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[ad_1] Federal officials can’t get their story straight on whether there is a hunger strike going on at an immigration detention center in New Jersey. New Jersey activist groups say hundreds of detainees inside Delaney Hall, a privately operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark, launched a hunger strike over Memorial Day weekend to protest insufficient and spoiled food, medical neglect, poor living conditions, and abuse. The allegations have led to daily protests and violent skirmishes outside the detention center. The Guardian reported on Saturday that the hunger strike was entering its ninth day. But the government’s…

[ad_1] Joshua Scheer Based on reporting by Theia Chatelle at The Intercept, the story of Kareem exposes the contradiction at the heart of Israel’s claim to be a safe haven for LGBTQ+ Palestinians. For years, Israel’s defenders have pointed to LGBTQ+ rights as proof that the country stands apart from its neighbors — a modern democracy surrounded by intolerance. It has become one of the most durable talking points in Israel’s public relations arsenal: whatever criticisms may be leveled against occupation, apartheid accusations, settlement expansion, or military violence, Israel remains, we are told, a refuge for queer people. The…

[ad_1] This is why you should never talk to the police. In this episode of The Free Thought Project podcast, Jason and Matt sit down with Marc and Craig Wasserman, better known to the world as the Pot Brothers at Law. Quick note before diving in: you may notice some brief audio issues in the opening minutes. We cleaned up everything we could, and while a little roughness remains, the conversation is absolutely worth sticking through. Practicing law in California for decades, Marc and Craig specialize in criminal defense and cannabis business licensing, compliance, and regulations. They skyrocketed to internet…

[ad_1] After a week of violent clashes outside the Delany Hall Immigration, Customs and Enforcement detention center in Newark, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill finally discovered a semblance of common sense and deployed state police to protect the area. Read Full Article ⟶ [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] How To Win a Trade War: An Optimistic Guide to an Anxious Global Economy, by Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown, Simon & Schuster, 288 pages, $30 The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu advised that “he who wishes to fight must first count the cost.” Joshua, the brilliant (for its time) computer in the 1983 film WarGames, did the counting and concluded that “the only winning move is not to play.” Both lines find their way into How To Win a Trade War. This is no arid academic analysis, and it does not read like one. Instead, Soumaya Keynes,…

[ad_1] As U.S. leaders realize the limits of their imperial reach, the American people are realizing their power to insist on making peace, writes Nicolas J.S. Davies. (USAF/ Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) By Nicolas J. S. DaviesZ Network On May 24, Iran rejected President Donald Trump’s latest fake peace deal, confirming that he had misrepresented what Iran had agreed to and that the two sides are still very far apart, on nuclear enrichment, on control of the Strait of Hormuz, on peace in Palestine and Lebanon and on lifting U.S. sanctions, paying war reparations and Iran’s $100 billion in frozen…

[ad_1] Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Last week, the world watched as Donald Trump wrangled up his bro-squad of capitalist billionaires and chartered them across the world to China. We watched in disbelief as the China-hating Trump administration paraded around Beijing gawking at beautiful ceilings and giant rose bushes. “China is beautiful,” Trump said. All the while, the top U.S. oligarchs met with Chinese officials, hoping to find openings they could slither into China’s large, booming markets and siphon off even more wealth that they most definitely don’t need. Fortunately, China just wasn’t that interested. Even though…

[ad_1] Iran halted indirect ceasefire talks with the United States in protest of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, as a ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 55th day on Monday. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, citing unnamed Iranian officials, said Monday that “there will be no dialogue until…the immediate halt of [Israel’s] aggressive and brutal military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, and the necessity of a full withdrawal of [Israel] from occupied areas in Lebanon.” Tasnim also reported that Iran had placed on its agenda the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the activation of additional…

[ad_1] The intense anger, threats of violence, and actual violence cascading through America’s progressives over court decisions, legislation, and executive orders that don’t go their way is the consequence of unaccustomed losses by a movement that for 75 years has grown used to victory. This dynamic is chronicled in the latest book by Seth Barron, a New York Post editorial board member.  “Weaponized: The Left’s Capture and Destruction of America’s Sacred Institutions” is an insightful, witty journey through the left’s manipulation of our politics to secure control over America’s institutions. Where “Weaponized” really shines is calling out long-held progressive myths…

[ad_1] Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Iran’s government on Monday condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations in the Middle East as “a masterclass in selective moral outrage” as the Trump administration launched new strikes against Iran over the weekend, with peace talks still at an impasse. Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, accused EU leaders of “blaming Iran for exercising its right to self-defense against US aggression launched from bases in neighboring countries,” referring to Iran’s attacks on US air bases in Kuwait. Baqaei said Iran’s strikes “against those bases and assets that are used to…