30 July 2025

DWP gets off scot-free in government review of disabled people’s rights

A sweeping new review funded by the government’s Disability Unit has laid bare the entrenched inequalities faced by disabled people in the UK labour market. But in a bitter twist, it is the government’s own Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that is one of the most persistent drivers of discrimination against the very group […]


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29 July 2025

Election 2026: Here Come The Gerrymanderers

It’s only mid-2025, but both “major” US political parties are already well into their campaigns to win US House and Senate seats in the 2026 midterm elections. They’re talking up potential candidates, trotting out actual candidates, and, in the case of the House, going all-out to ensure that those pesky voters don’t get in the … Continue reading Election 2026: Here Come The Gerrymanderers → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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28 July 2025

France Becomes First G7 Nation To Recognize Palestine, Raising Strategic Questions For NATO

France Becomes First G7 Nation To Recognize Palestine, Raising Strategic Questions For NATO By Uriel Araujo Paris’ recognition of Palestine, a G7 first, signals a seismic shift in European diplomacy, further isolating Israel and straining NATO’s unity. Rooted in France’s somewhat... Read More › - Voice of East


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Before, During, and After Savagery

“But the state of Israel was not created for the salvation of the Jew; it was created for the salvation of Western interests.” — James Baldwin, “Open Letter to the Born Again” (September 29, 1979). Quoted in Hamid Dabashi, After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization (Haymarket Books, 2025): 159. Baldwin’s assessment […]
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27 July 2025

West Bank: Would Annexation Include Citizenship For The Annexed?

Israeli “security fence” separating Israel proper from the occupied West Bank. Photo by Justin McIntosh. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. On July 23, the Israel’s Knesset voted 71 to 13 in favor of a “non-binding” motion to “annex” the West Bank, where Palestinian Arabs have lived under Israeli military occupation since 1967. Naturally, Knesset … Continue reading West Bank: Would Annexation Include Citizenship For The Annexed? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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26 July 2025

What’s Thailand’s Endgame If Its Conflict With Cambodia Escalates Into War?

What’s Thailand’s Endgame If Its Conflict With Cambodia Escalates Into War? By Andrew Korybko Demilitarization and regime change might be in the cards. The latest clashes between Cambodia and Thailand over their decades-long border dispute, which were arguably initiated by the... Read More › - Voice of East


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25 July 2025

Here’s How Lindsey Graham Manipulated Trump Against Putin

Here’s How Lindsey Graham Manipulated Trump Against Putin By Andrew Korybko It all started by tricking Trump into thinking that Ukraine has trillions of dollars’ worth of rare earths. RT published two critical pieces about Lindsey Graham, “World War mastermind: Here’s... Read More › - Voice of East


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22 July 2025

Martin Luther King Files: Justice (and Transparency) Though the Heavens (and Reputations) Fall

On July 21, the US National Archives made more than 250,000 pages of documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.  publicly available. The records don’t include wiretap recordings, etc. taken during the years of FBI surveillance prior to his killing — those are under court seal until 2027, and the King … Continue reading Martin Luther King Files: Justice (and Transparency) Though the Heavens (and Reputations) Fall → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Australia And Japan Are Seemingly Having Second Thoughts About The De Facto Asian NATO

  Australia And Japan Are Seemingly Having Second Thoughts About The De Facto Asian NATO By Andrew Korybko Playing any role in a Sino-US war over Taiwan, even a logistical one, could provoke Chinese retaliation. The Financial Times reported that US Under... Read More › - Voice of East


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21 July 2025

Horoscope today: your 24-hour briefing for life, love, and more

Here’s today’s horoscope from the Canary – helping guide you through life, with a daily dose of lifestyle musings for our readers. Your horoscope for Tuesday 22 July 2025 Aries ♈ Mars is in Virgo, and your get-it-done energy has turned tactical. You’re spotting inefficiencies everywhere — but pause before “fixing” the collective’s every flaw. […]


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20 July 2025

Trump’s Latest Remarks About GERD Raise Questions About His Understanding Of This Dispute

Trump’s Latest Remarks About GERD Raise Questions About His Understanding Of This Dispute By Andrew Korybko Siding with Egypt signals support for its next proxy war on Ethiopia that could destabilize key US allies. Trump scandalously predicted during his first term that Egypt... Read More › - Voice of East


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19 July 2025

Trump/Epstein: Is That Birthday Doodle Warming Up Her Vocal Cords?

On July 17, the Wall Street Journal published an exposé by Khadeeja Safdar and Sadie Gurman, detailing a racy — and, in context, rather damning — 2003 birthday message from real estate developer Donald Trump to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who later allegedly killed himself while awaiting trial on charges of sexually trafficking minor girls. Trump followed … Continue reading Trump/Epstein: Is That Birthday Doodle Warming Up Her Vocal Cords? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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17 July 2025

Tax Preparation Costs Should Be “Refundable” Credits

In 2024, the US Internal Revenue Service piloted its “Direct File” program, through which its victims — American taxpayers — in some states could complete tax returns online directly with the IRS rather than through third party tax preparation services. In 2025, the program expanded to 50 states and millions of Americans saved themselves a … Continue reading Tax Preparation Costs Should Be “Refundable” Credits → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Sino-Indo Rivalry Will Shape Trump’s Anti-Russian Secondary Sanctions Decision

The Sino-Indo Rivalry Will Shape Trump’s Anti-Russian Secondary Sanctions Decision By Andrew Korybko The tariff-driven prisoner’s dilemma between China and India could work to Russia’s advantage. One of the three pillars of Trump’s newly announced policy towards the Ukrainian Conflict is the imposition of up to... Read More › - Voice of East


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16 July 2025

DWP Access to Work is failing a staggering 85% of deaf people who use it

A damning new report from the campaign group deaf together reveals that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Access to Work scheme, designed to support disabled people into employment, is failing deaf people at an alarming rate. DWP Access to Work is failing deaf people According to the report, only 15% of deaf people […]


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15 July 2025

Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is.

On July 14, Roman Storm’s trial  — on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, and violating US sanctions — began in a Manhattan courtroom. The allegations sound pretty serious, but they all boil down to one real action: Developing, in cooperation with others, a computer program. That program is … Continue reading Remember When Code Was Speech? It Still Is. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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14 July 2025

DWP just warned it is going to “go further” on benefit fraud

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has once again seized the spotlight for its relentless focus on benefit fraud and error—but the numbers tell a strikingly different story. Despite fraud rates hovering at relatively low single-digit levels, the department continues to brandish fraud as though it’s a scourge of epidemic proportions, all while turning […]


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13 July 2025

Rip Van Linker and “Competitive Authoritarianism”

Eugene Debs speaking in Canton, Ohio, shortly before his arrest for sedition. “I now think the United States may well be evolving,” Damon Linker writes at Persuasion,” to become a competitive authoritarian system in which free elections are still held but fall far short of fairness.” While I often disagree with Linker — I’m a radical libertarian, … Continue reading Rip Van Linker and “Competitive Authoritarianism” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The US-Pakistan Rapprochement Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences

The US-Pakistan Rapprochement Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences By Andrew Korybko India’s, Russia’s, and possibly even China’s interests could be adversely affected. It was assessed in January that “The Pakistani Regime Destroyed Their Country & Betrayed Its National Interests For Nothing”,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Gaslighting: Trump, Epstein, and Soros

The Donald Trump administration has been continuously gaslighting the American people. The examples are myriad. Let’s begin with the tariffs. The United States has imposed them on nearly every country. Ukraine has managed to escape being issued a tariff, so far. Israel, though, has not escaped a proposed 17% Trump tariff, which is bizarre since […]
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8 July 2025

Texas Flood Deaths: No, Not Trump’s Fault

As I write this, the known death toll of floods in Texas stands at 104, including dozens of children from summer camps dotting the affected area. That number will likely increase. It’s a terrible thing, and naturally many of us not caught in the middle of it would like to assign blame. “Key roles at … Continue reading Texas Flood Deaths: No, Not Trump’s Fault → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia

Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia By Andrew Korybko Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labour for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian... Read More › - Voice of East


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5 July 2025

Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit

Decoding Xi Jinping’s No-Show at the BRICS Summit By Andrew Korybko This could stimulate US-Brazilian ties, comparatively reduce China’s role in Brazil’s balancing act if India’s role therein soon becomes more significant, and fuel Western media speculation about China’s commitment to... Read More › - Voice of East


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4 July 2025

Corbyn just issued a statement over the Zarah Sultana/new party rumours

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has issued a statement over Zarah Sultana’s resignation from the Labour Party. However, while he does address the forming of a new party, he currently makes no mention of Sultana ‘leading’ it  – just that she will “help build” a “real alternative”. Corbyn’s statement in full Corbyn’s statement was as […]


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3 July 2025

Modi’s India And The Caribbean – Sheikh Imran N. Hosein

Modi’s India And The Caribbean By Sheikh Imran N. Hosein As Trinidad and Tobago welcomes India’s Prime Minister, while seeking to better understand, and to respond, to what now clearly appears to be the bold embrace of a new actor... Read More › - Voice of East


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Champions of Freer Markets Don’t Need to Champion Capitalism

“Let Zohran Mamdani’s victory in last week’s Democratic mayoral primary in New York serve as your periodic reminder that capitalism is in dire need of able defenders.” Matthew Hennessey’s call that “Capitalism Needs Champions” (Wall Street Journal, July 1) would have provoked Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal author Ayn Rand’s trademark reminder to “check your premises.” … Continue reading Champions of Freer Markets Don’t Need to Champion Capitalism → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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2 July 2025

Serbia’s Latest Smooth-Talking Towards Russia Is Politically Self-Serving

Serbia’s Latest Smooth-Talking Towards Russia Is Politically Self-Serving By Andrew Korybko It remains to be seen whether Serbia will keep its word and no longer indirectly arm Ukraine. Serbia surprised some observers after its President and Prime Minister assured Russia that it’ll no longer indirectly... Read More › - Voice of East


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1 July 2025

DWP under more pressure as WASPI debate to also happen this week

The long fight of millions of women born in the 1950s to win compensation for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) shambolic handling of their State Pension age rises has reached a critical parliamentary moment. This week, a debate is set to take place in Parliament that could finally force the UK Government to […]


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Why Couldn’t The SCO Defence Ministers Agree On A Joint Statement?

Why Couldn’t The SCO Defence Ministers Agree On A Joint Statement? By Andrew Korybko India refused to sign the document since it didn’t condemn late April’s Pahalgam terrorist attack. India found itself at odds with the SCO once again less than... Read More › - Voice of East


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