Roaming Charges: Aspirations to Omnipotence
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/17/roaming-charges-aspirations-to-omnipotence/
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Roaming Charges: Aspirations to Omnipotence
Maria Greeley was on her way to work at the Beach Bar in Chicago, when she was accosted by three ICE agents. Fearing she might be targeted by ICE, Greeley, who is Latina, had her passport with her, proving she was an American citizen, born 44 years ago at…
It is Israel that must be deradicalized, not Palestine
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MR Online
It is Israel that must be deradicalized, not Palestine | MR Online
Calls to “deradicalize” Palestinians ignore Israel’s embrace of fascism.
‘It’s a privilege to encourage our generation like the musicians that came before us: Nina Simone, Max Roach, Charles Mingus’
https://mronline.org/2025/10/17/its-a-privilege-to-encourage-our-generation-like-the-musicians-that-came-before-us-nina-simone-max-roach-charles-mingus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-a-privilege-to-encourage-our-generation-like-the-musicians-that-came-before-us-nina-simone-max-roach-charles-mingus
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‘It’s a privilege to encourage our generation like the musicians that came before us: Nina Simone, Max Roach, Charles Mingus’ |…
CHRIS SEARLE speaks to U.S. pianist Paul Cornish.
Venezuela conducts drills as Trump authorizes CIA operations, sends B-52 Bombers near Caracas
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Venezuela conducts drills as Trump authorizes CIA operations, sends B-52 Bombers near Caracas | MR Online
President Nicolás Maduro has hailed the Operation Independence 200 military drill.
Who Is Russell Vought? How a Little-Known D.C. Insider Became Trump’s Dismantler-in-Chief
https://www.propublica.org/article/video-who-is-russell-vought-trump-omb-shutdown
https://www.propublica.org/article/video-who-is-russell-vought-trump-omb-shutdown
ProPublica
Who Is Russell Vought? How a Little-Known D.C. Insider Became Trump’s Dismantler-in-Chief
Reporter Andy Kroll explains Vought’s rise from a congressional staffer to the man piloting everything from Trump's layoffs and agency closings to his shutdown strategy, controlling the fate of trillions of dollars and millions of federal workers.
The Shadow President
https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb
https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb
ProPublica
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
Trump’s Portland lies euphemized as ‘dueling versions of reality’
https://mronline.org/2025/10/17/trumps-portland-lies-euphemized-as-dueling-versions-of-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-portland-lies-euphemized-as-dueling-versions-of-reality
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Trump’s Portland lies euphemized as ‘dueling versions of reality’ | MR Online
When corporate media refuse to call a lie a lie, and to stand unequivocally on the side of reality, they enable the Trump administration’s growing authoritarianism.
Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina
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Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina | MR Online
Venezuela embodies resistance and regional integration. Argentina, under Milei, epitomizes the collapse into “narco-capitalism,” social devastation, and foreign subjection.
Jean Jaurès, an Iconic Leader of International Socialism
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/jaures-french-socialism-republicanism-internationalism/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/jaures-french-socialism-republicanism-internationalism/
Jacobin
Jean Jaurès, an Iconic Leader of International Socialism
One of France’s leading socialists, Jean Jaurès was assassinated just days before the outbreak of World War I. An impassioned defender of working-class internationalism, his murder signaled Europe’s descent into war.
What Is Lorin Stein Doing At “Tablet”?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/lorin-stein-tablet/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/lorin-stein-tablet/
The Nation
What Is Lorin Stein Doing At “Tablet”?
The former Paris Review editor was ostracized over sexual harassment allegations. Now he’s editing a divisive, right-wing Jewish magazine. What’s going on?
From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!”
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/no-kings-day-october-preview-trump/
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/no-kings-day-october-preview-trump/
The Nation
From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!”
Millions will take to the streets this Saturday to remind Donald Trump that we don’t have monarchs in this country.
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-data-centers-climate-change/
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-data-centers-climate-change/
The Nation
AI Is Going to Kill Everyone You Love. The Surprise Is How.
It’s not hostile super robots you should worry about—it’s the heat they’ll generate.
Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/portland-protests-ice-theater-absurd/
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/portland-protests-ice-theater-absurd/
The Nation
Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies
If you can’t beat a federal administration at its own violent game, you can at least make it look foolish.
Trump: No Money for Health Care, Plenty for Argentina
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/trump-milei-bailout-government-cuts/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/trump-milei-bailout-government-cuts/
Silicon Valley’s War Profiteers
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/technology-pentagon-budget-ai-drones/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/technology-pentagon-budget-ai-drones/
Jacobin
Silicon Valley’s War Profiteers
After years of pushing sensationalized claims about foreign threats, Silicon Valley’s military start-ups are set to score billions in funding for drones and AI-powered weapons in the nearly $1 trillion defense budget.
Headlines for October 17, 2025
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Democracy Now!
Headlines for October 17, 2025
Palestinians in Gaza Attempt to Identify Bodies Released by Israel; Israeli Defense Minister Calls on Military to Prepare a “Comprehensive Plan” to Defeat Hamas if Ceasefire Fails; Jewish Voice for Peace Protesters Occupy Senator Cory Booker’s Office Building…
"Israeli Sadism in a Nutshell": Amira Hass on Israeli Prisons, Settler Violence & Gaza Ceasefire
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/17/amira_hass
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Just days after the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, President Trump has issued new threats against Hamas, saying Thursday the United States would back a military intervention against the group if it fails to uphold the…
"Cold-Blooded Murder": David Cole on Trump's Boat Attacks & CIA Covert Action in Venezuela
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/17/david_cole_1
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There are growing questions over the legality of U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. “These are sitting ducks, and we are simply engaged in cold-blooded murder of individuals who may or may not be drug smugglers,” says David Cole, professor…