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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Climate Crisis
2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

human-caused global warming pushed global temperatures to near-record levels despite the cooling influence of the La Niña phenomenon

Yale Climate Connections

Donald Trump
Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

While eyes were on Caracas, US forces launched attacks across three continents. This is a war presidency

Paul Rogers

Donald Trump
Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

Minneapolis is Healing the Wounds of Hatred by Leading with Love

The federal government has threatened to starve Minnesota by cutting off SNAP, WIC and other USDA funded programs as retribution.

Janelle Carlson

Iran
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres

UN Member States Should Call for Human Rights Council Special Session

Human Rights Watch

GCC
The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

The Saudi-UAE Bust-Up over Yemen reflects Rift over Vision for Region

Saudi officials accused the UAE of backing separatist groups in Yemen and carried out an airstrike in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Donald Trump
When an ICE Agent Shot Two Bullets Into Renee Good Through the Driver’s Side Window, He Was Not Engaged in Self-Defense

When an ICE Agent Shot Two Bullets Into Renee Good Through the Driver’s Side Window, He Was Not Engaged in Self-Defense

Kristi Noem’s Preposterous Lies About the Killing Confirm That ICE Encourages Agent Violence

Mitchell Zimmerman

Israel/ Palestine
A Cruel Truce:  Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza

A Cruel Truce: Israel’s Ongoing Demolition of Gaza

Israel razed over 2,500 buildings in the Strip since the ceasefire with Hamas commenced on 10 October, 2025.

Binoy Kampmark

Donald Trump
Just as Dangerous: Vance and the 2028 Election

Just as Dangerous: Vance and the 2028 Election

Vance embraces White nationalists like Nick Fuentes and unrepentant conspiracists

Clarence Lusane

Donald Trump
Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

Trump’s Autocratic Logic and Foreign Intervention: America’s New Protection Racket

Among authoritarians, economics exists for the sake of political extraction, and private wealth is only permitted on condition of complicity

Scott Corey

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