US communities are organizing to end complicity with genocide in their backyards
As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring their local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.
Artur Meets Russia: How a Former Polish Diplomat Became a Pro-Kremlin Influencer
Poland has its own version of the “Sasha Meets Russia” propaganda channel. It's run by a former employee of the country's diplomatic service. Artykuł Artur Meets Russia: How a Former Polish Diplomat Became a Pro-Kremlin Influencer pochodzi z serwisu VSquare.org
Climate change has no nationality
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says Li Yang
Goethe-Institute in Russland: Das Fenster nach Europa schließt sich
Die Goethe-Institute waren eine Brücke zwischen Deutschland und Russland. Jetzt werden sie zugemacht. Wie weit wird die Zerstörung der Zivilgesellschaft noch gehen?
AfD-Kandidat in Sachsen-Anhalt: Heute Wahlkampf, früher Kampftraining mit Neonazis
Ein Video zeigt den AfD-Kandidaten Sebastian Koch augenscheinlich beim Kampftraining mit Neonazis. Die Polizei ermittelt bereits zu einer verbotenen Gruppe.
Theater: Der Krieg und das Mädchen
Die zentrale Frage, die Euripides’ »Iphigenie in Aulis« aufwirft, ist so zeitlos wie hochaktuell: Was kann Menschlichkeit überhaupt noch bedeuten, wenn Menschen ungerührt der Abschlachtung von Kindern zusehen, sobald ihnen diese als alternativlos präsentiert wird?
European Parliament’s Metsola on Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict
Malta’s Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, said the fight would go on after the acquittal of millionaire Yorgen Fenech over the 2017 car bombing assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
With Anti-DSA Bill, Congress Is Red-Baiting Like It’s 1955
The House just passed a resolution condemning the Democratic Socialists of America and socialism broadly. While it rehearses opposition to Stalinist authoritarianism, the bill’s real preoccupation is with socialists’ advocacy for expanded democracy.
Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said.
Why Does Dropping Acid Leave Such a Bad Taste?
What wiping out, Jackass , and Pee-wee Herman reveal about the pleasures of bad taste
‘Treated Worse than Cattle’: 2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight
This article was first published by Labor Notes and is reprinted with permission. Ouano Tante worked the afternoon shift at the Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, for five years. But when she and hundreds of her co-workers arrived at work on August 14, they found the plant closed.
Texas GOP Officials Vote to Close 92 Polling Sites in Third Most-Populous County
Roderick Miles Jr. , a Democratic Tarrant County commissioner, called the closures a “modern-day poll tax. ”
The Sexual Politics of the ‘Bed Trick’
A new book about an infamous trial asks how the stories we tell can define our relationships.
Elon Musk’s Midterms Play: Ken Paxton, Susan Collins, Socialist Scaremongering
The almost-trillionaire is expected to spend upward of $100 million boosting Republicans in 2026.
Barclays greenlights work with Israeli defence company
The Bureau understands that the bank has approved NextVision, a key supplier to the Israeli defence industry, as a future client
Haushalt 2027: Rechnungshof wirft Klingbeil Buchungstricks vor
Scharfe Warnung an den deutschen Finanzminister: Der Rechnungshof sieht in seinem Haushalt ein verfassungsrechtliches Risiko.
The Other 9/11 Memorial
The 9/11 memorial park that John Feal helped build is not far off exit 59 on the Long Island Expressway, about 50 miles northeast of Ground Zero. It abuts a busy intersection in an unremarkable part of Nesconset, flanked by a gas station, a takeout joint, and a strip mall parking lot.
GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Era
OpenAI leaders think the company’s next generation model, which excels at computer use and coding, may mark a major milestone in AI development.
