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MAGA Caught Spreading Fake Videos of Venezuela Celebrating in Wake of Trump’s Blatant Oil Grab
MAGA Caught Spreading Fake Videos of Venezuela Celebrating in Wake of Trump’s Blatant Oil Grab
Breaking down U.S. President Trump's recent actions in Venezuela, and the right-wing propaganda that has followed in the wake of it.
18 min
The Horror of Trump's Press Conference From a Venezuelan Perspective
The Horror of Trump's Press Conference From a Venezuelan Perspective
This moment demands political maturity. You can oppose Maduro and still oppose US aggression. You can want change and still reject foreign control. You can be angry, desperate, or hopeful, and still say no to being governed by another country.
Michelle Ellner
Emergency Declaration: We Condemn the Imperialist Attack by the U.S. Against Venezuela and the Kidnapping of Maduro
Emergency Declaration: We Condemn the Imperialist Attack by the U.S. Against Venezuela and the Kidnapping of Maduro
The CPR-FI categorically and vehemently condemns the military attack perpetrated by the United States against Venezuela. This is direct, deliberate, and criminal imperialist aggression against an oppressed country and constitutes a flagrant violation of Venezuelan...
Current for Permanent Revolution - Fourth International (CPR-FI)
Trump Says USA Will 'Run' Venezuela and Take Its Oil
Trump Says USA Will 'Run' Venezuela and Take Its Oil
After the US military bombed Venezuela and abducted President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump said "we're going to run the country", potentially for years. "We're in the oil business", he added, boasting that US corporations will exploit Latin America's natural resources. Ben...
37 min
Why Is Trump Invading Venezuela?
Why Is Trump Invading Venezuela?
In this 9-minute video, GDF chronicles the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, framed through Trump's explicit economic rationale—securing Venezuela's vast oil reserves for U.S. exploitation. This latest iteration of imperial resource...
9 min
Building “Mass Governance” in Zohran Mamdani’s New York City
Building “Mass Governance” in Zohran Mamdani’s New York City
Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City, and the Left’s old ways of relating to elected officials won’t cut it. We need a “mass governance” approach.
Sumathy Kumar and Gianpaolo Baiocchi
A New Year of Empire
A New Year of Empire
With its violent military intervention into Venezuela – a country I used to live in – the U.S. has begun this year with entitled and undisguised imperialism.
Tamara Pearson
8 New Years Resolution Ideas for NPR
8 New Years Resolution Ideas for NPR
​There is so much that National Public Radio could do to make itself better and raise the expectations of its listening audience.
Ralph Nader
The REAL Reason Why Trump Bombed Venezuela and 'Captured' President Maduro
The REAL Reason Why Trump Bombed Venezuela and 'Captured' President Maduro
The US government bombed Venezuela, and Donald Trump abducted President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country to be tried in a show trial on politically motivated charges. Ben Norton explains the real reasons behind the USA's imperialist war on Venezuela.
43 min
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next
After Venezuela Assault, Trump and Rubio Warn Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia Could Be Next
"The 'Trump corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine—applied in recent hours with violent force over the skies of Caracas—is the single greatest threat to peace and prosperity that the Americas confront today," said Progressive International.
Jake Johnson
This Is a Blatant Illegal Act of War Against Venezuela by Trump
This Is a Blatant Illegal Act of War Against Venezuela by Trump
This war also does not reflect the will of the people. Nearly 70% of Americans oppose another war and reject the endless cycle of military interventions carried out in their name.
Medea Benjamin
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)
In Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, music star, activist and opposition leader Bobi Wine, together with his wife, rallies his people in a dangerous fight for freedom from President Museveni’s oppressive 35-year regime.
115 min
There Is Often No Clear Demarcation Between “Legal” and “Illegal” Immigration.
There Is Often No Clear Demarcation Between “Legal” and “Illegal” Immigration.
It’s far easier to end up on the wrong end of the spectrum than you might think.
Rachel Rutter
‘I Will Not Abandon My Principles’: Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
‘I Will Not Abandon My Principles’: Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech
"The work, my friends, has only just begun."
25 min
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan have written a weekly column for nearly two decades. This is their final dispatch, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities in people-centered journalism.
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
10 Crucial Things You Can Do to Take on Trump in 2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do to Take on Trump in 2026
Trump, his sycophants, and the billionaires behind him know that with the coming midterm elections, 2026 could be their last unconstrained chance to suppress democracy and siphon off America’s wealth for themselves. So, what can you do?
Robert Reich
3rd World Christian Nationalist America
3rd World Christian Nationalist America
Their ideas have been tried over and over again. Every time is met with disaster, yet they want to do it again.
73 min
10 Good Things That Happened in 2025
10 Good Things That Happened in 2025
​I hope you can look back on 2025 as the year movements for peace and justice freed political prisoners, slowed the war machine, and helped turn the public against endless wars.
Medea Benjamin
When America Went to War Against Black Unity | The Rise of COINTELPRO
When America Went to War Against Black Unity | The Rise of COINTELPRO
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8 min
WWNS? (What Would Noam Say?): I Lean Into Noam Chomsky's Words of Wisdom as the Storm Rages
WWNS? (What Would Noam Say?): I Lean Into Noam Chomsky's Words of Wisdom as the Storm Rages
May his 97th birthday bring him peace.
Bev Stohl
Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025
Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025
In Texas, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and beyond, grassroots resistance to ICE is growing.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Why Working-Class Consciousness Is the Real Threat to Elite Power | Paul Jay
Why Working-Class Consciousness Is the Real Threat to Elite Power | Paul Jay
Paul Jay and host Barry Stevens analyze rising progressive movements, from Mamdani's victory in New York City to Sanders and AOC drawing massive crowds in red states, and why working-class consciousness has always been the real threat to American elites. They discuss why...
40 min
Why Billionaires Want You to Be "Christian" Now
Why Billionaires Want You to Be "Christian" Now (2025)
Today we uncover the global plot to install "christian nationalism" - it feels ridiculous even writing that sentence, but I mean there's no other way to describe it. Strap in!
59 min
A Moment of Hope in Gaza
A Moment of Hope in Gaza
On Thursday, December 25th, 2025, during Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians, 168 students graduated from medical school, in Gaza. Wearing their white coats, they stood in front of the ruined façade of what was formerly Gaza’s largest hospital, the Al-Shifa Medical...
Kathy Kelly
Chomsky Reassessed?
Chomsky Reassessed?
Knowing him for over half a century, I am confident that Noam’s hate for sexism, misogyny, racism, exploitation and fascism didn’t lose even a tiny fraction of its passion and clarity due to his “time spent with” Epstein and/or Bannon.
Michael Albert
From Powell to Venezuela: The High Cost of Evidence-Free Escalation
From Powell to Venezuela: The High Cost of Evidence-Free Escalation
​We are witnessing the reemergence of a dangerous repetition: one where the pattern of assertion becomes the prelude to action, and where action can lead to irreversible consequences.
Angel Gomez
The US Backed a Coup in This Country to Hurt China & Help Israel
The US Backed a Coup in This Country to Hurt China & Help Israel
In Cold War Two, the USA is pressuring countries to cut ties with China and recognize Taiwan separatists. Donald Trump blatantly meddled in Honduras' 2025 election and backed a political coup to put in power right-wing oligarch Nasry "Tito" Asfura, who strongly supports...
32 min
If Jesus Were Born Today, Would He Survive the American Police State?
If Jesus Were Born Today, Would He Survive the American Police State?
If Jesus were born in modern America, under a government obsessed with surveillance, crackdowns on undocumented immigrants, religious nationalism, and absolute obedience to a head-of-state rather than the rule of law, would his message of peace, mercy, and resistance to...
John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
Reagan: The Man Who Sold the World
Reagan: The Man Who Sold the World (2025)
Ronald Reagan is remembered as the "Great Communicator," the man who brought optimism back to America. But behind the smile was a ruthless counter-revolution.
32 min
Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse
Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse
Rather than launching a military invasion that would provoke public backlash and congressional scrutiny, Trump is doubling down on something more insidious.
Michelle Ellner
These Are the Worst Pirates on Earth
These Are the Worst Pirates on Earth
The US government is seizing oil tankers and stealing Venezuela's crude. Donald Trump boasted that the USA will "keep" the oil and the ships. This is piracy. Ben Norton explains how Washington is blatantly violating international law in its imperialist war on Venezuela.
30 min
The Story of Christmas Is About the Poor Overcoming the Powerful
The Story of Christmas Is About the Poor Overcoming the Powerful
In Jesus’ own words, Christianity is a faith where the first shall be last and the last shall be first. It is meant not for the rich, the satisfied, and the powerful. Rather it is first intended for the poor, the hungry, the downtrodden, and the rejected.
James Zogby
Can We Cure Ourselves of the Deadly Viruses of Greed and Militarism?
Can We Cure Ourselves of the Deadly Viruses of Greed and Militarism?
​The sicknesses that caused the Iraq War and the Wall Street crash are alive and well in American society, mutating from administration to administration.
Jeff Vogel
'Beyond Dehumanizing': ICE Docs Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses
'Beyond Dehumanizing': ICE Docs Expose Plan to Hold 80,000 People in Warehouses
The proposal does not treat detainees “as people but just things to be warehoused like Amazon packages,” said one critic.
Julia Conley
What Christmas Once Meant—and What It Could Mean Again for a Divided America
What Christmas Once Meant—and What It Could Mean Again for a Divided America
Christmas, once a time to gather, reflect, and renew our obligations to one another, and the social rituals that once cultivated empathy and reinforced civic responsibility, have been reduced to a spectacle of distraction, dead trees, credit card receipts, and gift wrapping.
Martina Moneke
Why I'm Done With Twitter | Kat Abughazaleh
Why I'm Done With Twitter | Kat Abughazaleh
I'm sick of using a website that rewards white supremacy, is swarmed with bots, and doesn't even work. So as of today, I'm no longer using it. You can find us literally anywhere else. And if you want to support a candidate who puts their money where their mouth is, chip in at...
4 min
The 60 Minutes Story the Trump Administration Doesn't Want You to See
The 60 Minutes Story the Trump Administration Doesn't Want You to See
This is a 60 Minutes Story about how the Trump administration violated our constitution and people's basic human dignity. Acting like this does nothing to make us safer, and in fact only makes it more likely that American citizens are put at risk.
14 min
How to Make a Fascist
How to Make a Fascist (2025)
This epic four hour doumentary explores the "ingredients" that contributed to the rise of fascism, focusing on Germany and Italy. It argues that fascism wasn't a simple anomaly but emerged from a complex mix of historical, social, and psychological factors.
239 min
LA Teachers Union: No Endorsements for Genocide Enablers
LA Teachers Union: No Endorsements for Genocide Enablers
“Politicians should not be rewarded for enabling a genocide nor in perpetuating Israel's periodic bombing attacks on Palestinians.”
Marcy Winograd
Can a New 'New Deal' Wipe Out Corporate Control of the Democratic Party?
Can a New 'New Deal' Wipe Out Corporate Control of the Democratic Party?
The exploding popularity of progressive politicians and the policies they embrace is not an anomaly. It's a signpost.
Thom Hartmann
How Leftists Can Reclaim Self-Improvement
How Leftists Can Reclaim Self-Improvement
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13 min
Who’s the Real Criminal at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade
Who’s the Real Criminal at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade
How can Washington claim the right to seize or blow up vessels, disrupt maritime trade, and kill civilian boaters—while bombing Yemen and condemning its de facto Houthi government for intercepting ships in the Red Sea to counter Israel’s genocide in Gaza?
Medea Benjamin
Rogue State: USA Believes It Doesn't Have to Follow International Law
Rogue State: USA Believes It Doesn't Have to Follow International Law
Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and demands that the Hague modify its founding charter to guarantee the US impunity for its war crimes. The United States claims its geopolitical adversaries are "rogue states", but overwhelming evidence...
30 min
Chomsky and Epstein: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Chomsky and Epstein: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Behind the sensational headlines and photos circulating online without context lies a more complex story—one that demands we distinguish between actual evidence of wrongdoing and politically motivated character assassination.
Tim Hjersted
A Possible Strategy for Stopping War on Venezuela
A Possible Strategy for Stopping War on Venezuela
​Critics of state violence become most dangerous when they directly jeopardize the state’s capacity to inflict violence. The most common and tangible way that happens is when soldiers refuse to kill.
Kevin Young
For People of Color, Citizenship Offers No Protection Against ICE’s Techno Terrorism
For People of Color, Citizenship Offers No Protection Against ICE’s Techno Terrorism
The only thing that definitively clears suspicion for ICE is biometric identification. The presumption is that people may lie, documents may be forged, but biometric scans are objective and certain. People are guilty until an algorithm proves them innocent.
Jordan Liz
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (2024)
Neoliberalism – a business-backed ideology committed to cutting taxes, busting trade unions, gutting government regulations, and privatizing public services – is the dominant political and economic philosophy of our time. Yet despite capturing both major parties and shaping...
76 min
Tools for Growing the Commons
Tools for Growing the Commons
The true strength lies in the careful combination of these tools into multi-layered, living systems—creating the conditions not just for protection, but for long-term flourishing.
Michel Rauchs
A Letter to Liberals: On Lesser Evils and the Courage to Demand Better
A Letter to Liberals: On Lesser Evils and the Courage to Demand Better
We hear it constantly: "You're too harsh on Democrats. You're helping Republicans by criticizing our side. Now is not the time—we need unity against the rising threat of fascism."
Tim Hjersted
Authoritarianism Feeds on a Bloated Military Budget
Authoritarianism Feeds on a Bloated Military Budget
Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.
Catherine Lutz
A Letter to Conservatives: On Power, Principles, and the Path Forward
A Letter to Conservatives: On Power, Principles, and the Path Forward
Our ask isn't that you become a progressive. It's for both loyal Democrats and loyal Republicans to stop defending their party uncritically and to challenge the rot in both parties, especially the one they think will be more responsive to their opposition.
Tim Hjersted
How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
This is Peter Thiel - a major player in Silicon Valley who wants to transform humanity. But what does he actually want? What’s his problem with democracy? And is there an endgame? - fern
36 min
Should We Destroy the Machines?
Should We Destroy the Machines?
Over the past year, Silicon Valley has gone fully mask off in favor of fascism and oligarchy. Gone are the days of the Valley’s veneer of idealistic futurism, where technology was supposed to level the playing field and make us more connected than ever.
69 min
How Liberalism Enables the Far-Right
How Liberalism Enables the Far-Right
In many parts of the world we're living it, seeing it rise, meanwhile the establishment is unable or unwilling to do anything about it. There is also a lack of grassroots organizing or a coherent leftist strategy to counter it.
55 min
Trump Admits He Wants to Take Venezuela's Oil — and Give It to US Corporations
Trump Admits He Wants to Take Venezuela's Oil — and Give It to US Corporations
Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted that he wants to take the country's oil and give it to US corporations: "They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out, and we want it back". Ben Norton explains how...
21 min
Taking Power Amidst the Turbulence (w/ Dylan Saba) | The Chris Hedges Report
Taking Power Amidst the Turbulence (w/ Dylan Saba) | The Chris Hedges Report
As American hegemony transforms into something that will be determined by “the forces of historical contingency,” how can regular people fight back against the increasingly violent Empire?
41 min
The Video The UK Government Doesn't Want You To See
The Video The UK Government Doesn't Want You To See
Hunger Strikers are Dying for Gaza & no one’s allowed to talk about It.
9 min
Trump's Cruel Immigration Policy Is Devastating Children
Trump's Cruel Immigration Policy Is Devastating Children
​If you care about children; if you say you’re “pro-life;” if you consider yourself a good or moral person, you should care about how the US treats all children.
Rachel Rutter
Mark Kelly Is Right: Military Members Have the Power to Resist What They Know Is Wrong
Mark Kelly Is Right: Military Members Have the Power to Resist What They Know Is Wrong
​When military members have claimed such power and refused blind military obedience—during the Vietnam War and the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—it has had a significant impact on this country’s politics and policies, as well as on individual lives.
Nan Levinson
Lawless Strikes Off Venezuela Threaten Justice at Home
Lawless Strikes Off Venezuela Threaten Justice at Home
​We are drifting from a system based on legal principles to one in which the will of a single leader determines who is guilty and who is innocent, and who lives and who dies.
Brian Garvey
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