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Gas prices don’t rise in a vacuum. They rise when chokepoints tighten, reserves drain, and officials pretend the pain will stay contained. We sit down with Larry Johnson of Sonar21 to pressure-test the story you’re being sold about the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and why “it’s only $4 a gallon” can quickly turn into a very different reality when global oil supply, diesel, and aviation fuel get squeezed. From there, we connect the dots to US military readiness in plain terms: reports of Iran downing a large number of US Reaper drones, the growing strain on air…
The government’s official response to concerns about sexual violence by asylum seekers amounts to structural sexism. Source link
The whole world will keep telling you to find yourself, but college should teach you instead to look beyond yourself in pursuit of something larger, writes Carlos Carvalho. Source link
Log Cabin Republicans announced this week that it is dropping the “T” from LGBT and will now describe itself as an “LGB advocacy organization.” President Ross Hemminger wrote that the shift returns the group to its original mission, writing that it is acting “as our founders envisioned and as our moral center calls us to be.” He described the move as a “recommitment to the disciplined advocacy that has gotten us this far,” arguing that the organization was “founded on principle” and that “conservative values, properly applied, protect the liberty of every American.” Here’s the problem. Log Cabin Republicans cannot…
The Trump administration’s Donroe Doctrine promotes a flawed and failed policy of US intervention in the hemisphere. Source link
Democrats' Hasan Piker Mess Isn't Going Away Source link
This month four English court cases have struck blows at Zionism. We speak to David Miller whose right to criticize Zionism was upheld by a tribunal in London. 8 pm Tonite! Guest: Dr. David Miller. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan. On Aug. 19, a jury failed to convict seven members of Palestine Action just for being associated with a break-in of an Israeli weapons plant during the height of Israel’s Gaza genocide. Then on Aug. 21, five activists who broke windows and threw red paint at aBarclays Bank branch in protest over Israel’s genocide in Gaza found out they…
Alpha School’s growth scores aren’t real. Alpha School’s growth is. Source link
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Andrew Day, Luke Nicastro, and Spencer Neale discuss the Trump administration’s new economic strategy to force Iran’s capitulation. Then, they talk about recent elections and whether the Democrats will sweep the midterms. Recorded August 26, 2026. Source link
Internal calls to end war get louder as Gulf neighbours plan alternative pipelines to cut reliance on waterway. Source link