Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future

Today you write, “Fascism is not a historical artifact, but a reoccurring political logic, one that depends on mythologizing a lost past, stoking a sense of victimhood, and building a hierarchy of purity.” On May 12, scholar Jason Stanley joined...

Margaret Randall's new books celebrate rebel creatives

University Showcase, 10/13, 8a: Margaret Randall is a poet, writer, translator, photographer, and activist whose archives are held at the University of New Mexico. She has authored over 200 books, and on this episode she talks about her two most...

Background Briefing: October 19, 2025

Resistance to Trump is Growing With 2,600 No Kings Protests Across America We begin with the 2,600 No Kings rallies held on Saturday across the country from Maine to the Marianas which peacefully displayed the growing resistance to Trump...

UCF Leads Inaugural Global Health Summit in Malta, Expands Collaborative Research and Student Exchange Opportunities

Public health experts from the Americas, Europe and Africa gathered in Malta this summer at a UCF-led Global Health Summit to strategize how to make the vision of a healthier world a reality. Although the representatives from these nations may...

OPINION: The worst threats to journalism come from politicians. The best defence against them is serving the public

Demonstrators shout slogans against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government during a demonstration to mark World Press Freedom Day in Managua, Nicaragua May 3, 2018.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas – RC1DE164E6A0 Today is World News Day, a global...

Lukashenko Doesn't Stand A Chance

Photo: Getty Images Operation Successor will fail. The "Salidarnasts" website writes why the operation "successor" in Belarus will end lamentably for Lukashenko. The publication cites the example of Nicaragua, where the local dictator Daniel...

Illegal Alien Rapists Walk Free While Massachusetts Officials Turn Blind Eye

ROCKLAND, MA- It’s bad enough when so-called “sanctuary states” harbor illegal aliens. It’s far worse when the criminal justice system in those states refuses to do its job. Such is the case in Massachusetts, where feckless Gov. Maura Healey (D)...

Voices in exile: A guide for human rights defenders

In an age marked by rising authoritarianism, shrinking civic space, and systematic repression of dissent, the voices of journalists, human rights defenders (HRDs), lawyers, and activists in exile are more vital – and more vulnerable – than ever...

Faculty Profile: Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, Globally Influential Scholar of International Law and Peace

Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell teaching at the Seoul Academy of International Law in July 2025 Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell holds the Robert & Marion Short Chair in Law at Notre Dame Law School and is also Professor of International Peace...

A majority of Inland Empire residents are ‘struggling,’ UCR study finds

When it comes to healthcare, housing, education, safety, economic opportunity and feeling connected, most Inland Empire residents are “struggling to get by,” a new UC Riverside report found. Across the diverse region, people generally feel worse...

'We'll plug you into ministry' | Townsend Bible ministry celebrating 90 years

Children's Bible Ministries is hosting a pumpkin patch to help raise money for all of its services, including mission trips and Bible study classes. TOWNSEND, Tenn. — The views from the Tuckaleechee Retreat Center in Townsend are some of the most...

What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City

I had no strong interest in attending the "No Kings" march in New York City on Saturday until I learned from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens,...

Many Gazans being denied food, medicines despite accord

World Food Day was celebrated last Thursday while 733 million people go hungry every day, 2.33 billion people face moderate to severe food insecurity, and 3.1 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. Hunger is driven by conflict, climate...

SFYou: Dr. María Ignacia Barraza

By: Noeka Nimmervoll, Staff Writer María Ignacia Barraza is an assistant professor in the department of world languages and literatures in the faculty of arts and social sciences at SFU. This semester, she’s teaching “Modern World Literatures...

Bird Soaring Below a Total Solar Eclipse Wins 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year

“The Frigatebird and the Diamond Ring” by Liron Gertsman, Canada, Bird Photographer of the Year and Gold, Birds in Flight Magnificent Frigatebird, Fregatta magnificens. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico “After well over a year of planning and about a week...

María Corina Machado, the Nobel of Perserverance

One doesn’t reach Machado’s current position without having suffered personal losses and difficult emotional trials along the way. / EFE 14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, 10 October 2025 (delayed translation) — Friday could not have started better. The...

Pele's Hair: Hawaii's Natural Wonder Explained

In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome and unpredictable goddess created the islands. If she’s near and stirring up trouble, you’ll find long, tangled strands of golden, hair-like material piled up along cliffsides and roads. These golden strands,...

Massive DHS “Self-Deportation” Contract Challenged as Secretive and “Unlawful”

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For our November+December issue, we investigated the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump’s immigration police state: the surge...

Footballers’ farewell to Roy “C” Williams

Roy Anthony “Roy C” Williams (June 3, 1957 – September 29, 2025) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 16, 2025 The above picture is of the 1989 Coke Milpros football team, taken outside the military hotel at which they stayed in Panama (during General Manuel...

ICC complaint accuses Italian PM Meloni of COMPLICITY in Gaza genocide

A coalition of 50 jurists, academics and activists accused Italy's government of complicity in genocide at the ICC. Named defendants include PM Giorgia Meloni, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Leonardo CEO...