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There was big trouble at Newark Airport last week—serious trouble. On April 28, air traffic controllers completely lost contact with inbound and outbound flights. No radar. No radio. No communication at all. A total blackout. At the heart of it…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has firmly rejected President Trump’s proposal to send US troops to Mexican territory to fight drug cartels. On Saturday, Sheinbaum gave details about a call she had with Trump last month. President Claudia Sheinbaum said, “In…

It’s been over 100 days since Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. Most NGOs to the left of the Heritage Foundation are alarmed about his confrontational international posture and related erosion of the rule of law. By Roger D. Harris…

Podcaster’s After-Report: A Walk in a Nuclear Desert I am a teacher and podcaster – amongst other things. It is my joy to talk with people who are a positive force for their immediate and wider communities. Many times, we…

On behalf of myself and the Pressenza staff, I would like to acknowledge the recent passing of Suzanne Gepp. Suzanne was instrumental in developing and doing graphics for two of the first NYC Humanist magazines, both of which were Pressenza…

Avelo Airlines has entered into a controversial agreement with US immigration authorities to operate deportation flights, sparking protests from coast to coast. Activists, legal organizations, and local communities are mobilizing against the carrier’s role in deportations. The controversy reflects a…

Stand With Veterans For Peace in New York City, on April 30, 2025, to mark 50 years since the end of the American War in Vietnam. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza 55 Water Street, NYC April, 30, 2025, 1 pm At…

The New York Times Over the course of the last 25 years, The New York Times has devolved into an arm of the Israel lobby and the now bipartisan neoconservative war economy. In fact, most of their foreign affairs and…

The Trump clowns are planning to close U.S. embassies in Africa. Good riddance, right? Wrong. They still plan to work on “coordinated counterterrorism operations” and “strategic extraction and trade of critical natural resources.” They also still plan to maintain U.S. military bases across…

As Western values—democracy, free-market capitalism, international law—melt away like ice cream in the summer sun, the media frames this decline as apocalyptic, as if humanity itself teeters on the edge of extinction. But this is hardly the first time human…