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President Donald Trump plans to impose major tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals to push manufacturers to relocate production to the U.S., leveraging America's dominant market share. The policy aims to incentivize companies to abandon China and other countries by penalizing foreign-made drugs, ultimately boosting domestic production. Trump framed the tariffs as critical for national interests, criticizing past U.S. leadership for allowing China's dominance and vowing a tougher stance. He asserted that the tariff rollout […]

China Hikes Up Tariffs Against U.S. to 125% Amid Escalating Trade WarDemocrats to Investigate Trump Allies for Insider Trading over TariffsSCOTUS Orders Trump Admin to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S. from El Salvador's CECOT PrisonAvelo Airlines Faces Protests, Boycotts After Agreeing to Use Planes for DeportationsU.S. Admits It's Seeking to Deport Mahmoud Khalil for His Beliefs Ahead of Key RulingIsrael Kills More Palestinians in Gaza, Including Children, as It […]

“Prepare Tribe: Prepare, Protect, Provide” on BrightU: Protecting heirloom crops from corporate extinction In Episode 4 of  "Prepare Tribe: Prepare, Protect, Provide," Alex Mitchell shared how her hobby of gardening led to combating corporate extinction of heirloom crops. She discovered that hybrid seeds sold in stores are engineered to be non-reproducible, forcing farmers and gardeners to repurchase them annually from corporations, creating a cycle of dependency. Mitchell shared how she now […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, after the Maryland resident, husband and father of three, with no criminal record, was denied due process rights and sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador. But the court remained […]

Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%, shocking Chinese Amazon sellers. Chinese sellers dominating Amazon now face survival challenges in the U.S. market. Many sellers are raising prices up to 30% or abandoning the American market entirely. Critics warn of consumer price hikes while supporters see a path to revitalized American manufacturing. The move represents a broader shift toward economic nationalism and reduced dependence on China. The Trump administration delivered a seismic blow […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We turn to another lawyer right now. On Thursday, ICE deleted a post on X with a graphic that said, quote, “If it crosses the … border illegally, it’s our job to stop it,” and showed the words “people,” “money,” “products” and “ideas.” This week, Homeland Security said it’s now surveilling the social media posts of […]

“Prepare Tribe: Prepare, Protect, Provide” on BrightU: Americans are dangerously unprepared for water emergencies In Episode 3 of  "Prepare Tribe: Prepare, Protect, Provide," Morgan Mitchell revealed that most Americans are critically unprepared for emergencies, with only about 12 hours of water stored (often from unreliable sources like hot water or toilet tanks). This episode went over the FEMA and the Red Cross recommendation of storing at least 15 gallons per […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We look now at how Microsoft fired two software engineers this week after they protested Israel’s use of Microsoft’s AI and cloud technology in its assault on Gaza. A recent investigation by the Associated Press revealed the Israeli military used this technology to […]

“Losing Military Supremacy” by Andrei Martyanov: A wake-up call for the United States Andrei Martyanov's "Losing Military Supremacy" argues that the United States is losing its military supremacy due to strategic myopia, characterized by an inability to adapt to changing global dynamics and a failure to recognize the limitations of its military technology. Martyanov draws on Alexis de Tocqueville's observations to critique the American character, suggesting that a vainglorious sensitivity […]