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1027 - Komm Susser Rod feat. Andrew Hudson (4/13/26) (Chapo Trap House )
Andrew Hudson of E1 returns to cover the downfall of two great men: Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Eric Swalwell in California. Also in the news: JD Vance goes on an international losing tour from Pakistan to Hungary, Trump threatens military action against the Pope, and another dispatch from Punished Rod.
https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/1027-komm-susser-rod-feat

Your Party: what kind of socialist party does the British working class actually need in 2026?
THERE is a theoretical question at the heart of Your Party’s April 2026 decision on membership eligibility, and it deserves a serious answer — not a bureaucratic one. The question is this: what kind of socialist party does the British working class actually need in 2026? A disciplined vanguard, or a broad democratic mass party? An organisation built around the co-ordination of professional revolutionaries, or one built around the self-activity and democratic participation of the widest possible cross-section of the working class itself? The Your Party central executive committee (CEC) has, with its membership eligibility framework, given a clear and principled answer. Understanding why that answer is correct requires going back to one of the deepest debates in the socialist tradition. Rosa Luxemburg spent much of her political life engaged in precisely this debate with Lenin. Her position was not, as is sometimes caricatured, a rejection of organisation. She was a lifelong organiser who died at the hands of counter-revolution. Her argument was something more precise: that the revolutionary transformation of society could not be accomplished by substituting a disciplined party for the self-activity of the working class.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/your-party-what-kind-socialist-party-does-british-working-class-actually-need-2026

Anarchists and Neo-anarchists: Horizontalism and Autonomous Spaces
It is not uncommon, particularly in North America, to see anarchism defined as an ideology rooted in ‘direct democracy’, coPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

In 47-52 Vote, Senate GOP Blocks Another Iran War Powers Resolution
Although the war launched by the US and Israel in late February has killed more than 1,700 civilians and sparked a global fuel crisis that has sent prices skyrocketing, that was not enough for 52 Republican senators—every one except libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)—who voted to back the president even as the war further erodes his approval rating.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-gop-blocks-iran-war-powers

‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections
the state has refused to codify rights for any of the state’s 8,300 farm workers, including roughly 1,000 undocumented workers, according to numbers provided by Migrant Justice, a Vermont-based human rights organization founded and led by farm workers. These workers remain exempt from minimum wage rules, overtime protections and the right to unionize. And increasing immigration enforcement has made them more legally vulnerable and kept them cloistered on farms.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/vermont-dairy-industry-migrant-labor-workers-rights

Georgia man charged over attacks that killed DHS worker and other woman
The killing of the DHS worker, Lauren Bullis, and shootings of the two other victims on Monday led homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin to issue a statement raising concerns that the 26-year-old suspect, British native Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was granted US citizenship in 2022.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/georgia-killing-dhs-worker

US Senator Warren voices concern over Nvidia's acquisition of Slurm
SchedMD and Slurm are ​not household names. But the deal follows a pattern of Nvidia targeting under-the-radar companies whose technology serves ⁠as the glue holding the world's most powerful data centers and supercomputers together. In the letter, which was seen bPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Hungary’s Fake “Democratic” Revolution — From Orbán’s Mafia to Péter Magyar’s Neoliberal Circus
The international liberal commentariat is celebrating again. Viktor Orbán, the long-reigning right-wing strongman of Hungary, has been defeated in the April 2026 elections by Péter Magyar, a slick, photogenic opposition leader who stormed to power in a matter of months. Headlines scream “democracy wins,” “Orbánism is over,” and “a new dawn for Europe.” Don’t believe a word of it. This is not a victory for the left, for working people, or for any genuine progressive force. It was a squalid palace coup within Hungary’s corrupt political elite — a transfer of power from one faction of the ruling class to another, dressed up as a heroic popular uprising. The Hungarian people did not win. They simply exchanged one set of oligarchs for another.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/14/hungarys-fake-democratic-revolution-from-orbans-mafia-to-peter-magyars-neoliberal-circus/

ALPRs and Minneapolis’ Growing Discriminatory Surveillance Dragnet
In Minneapolis, like in other cities across the United States, cameras cover the tops of light poles like barnacles revealed by a low tide. Motorists are no stranger to their growing ubiquity and mostly pay no mind to them as if they’re another natural part of the urban ecosystem, no different than all of the cigarette butts and wrappers on the street. In the last several years, however, a new apex predator of surveillance has emerged largely unnoticed. The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and private businesses have been installing Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) at numerous locations, little cameras perched in discreet locations like ugly, bald-headed vultures that make CCTV cameras seem archaic in comparison. ALPRs, as the name suggests, automatically read license plates, often with the help of artificial intelligence, and store that data for later without the need for any human eyes. There’s not much limiting them to plate numbers, though: they’re able to recognize the vehicle itself by color, scratches and even cargo. MPD’s ALPR cameras alone, set up at 30 intersections in the city, collected data at all hours every single day on more than 31 million vehicles in thPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Dozens detained in New York City protest over US arms sales to Israel
Dozens of protesters were detained by police in New York City on Monday during demonstrations calling for the blocking ​of arms sales to Israel and an end to U.S. ‌military support for its ally. Demonstrators included antiwar group Jewish Voice for Peace, which said around 90 people were detained. Among those detained was whistleblower Chelsea Manning, a former ​U.S. Army soldier and WikiLeaks source.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/dozens-detained-new-york-city-protest-over-us-arms-sales-israel-2026-04-14/

GOP campaigns go all-in on AI — Dems not so much
The White House's digital shop sets the tone for the GOP's aggressive approach, firing off AI-generated social media posts boosting Trump and blasting his critics. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is using AI to create ads, analyze data and identify new small donors, according to an NRSC spokesperson.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/14/republicans-ai-campaigns-democrats-2026
https://archive.ph/G59yd

United Airlines CEO reportedly pitched merger with American, sparking competition fears
Scott Kirby, who leads United, raised the prospect during an encounter with the US president in late February, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed sources. Such a deal would overhaul the global air travel industry – and would likely face intense competition scrutiny.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/united-airlines-merger-american-airlines

Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
A woman using a walker had shown up, incontinent and carrying “a large bag of medications.” She was diabetic, managing a tibia fracture and alcohol-related dementia, and she was “dumped” at the shelter, according to federal inspectors.
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The homeland must be defended: Cuban unions call for mass mobilization on May Day 2026
In the face of growing threats from the U.S. government—reinforced by the executive order of January 29, which has added an energy siege to the already intensified economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed on our country for more than 65 years, simply because we chose to build a dignified, sovereign, and independent nation—there is nothing more urgent or decisive today than to act together and strengthen ourselves as a country. In this context, the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), its national unions, and the National Association of Innovators and Rationalizers (ANIR) call for the celebration of May 1st, International Workers’ Day, under a clear and mobilizing principle: The homeland must be defended. To mark May Day is to reaffirm the unity and patriotism of the Cuban people. It is to once again “break the corojo,” as Antonio Maceo did at Baraguá when he rejected a peace without independence; to recall José Martí’s message in Los Pinos Nuevos, a historic call for unity across generations in the struggle for sovereignty; and, in the year marking the centenary of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, to uphold the vision he expressed on May 1, 2000.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2026/04/the-homeland-must-be-defended-cuban-unions-call-for-mass-mobilization-on-may-day-2026.html

Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian Model Has Collapsed
Reacting to news of Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election, many of his admirers insisted that he had, after all, done a good job. Jordan Bardella, president of France’s Rassemblement National, wrote that Orbán had “led Hungary’s economic recovery, promoted family policies that helped maintain the birth rate, and defended his country and Europe’s borders against migration.” Dutch nationalist leader Geert Wilders insisted Orbán was “the only leader with balls in the EU”; for others, the fact that he had admitted defeat proved his democratic spirit. Many accounts focus on Orbán’s authoritarian hold on power, whether rewriting the state’s Fundamental Law or packing the Constitutional Court. His Fidesz party’s influence on public media and the education system was also an importanPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students
The New York Times reported over the weekend that the justice department had terminated six judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who oversaw deportation proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, two students who were arrested last year as part of Trump’s campaign against the Gaza protest movement.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/immigration-judges-fired-trump-administration

With Congress Back in DC, Sanders Plans Another Vote on Blocking US Weapons to Israel Over Genocide
With members of Congress returning to Washington, DC, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday pledged that he will, yet again, force a vote aimed at cutting off the flow of US weapons to Israel over its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-weapons-israel

Man shot by ICE in California has been arrested by the FBI, attorney says
A man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an enforcement stop in central California last week was arrested Monday by the FBI after being discharged from a hospital, his attorney said. Attorney Patrick Kolasinski said federal officials have not said what charges Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez might face. Messages were sent to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office seeking more information about the arrest.
https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-shooting-carlos-ivan-mendoza-hernandez-71b60ba1007bd705454a4cef5293da6e

Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Sheriff Bob Fletcher said at a news conference they will pursue information from the Department of Homeland Security that they need for their investigation into the arrest of ChongLy "Scott" Thao in January. Ramsey County includes the state capital of St. Paul.
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Serbia’s Government Is Targeting the Public University
In the seventeenth month of a student-led mass movement in Serbia, the death of a student at the Faculty of Philosophy triggered an orchestrated attack on the University of Belgrade by the country’s government-police-tabloid complex. On the eve of the police raid, protesters gathered in front of the rectorate, and the rector delivered a historic speech situating the university as the last autonomous institution in the country ready to confront ruling-party power. But the question remains: what kind of politics, and in whose name?
https://jacobin.com/2026/04/serbia-university-belgrade-student-social-movements

"Not Guns for Hire": Trump's Failure to Trigger a Kurdish Uprising
The timing of the pact has led many to suggest that it was intended as preparation for an alignment with Israel and the U.S. in the coming conflict. Enderyarî, without directly refuting that narrative, pointed out that the relevant discussions between the parties had started in the aftermath of the 2022 anti-government “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran—significantly predating the current war. “Although political conditions also played a role, the formation of this alliance was a historical necessity, and it can even be said that it was delayed,” said Enderyarî. Regardless, Iranian Kurds quickly found themselves thrust into the forefront of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran. In the first week of fighting, the U.S. and Israel bombed numerous government positions in Kurdish regions of Iran, while making public calls to Kurdish groups to launch an uprising against the government. That uprising, intended to drain the resources and attention of the Iranian military, while potentially causing the ethnic dissolution of the country, did not come to pass. Other Iranian Kurdish groups who spoke to Drop Site expressed suspicion over attempts to maneuver them into a conflict at the behest of foreign powers. Ebrahim Alizadeh, General Secretary of Komala (CPI), also known as the Kurdistan Organization of the Iranian Communist Party, the only party of the seven that didn’t join the alliance, stated that one of the reasons his group had not joined the February 22 announcement was out of belief that the alliance had been hastily formed iPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Kamala Harris says she might run for president again in 2028
A run in 2028 for Harris could face challenges among voters who have ​indicated in polling that they want to see ​new leaders ⁠for the Democratic Party following Harris' loss to Trump. The National Action Network convention drew several potential Democratic candidates, including Pennsylvania ⁠Governor ​Josh Shapiro, former Transportation Secretary Pete ​Buttigieg and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, among others.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/kamala-harris-says-she-might-run-president-again-2028-2026-04-10/

Workers at LA stadium threaten World Cup strike amid anger over ICE
Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, outlined a slew of union demands in a letter addressed to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Stan Kroenke, the billionaire sports mogul who built the stadium. Petersen called for the leaders to abide by fair working practices, citing allegations of wage theft overseas during past iterations of the tournament.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/11/sofi-stadium-los-angeles-world-cup

Activists calling for closure of trash-burning plant in Minneapolis start hunger strike
The strike is being organized by the Zero Burn Coalition, a group dedicated to shutting down the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, also known as HERC. First built in 1989, the waste-to-energy facility burns garbage and produces enough energy to power about 25,000 homes, according to Hennepin County.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hunger-strike-minneapolis-herc-trash-incinerator/

Louisiana Republicans move to eliminate court office won by exonerated man
Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote last November to become the Orleans parish clerk of criminal court after pledging to reform the justice system based on his own experience fighting to access court records while in maximum security prison.
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Errico Malatesta: Reformism
The fundamental error of the reformists is that of dreaming of solidarity, a sincere collaboration, between masters and servants, between proprietors and workers which even if it might have existed here and there in periods of profound unconsciousness of the masses and of ingenuous faith in religion and rewards, is utterly impossible today. Those who envisage a society of well stuffed pigs which waddle contentedly under the ferule of a small number of swineherd; who do not take into account the need for freedom and the sentiment of human dignity; who really believe in a God that orders, for his abstruse ends, the poor to be submissive and the rich to be good and charitable — can also imagine and aspire to a technical organization of production which assures abundance to all and is at the same time materially advantageous both to the bosses and to the workers. But in reality “social peace” based on abundance for all will remain a dream, so long as society is divided into antagonistic classes, that is employers and employes. And there will be neither peace nor abundance.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/malatesta/1920s/reformism.html

The American War in Laos Still Claiming Victims 50 Years Later
In a remote village in the mountains of Xieng Khouang province in northern Laos a small temple is under construction. Its concrete walls are unpainted, and window and door frames sit unfinished. Inside the temple rests a 500-year-old golden Buddha statue, flanked by two columns of old brick. The statue’s eyes gaze outside at the rice paddies that surround the village. Out of sight of the Buddha’s field of vision is the original temple – now a large mound of bricks and rubble. A local shop owner says the temple was bombed during the war by the Americans. Another local resident is asked what else was bombed during the war. “Everything,” he says. “Everything.” Beyond the rubble, buried just below the surface across the vast mountain ranges and farmlands of Laos are millions of unexploded bombs, still claiming victims 50 years after the end of the war. Laos was caught in the crosshairs of the American-led global crusade against communism during the Cold War. The war in Vietnam engulfed neighboring Cambodia and Laos. Vietnamese communists were pushed acroPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Brazil announces US partnership to intercept weapons, drug trafficking
The operation, according to Lula’s government, will be called the DESARMA programme. Brazil’s Finance Minister Dario Durigan hailed the collaboration with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as an “important step in strengthening international cooperation” against crime.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/10/brazil-announces-us-partnership-to-intercept-weapons-drug-trafficking
https://archive.ph/FYTv4

Immigration board denies Mahmoud Khalil’s appeal, bringing activist one step closer to deportation
Khalil said he was not surprised by the ruling, which he called “biased and politically motivated.” His attorneys said he cannot be lawfully detained or deported as he pursues a separate case in the federal court system. “The only thing I am guilty of is speaking out against the genocide in Palestine — and this administration has weaponized the immigration system to punish me for it,” Khalil said in a statement.
https://apnews.com/article/mahmoud-khalil-protester-appeal-deportation-trump-94e926c5a6bfd7fbcb0fe52066a77dbb

Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
A suspect was arrested in San Francisco Friday after being accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, the CEO of the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI. The 20-year-old man was found at the OpenAI headquarters about three miles away from Altman’s home, where he was threatening to burn down the building, San Francisco police said.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/sam-altman-attack

Democratic Socialists Win Court Battle as Elections Near
An investigation into effort, first reported by The New York Times, had wound through the State Board of Elections and courts for years. The D.S.A. maintained its innocence throughout, but hadPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran: The Announcement of a “Temporary Ceasefire” — A Step Forward Toward Achieving Lasting Peace
The failure of the U.S. policy of “regime change,” aimed at installing proxies such as Reza Pahlavi or other dependent forces, is also significant for the people of our country and the anti-dictatorial movement, which, following U.S. and Israeli military aggression, focused its efforts on defending the country’s territorial integrity. Regime change in Iran is a matter of the right and authority of the Iranian people, not foreign aggressors. In our view, the agreement on a two-week ceasefire to allow negotiations and move toward lasting peace—despite the many complexities and difficulties it will undoubtedly face—is an important step for the country’s future. Alongside this step, the fundamental demands of the popular movement for a transition away from dictatorship and for people to determine their own destiny—toward freedom and social justice—remain firmly in place. Only under conditions where peace is guaranteed can such a struggle move forward.
https://www.tudehpartyiran.org/en/2026/04/08/statement-of-the-tudeh-party-of-iran-the-announcement-of-a-temporary-ceasefire-a-step-forward-toward-achieving-lasting-peace/

The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights :Iranians have shown immense courage before horrific US-Israeli aggression — the ceasefire must be made to last
Rectifying this disaster will require a durable and sustainable peace, proper reparations to allow Iran to rebuild, as well as the implementation by its own government of urgently needed reform as well as popular policies aligned with the nation’s real strategic interests. However, it is important to state that all reports from on the ground in Iran indicate that the 40-day bombardment of Iranian cities, as well as civil and national infrastructure by the US and Israel has neither weakened the resolve of the Iranian people one iota to resist malign outside interference nor to rally to the defence of Iran’s national sovereignty. The formation of huge human chains across bridges and around power plants at the eleventh hour before the anticipated coming into ePost too long. Click here to view the full text.

US Republicans block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
Representative Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, presided over an abbreviated "pro forma" House session, ending it before a group of Democrats could seek to pass by unanimous consent the resolution, which would have called for an end to the U.S. military operation.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-republicans-block-bid-rein-trump-iran-war-powers-2026-04-09/

US agency proposes rolling back rules for safe disposal of toxic coal ash
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed weakened rules governing the safe disposal of ash produced by burning coal. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on pollution from coal-fired power plants.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/epa-toxic-coal-ash-rollback-trump

US fertility rates drop to record low in 2025 as births fall
Shifting priorities among younger ​women, including "greater and more demanding job market opportunities, expanded leisure ⁠options, increased intensity of parenting… make the option to have children ​less desirable," said Phillip Levine, an economics professor at Wellesley College.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fertility-rates-drop-record-low-2025-births-fall-2026-04-09/

Sheriff’s deputy killed in central California while serving eviction notice
Authorities say the man is still barricaded inside the home and believed to be armed with a rifle, news station KFSN reported. Porterville is located about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the state’s Central Valley.
https://apnews.com/article/california-deputy-shot-killed-tulare-29ef95775bd79da00f1d7e41c825c1e8
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Promises, Promises: AOC, Israel, and the DSA
… To overlook or ignore these facts, or to pretend that the Zionist state of Israel is worth defending, is little more than a passive form of what Lenin called “social chauvinism.” Indeed, it is not enough to merely oppose military funding to Israel; any socialist worthy of the name must fundamentally be opposed to the existence of the Zionist regime and for the defeat of U.S. imperialism. The real question, however, is this: how did a socialist organization, whose rank-and-file members endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in 2017, and who voted to identify as an anti-Zionist organization in 2025, wind up in such a situation to begin with? And why have they allowed their most public political figure to continue to support Israel for so long even as it carried out a genocide against the people of Gaza? The answer has little to do with the DSA’s official positions on Israel and everything to do with its electoral strategy and its failure to break with the imperialist Democratic Party.
https://www.leftvoice.org/promises-promises-aoc-israel-and-the-dsa/

Anti-establishment anger builds in Scotland – but where will it go?=
On the streets of Scotland, you would be forgiven for not realising there is an election going on at all. The usual party stalls and leafleters are missing, and parties are reporting difficulties getting volunteers to go out campaigning. Instead, there is a general mood of despondency. Despite their lead in the polls, there is a notable lack of enthusiasm for the SNP. One recent survey showed that only five percent of Scots think the party has done a very good job in government since 2007. Nevertheless, given the lack of any other pro-independence alternative, many workers will still hold their nose and vote for the SNP this May, or simply not bother voting at all.
https://communist.red/anti-establishment-anger-builds-in-scotland-but-where-will-it-go/

“Never Mind Us!”…to the question of normality by David Graeber & Nika Dubrovsky
On November 9, the day Germany celebrated the 30th anniversary of the faPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Cuba Denies U.S. Medicare Fraud Allegations
Cuba vehemently rejected on Wednesday, U.S. officials’ claims speculating Cuba’s involvement in Medicare fraud in Florida, labeling the accusations baseless and politically motivated.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/cuba-denies-medicare-fraud-allegations/

March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists say
Not only was it the hottest March on record for the U.S., but the amount it was above normal beat any other month in history for the Lower 48 states. March’s average temperature of 50.85 degrees Fahrenheit (10.47 degrees Celsius) was 9.35 F (5.19 C) above the 20th century normal for March.
https://apnews.com/article/march-temperature-record-weather-el-nino-369298794ffd94665ed78a6b4f3b0267

Newly created Polymarket accounts win big on well-timed Iran ceasefire bets
A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the US and Iran would reach a ceasefire on Tuesday, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for these new customers.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-trump-us-iran-ceasefire

US still plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia despite Costa Rica agreement
U.S. government attorneys told a federal judge Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, even though Costa Rica has agreed to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/us-still-plans-deport-kilmar-abrego-garcia-liberia-despite-costa-rica-agreement
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The capitalists are preparing for class war – and so must we
If you want to know which party the ruling class is planning to use as their loyal servants next, watch the changing tides in the flow of political donations. Traditionally, these funds ran directly to the Conservative Party – but after 15 years of using up every last drop of credibility, the financial stream started flowing in Labour’s direction. Sensing this, Labour readily sucked up to the City of London and promised to do their bidding. Lo and behold, in 2023, they received a record £13 million in individual donations! In 2024, the year of the general election, they also outraised all other parties. Just under two years later, Labour’s credibility has been wrecked, and Reform UK is now the party receiving the most donations from wealthy backers. In just the last three months of 2025, Farage’s party received over £5.4 million in large donations. £3 million of that came from one particular parasite – Christopher Harborne, a cryptocurrency investor and CEO of an offshore aviation company.
https://communist.red/the-capitalists-are-preparing-for-class-war-and-so-must-we/

Another way to live: inside the fight for Prosfygika
On 5 February, 2026, Aristotelis Chantzis began a hunger strike to the death to defend his home from the latest development attempt that would result in the violent eviction of over 400 people. The next attack is imminent. Surrounded on either side by the police headquarters of Athens and the supreme court – two pillars of state power – the eight housing blocks that make up the squatted community of Prosfygika stand proud and unflinching – and always threatened. The neighbourhood is marked by a long history, both as a haven for refugees in Athens since the 1930s (Prosfygika means 'refugee homes' in Greek) and as a stronghold of partisan resistance in the December 1944 uprising, which left the blocks scarred by bullet holes. Today, the neighbourhood plays a key role in the fight against the ongoing state-backed gentrification of Athens. For most of the residents, living in Prosfygika is not a choice. It is imposed by the realities of housing in the city, which forces people without homes to squat. Many residents have lived in the neighbourhood all their lives, always on the Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

As Trump Threatens Genocidal Attack, House Democrats Rebuked for Dragging Feet on War Powers Vote
Journalist Adam Johnson, however, noted that Democrats had a chance to “stop the madness” weeks ago, when it seemed they may have had the votes to pass a war powers resolution in the House at the end of March that would have limited Trump’s ability to further strike Iran. But instead, said Johnson, “ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) delayed the House War Powers vote until mid-April.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-genocide-iran-war-powers-dems

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says
Orellana, whose title is UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights, conducted an 11-day investigative mission in Mexico last month to learn about toxic threats facing its population. He said he found lax environmental standards and a lack of oversight, which have allowed pollution to accumulate over the years.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/mexico-us-toxic-waste-un-special-rapporteur

ICE arrested more than 800 people after tips from US airport security agency
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips ​shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump's presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by ‌Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known.
https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-arrested-more-than-800-people-after-tips-us-airport-security-agency-2026-04-07/

Private Medicare plans get a break
The average 2.48% pay increase for 2027 was on the high end of analysts' expectations and marked a win for UnitedHealthcare, Humana and other Medicare Advantage plans, whose stocks tumbled after the administration's initial proposal in January. The plans will instead see an average increase of nearly 5% Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

Donald Trump Has Given Iran a New Deadline, Again
In times of war, leaders tend to look towards the future’s history books as they compose their letters and speeches. Regret and stoicism; conviction and sorrow; grit and greatness: these are the themes that presidents and princes strive to capture with pithy eloquence as they prepare their populations for sacrifice. So too with Donald Trump on Easter Sunday. “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell,” he picked from the drafts, “JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.” The inspirational coffee mugs produce themselves. Dubbing this coming Tuesday “Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one”, it’s far from the first time that Trump has threatened war crimes against Iran’s civilian infrastructure (and he’s already done more than a few too). On 21 March, Tehran was given 48 hours to allow ships through the Strait of Hormuz. By 23 March, it was five days. On the 26th, it became ten. On the 30th, it was ‘immediately’, which was rolled back to 48 hours this Saturday, then 48 hours again on Sunday. Trump may have promised to bomb Iran ‘back to the stone ages’ last week, but when it comes to statecraft, it appears Washington is already there. Because, as any child will tell you, the parental leap from “I really mean it” to “I really, really mean it this time” isn’t upwards, but downwards when it comes to authority.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/04/06/donald-trump-has-given-iran-a-new-deadline-again/

Why the doctors’ strike matters to all trade unionists
THE six-day strike by resident doctors in England, due to start after the Easter bank holiday weekend, raises issues that concern the whole labour movement. Doctors’ disputes are sometimes viewed at arm’s length by other trade unionists. The British Medical Association (BMA) remains outside the TUC. Doctors, unlike most NHS workers, are not part of Agenda for Change bargaining structures, which can reduce solidarity across the healthcare workforce, and their wages are relatively higher. Nor does every strike slogan — the threats to move to New Zealand for higher pay that featured on some junior doctors’ picket line placards last year, for instance — encourage sympathy from workers on lower pay with no such options. But theirPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi’s prediction market, federal appeals court rules
A three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based third US circuit court of appeals ruled 2-1 in finding that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the sports-related event contracts that Kalshi allows people to trade on its platform.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/06/new-jersey-kalshi-ruling-cftc

Trump endorses Republican Steven Hilton for California governor, reordering wide-open race
The endorsement — coming about a month before mail ballots go to voters in advance of the June 2 primary — will help Hilton coalesce conservative support in a race with no clear leader. However, Trump is widely unpopular in heavily Democratic California outside his conservative base and Trump’s backing would become a liability if Hilton faces a Democrat in the November election.
https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-donald-trump-endorsement-steve-hilton-0c3b0f4752466e3fd12463cbb49c079d

Upstate NY judge removed from bench amid charges he advised illegal eviction, deleted emails, more
Investigators found Lilley gave legal advice to landlords outside of court about how to remove tenants from a mobile home, according to the commission’s findings. He told the property owners to serve a notice to vacate and later suggested they change the locks after the tenants were gone for about two weeks. But under New York law, tenants who have lived somewhere for at least 30 days can’t be locked out without going through the court process, the commission said.
https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2026/04/upstate-ny-judge-removed-from-bench-amid-charges-he-advised-illegal-eviction-deleted-emails-more.html

West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts
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Why socialist Cuba is more democratic than the U.S
The renewed escalation of hostility by the Trump administration towards Cuba—through tightened sanctions, political pressure, and open ideological aggression—once again exposes a fundamental contradiction. A country that presents itself as the "global model of democracy" continues to treat a small socialist island as a persistent threat. This is not a coincidence. It points to something deeper: what is being contested is not “democracy” in the abstract, but two fundamentally different ways of organizing power in society. At a moment when Cuba faces intensified economic pressure and systematic attempts at destabilization, a simple question emerges: if Cuba is truly “undemocratic,” why must it be constantly attacked, isolated and discredited? And, just as importantly, what does it reveal about the United States that it invests so much effort in undermining it?
https://www.idcommunism.com/2026/04/why-socialist-cuba-is-more-democratic-than-the-us.html

Crypto Is Flailing
It feels like just yesterday when crypto markets last crashed hard. Back in 2022, what had been a wildly careening celebrity- and media-fueled hype train suddenly was a smoldering wreckage. Those were the days of Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud-riddled FTX exchange, which went belly up along with a slew of other big crypto projects. The price of Bitcoin, the largest and most trend-setting of thousands of cryptocurrencies, dropped from its high of over $64,000 in 2021 to barely hitting $17,000 by 2022’s end. Along with Bitcoin, all things crypto sank. It felt at the time as though we all awoke from a bizarre collective dream in which mass-produced JPGs of cartoon monkeys had sold for prices that rivaled those of an average home, and trading made-up digital tokens on your phone promised to deliver unthinkable riches for the brave of heart. In the wake of crypto’s crash, most people preferred to tune out anything that included words like “blockchain,” “NFTs,” or “Bitcoin.” Even when prices for crypto recovered in 2024, the cringey backwash of 2022 clung on within mainstream public opinion. And then came Donald Trump.
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US satellite firm Planet Labs announces blackout on war on Iran images
The US company announced the decision in an email to customers on Saturday, with news agencies quoting it as saying the government had asked satellite imagery providers ⁠to impose an “indefinite withhold of imagery”. The restriction expands upon a 14-day delay on imagery of the Middle East that Planet Labs implemented last month, which extended an initial 96-hour delay, a move the firm said was meant to prevent adversaries from using the imagery to attack the US and its allies.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/5/us-satellite-firm-planet-labs-announces-blackout-on-war-on-iran-images
https://archive.ph/lyIHm

List of Programs Trump 2027 Budget Proposal Would Cut
Here is an overview of programs that would be cut: Job Corps (eliminated, –$1.6bn) Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (–$395m) OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grants (eliminated) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) (defunded) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) reductions (–$46m)
https://www.newsweek.com/list-of-programs-trump-2027-budget-proposal-would-cut-11780685
https://archive.ph/jRPQ6

More than 20 people injured after driver crashes into crowd at Louisiana parade
The driver, who has not been publicly identified, is in custody, according to a statement from the Iberia parish sheriff’s office. Some of the injuries are believed to be serious, authorities said. Eleven people were transported by ground and two by air, according to first responders.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/louisiana-parade-car-crash

Message to Senate Dems: No Confirmation of New AG Without Commitment on Epstein Files Release
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NDF: Assert Bangsamoro Self-Determination! Expose the Marcos Jr. Regime’s Sabotage of the Peace Process
The National Democratic Front (NDF)-Mindanao stands with the Bangsamoro people in confronting the deepening crisis in the peace process under the regime of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. What is unfolding is neither delay nor mismanagement of the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front—it is the necessary outcome of a reactionary state bound to imperialism, feudalism, and bureaucrat capitalism. The peace process is being implemented in a manner that preserves ruling class control over Moro land, resources, and political authority, ensuring the continuity of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal order that denies the Bangsamoro their right to genuine self-determination. The Bangsamoro question is a national question rooted in land dispossession and national oppression. The majority of Moro people remain landless peasants and poor fisherfolk, with up to 70% living in poverty and lacking access to basic services. This condition is the product of a long historical process through which land and resources were systematically transferred to the alliance of landlords, comprador bourgeoisie, and bureaucrat capitalists in partnership with imperialist interests.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/statements/assert-bangsamoro-self-determination-expose-the-marcos-jr-regimes-sabotage-of-the-peace-process/

Pakistan Plays Peacemaker While Bombing and Blockading Afghan Civilians
“There is a lack of reporting because many people, including journalists or human rights activists from Kabul or abroad don’t visit this region,” said Sher Agha, a local activist from Kunar. Before speaking to Drop Site News on Wednesday, he had visited the funeral of one of the recent attacks’ victims, a little girl named Baharat whose picture was also spread on social media. “Attacks are taking place while I am talking to you. Sarkano district, which lies along the border, is being hit intensely. This is the ongoing situation for weeks,” he added. What emerges from the border are fragments: local testimonies, community statements, and scattered data points. Taken together, however, they reveal a coherent picture of a war fought withoPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Trump announces ‘fraud’ crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California
In a Truth Social post on Friday, the US president announced that his vice-president was now “in charge of ‘fraud’ in the United States”, claiming the problem is “massive and pervasive” and that Vance’s new role as “fraud czar” will be “a major factor in how great the future of our country will be”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/trump-vance-fraud-arrest-crackdown-california

Trump proposes to begin privatizing TSA screening operations
TSA has about 50,000 federal employees who handle ⁠screening at nearly all U.S. airports. Budget documents released on Friday said airports currently using the privatization program ​have demonstrated savings compared to federal screening operations.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-proposes-begin-privatizing-us-airport-security-operations-2026-04-03/

University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war
According to reports, on 18 March Fani wrote in a newsletter sent via the center’s listserv that “Israeli actions tell us that they seek the destruction of the state, not just its ruling class”. The email reportedly added that it “was always BS” that the Islamic Republic was pursuing nuclear weapons. In July, Fani told the student newspaper that “if you tell the dozens of children that were killed in Israeli bombardment, that were killed in Iran, or the families of the nuclear scientists who were just wiped out – I hardly imagine they would say that the world is a more peaceful place”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/washington-college-professor-fired-iran-war-criticism

NYC home health aides press Mamdani to back bill ending 24-hour shifts
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1023 - Camusbian feat. Katherine Krueger (3/30/26) (Chapo Trap House )
We talk about the Return of Rahm, the Democrats looking for a hot candidate, and Katherine’s Disneyland memories. But mostly we let Felix explain the Rob Schneider-Andrea Dworkin-Albert Camus connection. Kind of a gas leak episode here folks.
https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/1023-camusbian-feat-katherine

CC of the Communist Party of the Philippines: People's war is the answer to imperialist war and crisis
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines joyfully extends its greetings to all the valiant Red fighters and commanders of the New People’s Army on this historic day, the 57th anniversary of the founding of the true army of the oppressed people. On this day, let us look back on the unrelenting efforts to advance the revolutionary armed struggle to achieve national freedom and genuine democracy. Let us draw lessons from our long march along the winding path of advances and retreats, defeats and victories. Let us pay tribute to all the heroes and martyrs of the Filipino people who selflessly dedicated their lives to the great cause of liberating the nation from imperialist domination and all forms of oppression and exploitation by the local ruling classes. We owe to their sacrifice all that the people have achieved on the path of revolutionary struggle. Their names and contributions shall never fade from the memory of the people. They are shining stars, serving as beacons, as the people traverse the darkness toward the Red dawn. It is fitting that we celebrate the victories we have achieved in advancing the revolutionary armed struggle in the past year, while mindfully drawing lessons from the bitterness we have experienced. We must firmly grasp these as we press forward on the path of strengthening and advancing our protracted people’s war.
https://philippinerevolution.nu/statements/peoples-war-is-the-answer-to-imperialist-war-and-crisis/

The US and Israel Are Making Gaza-Style War the New Normal
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Judge tosses lawsuit filed by parents of ‘Cop City’ protester who was killed by troopers
The Jan. 18, 2023, shooting of Manuel Paez Terán, known as “Tortuguita,” was a galvanizing moment for the movement to halt the construction of what critics labeled “Cop City,” a sprawling police and firefighter training center that opened last year on the site of a forest and former prison farm just outside Atlanta.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-admin-presents-new-plan-slash-two-thirds-consumer-watchdog-workforce-2026-04-01/

US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say
The goal, according ​to a source with knowledge of the plan, is to again approve a DHS funding bill that the Senate unanimously passed ​last week, but the Republican-controlled House rejected. That bill would fund DHS to September 30, the end of this fiscal year. Instead of signing off on the bipartisan Senate bill, the House passed a 60-day extension of DHS funding - a measure that Democrats had repeatedly rejected.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-is-working-with-johnson-thune-fund-immigration-agents-2026-04-01/

The surprise winners of Trump's immigration wars
"There was all of this hype that Trump would be friendly toward high-skilled immigration and harder on low-skilled immigration," said Sam Peak, an immigration expert at the Economic Innovation Group. The opposite has been true, including an admission from the administration that seasonal farm labor jobs can't be filled with Americans.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/trump-farm-workers-h1b-visas
https://archive.ph/R2PZE

Trump admin presents new plan to slash two thirds of consumer watchdog workforce
President Donald Trump's administration has developed a fresh plan to slash the workforce at the U.S. Consumer FPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

On the brink of war — and paying the price at home
THE world appears to be on the brink of a brutal escalation of the war in the Middle East. Some 10,000 US troops stand ready. Israel’s rulers are using the opportunity to extend their wars of territorial conquest in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky is signing deals with Gulf sheikdoms for the supply of aggressive drone technology. Collateral damage is already being inflicted on those who can no longer afford to heat their homes or buy the food they need. What is the position of our own government? To equivocate. Factories in Britain still contribute to the production of weapons used by the US and Israel. Both in Britain and also, it seems, elsewhere in the Mediterranean and Pacific, British military bases still enable US planes to refuel and utilise their targeting technology. Our Prime Minister professes himself unhappy. Yet in the past week the Metropolitan Police, despite contrary legal judgements, have resumed prosecutions of anyone displaying support for an organisation whose crime it was to draw attention to Britain’s material complicity with Israel.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brink-war-and-paying-price-home

Barbecue, Empire, and Haiti’s Child Soldiers
As the group expands its control over the country, one glaring reality is that a significant portion of its armed members are under 18. Under the command of Jimmy Chérizier, known as “Barbecue,” and his former lieutenant, escaped kidnapper Kempès Sanon, Viv Ansanm deployed these armed youths to sack the sprawling neighborhoods of Solino. Their assault has displaced over 125,000 people across 24 different communities. “Viv Ansanm burned us out of our homes because we were one of the last bastions of peace and resistance left in Pòtoprens [Port-au-Prince],” said Ezayi Jules, a spokesperson for the community. “They reduced our neighborhoods to ashes. Now our families are homeless as Barbecue runs around everywhere talking about his “revolution.’” Beginning in 2018, Viv Ansanm and its predecessor, the G-9 gang alliance, have targeted and invaded neighborhoods that had long been bulwarks of popular resistance agains the interests of big capital and foreign domination. The numbers speak for themselves. Armed grouPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Lawsuits Expected After Trump Orders Creation of National Voter List, Mail-In Voting Crackdown
Just days after the GOP-controlled Senate skipped town once they failed to send a voter suppression bill to President Donald Trump’s desk, the Republican on Tuesday signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of US voters and crack down on voting by mail—which is how he voted in Florida’s most recent election.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-voting-executive-order

US counterterror officials plan antifa summit, sources say
The conference, tentatively planned for June or July, will convene officials from various nations to discuss strategies for battling antifa and encourage intelligence sharing, said the sources, who requested anonymity ‌as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-counterterror-officials-plan-antifa-summit-sources-say-2026-03-31/

The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides
Peptides are a string of amino acids, smaller than a protein, that are produced naturally by our body. Interest in synthetic versions of some of these has skyrocketed with people touting them for tissue repair, skin health, longevity and more.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768206/peptides-rfk-fda-compounding-pharmacies

Silicon Valley city to give residents doorbells equipped with cameras
“By equipping residents with tools and partnering closely with our Milpitas police department, we’re building a stronger connection between our community and law enforcement to help deter crime and protect our neighborhoods.” Milpitas police plan to share a link for residents to voluntarily upload doorbell footage and organize community events, where residents can sign up to participate in the program, said Tyler Jamison, the Milpitas assistant chief of police.
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Communist Front (Italy): Italian communists welcome Meloni’s referendum defeat, call for broader political struggle
In a result described as a “clear political slap” to the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s recent referendum on justice reforms has produced a decisive rejection of the proposed constitutional changes. According to the Communist Front (Italy), the outcome reflects not only opposition to a specific reform, but a wider and deepening discontent with the current political direction of the country. The organization emphasized that the victory of the “No” vote came alongside a higher-than-expected voter turnout—an element they interpret as a significant and active expression of political dissent. In their assessment, this opposition extends beyond traditional anti-government circles, encompassing a broader segment of society than the ruling coalition’s electoral base. At the heart of the referendum was a reform strongly backed by the government itself, presented as a cornerstone initiative aimed at consolidating political power ahead of future elections. The Communist Front argues that its rejection signals a failure of this strategy, describing the reform as part of a broader trajectory of “authoritarian tendencies” promoted by the executive.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2026/03/italian-communists-welcome-melonis-referendum-defeat-call-for-broader-political-struggle.html

Right-Wing Governments in Latin America Face Short Honeymoons
Chile’s new right-wing president, José Antonio Kast has just taken office and protests against the government have already begun. Thousands of high school students have taken to the streets to protest fuel price hikes and attacks on public education. The first question that comes to mind is whether these students represent a new generation of activists, foreshadowing further mobilizations. And will a workers’ movement take up the banners of struggle alongside them? This resistance will have to be built, navigating the mediating (and outdated) leadership of the Socialist Party and the Communist Party, as well as the Broad Front of former president Gabriel Boric. Our comrades from the Revolutionary Workers’ Party (PTR) of Chile, who are part of our internatPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

ICE announces death of another Mexican detainee in US immigration custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday that Mexican immigrant Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano was found unresponsive at a processing centre in California last week and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/ice-announces-death-of-another-mexican-detainee-in-us-immigration-custody
https://archive.ph/kiZxz

US Defense Secretary Hegseth's broker looked to buy defense fund before Iran attack, FT reports
A broker for U.S. Defense ​Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted ‌to make a big investment in major ​defense companies ​in the weeks leading up ⁠to the ​U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, ​the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing three ​people familiar with ​the matter.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-defense-secretary-hegseths-broker-looked-buy-defense-fund-before-iran-attack-2026-03-30/

Washington 'millionaires tax' poised to become law with Gov. Ferguson's signature Monday
The measure would impose a 9.9% tax on annual income above $1 million, including dual-income households. Ferguson, a Democrat, has championed the proposal and said it will affect less than one-half of 1% of Washington households. He has said the revenue would fund expansions to the Working Families Tax Credit, extending benefits to about 460,000 additional households, provide relief for some small businesses, and pay for child care and free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students.
https://komonews.com/news/local/washington-governor-bob-ferguson-to-sign-millionaires-tax-bill-on-monday-morning-state-code-income-small-business-sports-public-services-constitutionality-debate

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1021 - Illusion USA (3/23/26) (Chapo Trap House)
The fight in the gas station parking lot continues to escalate; luckily, Will, Felix, and Chris are all together in person to walk you through it. We talk about Israel attacking South Pars Gas Field without telling us, more planes crashing both abroad and at home, and the potential of a disastrous ground operation on Kharg Island looming. Plus: Elon Musk’s based son, Zohran and “left-wing antisemitism,” and a eulogy for Chuck Norris,
https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/1021-illusion-usa-3-23-26

RIZOSPASTIS: World Anti-Imperialist Platform Whitewashing of US imperialism
Until now, its was clear that through their analyses they sought to whitewash the principal forces of the emerging Eurasian imperialist axis (China, Russia). Now, however, the WAP’s “interpretation” of international developments goes so far as to make room even for Trump. Such views stem from a complete detachment from the struggles of the working class, from erroneous opportunist theories about the imperialist system, and from the refusal to fulfil the duty of the working class and the peoples to develop an independent strategy against the bourgeois classes and imperialist alliances. Based on their crude and unscientific analysis, according to which bourgeois forces worldwide are divided into supporters of “globalization” (see Kamala Harris) and “chauvinists” (see Donald Trump, etc.), communists are urged to side with the latter and even establish forms of tactical cooperation with them. Thus, in a recent article —a monument to shameless opportunism— the “organizer” of the World Anti-Imperialist Platform, writing under the pseudonym Stephen Cho, claims, among other things, that: “The fact that the Republican Party appeals to the founding ideals of the United States, which include a spirit of independence, cannot be ignored” and similarly that “meanwhile, chauvinists do not oppose war in principle; rather, they avoid and refrain from wars they do not desire”. The culmination, of course, is his call that: “Anti-imperialist forces including the communist forces can’t form a tactical joint front with chauvinist and conservative forces, but they can engage in tactical cooperation with them”. He further adds: “Tactical cooperation, in the sense of acting Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending weeklong strike
Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement that goes into effect immediately, the shipyard said. That followed an hourslong union meeting at a high school. “We look forward to working together once again to deliver the Navy’s ships on time to protect our nation and our families,” Bath Iron Works, known for the slogan “Bath built is best built,” said in a statement.
https://apnews.com/article/shipyard-strike-maine-bath-iron-works-b0e609d517213f718800844c10f7eb23

Hialeah Cuban woman stripped of U.S. citizenship over $6 million Medicare fraud scheme, judge rules
According to a DOJ press release, Cabrera Diaz was convicted in 2019 of conspiring to commit health care fraud. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to more than two years in prison and ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution. As part of her plea, prosecutors said Cabrera Diaz admitted she participated in the scheme years before she became a citizen.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/united-states-citizenship-revoked-medicare-fraud-hialeah-cuba/

Third No Kings protest draws millions from across US to push back on Trump administration
More than 3,000 No Kings protests against the Trump administration were held nationwide and in more than a dozen countries on Saturday, according to a coalition of organizers that includes “anti-authoritarian” groups Indivisible and 50501, labor unions and other grassroots organizations.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump

Home insurance rates set to jump in these states, report says
Insurers are changing their policies to minimize their claims exposure, according to Insurify, which often means more risk for homeowners. The states projected to see the largest rate hikes in 2026, Insurify data scientists sPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

assembly.org.ua : The war has entered its fifth year. On the intensification of street guerrilla in Ukraine
For nearly 1,500 days and nights, the shadow of death has swirled over our Slobozhanshchina, and the sickle of warfare has reaped the harvest of life. Despite the predictions of the front's collapse last year—some with fear, others with hope that everyone would finally be able to leave—it still stands near Volchansk, Chasov Yar, Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), and Gulyaipole. The deadline for a hypothetical agreement has been pushed back again to late spring. No threats of sanctions against the Kiev authorities from the Trump’s fascist administration, which proudly admits to raping children if it was "a very good deal that will help them become great." The UN is also in no hurry to install a temporary administration under its auspices in Ukraine, modeled on East Timor. The drowning one's salvation remains his own doing. Broad resistance to drafting in Ukraine we recently compared to the resistance to ICE in previous article "From Minneapolis to Ukraine, only street countering can stop the state-run hunt for people". The problem is that, as in the United States, it is not strong enough to change the overall situation. After the complete devastation of our revolutionary field by Stalinism, the tradition of mass street movements disappeared in Ukraine, except in support of some right-wing politicians: 1991, 2004, 2014… Rebuilding it from scratch takes a lot of time and has been underway for two years now, since the law tightening mobilization was adopted on April 11, 2024. However, since late 2025, we see a new trend: people against the war are moving from self-defense to counter-strike. Almost every day there are news reports of armed attacks against police or enlistment groups, mostly in rear regions like Odessa or West Ukraine. This is no longer like today's United States, but rather like during the Vietnam War!
https://libcom.org/article/war-has-entered-its-fifth-year-intensification-street-guerrilla-ukraine

The Kathy Hochul Donors in the Jeffrey Epstein Files
For nearly a year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has been calling on the Donald Trump administration to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Well, they’ve been released —Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

Workers' strike at one of the largest US meatpacking plants will continue
Thousands of striking workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants will extend their walkout to a third week as they push for higher wages and better health care. Industry experts said it’s too early to know if the strike that began March 16 at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, will impact beef prices for shoppers.
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/workers-strike-largest-us-meatpacking-plants-continue-3rd-131475996

‘Shameful’: Trump Threatens to Redirect Student Loan Borrowers to Most Expensive Repayment Plans
Anonymous officials told The Post that those who do not switch plans within three months of receiving the email will automatically be re-enrolled in the Standard Plan. Unlike SAVE, which is income-based, the Standard plan has borrowers pay a fixed rate over 10 years.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/student-loan-forgiveness-redirect

Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home disrupted by NYPD undercover operation, authorities say
An official who was briefed on the investigation said Heifler, 26, identified as a member of the JDL 613 Brotherhood, a New Jersey-based group founded in 2024 that describes its membership as “Jewish warriors” fighting back against rising antisemitism.
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-nypd-nerdeen-kiswani-e8fa38819b4f65f830b26b640d44cd72

Vance takes aim at Minnesota in first federal anti-fraud task force hearing
Joining the task force was Colin McDonald, a top aide to the Justice Department's second in command. He was recently confirmed as the assistant attorney general overseeing the new division at the department focused on prosecuting fraud. The Justice Department has long prosecuted fraud nationally through its Criminal Division, but the Trump administration says the new division is needed to crack down on rampant fraud.
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At No Kings: Let’s Flood the Streets to Demand the Abolition of ICE, Full Rights for Immigrants, and an End to the Imperialist War Against Iran
On March 28, No Kings and dozens of unions, community organizations, and left-wing groups across the country are calling for a mobilization under the slogan: No ICE, No War, No Kings. This cannot be just another mobilization; it must be a historic surge of millions so that Donald Trump and the Epstein gang hear us loud and clear. Trump and the Far Right were defeated in Minneapolis by the massive grassroots movement that brought about the end of Operation Metro Surge and the firing of Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security. The Epstein scandal has shown millions that capitalism and violence against women and children go hand in hand with the systematic oppression of the most vulnerable by those who rule the world. Further, it revealed that several leaders of the ruling class from both parties are responsible for the rape, torture, and trafficking of over a thousand women and girls. In this first year of Trump’s presidency, the rights of trans people have been trampled upon in a super-conservative offensive that demonstrates just how authoritarian and reactionary the Far Right’s agenda is.
https://www.leftvoice.org/at-no-kings-lets-flood-the-streets-to-demand-the-abolition-of-ice-full-rights-for-immigrants-and-an-end-to-the-imperialist-war-against-iran/

Why Israel's defence in ICJ genocide case has disintegrated
Last week, Israel suddenly dropped charges against five soldiers accused of the sexual abuse and rape of a male Palestinian prisoner. This development was grotesque - all the more so, since there is no shortage of evidence. The soldiers were filmed as the atrocity was allegedly committed. As for the victim, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has cited medical records showing that his injuries included a ruptured bowel, a severe injury to his anus, lung damage and broken ribs. In this article, however, we will not dwell on the moral squalor of the decision by Military Advocate General Itai Ofir to abandon the case. We will examine instead the consequences for Israel’s ongoing defence against genocide chargPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Army extends maximum recruitment age to 42, allowing older recruits to join
The average age of recruits is going up marginally, going from 21 years old in 2010 to nearly 23 years old last year, service data reviewed by ABC News shows. Additionally, the Army will now allow enlistments of individuals with only one marijuana-related conviction.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/army-extends-maximum-recruitment-age-42-allowing-older/story?id=131411519

Sanders and AOC unveil data center moratorium bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday will announce legislation to pause all new data center construction nationwide until AI safeguards are in place.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/sanders-aoc-data-center-moratorium-bill

US Senators reach deal on capping insulin costs at $35 per month, Semafor reports
Shaheen is making ​an urgent push to ‌pass ⁠legislation to reduce the cost of insulin before her ​retirement ​from ⁠Congress, teaming with Senators Susan ​Collins, Raphael ​Warnock ⁠and John Kennedy, according to the ⁠Semafor ​report.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-senators-reach-deal-capping-insulin-costs-35-per-month-semafor-reports-2026-03-25/

TSA tipped off ICE in arrest of mother and child at San Francisco airport
The report, which cites federal documents, adds a new dimension to the arrest by ICE officers that went viral this week, casting new scrutiny on the Trump administration’s information-sharing agreements that critics say are leading to more indiscriminate immigration arrests.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/tsa-tip-off-ice-san-francisco-airport
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Built on sand: Trump’s war shatters Labour’s hopes of economic ‘stability’
To the backdrop of bombs raining down in the Middle East, Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently reassured Parliament that “stability” is the “single most important precondition for economic growth”. This is not good news for the British ruling class. Due to long-term underinvestment in infrastructure and industry, British capitalism is not in a strong position to weather this storm. Even before the war in Iran, the UK economy failed to grow at all in January. And things are only set to get worse for British capitalism and its hapless helmsmen.
https://communist.red/built-on-sand-trumps-war-shatters-labours-hopes-of-economic-stability/

There Was No “Right Way” to Attack Iran
When Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe went before Congress last week, they were grilled about the war in Iran. The nature of the grilling was revealing, as many Democrats seem focused on impropriety or strategic errors in warmaking rather than the warmaking itself. Some Democrats pressed Gabbard and Ratcliffe about whether Iran actually posed a meaningful threat to the United States. Gabbard, in particular, was evasive on this point. She’s repeatedly said that it did not, but now she’s committed to staying in Donald Trump’s good graces, no matter the hypocrisy and humiliation involved. Other Democrats, though, only seemed to be concerned with giving the administration a hard time about how they’re waging the war. Did Trump understand that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz? If not, why not? Did he understand how extensive Iran’s retaliation might be against American assets in the Gulf monarchies? If not, why not? Did Gabbard and Ratcliffe not brief him appropriately, or did Trump just not listen? At times, the grilling seemed about as high-stakes as mid-level managers being dressed down in a quarterly performance review, where the company’s goals are taken for granted and only management’s competence is in question.
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/united-states-iran-war-trump

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More than 3,000 No Kings protests set for Saturday
Progressive political groups, labor unions and human and civil rights organizations expect Saturday's nationwide demonstrations to surpass last year's No Kings rallies in June and October. The Twin Cities will serve as the flagship event, according to organizers, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, Jane Fonda and Bruce Springsteen scheduled to perform or speak at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/bruce-springsteen-joan-baez-no-kings-twin-cities

FDA flags misleading claims for cancer drug by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong
The warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration takes issue with a TV advertisement and a separate podcast episode promoting Anktiva, the lead product of ImmunityBio Inc. The drugmaker is one of several biotech firms acquired by Soon-Shiong, who also owns the Los Angeles Times.
https://apnews.com/article/patrick-soonshiong-immunitybio-anktiva-cancer-ebb9a297655dced61487b0317e320307

Portland Public Schools shortens school year in budget-cutting agreement with teachers union
Portland Public Schools is turning four days that were originally intended for instruction, grading or paid time off into furlough days, effectively ending the school year early and condensing the calendar in an effort to patch a budget hole first made public last month.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/22/portland-public-schools-shortens-schol-year/

‘Kristi Noem 2.0’: Two Democrats Join Republicans in Confirming Mullin to Lead DHS
The confirmation vote came amid reports that senators are on the verge of a deal to end the month-long shutdown at DHS, which has left TSA workers unpaid. In the wake of ICE agents’ deadly shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democratic lawmakers have demanded reforms to the immigration enforcement body as part of any DHS funding deal.Post too long. Click here to view the full text.

Review: Shah of Shahs – Snapshots of tyranny and revolution
Ryszard Kapuściński, as a foreign reporter for the press agency of Stalinist Poland, was a witness to the Iranian Revolution, along with 26 other revolutions and coups across the colonial world. In Shah of Shahs he doesn’t pretend to give us a factually watertight report of the events, but paints a gripping picture of the country and its people, its modern history, and the revolution itself, through a series of impressions akin to a literary version of a pointillist painting. We learn about the origins and the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty through musings on a collection of photographs. Each image prompts a new story: on the rise and fall of Reza Khan, on the British backed coup against Mossadegh who dared to nationalise the oil, on the glaring injustice of the rich foreigners hosting balls in palaces while ordinary Iranians lived in squalor.
https://communist.red/review-shah-of-shahs-snapshots-of-tyranny-and-revolution/

Gusanos of Monarchy: War, Exile, and the Misplacement of a Nation
"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be either good or evil" – Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963)
There is a word from another revolution that fits a little too well in this time: gusano—the exile who leaves a revolution only to spend decades begging Empire to bring them back. It belongs to Cuba, but its logic has migrated. You can now find it, almost intact, among a certain stratum of the Iranian diaspora—especially those still orbiting the fading promise of monarchy. In Miami, they waited for Washington to deliver Havana. In Los Angeles, Toronto, and Berlin, a faction now waits for Washington—or Tel Aviv—to deliver Tehran to them as it was in 1978. Same structure, different flag. And with the current war against Iran, that structure has hardened into something uglier: open alignment with destruction as a pathway to return.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/23/gusanos-of-monarchy-war-exile-and-the-misplacement-of-a-nation/

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Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections
The number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws increased from 1,012 children in fiscal year 2015 to 5,272 in fiscal year 2025, with 773 children illegally employed in hazardous occupations in 2025 compared to 355 in 2015.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/child-labor-protections-republicans

Judge cites ‘stand your ground’ law in clearing 3 more Florida officers in shooting of a UPS driver
Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra ruled that Miami-Dade police officers Richard Santiesteban, Leslie Lee and Rodolfo Mirabal — who had been charged with manslaughter in the death of UPS driver Frank Ordonez — could not be prosecuted because Florida’s “stand your ground” law justified the shooting. The same judge cleared officer Jose Mateo in September for the same reason.
https://apnews.com/article/ups-shooting-florida-67073c35de9ce537b825b3fd75991039

Bipartisan Senate bill would ban sports betting on online prediction markets
The bill follows several other state-level efforts to regulate marketplaces, which are overseen by a federal agency. On Friday, a Nevada judge temporarily banned most of Kalshi’s operations in the state for two weeks after the state filed a lawsuit against the company.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/bipartisan-senate-bill-sports-betting-ban

Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets
Polymarket instituted a broader ban than Kalshi. The company rewrote its rules to say clearly that users cannot trade on contracts where they might possess confidential information or could influence the outcome of an event
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European Communist Action: The anti-imperialist struggle of the peoples must be strengthened
The European Communist Action condemns in the strongest possible terms the imperialist attack launched by the United States and Israel against the people of Iran, as well as the bombings and Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon. These developments are linked to the plans of the US, NATO, the EU and their allies, especially Israel, to “reshape” the Middle East, as part of their confrontation with their rival powers. Particularly dangerous is their attempt to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz. These developments carry the risk of a generalization of the war —a conflict in which dozens of countries are already involved in one way or another— leading to even greater bloodshed. A key role in this involvement is played by the US–NATO bases located across Europe, which serve both as military strongholds and as targets for retaliation.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2026/03/european-communist-action-antiimperialist-struggle-of-peoples-must-be-strengthened.html

For Lorenzo Orsetti
For the anniversary of the martyrdom of Lorenzo Orsetti, Ş. Tekoşer Piling, Italian martyr of the Rojava Revolution, we publish the letter of an Indonesian friend, that found hope and inspiration in the struggle of Lorenzo. Lorenzo fell on 18th March 2019 in the struggle against ISIS, and his revolutionary approach to life, that arrived to us through his writings and video messages, became an inspiration to young people in Italy and beyond.
https://abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/30175/

John Reed: Ten Days that Shook the World Chapter X: Moscow
The Committee for Salvation, the Duma, the Central Committee of the Socialist Revolutionary party—proudly claiming Kerensky as a member—all passionately protested that he could only be held responsible to the Constituent Assembly. On the evening of November 16th I watched two thousand Red Guards swing down the Zagorodny Prospekt behind a military band playing the Marseillaise—and how appropriate it sounded—with blood-red flags over the dark ranks of workmen, to welcome home again theirPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
Federal prosecutors under former President Joe Biden pressed charges against the officers. Under President Donald Trump, though, the Department of Justice asked that Brett Hankison, the only officer serving prison time related to Taylor’s killing, be let out of prison while he appeals his conviction. Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, said in a Facebook post that she is extremely disappointed in Trump’s Justice Department.
https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-shooting-charges-dropped-da7af3049b7eb8a24c1333e0be3c1788

Johnson Delays FISA Vote Amid Bipartisan Push for ‘Major, Necessary’ Privacy Reforms
Privacy advocates and lawmakers across the political spectrum have long called for reforms to FISA’s Section 702, which empowers the US government to surveil electronic communications of noncitizens located outside the United States to acquire foreign intelligence information, without a warrant.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/what-is-fisa-section-702

US House Democrat blasts Commerce's 'highly concerning' $1.6 billion USA Rare Earth deal
In a ‌10-page letter, Representative Zoe Lofgren, the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, wrote that the proposed deal would let the Commerce Department keep an equity stake even if it decides not to invest while also leaving the company reliant on a $1.5 billion private capital raise led by Cantor Fitzgerald [RIC:RIC:CNTOR.UL], ​the financial firm previously led by Lutnick and now run by his sons.
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-house-democrat-blasts-commerces-highly-concerning-16-billion-usa-rare-earth-2026-03-20/

Millions of Americans Joining the Ranks of the Uninsured Thanks to Trump-GOP Cuts in 2025
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Iraq-Iran war: the forging of the Islamic Republic
Seeing an opportunity, on 22 September 1980 Saddam Hussein invaded Iran. The Iranian military had largely dissolved following the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Islamic Republic, less than a year old, was far from having consolidated its power. The Islamists faced the grueling task of rebuilding the Iranian bourgeois state, as power remained effectively in the streets. It was the entry of the workers, through the general strike of the autumn of 1978, that transformed middle-class bazaar and student protests into a real revolution. The workers formed neighbourhood and factory shuras (soviets), they demanded higher wages, and in some instances took over their factories. They fought so that the tyranny of the bosses – who were closely aligned with Pahlavi during the revolution – would never return. But the complete failure of the communists to present any clear alternative, against the backdrop of growing repression, allowed the revolution to be hijacked by the Islamists led by Ayatollah Khomeini. While the revolution itself had involved communists, including the Stalinist Tudeh Party, communist guerrillas such as Fadaiyan-e-Khalq, ‘Islamic-Marxists’ Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), and secular nationalists such as the National Front, the Islamists did everything to isolate the communists and the left. Khomeini began to use the clergy to hijack many of the neighbourhood shuras, which were transformed into ‘Islamic Revolution Committees’ around local mosques. These later formed the foundations for the Islamist paramilitary organisations. At this point, Khomeini was bolstered by western imperialism, which preferred him to the communists. The US had even negotiated the neutrality of remnants of the Pahlavi army prior to the victory of the revolution.
https://marxist.com/iraq-iran-war-the-forging-of-the-islamic-republic.htm

Brazil’s Left After Lula
The geopolitical uncertainty has upped the ante of what was already set to be a deeply contentious race this October between Lula’s broad coalition of moderates and leftists and the far-right challenger, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the forty-four-year-old son of the imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro. Much will be written about the campaign in the months ahead, but a cPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

‘Not Another Penny for Another Endless War,’ Ilhan Omar Says as Trump Seeks $200 Billion
As US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed reporting that he’s seeking $200 billion more from Congress to continue waging his unpopular war of choice on Iran, Rep. Ilhan Omar was among those forcefully pushing back.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/congress-iran-war

Wall Street cops propose new slate of easier big bank rules
The proposals from the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation would lower bank capital requirements — that is, the financial cushion that regulators require banks to hold against potential losses — for the largest and most systemically important firms by nearly 5%. Bank capital requirements for the smallest banking organizations would fall by almost 8%.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/fed-bank-wall-street-regulation
https://archive.ph/vAVLN

Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion
If state prosecutors decide to move forward with the murder charge brought by local police against Alexia Moore, her case would be one of the first instances of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy in Georgia since it passed a 2019 law banning most abortions.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/georgia-murder-charges-abortion

Judge ends asylum claim of Minnesotan boy detained by ICE, report says
U.S. Immigration Judge John Burns issued the decision to end ​the asylum claims of Liam and his family. Attorney Danielle Molliver who represents the ​family, told the station the decision would be appealed, a process that can take months, if not years. The lawyer did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment.
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Call of the (Expanded) Meeting of the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran to All National and Freedom-Loving Forces of the Country On the Formation of a Peace Committee and the Establishment of an Immediate Ceasefire and Lasting Peace
Dear compatriots, national and freedom-loving forces of the country, The war ignited by U.S. imperialism and the criminal government of Israel is a horrific catastrophe that has placed the existence and territorial integrity of our homeland in grave danger. Thousands killed and wounded, the destruction of the country’s productive infrastructure, and the blow dealt by this devastating war to the popular movement—which had posed a serious challenge to the survival of the regime of Velayat-e Faqih—are among the immense hardships this war has imposed on our people and our country. For this reason, the (expanded) meeting of the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran has concluded that under the current critical conditions, one of the most important tasks facing all progressive and freedom-loving forces in the country is to strive to establish a broad peace movement, both inside and outside the country, in order to immediately halt this imposed war on our homeland. For the reactionary rulers, war is a “blessing” that allows them to cover up the crisis of legitimacy that emerged after the bloody suppression and killing of people driven to desperation by economic hardship, inequality, and deep class divisions. Under wartime conditions, reactionary rulers attempt to silence all dissent while continuing their anti-people policies and maintaining their grip on power. In recent days, we have witnessed this process through the arrest of hundreds of civil activists and dissidents following threats by Ejei (head of the judiciary), Radan (commander of the national police), and other leaders of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the regime.
https://www.tudehpartyiran.org/en/2026/03/18/call-of-the-expanded-meeting-of-the-central-committee-of-the-tudeh-party-of-iran-to-all-national-and-freedom-loving-forces-of-the-country-on-the-formation-of-a-peace-committee-and-the-establishment/

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US to require $15,000 bond to visa recipients from 12 more countries
President Donald Trump's administration will require citizens from 50 countries to post bonds of $15,000 to apply for U.S. entry, a State ​Department official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, ‌said 12 countries are being added to a list that already includes 38 other nations, largely in Africa.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-require-15000-bond-visa-recipients-12-more-countries-2026-03-18/

AIPAC finally notches some Democratic primary wins
Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller defeated former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and progressive state Sen. Robert Peters in the state's 2nd congressional district. Miller was supported by nearly $4.5 million in ad spending from AIPAC-affiliated group Affordable Chicago Now, according to AdImpact. … former Rep. Melissa Bean beat progressive rival Junaid Ahmed in the race to succeed Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), another unsuccessful Senate candidate. Elect Chicago Women spent $3.3 million in support of Bean while Chicago Progressive Partnership spent another $700,000 painting Ahmed as a wealthy ally of Elon Musk and fossil fuel interests.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/aipac-illinois-primary-biss-abughazaleh-bean
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How lawyers got their hands on thousands of private patient records
The admission by GuardDog Telehealth came in response to a lawsuit brought by Epic Systems, the nation’s largest vendor of electronic medical records software. In January, Epic alleged that a “syndicate” of companies had improperly gained access to patient records and was selling them to lawyers for potential use in litigation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/03/18/digital-privacy-healthcare-epic-systems-lawsuit/
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The trade union movement needs a political strategy
UNITE the union has decided to cut its affiliation to the Labour Party by more than half a million pounds a year, or more than 40 per cent. The immediate reason is the continuing incapacity of the government to resolve the bin strike in Birmingham, triggered by the determination of the Labour-run council to cut workers’ wages. Indeed, some of the money saved in affiliation fees will go towards paying court fines imposed in the course of the dispute, which has now been going on for more than a year. To that extent, Unite’s move is wholly understandable. It surely responds to the real anger the union’s membership will feel about the Birmingham dispute. The move also follows strident but accurate criticisms of Labour’s record on a range of issues by Unite general secretary Sharon Graham. She has described the government as “devoid of purpose” and failing to act in the working-class interest. Graham was one of the strongest critics of the winter fuel benefit cut, of the watering down of the Employment Rights Act and the attack on welfare. On all these issues she has spoken for millions across the country who feel profoundly let down by Keir Starmer’s government. The burning question now is how the trade unions can lead the movement in imposing a new course on Labour before power is handed over to Nigel Farage and the Reform hard right.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trade-union-movement-needs-political-strategy

In the New Geo-Economic Order, Price Shocks Are Here to Stay
Less than three years after the disruptions of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine subsided, the world economy confronts another sustained energy and supply chain shock. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, and Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US military assets and oil production infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, have brought shipping through the all-important Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared the closure the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” Some 34 percent of globally traded crude oil, 19 percent of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and 16 percent of the trade in refined petroleum products such as dPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

UFW acts on allegations against César Chávez
UFW said what is alleged against Chávez is incompatible with the union's values, per the statement. The union said it has no firsthand knowledge or direct reports but considers the allegations serious enough to act.
https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2026/03/17/united-farm-workers-ufw-cesar-chavez-march-allegations
https://archive.ph/LtAbm

Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel
Kent’s letter lauded Trump’s foreign military actions in his first administration, such as the killing of Qassem Suleimani and “defeating Isis” while avoiding being drawn into “never-ending wars”. But he charged the president with abandoning this posture after an influence campaign.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/joe-kent-resigns-director-national-counterterrorism-center

New York City seeks to stop defending former Mayor Eric Adams in sex assault suit
In a court filing Tuesday, attorneys for the city's Law Department asked to be allowed to withdraw from defending Adams from a suit alleging he sexually assaulted a woman when he was a transit cop in 1993.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-york-city-seeks-stop-defending-former-mayor-eric-adams-sex-assault-rcna263937

Florida Republican student group sues university after suspension over Nazi salute post
On Saturday, University of Florida (UF) blocked campus operations of the school’s College Republicans after the group’s state leadership said it had disbanded the chapter for engaging in “a pattern of conduct that violated its rules and values, including a recent antisemitic gesture”.
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