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“This War Is Already Lost”: Spencer Ackerman & Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi on Trump’s Iran Debacle
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (449+ words) President Donald Trump gave a primetime televised address Wednesday to discuss the war on Iran, his first since the United States and Israel launched attacks on February 28. Trump gave few clues about when or how the war could end, but…...
Israel’s Death-by-Hanging Law Marks Further “Dehumanization of Palestinians”: B’Tselem
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (494+ words) We speak with Sarit Michaeli from the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem following the Knesset's passage of a new law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis. Jewish Israelis will not face the same punishment…...
“Born in the U.S.A.”: Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (666+ words) President Donald Trump gave a primetime televised address Wednesday to discuss the war on Iran, his first since the United States and Israel launched attacks on February 28. Trump gave few clues about when or how the war could end, but…...
Headlines for April 02, 2026
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (361+ words) Oil prices soared, and stock markets fell across Asia as Trump promised to continue attacks on Iran. Today, foreign ministers from 35 nations, including several EU countries, are holding a virtual meeting to discuss Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz;…...
Headlines for April 01, 2026
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (623+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "May God watch over all of them each day and each night. May his almighty and eternal arms of Providence stretch over them and protect them and bring them peace, in the name of Jesus Christ…...
Immigrant Workers in Colorado Lead “Historic Strike” at JBS, Largest U.S. Meat Processor
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (385+ words) AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I'm Amy Goodman. For more, we're joined by two guests. In Greeley, we're joined by Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7, representing the JBS workers. And here in New York, Caitlyn Clark,…...
“Two Versions of Christianity”: Pope Leo Calls for Peace as U.S. Uses Religion to Justify Iran War
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (762+ words) AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I'm Amy Goodman. As Christians across the world are observing Holy Week, Pope Leo is escalating his calls for the war in Iran to end. He spoke in Rome on Tuesday " in…...
Another Vietnam? Trump Sends Mixed Messages on Iran, from Ending War to Sending in Ground Troops
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (706+ words) AMY GOODMAN: As the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran enters its 33rd day, President Trump is preparing to address the nation about Iran tonight. On Tuesday, Trump said the war could end in the coming weeks. REPORTER 1: We'll be gone in…...
War’s Environmental Fallout: U.N. Expert Decries Targeting of Oil Sites & Desalination Plants
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (692+ words) We take a look at how war in the Middle East is impacting the environment in "one of the most water-stressed regions in the world," with Kaveh Madani, the renowned U.N. scientist, former Iranian politician and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water…...
U.S. Pressure on Cuba Continues Despite Arrival of Russian Oil Tanker
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (662+ words) A Russian tanker carrying around 700,000 barrels of crude oil has arrived in the port of Matanzas, Cuba, breaking the U.S. blockade imposed by President Trump three months ago. Fuel shortages in Cuba have caused dayslong blackouts and have brought all sectors…...