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Leonard Peltier released

Leonard Peltier walks out of prison with dignity and defiance

As former United States President Joe Biden left office, he commuted 80-year-old political prisoner Leonard Peltier鈥檚 life sentences to home incarceration, reports Malik Miah. Peltier is a long-time leader of the First Nations movement in the US.

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United States: Trump鈥檚 Czar Elon Musk cuts public sector jobs, services

In a 鈥渟lash and burn鈥 rampage, multi-billionaire and Donald Trump appointee Elon Musk is spearheading job cuts and closures across United States government departments, report听Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard.

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Trump鈥檚 withdrawal from the Paris Agreement risks a global climate crisis

United States President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, sparking global concerns about the future of climate action, reports Rhea Dev.

Albanese won鈥檛 stand up to Trump, but we will

PM Anthony Albanese鈥檚 mealy-mouthed dodging of Trump鈥檚 declaration that the US would 鈥渙wn鈥 and 鈥渓evel鈥 Gaza was his way of signalling that Australia will tag along, albeit with a little bit of hand-wringing, argues Sam Wainwright.听

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United States: Trump aims to erase Palestine

When United States President Donald Trump announced that the US would take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into the 鈥淩iviera of the Middle East鈥, he was signalling to Israel that it has the US鈥檚 backing to intensify its genocide and destruction of Gaza, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.

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Control, and worse: Trump is criminalising all of Latin America

From preparing to send Latinx migrants to Guantanamo Bay, to labelling Latin American cartels 鈥渢errorist organisations鈥, United States President Donald Trump is criminalising the region in order to subjugate it, writes Tamara Pearson.

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United States: Trump launches assault on migrants, Black people, LGBTIQ community

Within days of being inaugurated, United States President Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders attacking migrants and rolling back the gains made by Black, LGBTIQ and women鈥檚 rights movements.听Malik Miah听and听Barry Sheppard听report.

DeepSeek exposes the soft underbelly of Trump鈥檚 tech broligarchy

The United States has used sanctions since 2022 to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the technology to manufacture them. However, this seems to have backfired, reports Peter Boyle.

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鈥楿nion鈥 documentary depicts historic Amazon unionisation campaign

Isaac Nellist reviews a documentary about the historic victory of Amazon workers who formed a union at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York City, which inspired workers around the world.

How the billionaire class created the Trump monster

While not all billionaires supported United States President Donald Trump, more are swinging to his side, just as governments that serve capitalist interests 鈥 including Australia鈥檚 Labor government 鈥 are now cosying up. Peter Boyle reports.

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United States: Steel acquisition blocked on national security grounds

Outgoing United States president Joe Biden has blocked Japan鈥檚 Nippon Steel from acquiring US Steel, citing national security concerns, reports Malik Miah.

Human-induced climate change, not conspiracies, responsible for extreme fires

Firefighters can see that human-induced climate change is making fire seasons longer and more intense. Cam Walker argues that we all have to counter the right-wing conspiracy misinformation campaign.