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How much do you know about Palantir?
Over 75,000 of us have emailed our local hospitals to say no to Palantir. But how much do you really know about the spy-tech firm handling your health records? Take our quick two minute quiz to uncover the facts – here’s the first question to get you started. Continue reading
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The “Kids Social Media Ban” That Won’t Stop With Kids… Or Social Media
An “under-16s social media ban” would not really be a ban on children using social media at all. In practice, it would almost certainly require millions of ordinary adults to prove who they are online simply to access parts of the internet – with pressure over time for wider and wider forms of digital ID,… Continue reading
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Putin’s Beijing Stopover and the Alliance Trump Couldn’t Crack
The back-to-back summits in Beijing revealed not only China’s growing diplomatic confidence but also the emergence of a deeper Sino-Russian axis that increasingly challenges the foundations of the US-led global order. Continue reading
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Change without change?
Britain could have a new prime minister soon. Keir Starmer saw off calls to resign following the heavy losses in the local elections, but his premiership remains far from secure. On Tuesday, Andy Burnham was confirmed as the Labour Party candidate in the Makerfield by-election in June. It’s set to be a significant proxy leadership… Continue reading
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LIVE May 21st 12pm eastern 6pm CET w/ Sharmine Narwani!
Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong We do a full overview of geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in West Asia and beyond! Continue reading
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NHS patients have a message for the new Health Secretary
In the wake of the local election results we have seen a number of senior ministers resigning from the Labour government, and that included the Health Secretary Wes Streeting. Just a few weeks ago we sat in his office, urging him to do more to protect patients and the NHS and presenting him with a… Continue reading
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Cuba: Raúl Castro’s indictment exposes U.S. hypocrisy
The Trump administration’s decision to pursue an indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro (2008–2018) over the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft in February 1996 has drawn attention amid broader allegations of U.S. double standards. Analysts and political figures point to the contrast between this legal action and reported U.S. military operations… Continue reading
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Iran Drops DEVASTATING War Bombshell on Trump, Netanyahu HUMILIATED | Sharmine Narwani
Editor of the Cradle Sharmine Narwani joins the show to discuss the major reversal under way in the US-Israeli war on Iran and the bombshell dropped on Trump that is precipitating a massive geopolitical shift in the region and beyond. Continue reading
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Socialism Is Slow to Mature: The Twenty-First Newsletter (2026)
While the capitalist system rewards short-term cycles, building a dignified future is a slow task that requires disciplined organisation and an enduring struggle to bring forth the social forces of a new world. Continue reading
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Putin in China: The New U.S.–Russia–China Equation| Pepe Escobar
Has Putin finally given up on the illusion of a grand deal with the United States after this visit to China? Continue reading
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How Zionists created Tommy Robinson
Ahmed Alnaouq and Hala Hanina are joined by hip hop artist, activist and journalist Lowkey and author and investigative journalist from the Electronic Intifada, Asa Winstanley. They discuss the rise of the far right in the UK and its connections to Israel, the unprecedented legal proceedings facing direct action activists and the ongoing Israeli genocide… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report May 20, 2026
Wednesday, 20 May 2026 — Black Agenda Report Betrayal in Venezuela Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Venezuela’s betrayal of Alex Saab in handing him over to the U.S. leaves little room for debate. The Bolivarian revolution has been seriously undermined and can only be revived by the Venezuelan people themselves. Continue reading
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Western leaders play their part in our charade democracies. Can you spot the tell?
The super-rich and their vassals are deeply invested in the system because it richly rewards them. They’ll deploy everything they can – from the media to the ‘security’ forces – to prevent change Continue reading
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Hezbollah Flattens Israeli Bases With FPV Drone Swarms | The Target with Robert Inlakesh
Monday, 18 May 2026 — MintPress News BREAKING: Hezbollah’s FPV Drone Revolution Exposes Israeli Military Vulnerability Continue reading
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Iran SMASHES Trump’s Threat, Drones ERUPT Over Gulf as World War 3 Escalates | KJ Noh
Monday, 18 May 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong We talk the latest developments in the US war on Iran as Trump and Israel rush to prepare renewed strikes. PLUS, we dive deeper into Trump’s professed victory in China and much more Continue reading
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Strategic Stability or Strategic Pause: The Trump–Xi Summit and the Fracturing of the American Century
Washington arrived in Beijing carrying sanctions, aircraft carriers, and the exhausted myths of neoliberal supremacy, while Silicon Valley and Wall Street arrived carrying spreadsheets, supply-chain dependencies, and demands for access to the very industrial system the empire now seeks to contain. Beneath the summit’s choreography unfolded a deeper crisis of hyper-imperial decline, where deindustrialization, financialization,… Continue reading
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Iran SEIZES Ship, Trmp STUNNED as China Summit BACKFIRES | Greg Stoker & Elina Xenophontos
We talk the latest in geopolitics as Iran consolidates control of Strait of Hormuz and Israel threatens renewed war with Iran as soon as Trump touches down on US soil. Join us for this and much more! Continue reading
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Italy jails Palestinian over videos on his phone
On 14 April, a court in Campobasso, southern Italy, sentenced Ahmad Salem, a Palestinian asylum seeker, to four years in prison. The decision followed a now-familiar pattern in Italian – and, more broadly, European – courts: charges of alleged terrorism. Continue reading
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NHS: Wes Streeting’s final Bill
On Wednesday, it was named the NHS Modernisation Bill; a day later it was published as the Health Bill, with this funny line in Hansard: “Secretary Wes Streeting, supported by the Prime Minister”… oh. Clause 1 is wonderful: “NHS England is abolished”, but they didn’t stop there. Continue reading
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Direct Action, Terrorist Consequences
Four Palestine Action activists convicted in a retrial over a protest at a UK site owned by Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer could be sentenced as terrorists. No case in British legal history has seen direct action activists sentenced under terrorism provisions – until now. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 