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  • CPJ, Freedom House urge U.S. gov to maintain Cameroon’s ineligibility for trade benefits

    The Committee to Protect Journalists and Freedom House called on the U.S. government to maintain Cameroon’s ineligibility for preferential trade benefits ahead of its July 18 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) review hearing, citing Cameroon’s continued repression and imprisonment of journalists in a joint comment.

    Cameroon is consistently among Africa’s worst jailers of journalists, with five journalists—Amadou Vamoulke, Manch Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad, and Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka—currently behind bars in violation of international law, according to CPJ’s annual prison census. 

    To meet AGOA eligibility requirements, reviewed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, sub-Saharan countries must meet statutorily defined criteria, several of which relate to human rights. Given the ongoing detention of the journalists and the country’s poor press freedom record, CPJ and Freedom House said that Cameroon does not fully meet these criteria.

    Read a copy of the comment in English here.


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  • [Stephen Kinzer] Iran: The 1953 American Coup

    Regime change started long ago. The new version is just a change of clothes. Dwight Eisenhower was president when the U.S. overthrew the popular democratic government of Mohammad Mossadegh in Iran in 1953. What was Mossadegh’s transgression? He wanted Iran’s oil to benefit the Iranian people. The coup brought the Shah back from exile and installed him in power. What ensued was 25 years of tyranny and repression culminating in Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution. The Iran coup was a pivotal event of the 20th century. Virtually all Iranians know about it. Yet most Americans haven’t even heard of it. The U.S. professes that it supports democracy in the Middle East, yet when there was a democratic government in Iran, Washington destroyed it. Recorded at the Pacific Asia Museum.


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  • Why is the far right drawn to Israel?


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  • The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 17, 2025

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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  • On the ground in Gaza – exposing another US ‘aid’ massacre


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  • All the Epstein’s men – The Grayzone live


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  • Further on Down the Road | Roberto Luti & Friends | Mark’s Park | Playing For Change


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  • Writer Adam Shatz on How Oct. 7 & Israel’s Brutality in Gaza Reshaped the World


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  • “If you can’t find the job you want, create it.” – TEASER

    Our opening clip featured the poet June Jordan reciting her powerful piece A Menace to My Enemies. Jordan is a sheroe of this week’s guest, the unstoppable Mona Eltahawy: journalist, feminist firebrand, and global truth-teller whose voice cuts through the noise like no one else.

    Mona is the author of Headscarves and Hymens, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, and her latest, Bloody Hell!: Adventures in Menopause From Around the World. Her work spans continents and revolutions, from the frontlines of Egypt’s Arab Spring to the ongoing fight against patriarchy, white supremacy, and fascism everywhere. She’s here to inspire rebellion, liberation, and the refusal to be silenced.

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    Looking for a summer read that pairs well with revolution? Pick up the Gaslit Nation graphic novel, Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think! Follow our shady narrator, Judge Lackey, as he bumbles through the dark comedy of authoritarianism, dodging accountability and panicking over activists and journalists. Find it at your local library or at Bookshop.org.

    EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION:

    • August 25 4pm ET – Join the Gaslit Nation Book Club for a powerful discussion on The Lives of Others and I’m Still Here, two films that explore how art and love endure and resist in the face of dictatorship.

    • Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other, available on Patreon. 

    • Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other, available on Patreon. 

    • Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect, available on Patreon. 

    • Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join, available on Patreon. 

    • Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group, available on Patreon. 

    • Have you taken Gaslit Nation’s HyperNormalization Survey Yet?

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    Show Notes:

    June Jordan reciting her poem “A Menace to My Enemies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L898_qsfv7M


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  • “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It”: Prof Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza


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  • Writer Adam Shatz on How Oct. 7 & Israel’s Brutality in Gaza Reshaped the World

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    Israel launched airstrikes that destroyed part of the Syrian Defense Ministry and a facility near the presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday, killing three people. This comes weeks after Israel launched unprovoked strikes on Iran, which led to a brief war that killed over 900 Iranians and 29 people in Israel. Adam Shatz, U.S. editor at the London Review of Books, says Israel’s motivation in the Middle East is to “settle accounts with any force in the region that might challenge its domination.” He also notes violent language around foreign policy has become “banal” in many Western countries. “It’s not simply Trump and the far right who speak blithely about overthrowing foreign governments, about bombing other foreign populations. It’s people who have a reputation … for being liberals and moderates,” says Shatz.


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  • “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It”: Prof. Omer Bartov on the Growing Consensus on Gaza

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    We speak with leading Israeli American historian Omer Bartov about his latest essay for The New York Times, headlined “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.” Bartov cites the United Nations definition of “genocide,” which includes an intent to destroy a group of people that makes it impossible for the group to reconstitute itself. “This is precisely what Israel is trying to do,” he says. “Israel is trying to concentrate the population of Gaza in the southernmost parts of the strip, to enclose them and to enforce, eventually, either that they would just die out there or that they would be removed from the Gaza Strip altogether.”


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  • The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – July 16, 2025

    Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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  • Confronting the biggest genocide cheerleader in Congress


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  • Tax the Rich, Save Democracy: The Truth They Don’t Want You to Know

    We are told that if we tax the rich, that jobs will disappear. That prosperity will dry up. But the numbers tell a different story. In the latest Gaslit Nation, Amber Wallin, executive director of the State Revenue Alliance, joins Andrea to expose the lie at the heart of our economic system. The rich are not fleeing. They are flourishing. And when we make them pay their fair share, everyone flourishes. 

    Wallin comes armed with data and clarity. She dismantles the disinformation that has allowed the ultra-wealthy to hoard billions while public schools crumble and hospitals close. States that tax high-income earners are not bleeding millionaires. They are gaining revenue and creating more millionaires. They are investing in their people. They are proving what we already know deep down: we can tax the rich and build a society that works for everyone.

    The Battle Behind the Budget

    For decades, tax policy in America has been a weapon wielded against working people. It has been shaped by lobbyists, shielded by myths, and sold to the public as necessary sacrifice. But history shows us something else. It shows how tax codes have been intentionally designed to protect wealth at the top and starve communities at the bottom.

    Wallin makes it clear. We are not fighting numbers. We are fighting a system that tells us scarcity is natural while billionaires pay less in taxes than teachers.

    Tax Justice Is Democracy in Action

    Economic inequality is a threat to democracy. When wealth concentrates, power concentrates. And when power concentrates, freedom erodes. That is why taxing the rich is not a fringe idea. It is a democratic emergency.

    Wallin also emphasizes something often ignored in these conversations: gender equity. Women, especially women of color, are hit hardest by unfair tax systems. Correcting that is not just about fairness. It is about building systems that’s humane. 

    No One Is Coming to Save Us. We Are the Movement.

    This conversation is a call to action. States hold tremendous power to reshape the economy. Community organizing, public pressure, and clear messaging can push forward tax reforms that fund schools, roads, housing, and healthcare. Essential services are not luxuries. They are rights. And the money to pay for them exists.

    The only question is whether we have the courage to demand it.

    Wallin says it best: free markets are not free. They are designed by and for the wealthy, unless we intervene. Tax policy is not boring. It’s political warfare. And the sooner we treat it that way, the sooner we win.

    We are in a moment of extraordinary possibility. Trust your instincts. Trust the data. And above all, trust the power of the people to build wealth and power for everyone.

    EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION:

    • NEW DATE! Thursday July 31 4pm ET – the Gaslit Nation Book Club discusses Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s The Little Prince written in the U.S. during America First. 

    • Minnesota Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other, available on Patreon. 

    • Vermont Signal group for Gaslit Nation listeners in the state to find each other, available on Patreon. 

    • Arizona-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to connect, available on Patreon. 

    • Indiana-based listeners launched a Signal group for others in the state to join, available on Patreon. 

    • Florida-based listeners are going strong meeting in person. Be sure to join their Signal group, available on Patreon. 

    • Have you taken Gaslit Nation’s HyperNormalization Survey Yet?

    • Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and the first ~40 minutes are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit for our community

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  • Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene


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  • Smash the Oligarchy. Smash the Patriarchy.

    On July 14, 1789, ordinary French citizens stormed the Bastille, shattering the myth of royal divine right. Three months later, thousands of women marched on Versailles, demanding bread, justice, and dignity, driving the revolution forward with courage and resolve. As Ursula K. Le Guin reminds us, “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.”

    Gaslit Nation Presents: Smash the Oligarchy. Smash the Patriarchy. Our summer series features women on the frontlines of the far-right assault on our democracy, our bodies, and our minds. Hear from:

    • Amber Wallin – Economic justice advocate explaining why taxing the rich benefits all.

    • Jamila Raqib – Leader in nonviolent resistance, training movements worldwide against authoritarianism.

    • Erin Reed – Journalist tracking anti-trans legislation and arming communities to fight back.

    • Kate Manne – Philosopher exposing misogyny’s corrupting power in culture and politics.

    • Mona Eltahawy – Queer Arab feminist, author, and survivor confronting patriarchy and tyranny globally.

    • Marci Shore – Historian illuminating resistance and revolution lessons from Eastern Europe.

    • Erica Smiley – Labor organizer championing collective power and workplace democracy for economic justice.

    Our summer bonus shows prove rest is resistance. Join our fearless guests on Gaslit Nation’s Self-Care Q&A for inspiring ways to recharge. 

    We win by being the sand in their gears, and we will win! Our special summer series shows you how. Tune in all summer long at Gaslit Nation. For the hottest of hot takes, see you at the Monday salons, only on Patreon. 

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  • What keeps activist Laura Hernandez fighting for the rights of immigrants in the US?


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  • Five Things You Can Do When ICE Comes To Your Neighborhood #politics #trump


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  • The POWER of Admitting “I Don’t Know” #psychology #physics


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  • Trump’s Budget Is a Huge Giveaway For the Private Prison Industry #politics #trump


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  • Is the universe CONSPIRING on our BEHALF? #universe #psychology


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  • The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine


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  • The Lucas Plan at 50: A Radical Investment in Society, Not the War Machine


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  • Journalist shoved to the ground by police at immigration protest

    Freelance journalist Sean Beckner-Carmitchel was knocked to the ground by police and then struck in the back with a baton in Whittier, California, while documenting immigration protests on June 11, 2025.

    The protests began June 6 in response to federal raids in and around LA of workplaces and areas where immigrant day laborers gathered, amid the Trump administration’s larger immigration crackdown. After demonstrators clashed with local law enforcement officers and federal agents, President Donald Trump called in the California National Guard and then the U.S. Marines over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass.

    Beckner-Carmitchel told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he was freelancing for the Los Angeles Public Press, reporting on demonstrations at the DoubleTree Hotel in Whittier, where protesters believed federal immigration officials were staying as they carried out raids throughout Los Angeles County.

    In a post on the social platform Bluesky, Beckner-Carmitchel wrote that Whittier Police Department officers arrived after a window was broken. In photos and footage he posted, the officers appear to be positioned to prevent protesters from entering the hotel.

    He told the Tracker that officers then came rushing out of the hotel to push back the crowd.

    “When Whittier PD surged out of the hotel, an officer pushed me with his baton and I lost my balance and fell,” Beckner-Carmitchel said. “While I was on the ground, I also had an officer put his hand on me. I don’t necessarily want to call it a punch, but there was force.”

    In footage he posted to Bluesky, officers can be seen charging forward, pushing the crowd with their batons and shouting “Back! Get the fuck back!” It appears that two officers pushed Beckner-Carmitchel, knocking him to the ground. As he begins to get up, another officer seems to rush toward him, striking and pushing the journalist back down despite him shouting, “Press! Press! Press!”

    Beckner-Carmitchel told the Tracker he was able to get up once the officers had moved past him, but he was left with bruises on his left arm and hip.

    In a statement posted on Instagram, the city of Whittier and the Whittier Police Department said that the claims that federal agents were staying at the hotel were incorrect.

    “In response to an urgent plea from hotel management, a regional law enforcement response, led by the Whittier Police Department, was activated to help restore safety,” the statement said. “The crowd was safely dispersed around 2:00 a.m., with no injuries reported and no arrests made.”

    Whittier police did not respond to a request for further comment.


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  • How the ‘war on drugs’ set the stage for Trump’s authoritarianism today


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  • The cost to solidarity #shorts


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  • Why did the Trump administration sanction this U.N. expert?


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  • A Doctor Challenged the Opinion of a Powerful Child Abuse Specialist. Then He Lost His Job.


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  • The rise of the religious right in Brazil


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