Headlines for October 24, 2025
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Headlines for October 24, 2025
U.N. Urges Israel to Open Rafah Border Crossing to Allow Aid into Gaza; Trump: “Israel’s Not Going to Do Anything with the West Bank”; Israeli Minister Smotrich Resorts to Stereotypes When Talking About Saudi Arabia; “We’re Going to Kill Them”: Trump Claims…
As Israel Pushes to Annex West Bank, Norwegian Refugee Council Condemns Growing Settler Violence
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Israel’s Knesset has advanced legislation that would effectively annex the West Bank, prompting rare criticism from the Trump administration, which says it does not support annexation. We get a report on the state of illegal settlement activity in the Palestinian…
Cracks Grow in MAGA Coalition over Epstein Files, Healthcare & Racist Group Texts: Ex-GOP Adviser
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/24/stuart_stevens_republican_schism
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“The Republican Party has really become an extremist movement.” Amid a growing political divide in the Republican Party over the release of federal documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, we speak to former Republican political operative Stuart…
"Criminal Justice Is Criminal": New Film Is "Musical Indictment" of Cash Bail & Deadly Houston Jail
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/24/criminal_documentary_short_new_yorker
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The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys on the poor and mentally ill. We’re joined by three contributors to the film, musician Stew Stewart and bail reform advocates Krish…
Nicaragua’s Public Health System: Priorities Versus U.S. Pharmaceuticals’ Extortion
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In The Graduate (1967), a family friend corners young Benjamin Braddock with one word of advice for his future: “Plastics.”
Missing Labor Data, Squeezing the Economy
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/24/missing-labor-data-squeezing-the-economy/
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Missing Labor Data, Squeezing the Economy
My late and loved high school football coach could spin a compliment into a critique flawlessly. Taping a teammate’s ankle one day before practice, my
Jeffrey Stein on Trump’s Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing
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Jeffrey Stein on Trump’s Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing
Corporate reporters scratch their heads over how this bombing campaign might be legal, rather than discussing what tools can respond to wildly illegal actions.
Economic Experts React to CPI
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Common Dreams
Economic Experts React to CPI
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that headline CPI increased by 3.0% over the past year. Members of the Economic Speakers Bureau shared their reactions and are available for interviews on inflation and how the Fed might respond at its meeting…
“Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview”: An Open Letter
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/24/jesus-is-being-tear-gassed-at-broadview-an-open-letter/
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“Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview”: An Open Letter
“Can I use my pastoral expense account to buy a gas mask?” It’s a question dozens of Chicago pastors asked our church boards this month. Few of us
Alberta’s Teachers’ Strike Could Spark a Wider Revolt
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/alberta-teachers-strike-wages-classrooms/
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Alberta’s Teachers’ Strike Could Spark a Wider Revolt
Over 51,000 teachers are on strike for fair pay and manageable classrooms in Canada’s most right-wing province. With the threat of back-to-work legislation looming, other unions are indicating that they may join the fight.
Treasury’s $2 Trillion Payment to Trump? It’s Very MAGA
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/24/treasurys-2-trillion-payment-to-trump-its-very-maga/
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Treasury’s $2 Trillion Payment to Trump? It’s Very MAGA
Trump hasn’t taken $2 trillion from taxpayers yet, but we should be prepared for that possibility. The story, which cannot possibly be given too much
The British State Has Prevented Justice for Bloody Sunday
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/ireland-bloody-sunday-soldier-f/
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Jacobin
The British State Has Prevented Justice for Bloody Sunday
A British court has acquitted the only soldier to face trial over the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry in 1972. The outcome is no vindication of “Soldier F” or of the British establishment, whose long cover-up made a successful prosecution so challenging.
One Baby Boomer’s Personal Response to Generational Blame
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/24/one-baby-boomers-personal-response-to-generational-blame/
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One Baby Boomer’s Personal Response to Generational Blame
There are enough problems in the world without getting into an intergenerational American dust-up. But if journalists like Emily Holzknecht and Binyamin Appelbaum and their recorded speakers want to go after their elders, this Baby Boomer from the Bronx is…
Democrats Cynically Wield “Wokeness” Against Graham Platner
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/democrats-cynically-wield-wokeness-against-graham-platner/
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Jacobin
Democrats Cynically Wield “Wokeness” Against Graham Platner
Establishment Democrats spent a full year complaining the Left forced them to be “woke.” But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/indiana-university-student-newspaper-censorship/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/indiana-university-student-newspaper-censorship/
The Nation
Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?
If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student—one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation—then student journalism everywhere is at risk.
The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/east-wing-destruction-white-house/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/east-wing-destruction-white-house/
The Nation
The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House
Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents.
Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-argentina-bailout/
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-argentina-bailout/
The Nation
Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies
Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.
King of the North Sea: The Glories of Göteborg Organ Culture
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King of the North Sea: The Glories of Göteborg Organ Culture
—Göteborg, Sweden. The Christianization of Scandinavia took place over a few hundred years and was completed by the early 12th century thanks to Sigurd
