A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/journalism-gaza-global-sumud-flotilla/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/journalism-gaza-global-sumud-flotilla/
The Nation
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
Chicago Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/chicago-ice-response-trump-authoritarianism/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/chicago-ice-response-trump-authoritarianism/
Jacobin
Chicago Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
As ICE violently snatches Chicagoans in broad daylight and seems to be waging war on the city itself, Chicago City Council member and socialist Anthony Quezada recounts how the city is pushing back.
Europe Primarily Uses the Welfare State to Fight Inequality
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/welfare-state-inequality-distribution-europe/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/welfare-state-inequality-distribution-europe/
Jacobin
Europe Primarily Uses the Welfare State to Fight Inequality
Some economists argue that European countries have lower inequality than the US because they distribute market income much more equally, not because of their welfare states. This is false: the welfare state beats market-income compression.
Headlines for October 16, 2025
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/headlines
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/headlines
Democracy Now!
Headlines for October 16, 2025
Israel Delays Reopening Gaza Border Crossing, Continues Deadly Attacks Despite Ceasefire; Palestinian Political Prisoners’ Group Says Israeli Guards Brutally Beat Marwan Barghouti; Spanish Unions and Students Hold Nationwide Strike Demanding Government Sever…
Report from Gaza: Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues as Israel Severely Restricts Aid
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/gaza_humanitarian_situation_after_ceasefire
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/gaza_humanitarian_situation_after_ceasefire
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We get an update from Gaza as the ceasefire there concludes its first week. Despite the agreed-upon cessation of hostilities, the Israeli military has continued its deadly attacks on Palestinians. Israel’s pledge to let in the 600 aid trucks needed daily…
"Taken Hostage by the Israeli Military": Freed Palestinian Prisoners Describe Widespread Torture
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/palestinian_prisoners_tortured_by_israel
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/palestinian_prisoners_tortured_by_israel
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Palestinians who have been released from Israeli prisons as part of the hostage exchange with Hamas are describing physical and psychological torture, medical neglect, deprivation and more. Moureen Kaki, a Palestinian American aid worker with Glia International…
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina's President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/javier_milei_argentina_trump_bailout
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/javier_milei_argentina_trump_bailout
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We speak to Argentine journalist Pablo Calvi about the U.S. government’s multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, which could grow from $20 billion to $40 billion as Argentina is rocked by an ongoing economic crisis. “I don’t see that the bailout would…
Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/scotus_voting_rights_act_electoral_maps
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/scotus_voting_rights_act_electoral_maps
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The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The case concerns Louisiana’s…
Walkout: Top U.S. Media, Including Conservative Outlets, Reject New Pentagon Press Restrictions
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/pentagon_media_policy_boycott
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/pentagon_media_policy_boycott
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The Department of Defense has introduced a new press policy requiring the Pentagon to authorize any reporting on itself. Top TV news outlets have rejected the pledge; only the far-right outlet One America News has agreed to sign on. Dozens of reporters with…
Airlines Are Trying to Weaken a New Safety Inspection Rule
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/boeing-airline-safety-regulations-trump/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/boeing-airline-safety-regulations-trump/
Jacobin
Airlines Are Trying to Weaken a New Safety Inspection Rule
The airline industry is lobbying to weaken a new safety rule that would force airlines to address serious flaws in potentially thousands of Boeing planes. They have industry-connected allies in the Trump administration who could help them get their way.
How Labor and the Left Can Bolster Zohran Mamdani
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/mamdani-nyc-mayor-labor-dsa/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/mamdani-nyc-mayor-labor-dsa/
Jacobin
How Labor and the Left Can Bolster Zohran Mamdani
If Zohran Mamdani wins, he will face fierce resistance from business elites and the political establishment. Unions and grassroots member organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America can play a key role in helping him overcome this opposition.
ICE’s Private Prison Contractor Is Hoping to Get Blanket Immunity
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/human-trafficking-geo-prisons-scotus/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/human-trafficking-geo-prisons-scotus/
Jacobin
ICE’s Private Prison Contractor Is Hoping to Get Blanket Immunity
After being sued for violating state-level human trafficking laws, GEO Group, the nation’s largest private prison company, is pushing the Supreme Court to grant private government contractors like itself blanket immunity from such lawsuits.
We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will
ProPublica
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
The Profound Shame of JD Vance
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-young-republicans-telegram-chat/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jd-vance-young-republicans-telegram-chat/
The Nation
The Profound Shame of JD Vance
Trump’s lapdog defends racist Young Republicans as “boys,” while some are almost his age—as they slur Indian women, like his wife, Usha, as “dirty.” How much did he get for his soul?
Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israel-aerial-bombing-colonialism/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israel-aerial-bombing-colonialism/
The Nation
Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism
The use of airpower to try to subdue or at least curb Middle Easterners is, in fact, more than a century old.
The Right Is Lying About Left-Wing Violence
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/left-wing-violence-myths-protest/
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/left-wing-violence-myths-protest/
The Nation
The Right Is Lying About Left-Wing Violence
The Trump administration is using an imagined enemy—“antifa”—to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading US cities.
Letter to the Editor From Representative Steve Cohen
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/letter-to-the-editor-from-representative-steve-cohen/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/letter-to-the-editor-from-representative-steve-cohen/
The Nation
Letter to the Editor From Representative Steve Cohen
The Democratic congressman from Tennessee takes issue with our article about his primary opponent.
WaPo Says ‘Hard Math’ Means Europe Must Lower Its Quality of Life
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https://fair.org/home/wapo-says-hard-math-means-europe-must-lower-its-quality-of-life/
FAIR
WaPo Says ‘Hard Math’ Means Europe Must Lower Its Quality of Life
The idea that France may not be able to afford its social spending is a fantasy Washington Post reporters are presenting to their readers as fact.