3 February 2026 — India & the Global Left
In this in-depth interview, Vijay Prasad offers a sweeping analysis of the U.S. escalation against Venezuela, the alleged kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, and the enduring legacy of the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America
Thursday, 5 February 2026 — Danny Haiphong
Former US Army Officer Stanislav Krapivnik joins to discuss Trump’s retreat from striking Iran, reality or illusion and the big moves being made by both Iran and Russia to hit back against the growing aggression from the declining US empire. Goodbye New Start Treaty and “pulling out” of Middle East, and hello to the empire of chaos exploding on every front in a desperate attempt to maintain power. We go over the BIGGEST news stories covering this and many other developments.
Thursday, 5 February 2026 — Institute of Race Relations
In Minneapolis, the same city where George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin six years ago, two people have been killed in recent weeks by ICE agents during protests. Renée Good and Alex Pretti were both US citizens. These deaths point to a darker reality unfolding in the US, one marked by the open use of authoritarian and militarised power. It is a reality that should concern people everywhere. In 2025 alone, a record 32 people died in ICE custody.
Thursday, 5 February 226 — Foxglove
You’ll have seen the news about Peter Mandelson — allegations of leaked government secrets, the payments from Jeffrey Epstein, emails advising US bankers to “threaten” the UK government, the police investigation, the resignation from the House of Lords.
But there’s a question that isn’t yet being investigated: what did Mandelson do for Palantir?
Thursday, 5 February 026 — Jonathan Cook
[First published by Middle East Eye]
If you struggle to cope with the endless pressure to communicate in an ever-more connected world, spare a thought for the late serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Wednesday, 4 February 2026 — The Electronic Intifada
Palestine Action activists Jordan Devlin, Charlotte Head, Zoe Rogers, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Zainab Rajwani pose for the camera the night before they smashed up an Elbit arms factory in August 2024.
Filton 24 Defence Committee
Six Palestine Action activists who broke into an Israeli arms factory in the UK have been acquitted or not convicted of all charges against them.
Wednesday, 4 February 2026 — Black Agenda Report
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
The importance of the Epstein files cannot be underestimated. They provide a view not just of scandal and sex trafficking but of international ruling class corruption.
Wednesday, 4 February 2026 — Struggle / La Lucha
The first week of January, Trump sent 2,000 ICE paramilitary agents into Minneapolis, targeting Somali neighborhoods, along with Hmong and Latine communities, and turning the city into a domestic war zone.
Monday, 2 February 2026 — The Grayzone
Sunday, 1 February 2026 — Danny Haiphong
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Trump is now touting negotiations with Iran after coming to the brink of catastrophic war. Is this trickery or is the US tapping out from fear of brutal retaliation from Iran? Former US Army Ranger Greg Stoker joins to break down this and much more in the coming US war on Iran.
Sunday, 1 February 2026 — New Eastern Outlook
Washington’s aggressive preparations under Donald Trump’s leadership will not bring victory but are guaranteed to result in a humanitarian and economic catastrophe for every single country in the region. This would turn the Gulf’s vital waters into the epicenter of an uncontrollable fire.
Friday, 30 January 2026 — Struggle / La Lucha
The Department of Homeland Security is transforming immigration detention into an industrial logistics operation — warehouses, transport routes, and processing centers linked like a delivery network — that treats human beings as freight.
Friday, 30 January 2026 — Struggle / La Lucha
When a government turns a tool into an automatic response to any problem, it stops using an instrument and starts practicing a reflex. That is exactly what is happening with the United States’ sanctions policy, and the Cuban case once again demonstrates this starkly.
Thursday, 29 January 2026 — Strategic Culture Foundation
So this is how the whole drama is coming to: either neo-Caligula and his “massive armada” pauses, opening some room for talks, and he ends up saving the global economy; or we have the Gates of Hell opened in West Asia.
Friday, 30 January 2026 — Struggle / La Lucha
Jan. 29 — For decades, the United States has tried to starve the Iranian people into submission. From banking bans to the assassination of scientists, Washington has used sanctions, sabotage, and covert force to break Iran’s hard-won sovereignty.
Now, the warships have arrived to try to do what the banks could not.
Thursday, 29 January 2026 — Danny Haiphong
We talk Trump preparing for an imminent strike on Iran, how Iran will respond, and much more on the war that is rapidly shaping up to be the most impactful in recent history.
Thursday, 29 January 2026 — Al Mayadeen English
Tim Anderson argues that US decline is real but uneven: Washington still wields outsized power through finance, propaganda, and militarism, increasingly favoring proxy/hybrid wars as its dominance erodes. He says resistance requires coordinated multipolar strategy, defensive alliances, BRICS-linked financial alternatives, and independent media.
Wednesday, 28 January 2026 — Rachel Blevins and Free Palestine TV
Trump threatened Iran again on Wednesday, as he declared that “an armada” was headed toward the country, and called for Tehran to make a deal, or else, “the next attack will be far worse.”
This, as the U.S. Military continues to move assets to the Gulf region, and Central Command confirms that troops across the Middle East are engaging in drills.
Laith Marouf, a journalist and executive director of Free Palestine TV, noted that it’s clear “war is coming,” but it remains to be seen whether the U.S. will follow through with an attack on Iran, as Tehran warns it will respond with an “all-out war.”
Tuesday, 28 January 2026 — Struggle / La Lucha
Keith Porter. Parady La. Heber Sánchez Domínguez. Victor Manuel Diaz. Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz. Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres. Geraldo Lunas Campos. Renee Nicole Good. Alex Pretti.
Some names you know. Others you may not have seen before. All were killed by federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the first weeks of 2026.
The New Dark Age 