When the Helping Hand Holds a Machine Gun     Jeffrey St. Clair June 28, 2025 CounterPunch Israeli troops were ordered to kill starving, unarmed civilians who were trying to get food for their families. Starving Palestinians gather in the early m…

Trump Administration Raises Possibility of Stripping Mamdani of US Citizenship     Robert Tait July 1, 2025 The Guardian Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’ Zohran Ma…

Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really?     Thom Hartmann July 2, 2025 Hartmann Report The most dangerous thing about Alligator Alcatraz isn’t the alligators. It’s the message... , Image by J…

They Didn’t Have To Do This     Jonathan Chait July 1, 2025 The Atlantic By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan. Senate Majority Leader John Th…

Portside Culture “World Without End” Unveils a World With Hope (Still)     Toby LeBlanc May 5, 2025 Southern Review of Books "This book is needed," writes reviewer LeBlanc. "Instead of sharing hard-and-fast edicts, the kind desired by those with a …

Global Left Midweek – July 2, 2025     July 2, 2025 xxxxxx The old world is dying. Can the new world be born? Budapest's Elisabeth Bridge is filled with Pride, June 29, 2025, in the face of a ban by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government. Credit,…