Still No Jobs Report, But the Labor Market Doesn’t Look Good
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/still-no-jobs-report-but-the-labor-market-doesnt-look-good/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/still-no-jobs-report-but-the-labor-market-doesnt-look-good/
CounterPunch.org
Still No Jobs Report, But the Labor Market Doesn’t Look Good
Donald Trump refuses to release the September jobs report. While the ostensible reason is the government shutdown that began October 1, two days before
Utter Desecration: Walking Wrecking Balls, All Of 'Em
https://www.commondreams.org/further/utter-desecration-walking-wrecking-balls-all-of-em
https://www.commondreams.org/further/utter-desecration-walking-wrecking-balls-all-of-em
Common Dreams
Utter Desecration: Walking Wrecking Balls, All Of 'Em | Common Dreams
In a perfect, ghastly metaphor for the state of our "democracy," J.D. and Drunken Pete just oversaw an "artillery fiasco" at a Marine Corps celebration when a live shell detonated over a highway and hit their motorcade - Lesson #1: "Morons Are Governing America"…
The Genocide Will Not End Unless Palestinian Political Leaders are Free
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/the-genocide-will-not-end-unless-palestinian-political-leaders-are-free/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/the-genocide-will-not-end-unless-palestinian-political-leaders-are-free/
CounterPunch.org
The Genocide Will Not End Unless Palestinian Political Leaders are Free
It is impossible to know the full extent of the physical and mental damage inflicted upon the Palestinian people of Gaza: the Ministry of Health has inadequate numbers for the dead and injured, and the trauma will only be known over the course of the years…
The Crumbling Illusion: Why American Public Opinion on Israel Is Shifting
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/the-crumbling-illusion-why-american-public-opinion-on-israel-is-shifting/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/21/the-crumbling-illusion-why-american-public-opinion-on-israel-is-shifting/
CounterPunch.org
The Crumbling Illusion: Why American Public Opinion on Israel Is Shifting
For the first time in decades, the public in the United States and across the West has begun to see Israel’s wars and occupation for what they truly are: acts of systemic injustice driven by malevolence and impunity. Social media has removed the familiar…
A warning from Lebanon
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MR Online
A warning from Lebanon | MR Online
In not quite one year since the ceasefire deal in Lebanon, Israel has broken the ceasefire 4,600 times. It has killed hundreds of people, including infants, demolished tens of thousands of homes and annexed five areas of Lebanon. It was supposed to withdraw…
Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-police-immigration-ice-287g
https://www.propublica.org/article/arizona-police-immigration-ice-287g
ProPublica
Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.
In January, the Trump administration launched a national recruitment campaign to deploy local officers as deportation agents. It has added more than 900 agencies, but only four in Arizona have signed on.
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-287g-maricopa-county-arizona
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-287g-maricopa-county-arizona
ProPublica
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what’s playing out now under Trump.
Globalization Famines
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MR Online
Globalization Famines | MR Online
ON October 11 in New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised Indian farmers to grow more “export-oriented crops”.
Ocean acidification threatens planetary health: Interview with Johan Rockström
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MR Online
Ocean acidification threatens planetary health: Interview with Johan Rockström | MR Online
We have all the evidence that the solutions are scalable, and [if we act decisively] we would become winners in terms of modernity, security, peace and health, but also in terms of equity.
‘The Alabama Solution’ takes no prisoners as incarcerated workers struggle for their humanity
https://mronline.org/2025/10/21/the-alabama-solution-takes-no-prisoners-as-incarcerated-workers-struggle-for-their-humanity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-alabama-solution-takes-no-prisoners-as-incarcerated-workers-struggle-for-their-humanity
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MR Online
‘The Alabama Solution’ takes no prisoners as incarcerated workers struggle for their humanity | MR Online
Cellmates use cellphones to uncover ‘America’s deadliest prison system.’
Climate change sets workers’ feet on fire: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2025)
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MR Online
Climate change sets workers’ feet on fire: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2025) | MR Online
The effects of climate change are disproportionately felt by the working class, with billions of workers forced to toil in conditions of excessive heat.
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zohran-mamdani-public-financing-elections/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zohran-mamdani-public-financing-elections/
The Nation
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
The decisive factor isn’t his ads or charisma. It is the public financing of election campaigns, and it should be replicated across the United States.
“It Is Up to Us to Be the Leaders We Need to Save Our Country”
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/cleve-jones-no-kings-speech/
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/cleve-jones-no-kings-speech/
The Nation
“It Is Up to Us to Be the Leaders We Need to Save Our Country”
Veteran activist Cleve Jones on the importance of immediately and effectively carrying forward the promise of No Kings rallies and marches.
Reversing The Truth – The Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ And British Complicity In Genocide
https://www.medialens.org/2025/reversing-the-truth-the-gaza-ceasefire-and-british-complicity-in-genocide/
https://www.medialens.org/2025/reversing-the-truth-the-gaza-ceasefire-and-british-complicity-in-genocide/
Media Lens
Reversing The Truth – The Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ And British Complicity In Genocide
We live in a time when truth is reversed in plain sight. Black is declared white, and white is declared purple with pink polka dots. Immunity appears to be assumed on the basis that a sufficient proportion of the screen-addled population are too gullible…
Shawn Fain: “Solidarity Doesn’t Stop at the Border”
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/shawn-fain-solidarity-doesnt-stop-at-the-border/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/shawn-fain-solidarity-doesnt-stop-at-the-border/
Jacobin
Shawn Fain: “Solidarity Doesn’t Stop at the Border”
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain lays out the union’s vision for rewriting trade rules, raising wages across North America, and challenging the race to the bottom.
Donald Trump Is Bailing Out Javier Milei’s Austerity Regime
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/argentina-milei-trump-bailout-austerity/
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/argentina-milei-trump-bailout-austerity/
Jacobin
Donald Trump Is Bailing Out Javier Milei’s Austerity Regime
As Washington shuts down and safety nets vanish, Donald Trump is sending billions to rescue Argentina’s far-right government. Argentine pensioners, driven into poverty by Javier Milei’s cuts, are in the streets demanding survival.
The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/trump-coal-clean-energy-climate-change/
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/trump-coal-clean-energy-climate-change/
The Nation
The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal
What drives Trump’s politics is nostalgia for the age of coal, when dirty fuel and no environmental regulations created his version of a great America.