Deadly strikes on UN shelters in Gaza heighten calls for humanitarian ceasefire
In the shadow of ongoing conflict, sanctuaries for the displaced come under fire.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
Will Ukraine write the alt-right’s epitaph?
Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
Pentagon Produced Fake Terrorist Propaganda
The Pentagon contracted PR firm Bell Pottinger to create fake terrorist propaganda videos to track down the people who watched them.
Requiem for the Home Front
Tom Engelhardt tells a little story about a bottle, a message, time, war (American-style), his mother and himself. Here's to Irma the caricaturist.
Venezuela accuses US of secretly shipping arms after weapons found on plane with possible...
Venezuela accused the U.S. government of sending the arms as part of its attempt to topple the Maduro government.
Keep your LAWS off my planet
New LAWS for a new age—lethal autonomous weapons systems.
Bernie Sanders Scorns Hillary Clinton’s Relationship With Accused War Criminal Henry Kissinger
Despite his myriad of atrocities, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize and remains venerated among both Democrats and Republicans.
Russia’s Ukraine war and energy crisis have scared the world into turbocharging adoption of...
By 2025, only about two years from now, renewable energy will surpass coal as a power source globally.
Over 119 Palestinian journalists killed since Gaza siege began
"The continuous targeting of journalists in Gaza is not just a tragedy for Palestine but a crisis for global press freedom."