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On August 19, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences . . . It all...

First Lady of Sierra Leone, Dr. Fatima Maade Bio (center), and Bhuwan Ribhu of Just Rights for Children (left), outside the UN General Assembly. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS By Naureen Hossain UNITED NATIONS, Sep 4 2026 (IPS) As the 80th session of the UN...

As his superyacht Boardwalk docked in Venice as part of the “ Freedom 250 Coastal Diplomacy Italy initiative ” in July, billionaire U.S. Ambassador Tilman J. Fertitta was greeted by protests. Fertitta was traveling across the country to meet “with local business...

This story was originally published by U.S. Right to Know , a nonprofit newsroom and public health research group. Twenty years ago , the Gates and Rockefeller foundations launched the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), promising agricultural transformation...

The first photographs of Nicolas Maduro inside an American detention facility surfaced this week as he waits for a trial that will not begin until June 2027. On the same weekend, Venezuela’s interim government confirmed something that got far less...

This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a perspective on PRC strategy under Xi, including what the party wants from global institutions, how the PRC differs from the U.S., and...

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.org on 18 August 2026. The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ruled that access to the Internet is a right within the right to freedom of expression and is necessary for the achievement of...

We recorded this week’s episode of Sharp China earlier today - China's Global Strategy; Tragedy on the Nepal-Tibet Border; A 19-1 Vote at the G-20; TikTok Dodges Congress - and will come out at 5AM ET Friday, and will be...

The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack. Aug. 28 marked the beginning of the seventh month of a war Donald Trump began on a whim, waged incoherently and lost decisively. But in the demented, steadily shrinking Trump World, he...

In the climactic scene of Martin Ritt’s 1979 drama “Norma Rae,” Sally Field’s character climbs onto a cutting table in a textile mill, writes “UNION” in marker on a scrap of cardboard, and holds up the makeshift sign in silence. For...

LISTEN NOW: Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) has won five elections in a row, and a Democrat has not won a United States Senate seat in the state since 1988 — but polls suggest Mainers have reached a breaking point. They’re...

A new UNICEF report reveals that 1 in 5 children surveyed have faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse in a single year. Children in protracted crises have been made more vulnerable, as perpetrators are more likely to weaponize economic vulnerability. Credit: UNICEF/Karel...

The latest package of US sanctions on Iran is unlikely to achieve Washington’s objectives Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network,...

SCO summit + Himalayan glacier collapse + “Hacking-for-hire” c.bianchedi Wed, 09/02/2026 - 16:20 picture alliance / newscom | Iranian Presidency Download (pdf - 385.98 KB) MERICS Briefs MERICS China Essentials Sep 03, 2026 11 min read SCO summit + Himalayan glacier collapse + “Hacking-for-hire” Top Story China sticks with Iran, but...

During the night of August 23, 2026, armed gangs attacked Kenscoff, a mountain community overlooking Port-au-Prince. By the end of the assault, at least 47 people had been killed, including five children. Twenty-two others were injured, dozens were abducted, and...

Corporate profits are skyrocketing as the AI boom continues, while workers continue to lose out. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger . Cross-posted from Micha el Roberts’ blog As the central bankers of the world...

The dystopian future became the dystopian present last month when state-of-the-art artificial intelligence agents went rogue and conducted a cyberattack of their own volition. Two experimental OpenAI agents escaped their supposedly sealed digital “sandbox” and hacked another AI-related company, Hugging...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States “has just entered into an Agreement” with Venezuela covering more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, secured “at no cost to the American Taxpayer.” He then proceeded to name Secretary...

Darius awakes in a strange land, only to stumble into the midst of an assassination attempt—and once again finds himself fighting for his life. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part...

Odessa Port on the Black Sea Let me explain why Russia’s blockade is a lethal blow to Ukraine. Ukraine is, in economic terms, a country that lives or dies by roughly two hundred nautical miles of contested water off its southern...

This monthly report is prepared for Sinocism by the excellent Sinification , an invaluable resource for understanding how domestic and international affairs are debated within the Chinese establishment. — Bill --- This month’s digest pulls in different directions—insofar as we can follow...

An analysis of the coming energy crisis Steve Jermy is a Commodore (Rtd) Royal Navy. Naval commander, offshore energy CEO, strategic thinker Cross-posted from Steve Jermy’s substack “Mor Gallos” Photo: Screengrab 1. Executive Summary Introduction – this strategic analysis: forecasts an emerging and prolonged global...

His foreign policy is roiling markets and spiking US Treasury bond yields, which touches everything in the American economy Karthik Sankaran is a senior research fellow in geoeconomics in the Global South program at the Quincy Institute Cross-posted from Responsible Statecraft Photo: Wikipedia Over...

This story is a partnership with Drilled , an independent global newsroom focused on multimedia climate accountability reporting. Reporting for this story was funded in part by the Center for Media and Democracy. Strike up a conversation in Mandan, North Dakota, at...

ACCRA, Ghana — Elmina Castle is a historic crime scene for many Africans and African descendants. Every year, thousands of tourists, mostly diasporans wanting to connect with their ancestry, walk through its “Door of No Return,” through which enslaved people...

Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Iran on August 24 has ignited new hope for a negotiated end to the the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. He arrived in Tehran with “ fresh proposals...

Over the last month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has engaged in two controversial and rare interventions in financial markets. The first came in early August when the U.S. Treasury joined the government of Japan in its efforts to strengthen the yen...

When monsters square off, they are quick to showcase their asymmetrical superpowers. Take Godzilla, for instance. Thanks to U.S. atomic testing in the Pacific, the dinosaur-like sea creature has explosive, radioactive breath that can destroy everything in its path. His archenemy...

There is no bigger con man in the United States than Chief Justice John Roberts. Not even President Donald J. Trump . The con began in September 2005, during Roberts’ confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Articulate, handsome and energetic...

Western media, by employing double standards, censorship, deceptive language, amplifying Israeli lies and dehumanizing Palestinians, facilitates the genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where...

Results of the vote on the approval of the appointment of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN General Assembly, 24 July 2026. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe By Samuel King BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug 26 2026 (IPS) On 24 July, the United Nations...

Darline Graham won the Republican primary Tuesday and will likely win a full-term to fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate seat in the ruby red state of South Carolina in the upcoming November election. According to the latest tallies...

Predictions of an oil price apocalypse from the closing of the Strait of Hormuz have not yet materialised, but the long run consequences are still set to be steep. Sam Fraser is a writer based in New York City. He holds...

Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling voters that it would allow gender transition surgeries for minors — even though it...

MAWASI KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip / PNN / Report by Fidaa Mohammad Abdel-Jawad In the cramped corners of tents across Gaza, women hold on to fragments of mirrors almost as if they were pieces of their souls. In wartime, when a mirror...

Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Yes, you may notice today’s title harkens back to Jack Nicholson as The Joker in Tim Burton’s first Batman movie. I’ve always liked that line, but I rarely use it. After all, he said it...

Some of the over 56,000 returnees the Malawian government brought back home are assisted upon arrival. Credit: Thomas Kachere/IPS By Charles Mpaka BLANTYRE, Malawi, Aug 25 2026 (IPS) When the Malawian government announced the conclusion of the repatriation of its citizens trapped in...

For decades, the potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been considered the ultimate doomsday scenario for global oil markets. So, when Iran effectively closed the Strait earlier this year in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli assault, many analysts...

Below is a roundup of the 2026’s top media coverage of stories of repression and resistance featuring Palestine Legal clients, attorneys, and attorney network members from outlets including The Guardian, The Hill, Inside Higher Ed, The Intercept, and Truthout. Inside Higher...

In this final part of the series on the causes of inflation, Roberts considers the period since the end of the pandemic slump in 2020. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger . Cross-posted from...

Recent events in the Spanish city of Ceuta, where tens of thousands of migrants from African countries flocked in late July 2026, have starkly highlighted the problem of the biological risks posed by uncontrolled migration. Currently, the European Union has...