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US Enlisted DC Shooting Suspect in CIA-Backed Death Squad When He Was a Child

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who allegedly shot two National Guardsmen, had previously worked in a “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan.

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Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids and Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked

Bishop William Barber: ICE Raids and Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked

“​​What you have is a conglomerate of policy violence, and it’s deadly,” says Barber, who is organizing protests.

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Trump’s Venezuela Campaign Is Part of a Broader Regional Plan, Experts Say

Trump’s Venezuela Campaign Is Part of a Broader Regional Plan, Experts Say

“It’s not just about Venezuela,” says scholar Alexander Aviña as US military activity across the Caribbean grows.

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COP30 Ended With a Watered-Down Agreement That Doesn’t Even Mention Fossil Fuels

COP30 Ended With a Watered-Down Agreement That Doesn’t Even Mention Fossil Fuels

Two attendees of the UN climate summit break down the final deal and discuss the few positive outcomes.

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At COP30, Nations Are Still Sharply Divided Over the Future of Fossil Fuels

At COP30, Nations Are Still Sharply Divided Over the Future of Fossil Fuels

Over 80 countries said they will meet in Colombia next year to develop a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels.

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Climate Disasters Displace More Than 67,000 People Per Day

Climate Disasters Displace More Than 67,000 People Per Day

Calls grow at COP30 for stronger protections for refugees and migrants forcibly displaced by climate disasters.

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Climate Change Is Biggest Security Threat That Every Country Is Facing Right Now

Climate Change Is Biggest Security Threat That Every Country Is Facing Right Now

Climate diplomacy researcher Lina Yassin discusses updates from COP30 as well as the ongoing crisis in Sudan.

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As US Skips COP30 in Brazil, the Global South Fights for Climate Financing

As US Skips COP30 in Brazil, the Global South Fights for Climate Financing

Environmentalist and human rights leader Kumi Naidoo speaks about climate justice and violence in Gaza and Sudan.

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Tens of Thousands Join Indigenous-Led Protest at COP30 Demanding Urgent Action

Tens of Thousands Join Indigenous-Led Protest at COP30 Demanding Urgent Action

Demonstrators denounced false solutions at the UN climate summit and called for respect of Indigenous sovereignty.

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Venezuelans That US Sent to El Salvador Mega-Prison Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse

Venezuelans That US Sent to El Salvador Mega-Prison Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse

CECOT is “where people are sent for permanent punishment and separation,” says a human rights advocate.

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Former USAID Official: Tens of Thousands Have Died Since Trump Shuttered Agency

Former USAID Official: Tens of Thousands Have Died Since Trump Shuttered Agency

“We had the cure for death from malnutrition, and we took it away," said Dr. Atul Gawande.

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New Investigation Looks Into Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence

New Investigation Looks Into Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to Israeli Intelligence

Epstein was a “dealmaker and a fixer at a very, very elite level,” says Murtaza Hussain of Drop Site News.

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Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next?

Democrats Have Shown Their Hand in Caving to GOP Bill. What Happens Next?

David Dayen of The American Prospect discusses what could be the end of the longest government shutdown in US history.

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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Outnumbered Negotiators, Delegates at UN Climate Talks

“This is climate obstruction at work,” says Nina Lakhani, senior climate justice reporter for The Guardian US.

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SCOTUS Is Behaving Like “Arm of the MAGA Trump Presidency,” Says Legal Expert

Lisa Graves discusses the case before the court on tariffs, as well as voting rights and John Roberts’s legacy.

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Illinois Mayor Launches Investigations of Federal Agents Amid Violent Raids

“My community is under invasion from our own federal government. It has got to stop,” says Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss.

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In Voter Rebuke to Trump, Democrats Win Races Across the US

Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts, gives an overview of Tuesday’s elections.

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How Biden’s Justice Department Failed to Investigate Trump’s First Term Crimes

Two journalists trace how excess caution led the DOJ to refuse to prosecute Trump allies' 2020 election interference.

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Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Mobilizes New York City’s South Asian Working Class

If Mamdani wins, progressive groups could find themselves collaborating with the administration to govern the city.

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DHS Is Funneling $10 Billion to the Navy to Build a Network of Immigration Jails

The new jails are expected to look like the tent camps built at Fort Bliss, an immigration policy expert says.

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UN Condemns US Embargo on Cuba for 33rd Year as Hurricane Batters Island

The US embargo and other economic sanctions make it much harder for Cuba to respond to disasters.

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Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Executives, Climate Activist Says

Jamaica remains in a state of emergency after being battered by one of the strongest Atlantic cyclones in history.

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Millions Face Soaring Health Insurance Premiums If ACA Subsidies Aren’t Extended

Health insurance premiums are expected to more than double for some 20 million people unless Congress acts.

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Is Marco Rubio Driving the Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Venezuela?

The Trump administration has now killed at least 43 people in 10 boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific.

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New Film Exposes Deadly Houston Jail and “Unconstitutional” System of Cash Bail

At least 15 people have died in pretrial detention just this year at Texas’s notorious Harris County Jail.

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Israel Slams ICJ Ruling to Allow UN Aid Into Gaza and Says It Won’t Comply

For the ceasefire to succeed, aid groups must have unrestricted access to Gaza, says UNRWA spokesperson Tamara Alrifai.

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Colombia’s US Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Caribbean Boat Strikes

Ambassador Daniel García-Peña discusses the escalating tensions between the US and Colombia.

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Illinois Congressmember: “We Are Under Attack by Our Own Federal Government”

Rep. Delia Ramirez discusses Trump’s crackdown in Chicago, the government shutdown, the Gaza ceasefire, and more.

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Israeli Military Is Still Holding 9,000 Palestinians in Prison

“The vast majority of people being held are being held without trial,” said human rights lawyer Sari Bashi.

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Israeli Settler Attacks in Occupied West Bank “Fit Into the Plan of the State”

Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass discusses settler violence, Israeli prisons, and the Gaza ceasefire.

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Reporters Walk Out of Pentagon, Refusing to Heed New Press Policy

The only outlet to agree to the restrictive new rules is the far right One America News Network.

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Anti-Fascism Scholar Who Fled US After Death Threats Discusses MAGA’s Fascism

If we don’t organize and take action in the streets, says Mark Bray, “we’re going to end up somewhere really bad.”

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Israeli Lawmaker Who Was Expelled for “Recognize Palestine” Sign Speaks Out

Global demonstrations -- not Trump or Netanyahu -- are the real reason why we have a ceasefire now, says Ofer Cassif.

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2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Is Aligned With US Imperialism, Says Historian

María Corina Machado has voiced support for sanctions against Venezuela and praised right-wing Latin American leaders.

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The Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Not a Peace Agreement. What Will Happen Next?

Palestinian and Israeli analysts weigh in on how to interpret the hostage-ceasefire deal.

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Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire

Weiss’s appointment by the billionaire Ellison family “is an ideological power play,” says journalist David Klion.

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ICE Escalates Raids as Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago

Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois discusses how the ongoing immigration crackdown is putting communities at risk.

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Journalist on Gaza Flotilla Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody

“They were throwing people’s medicine in the bin in front of them and laughing in their faces,” says Kieran Andrieu.

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Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff and His Sons Blur Lines Between Profit and Politics

Reporter Debra Kamin outlines the ethically dubious deals the Middle East envoy and his family are involved with.

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After the Fall of “Roe,” Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be Model for US?

El Salvador has imprisoned women who suffered obstetric emergencies like miscarriages or stillbirths.

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Judge’s Ruling Will Help Mahmoud Khalil Against Ongoing Attempt to Deport Him

A judge has issued a scathing ruling rebuking the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestine students.

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Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Speaks From the Aid Flotilla to Gaza

Nkosi Zwelivelile “Mandla” Mandela will soon be entering the zone where previous flotillas were intercepted by Israel.

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Eric Adams Withdraws From NYC Mayoral Race as Polls Show Cuomo Behind Mamdani

Trump aims to clear the lane for Cuomo because he knows Cuomo will clear the lane for Trump’s agenda, says Mamdani.

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Israel Issues New Evacuation Orders in Gaza City as Ground Forces Push Deeper

“People feel now it’s a permanent state of displacement,” says Al Jazeera reporter Hani Mahmoud.

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Asylum Seekers US Deported to Ghana Sent to Home Countries Amid Risk of Torture

“There is zero pathway for people in danger now to apply for asylum in the United States,” says ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt.

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Was Trump’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-Climate Science UN Speech Directed at Far Right?

Trump was speaking to an international far right more than he was to UN member states, says journalist Ishaan Tharoor.

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Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free – But Still “Doesn’t Have Justice”

A leading voice in the Arab Spring protests, the political dissident spent more than half of his adult life behind bars.

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Trump Admin Is Exploiting Regulatory Authority to Silence Dissent and Criticism

“It is all flagrantly illegal,” says Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute.

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“I Have Not Surrendered”: Leonard Peltier Remains Committed to Indigenous Rights

Peltier discusses his time in (and release from) prison, his ongoing struggle for Indigenous rights, and more.

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New Doc Reveals Story of Gaza Doctor Who Israel Has Imprisoned Since December

“The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya” exposes how Israel attacks and decommissions hospitals, says Dr. Azra Zyada.

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