Book: “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”

Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump Spencer Ackerman A New York Times Critics’ Top Book of 2021 “An impressive combination of diligence and verve, deploying Ackerman’s deep stores of knowledge as a national security journalist to full effect. The result is a narrative of… Continue reading

ICE SECRETLY HAULED MAHMOUD KHALIL TO LOUISIANA AS RETALIATION, LAWYERS ALLEGE

By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say. Jonah Valdez March 11 2025, 10:23 a.m. (TheIntercept.com) Mahmoud Khalil, second from left, protests at Columbia University on Oct. 12, 2023, in NYC. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP MAHMOUD KHALIL’S WIFE watched as… Continue reading

BILL MCKIBBEN ON THE BILLIONAIRE CONSPIRACY TO KILL GREEN ENERGY

POSTED ININEQUALITY WATCH Renewable energy has been a popular demand for decades. And for just as long, billionaires have manipulated media to crush the conversation. BY TAYA GRAHAM AND STEPHEN JANIS MARCH 14, 2025 (therealnews.com) Smoke emitting from burning crates in factory. Photo via Getty Images As the climate crisis escalates, a just… Continue reading

ONLY 14 HOUSE MEMBERS SIGN LETTER CALLING FOR ACTIVIST MAHMOUD KHALIL’S RELEASE

POSTED INPOLITICS AND MOVEMENTS: US Lawmakers denounced the administration’s “assault on free speech” with Khalil’s detention. BY SHARON ZHANG MARCH 12, 2025 (therealnews.com) Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to the press during the press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University’s Morningside Heights… Continue reading