August 2026
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Capitalist climate crisis drives deadly Himalayan glacier collapse
At about 9 a.m. on Aug. 26, a mass of ice and rock broke loose from the north face of Langtang Lirung, about 17,000 feet above sea level on the Nepal-China border. Hydrologists described the flow as liquid concrete. It covered its first 14 miles at an average speed of 120 miles per hour. Continue reading
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents
The UK isn’t a dispassionate arbiter of justice in prosecuting anti-genocide activists. It has been aggressively colluding in Israeli crimes. That huge conflict of interest is the elephant in the room Continue reading
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Strategist Behind Palestine Action Ban is former British Intelligence
The U.S.’ designation of U.K.-based activist collective Palestine Action as a global terrorist group is part of a wider project, concocted by far-right pro-Israel strategist Sebastian Gorka, to criminalize left-wing or pro-Palestine dissent against Trump’s rule. MintPress exposes this plan. Continue reading
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GM Watch Daily Digest 28 August 2026
Friday, 28 August 2026 — GM Watch Response to USDA deregulation of failed GMO chestnut The Global Justice Ecology Project released the following statement regarding the announcement by the USDA of the decision to deregulate the genetically engineered (GE) Darling 54 American chestnut tree: “Given the current trend toward the disregard of science and concern… Continue reading
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Al-Qaida’s greatest victory
The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, visited Damascus in his official capacity and met Syria’s “interim president”, now known as Ahmed al-Sharaa after spending most of his life under the name Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Despite resorting during the visit to the semantic dexterity for which he has long been known, since his days as secretary-general of… Continue reading
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“I’m Not Sorry For What I Did” Israeli Commander Colonel Nochi Mendel Told ABC News Australia
Mendel was responsible for giving the order for the Israeli military to carry out double-tap precision drone strikes on clearly marked World Central Kitchen vehicles, killing 7 aid workers, many of whom were foreigners. Continue reading
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The September 2026 issue of ColdType is now online
Friday, 28 August 2026 — ColdType Read Issue 284 at https://coldtype.net/Assets23/PDFs/ColdType284Sept2026.pdf and at https://issuu.com/coldtype/docs/coldtype284sept2026 —————————- In case of problems you’ll find the issue by clicking on the links at https://www.coldtype.net or https://issuu.com/coldtype Or Contact editor@coldtype.net —————————- BACK COPIES – All issues of ColdType (plus the original 6 tabloid versions) are available to read and download at https://issuu.com/coldtype… Continue reading
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BREAKING PEPE EXPOSES: The Nuclear Signal Nobody Expected.Why the Next 72 Hours Decide Everything
IRAN HAS SIGNALLED IT MAY OPEN THE NUCLEAR FILE — and the Strait of Hormuz has 72 hours to prove whether the deal is real. Pepe Escobar and Zulfiqar Ali break down the Iran–US architecture now being assembled through Pakistani mediation: the closed Strait of Hormuz, the war-risk insurance premiums that will move before any… Continue reading
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Russia Rejects CIA Chief Ratcliffe Spurns West Pleas For Ukraine Truce; Slaviansk Battle Begins
Russia Rejects CIA Chief Ratcliffe Spurns West Pleas For Ukraine Truce; Slaviansk Battle Begins Continue reading
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Michael Hudson: Trump’s Sanctions Are Deepening The Dollar Crisis | GEH w/ Radhika Desai
Hello and welcome to another Geopolitical Economy Hour, the socialist and anti-imperialist conversation that illuminates the fast-changing political economy and geopolitical economy of our times. You’re watching Geopolitical Economy Hour, and I’m Radhika Desai, geopolitical economist. Today’s show is one of my fortnightly conversations with Professor Michael Hudson, who you see here. Welcome, Michael. Continue reading
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NATO to Double or Triple US Nuclear Sharing Warheads, Normalize a Confrontation Which Could Lead to Thermonuclear War
NATO is no longer even bothering to hide that it wants to expand its nuclear footprint on the “old continent”. Namely, the most aggressive racketeering cartel in recorded history is sliding into an increasingly dangerous nuclear posture, with the shift being sold as “routine deterrence”. In reality, the change is a deliberate widening of escalation… Continue reading
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Independent Media & the New McCarthyism
Thursday, 27 August 2026 — Defending Rights & Dissent Defending Rights & Dissent convenes a panel of experts to discuss recent attacks on journalists amid the Trump admin’s wider crackdown on dissent in the United States. Continue reading
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The salad monopoly behind the parasite
By Aug. 21, the Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce sold by Taylor Farms had sickened 10,930 people in 17 states, hospitalized 454 and killed two. The illnesses began June 14 and continued through Aug. 11. Continue reading
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We Dig into the Soil of Our Radical Traditions: The Thirty-Fifth Newsletter (2026)
When imperialism turns knowledge, technology, and art into instruments of submission, radical traditions teach another lesson: oppressed peoples can seize those tools and transform them into weapons of liberation. Continue reading
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The government wants to turn off free access to TV channels
The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview – the free telly you get from an ordinary aerial. If they get their way, millions could be forced to pay for expensive broadband or lose their TV entirely. The move risks leaving older people, those in rural areas, and anyone feeling the pinch isolated and priced… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report August 26, 2026
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 — Black Agenda Report Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner Meeting Reveals Ugly Truths About U.S. Politics Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist If the Democratic Party prevails in the midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries will become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. But his decision to meet with Jared… Continue reading
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Iran SMASHES Trump’s ‘Financial Offensive,’ 15 US Bases DESTROYED | Patrick Henningsen
Geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen discusses the devastating Iranian response to Trump and Bessent’s “financial offensive” plus the major backlash this dangerous new phase of war is set to bring to US empire & the world. Continue reading
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PEPE:Maximum Pressure Just BACKFIRED in Bessent’s Face.Iran Secretly Invited Into the MECC PACT
Monday, 24 August 2026 — Transition Protocol Ten minutes before we went to air, sources inside the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader told us that Speaker Ghalibaf was discussing Pakistan’s invitation for Iran to become the fourth member of the Mecca Pact — hours before Field Marshal Asim Munir landed in Tehran. In this emergency… Continue reading
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Detained For 300-Plus Days, Journalist Shot By ICE Could Lose Arm
In December, a United States judge dismissed the case against detained journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias with prejudice, ruling that the U.S. government had deprived Parias of access to counsel prior to his trial. There was no other “remedy.” Continue reading
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235 years of capitalist revenge against Haiti
The Trump regime’s mass deportations of Haitian people have begun. A planeload of more than 160 expelled Haitians landed in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on Aug. 20. Continue reading
