From left: Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez and future spouse Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk at Trump’s inauguration, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. Entering his second term, President Donald Trump ripped the curtain off the myth of U.S. democracy being “of, by and for the people.” So far, at least 14 billionaires, including Trump,…

In December, The Jerusalem Post published an investigation from Nicholas Potter, a “counter-extremism expert,” who falsely accused MintPress News of being part of a network of far-left, foreign government-funded outlets that push conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic extremism. The claims are untrue and are particularly ironic, considering the calls for the extermination and expulsion of Palestinians…

Prolific Palestinian-American journalist and Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah was arrested by plain-clothed police and later deported from Switzerland, while convicted Israeli war criminals visit the European continent freely. This comes as part of a wider trend that has seen Western nations crack down on pro-Palestine activists and journalists. Abunimah was detained by plainclothes police…

On January 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order re-designating Yemen’s Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthi movement, as a “foreign terrorist organization.” He vowed to dismantle the group’s capabilities, a decision that seemed at odds with his self-proclaimed anti-interventionist stance and “America first” rhetoric. Critics argue that the move effectively positions the…

Upon being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump abruptly unleashed racist attacks against undocumented workers and migrant families.  Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2024. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Trump used the inaugural address as a forum for his assault. In his speech, he threatened to pass “a series of historic executive orders” aimed at targeting…

Home » Editorials » Will U.S. troops refuse to brutalize migrants? The billionaires’ new administration in Washington is putting its violent and reactionary anti-migrant program into effect. Its enforcement relies on shock and awe. On force. It relies on obedience. In the end, it counts on the U.S. Armed Forces. But will all troops follow…

Once the second ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was formally agreed to on Jan. 16, the first hostage exchange for the first phase of the agreement began on Jan. 19. Three Israeli women were freed, and 90 Palestinian hostages, most of them women and youth held in Zionist torture dungeons for months, even years, were…

Home » Prisons: tear them down » ‘It’s finally over’ – President Biden grants Leonard Peltier clemency The NDN Collective released the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025: Sumterville, Florida – Today, President Biden granted Leonard Peltier executive clemency and commuted the remainder of his sentence. The president’s decision is the result of decades of…

Home » Prisons: tear them down » Leonard leaves prison Prison Radio posted this commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal on Jan. 22, 2025. Leonard Peltier & Mumia Abu-Jamal Just a few hours ago, Leonard Peltier left the U.S. prison cell, what Indigenous people call the Iron House, and began the long trek home to North Dakota,…

Home » Prisons: tear them down » New York protest: Free Ahmad Sa’adat and all Palestinian prisoners! The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted this report on Jan. 23, 2025. On January 22, in light of the glorious Toufan al-Ahrar (Flood of the Free), we gathered outside the comprador “Palestinian Authority” (PA) to demand freedom for Ahmad…

Ever since Tel Aviv’s 1948 creation, much has been said and written about ‘Greater Israel’ – the notion Zionism’s ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The media typically dismisses…

The following is a slightly edited article that first appeared in Al Mayadeen English on Jan. 20, 2025.   After Gaza’s triumph over genocide, Khalida Jarrar was liberated, honoring the resistance’s promise to its prisoners. But who is Khalida Jarrar? Khalida Jarrar welcomed, following her release from an Israeli prison, June 3, 2016 After enduring years…