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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Was Donald Trump 'blocked' from using the nuclear codes against Iran? •
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson alleged on a podcast this week that US President Donald Trump wanted to use the nuclear codes against Iran during an emergency White House meeting, but that he was stopped by General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Johnson described the interaction as "quite the blow up." It comes as concern mounts over the US president's unpredictable behaviour, as many lawmakers voice doubts about his mental state.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
Hormuz: Spin in the Strait
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Why American power looks overwhelming one moment and unfocused the next
Sunday, April 12, 2026
How US news outlets became the tools of the super rich
How US news outlets became the tools of the super rich
News outlets in the United States are under pressure like never before. In the first part of this special episode, we examine how media ownership has become concentrated in the hands of a tiny group of elites, who have tempered critical coverage of the US president.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Will deadly Israeli attacks in Lebanon shatter US-Iran ceasefire?
It took Israel only 10 minutes to carry out one of the worst mass-killings in Lebanon since the end of the country’s civil war in 1990.
Omar Rakha heard the war planes but did not feel the explosions; it was only when he woke up face down on the street, bleeding, that he understood what had happened: the building next to his in the Barbour neighbourhood of central Beirut had been destroyed by two Israeli bombs. He then ran through the flaming wreckage to find his sister, screaming.