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The World’s Silence on Gaza Once Headlines Fade: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2026)
The tapering off of news coverage on the US-Israeli genocide has done little to abate the violence. In fact, its permanence is precisely what allows the world to look away. Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf: July 2026
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 — Climate & Capitalism New books on denial, green colonialism, wildfires, energy, the far right, global crises and our ties to nature Ecosocialist Bookshelf is hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C agrees with… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report July 29, 2026
Wednesday, 29 July 2026 — Black Agenda Report Venezuela, Memory, and the Long Arc of U.S. Imperialism Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Memories of a sovereign Venezuela collide with the reality that it is now a U.S. vassal state. Continue reading
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The Carbon Footprint Scam
Corporate Greenwash Focusing on working people’s consumption diverts attention from the real climate criminals Continue reading
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Google’s Digital Dystopia
A newly-published academic study in “New Media and Society” has found that Google is systematically removing bad reviews of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) detention facilities from its platforms, including Google Maps. Continue reading
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How to raise concerns about Palantir with your GP
NHS patients have made it very clear that we do not want our private and personal health data to be managed by US spy tech company Palantir. Over 80,000 patients have already raised concerns about Palantir with their local NHS Trusts. Now, we want to apply pressure at a GP level too. Continue reading
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The August 2026 issue of ColdType is now online
Tuesday, 28 July 2026 — ColdType Read Issue 282 at https://www.coldtype.net/Assets23/PDFs/ColdType283Aug2026.pdf and at https://issuu.com/coldtype/docs/coldtype283aug2026_899a67ea4c54cc 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 and… Continue reading
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An act of utter weakness. And utter mediocrity
For a long time, the classic 18th-century song “Rule, Britannia!” by English composer Thomas Arne, with lyrics by Scottish poets James Thomson and David Mollett, effectively served as the United Kingdom’s second national anthem. Its refrain, “Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves,” powerfully captured the essence of the concept of “Mistress of the Seas,” a… Continue reading
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The Pasdaran and the Houthis join forces to jointly humiliate America
Since 1945, American foreign policy has obeyed a systemic invariant: maintaining the world in a state of structural vassalage. This Pax Americana, which is nothing more than a myth shrouded in economic violence and military coercion, is crumbling. Continue reading
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Leaks show Paul Mason secretly advised UK Chancellor John Healey to escalate Ukraine war
Leaks reveal failed journalist Paul Mason secretly advised ex-Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his Defence Secretary and now-Chancellor John Healey, and top aides on important security matters. Continue reading
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Iran OBLITERATES US Army Barracks, War Enters Deadliest Phase | Seyed M. Marandi
Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins to discuss why he believes the most dangerous phase of the Iran war has just begun as Iran’s strikes become more devastating and the Trump prepares the unthinkable out of desperation. . . Continue reading
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Rubio’s enemies list revives the McCarthy witch-hunt
The House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed The People’s Forum on July 21, ordering the New York organizing center to turn over its internal communications, membership records and finances by Aug. 7. Two other anti-imperialist groups, BreakThrough News and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, were served the same day. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report July 22, 2026
Wednesday, 22 July 2026 — Black Agenda Report Building Black Self-Determination and Ending the Politics of Fear Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Black political self-determination is always tenuous, even when Black people hold office. Now that DSA and other leftists are winning elections, the contradictions of Black politics are becoming more and… Continue reading
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Palantir sued Sadiq.
a major investigation just exposed how Palantir’s NHS data platform, which cost £330 million, is a GIANT waste of money – with swathes of NHS staff barely using it because it’s so rubbish. [1] What’s more, the evidence used to ‘prove’ its benefit is apparently totally flawed and full of errors. [2] Continue reading
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Un-American by Choice: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Revolution Liberal Memory Could Not Bury
Bill V. Mullen tears W.E.B. Du Bois away from the respectable American mythology that embalmed a communist revolutionary as a harmless prophet of racial reconciliation. His recovery reveals the color line as a world system binding slavery, colonial plunder, imperial war and capitalist exploitation—and restores the diasporic international that organized resistance across those fronts. Yet… Continue reading
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U.S. bombs Iran’s bridges, water and power in campaign of open war crimes
In the early hours of July 17, the Pentagon bombed bridges, water pumping stations, and a railway station, while also striking the civilian airport at Iranshahr and the control tower of Iran’s only deep-water ocean port. U.S. warplanes and missiles have hit Iran every night since July 11, when the bombing resumed after President Donald… Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Iran SMASHES Bahrain-Saudi Bridge, F-35 EMERGENCY as Trump GOES MAD
Friday, 17 July 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong Pepe Escobar discusses Trump’s unthinkable escalation in the Iran war as Iran expands its missile & drone target back overnight. Pepe Escobar is a geopolitical analyst, independent journalist, and author. Continue reading
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Burnham’s foreign policy: Reform or rhetoric?
Andy Burnham’s foreign policy direction as the new prime minister needs little speculation. He was effectively confirmed as the new Labour leader this week after securing more than 85% of MP nominations, leaving no room for a contest. Continue reading
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To Imagine a New Development Theory from the Global South: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2026
The Global North’s prescriptions for development, including the IMF’s tired dogmas, have failed. It is time for a new development theory rooted in the experiences of the Global South. Continue reading
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Let’s get glyphosate BANNED!
For decades, Bayer Monsanto insisted that glyphosate was safe. Millions of liters were sprayed across Europe’s farms, parks, school grounds, and gardens every year. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 