In April, Trump unveiled an executive order titled “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens” that hands sweeping new powers to police, guts hard-won reforms and punishes cities that refuse to fall in...
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Republicans move forward with plan to cut an estimated $715 billion in Medicaid funding
In a massive attack on the working class, on Sunday, House Republicans confirmed that their main proposal for offsetting some of their planned $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and mega-corporations will come in the form of at least $880 billion in...
A language of blood has gripped our world: The Twentieth Newsletter (2025)
Sudan’s forgotten civil war has killed at least 150,000 and displaced nearly 13 million. Understanding its political details is key to tracing the causes and potential solutions to the conflict.
Cuba: Mariela Castro “The World’s problems belong to everyone”
Following the broadcast of the Round Table on Friday, May 9, dedicated to the 18th Conference Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Miami press took excerpts from the program and began a campaign to manipulate its content.
One side routinely uses human shields in Gaza—but not the side that’s usually blamed
Since the earliest days of the post–October 7 U.S./Israeli genocide in Gaza, corporate media outlets have claimed that Hamas uses Palestinian civilians as human shields.
Black Mirror still absorbs
The latest season of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian hit series Black Mirror reflects a world shattered by capitalism, argues Lucy Nichols.
150 years since the Critique of the Gotha Programme
The Critique was in a short letter written by Marx 150 years ago. In 2025, it remains just as clear and relevant to understanding communism as the alternative to capitalism.
India and Pakistan lock horns: Who won and why?
In the biggest aerial dogfight since World War II, two nuclear-armed rivals test the boundaries of conflict and deterrence–with some jaw-dropping surprises in the mix.
Fleeing imaginary persecution at home, South African ‘refugees’ may find the grass is not greener in America
The Trump administration’s decision to fast-track asylum for white South Africans—claiming "persecution"—is a political stunt, ignoring that they remain among the wealthiest globally, still controlling most of the country’s land and resources decades after apartheid...
Vietnam celebrates 50 years of the end of its colonial period
Reflections on Vietnam’s revolutionary reunification, post-war recovery, and socialist transformation–highlighting the enduring legacy of resistance and the challenges of building a sovereign economy.
Trump administration moves to eliminate Habeas Corpus
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE—the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus—a constitutional right that allows individuals to challenge unlawful detention.
The real Trump revealed
On Friday, the United States granted approval for Germany to transfer 125 long-range artillery rockets and 100 Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine, a congressional official confirmed to The New York Times.