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January 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM

Bush Walked So Trump Could Run Into Venezuela

Bush Walked So Trump Could Run Into Venezuela     Grant Morgan January 5, 2026 The American Prospect Trump’s blunder into Venezuela and how we got here Demonstrators protest the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela, January 3, 2026, in fro…
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January 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability To Use New Science To Strengthen Air Pollution Rules

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability To Use New Science To Strengthen Air Pollution Rules     Lisa Song January 7, 2026 ProPublica In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rule…
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January 8, 2026 at 6:40 AM

The Depraved New White House Website Isn’t Just a Lie: It’s an Invitation

The Depraved New White House Website Isn’t Just a Lie: It’s an Invitation     Thom Hartmann January 7, 2026 Hartmann Report Once a government convinces its people that what they saw with their own eyes never really happened, what’s left of democracy in tha…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM

Why Propaganda, Hate and Political Extremism Thrive in the Attention Economy

Portside Culture Why Propaganda, Hate and Political Extremism Thrive in the Attention Economy     Chris Featherman November 13, 2025 LSE Review of Books These two books reveal the urgent challenge of combatting harmful speech and propaganda – and t…
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January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — January 7, 2026

Global Left Midweek — January 7, 2026     January 7, 2026 xxxxxx A time to try our souls Government supporters demand President Nicolas Maduro’s release from U.S. custody during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026., AP Photo/Arian…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:50 AM

Why the Solar Panel Is the 21st-Century Peace Sign

Why the Solar Panel Is the 21st-Century Peace Sign     Bill McKibben January 6, 2026 Common Dreams Every one that goes up incrementally reduces the attractiveness of the oil that underlies so much conflict and tyranny, including Trump’s latest attack on Ve…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM

Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters

Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters     Greg Sargent January 6, 2026 The New Republic To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both. , Jim Watson/AFP/…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM

Venezuela and Truth

Venezuela and Truth     Craig Murry January 5, 2026 Consortium News Mainstream media’s nonsense reporting about Venezuela omits the most important truths, including the 1976 C.I.A.-linked torture/murder of the father of Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who …
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January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM

The Erasure of January 6

The Erasure of January 6     David Corn January 6, 2026 Mother Jones Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history. Pro-Trump supporters and far-right forces attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — January 6, 2026

Media Bits and Bytes — January 6, 2026     January 6, 2026 xxxxxx The broadcast landscape changes — fast , Jack Ohman / Tribune Content Agency   Corporation for Public Broadcasting Dissolves Venezuela: Media’s Blind Deference CBS News: A H…
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January 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM

The Unlovable Ping-Pong Wizard of Marty Supreme

Portside Culture The Unlovable Ping-Pong Wizard of Marty Supreme     Eileen Jones January 1, 2026 Jacobin Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as an obnoxious, nerdy young 1950s ping-pong hustler who somehow cons everyone around him.…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM

For Americans, 2026 Started With Two Starkly Different Visions for the Country

For Americans, 2026 Started With Two Starkly Different Visions for the Country     Moira Donegan January 5, 2026 The Guardian Zohran Mamdani’s optimistic inauguration contrasted in every single way with Trump’s brazen invasion of Venezuela Specta…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM

Top 5 Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq That Trump Is Making in Venezuela

Top 5 Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq That Trump Is Making in Venezuela     Juan Cole January 4, 2026 Informed Comment Violate the UN Charter and the laws of war. Create false pretexts. Make no plans for the day after. Fantasize about seizing another country's …
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January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jan 7–13, 2026

This Week in People’s History, Jan 7–13, 2026     xxxxxx Now That’s a Really Bad Idea! (1766), A Rebellion Ends Badly (1811), May Your Song Always Be Sung (1941), Revolution Just Makes Sense (1776), No Way To Defend Democracy (1956), Genocide’s Against the La…
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January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM

This Land Is Their Land

Portside Culture This Land Is Their Land     Lela Nargi Ambrook Research AI-giddy companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle have embarked on a national land grab. Meanwhile local residents decry them for guzzling water, driving up e…
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January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM

“We Will Never Again Be a Colony”: Venezuela Defies Trump As Global Protests Erupt Over US Intervention

“We Will Never Again Be a Colony”: Venezuela Defies Trump As Global Protests Erupt Over US Intervention     Jordan Atwood January 5, 2026 Nation of Change With Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn and at least 40 reportedly killed, Venezuelan leaders projec…
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January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Over 8.3 Million Workers Will Benefit From Minimum Wage Increases on January 1

Over 8.3 Million Workers Will Benefit From Minimum Wage Increases on January 1     Sebastian Martinez Hickey December 16, 2025 Economic Policy Institute Nineteen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, boosting earnings for more than 8.3 mil…
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January 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM

Sunday Science: After Legal Deal, NIH To Review Grant Proposals Frozen, Denied, or Withdrawn Because of Trump Directives

Sunday Science: After Legal Deal, NIH To Review Grant Proposals Frozen, Denied, or Withdrawn Because of Trump Directives     Phie Jacobs December 30, 2025 Science Agreement requires agency to evaluate hundreds of applications “in good faith” using its stan…
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January 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM

US ‘Has No Right’ To Take Over Greenland, Danish PM Says After Renewed Trump Threats

US ‘Has No Right’ To Take Over Greenland, Danish PM Says After Renewed Trump Threats     Deborah Cole January 4, 2026 The Guardian Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela Mette Frederiksen sai…
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January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry Spills Into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry Spills Into Africa     Imran Khalid January 3, 2026 Middle East Monitor Riyadh and Abu Dhabi appeared to be the twin engines of a new Arab order. That veneer of unity has now, not just cracked; it has been replaced by…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM

King of Cannibal Island

King of Cannibal Island     John Lanchester December 25, 2025 London Review of Books Today, each of the ten biggest companies in the world is worth more than $1 trillion. Only one of them, the Saudi oil monopoly, Aramco, has nothing to do with the future v…
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January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Trump, Big Oil and China – Three Articles

Trump, Big Oil and China – Three Articles     Ben Lefebvre, Zack Colman, James Bikales (Politico) Guney Yildiz (Forbes) Sarah Rumpf (Yahoo!News)! January 3, 2026 Politico Three articles discuss Trump's outreach to Big Oil before and after kidnapping Venezu…
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January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM

‘No One Can Know’: Heated Rivalry’s Gay Love Story Exposes Ice Hockey’s Culture of Silence

Portside Culture ‘No One Can Know’: Heated Rivalry’s Gay Love Story Exposes Ice Hockey’s Culture of Silence     Colin Horgan January 2, 2026 The Guardian The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, vi…