and who is not, who is considered deserving of dignity and who must be stripped of it. It is a [...]

President Trump on Friday unveiled the latest rendering of a special edition US passport to commemorate America’s 250th birthday that features a large image of himself hovering over the Resolute Desk, the latest in a series of plans to place Trump front and center of the anniversary. But it’s the warning that will accompany the […]

The Painkiller is a beloved tropical, not-quite-tiki cocktail that drinks like a piña colada, except it's actually interesting.

This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With Western Europe in the grip of a punishing early-summer heat wave, maximum health alerts have been issued in Rome, Paris, and even London. Thursday was the UK’s and Switzerland’s hottest June day on record, with each just below 100 degrees […]

Dahj Voytek, People’s World. In 2026, with the rising costs of food, rent, and healthcare in the United States, one might ask: Where are our tax dollars going?   Well, since World War II, Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. Foreign assistance from 1940 to 2026, the United States Congress has sent an estimated […]