Iran blocks internet and deploys IRGC as widespread protests continue

January 11, 2026

Revolutionary Guard Corps says protecting achievement of 1979 revolution is 'red line', as Trump issues warning to Tehran

Iran’s army pledges to defend national interests after US backs protesters

January 10, 2026

Iran’s ‍elite IRGC, which operates separately from army, also says safeguarding country’s security is a ‘red line’.

This screengrab taken from a video shot on January 6, 2026 shows Iranian security forces using tear gas to disperse protesters at the iconic Tehran's Grand Bazaar [AFP]

Russia wants Ukraine peace deal – Trump

January 9, 2026

President Putin was “all done” on several occasions, but Zelensky wouldn’t negotiate, the US leader has said

FILE PHOTO. Firefighter crews work to extinguish flames following a Russian strike on Kiev, Ukraine

Grand Illusion

January 8, 2026
Chris Hedges

We are cursed by what the historian Barbara Tuchman calls the “bellicose frivolity of senile empires.”

Made in the USSA - by Mr. Fish

Fears of Wider War Over Venezuela Oil as US Seizes Russian-Flagged Tanker

January7, 2026

“That is a confrontation of Cold War proportions,” warned one observer.

Jake Johnson

دنیای بیرون از زمین

نخستین موضوعاتی که افکار بشر را همواره بخود معطوف داشته‌ا‌ند، پاسخ به پرسش‌های اساسی‌ برای زنده ماندن و زندگی‌ کردن بوده است، از جمله: چگونه می‌توان بر گرسنگی چیره شد؟ چگونه می‌توان از سرما و گرما و سایر عوارض طبیعی در امان ماند؟چگونه می‌توان محیط مناسب‌تری برای زندگی‌ فراهم آورد؟ پس از آنکه احتیاجات نخستین برآورده شدند، پرسش‌هائی در گسترهٔ وسیع‌تری ذهن انسان را به خود مشغول می‌دارند. از جمله: سایر نُقاط زمین که خارج از محل زندگی‌ من می‌باشند در کجا قرار دارند و چگونه می‌توانم به آن نقاط سفر کنم؟ من از کجا آمده‌ام و عاقبت به کجا می‌روم؟ کرهٔ زمین چگونه شکل گرفته و از کجا آمده است؟ا

آندرومدا نزدیکترین کهکشان به کهکشان ما، یعنی‌ راه شیری است

IRAN CIVIL WAR BEGINS: Revolution Is Happening! | Mearsheimer Analysis

 https://youtu.be/2rLWEf0LdsY?si=LH8NiXe8-VP9gXNh

Israel's arms manufacturers benefit from EU funding for cutting edge civilian research

January 6, 2026
Carolina Pedrazzi

Public data shows that Israeli arms companies have won grants for civilian projects despite a strict EU ban on funding research that can be used in warfare

A view of destruction caused by Israel's military in Gaza, December 2025 (AFP)

‘Hands off Venezuela!’: Baltimoreans protest Trump invasion

January 5, 2026
Maximillian Alvarez

“This war, every bomb dropped, is not for us. This is for Trump and the billionaires. And we are here to stand against that and say that Baltimore stands with the people of Venezuela”

Message from Bernie Sanders

January 4, 2026
Sisters and Brothers -
Let me give you the good news and the bad news.

Protests in Iran: Analysis of current demonstrations and their implications for the Islamic Republic

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

Few analysts in the West are truly aware of the situation in Iran.

The United States attacks Venezuela, but many questions remain unanswered

January 3, 2026
Lucas Leiroz

An internal coup and a negotiated resignation are among the possibilities.

Mamdani: “For too long in our city, freedom has belonged only to those who can afford to buy it.”

January 2, 2026
Jessica Corbett

“Demanding that the wealthy and large corporations start paying their fair share of taxes is not radical. It is exactly the right thing to do,” declared Sanders—who endorsed Mamdani even before his June primary victory over former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and “the billionaire-backed status quo.”

Introduction to the Updated Edition of Arghiri Emmanuel's ‘Unequal Exchange’

January 1, 2026
Brett Clark and John Bellamy Foster

Syria’s Mukhtariyah massacre and the lie that made it possible

December 31, 2025

Testimony and footage from Mukhtariyah challenge official claims, showing how false 'security' narratives in March turned the small Syrian village into the site of mass civilian killings. Testimony and footage from the village of Mukhtariyah on the Sy'rian coast show how government security forces fabricated claims of 'violent clashes' with Alawite insurgents, giving them the pretext to carry out a pre-planned massacre

مبارزه با آلیگارشی

آخرین کتاب برنی سندرز با عنوان مبارزه با آلیگارشی منتشر شده است. سندرز شاید یکی از سناتورهای نادری باشد که به نمایندگی از اکثریت آمریکایی‌ها رأی می‌دهد. او در آوریل سال هشتاد و یک قرن بیستم میلادی، زمانی که کمتر از بیست سال سن داشت، به عنوان شهردار برلینگتون انتخاب شد و هشت سال این سمت را بر عهده داشت. ده سال پس از نخستین انتخابش، به عنوان عضوی از مجلس نمایندگان رأی آورد و شانزده سال در این سمت بود. آخرین انتخاب او در هفتمین سال این قرن، به عنوان سناتوری از ایالت وِرمانت بود، و تا کنون با صداقت از این ایالت، و سایر مردم این کشور که در زیر سلطهٔ منافع سرمایه‌دارن بزرگ در محرومیت به سر می‌برند، دفاع کرده است.ا

Fight Oligarchy

Bernie Sanders’ latest book is titled “Fight Oligarchy”. Sanders is perhaps one of the rare senators who votes on behalf of the majority of Americans. He was elected as the mayor of Burlington in April 1981 when he was less than twenty year of age, and he held that position for eight years. In 1991 he was elected as a member of the house, the position he held for sixteen years. In 2007, Sanders was elected as a senator, and since then he has been representing the state of Vermont in the senate.

John Pilger: Afflictor of the Powerful

December 30, 2025
Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News

UPDATED: John Pilger died two years ago today on Dec. 30, 2023. Better than just about anyone else, he used his prodigious talents to simply do his job as a reporter, writes Joe Lauria.

 

“Witch Hunt”: Jailed U.K. Palestine Action Activists Continue Hunger Strike Despite Health Risks

December 29, 2025
Alarm is growing over the treatment and deteriorating health of eight pro-Palestinian activists jailed in the United Kingdom who are on hunger strike to protest their detention. The activists remain imprisoned as they await trial over charges linked to their work with Palestine Action, which the British government has banned under its Terrorism Act over direct action protests against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Several of the activists who began their hunger strike in early November are now in “a critical stage” and facing grave health risks or death, according to Dr. James Smith, a doctor supporting the hunger strikers. “This is an extremely critical moment, and, frankly speaking, it defies comprehension that members of the government have refused even to meet with the hunger strikers in an attempt to resolve this situation.”

Storms Kill Displaced Woman in Gaza as Tents and Damaged Buildings Collapse

December 28, 2025

Storms sweeping Gaza have killed at least one displaced Palestinian and worsened already catastrophic living conditions for families forced into unsafe shelters.