By Wanjiru Njoya
Mises.org
June 17, 2026
When the South African government first proposed to enact a law permitting them to expropriate any property without compensation, the then conservative UK Prime Minister Teresa May said this would be fine as long as the government does it legally. She missed the point. The whole purpose of the law was to ensure that it is legal for the government to do exactly that.
By Mark Keenan
June 17, 2026
The Second World War is commonly remembered as the "Good War"-a struggle against tyranny fought in defence of freedom, democracy, and national self-determination. Yet one uncomfortable fact sits uneasily alongside this moral narrative.
The war ended with much of Eastern and Central Europe handed over to Stalinist communist domination despite the enormous power of the Western Allies.
A Tale of Two Institutions. Healing or Horrors ? Part 1
By Dr. Naomi Wolf
Outspoken
June 17, 2026
I've had yet another journey to and back from a Gehenna, presented to me yet again by an allopathic hospital experience; as well as, perhaps - not to jinx the outcome - a beautiful 21st century healing, also presented by another such institution.
It seems, right now, to be the story of two institutions; two approaches to medical care.
By Pepe Escobar
Telegra.ph
June 17, 2026
Let's start with a historic statement, by Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).
The key takeaways:
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, in light of the guidance of its martyred Leader, has completed its superiority over the American-Zionist enemy."
"The text of the memorandum of understanding regarding negotiations to end the war, 'the Islamabad negotiations,' was finalized between Iran and the United States on the evening of June 14th."
By Peter Koenig
Global Research
June 17, 2026
Brave New World is a famous line from Shakespeare's play "The Tempest": "O, brave new world, that has such people in it!"
A "Brave New World" is not what Aldous Huxley described in his 1932 dystopian novel, of a fully controlled but happy society. Instead, it is a world where people live together in peace and harmony, can express themselves freely, and are able to maintain their cultural sovereignty and economic independence.
By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
June 17, 2026
There is a growing large body of evidence consisting of peer-reviewed studies related to COVID vaccine adverse events. The list currently numbers 4,530 studies and can be assessed here.
It is puzzling that with such an enormous amount of evidence available, lawyers have not brought class action suits against the COVID vaccine makers. The evidence seems to be conclusive and the defendants would seem to include most if not all of the governments in the world, their presidents, prime ministers, medical officers, medical associations and everyone who enabled the mass COVID vaccination in addition to Big Pharma and Tony Fauci.
By A Midwestern Doctor
The Forgotten Side of Medicine
June 17, 2026
One of the most frequent questions I receive is how I am able to produce the volume of content I write on Substack. In this article on RSI prevention and ergonomic typing for the millions of people who have to type far too much all day long, I will describe some of the methods I've used-many of which I fully admit I only adopted because I started developing carpal tunnel syndrome a few months after I started writing here and how a fortunate computer discovery long ago made much of what I now do possible.
Moon of Alabama
June 17, 2026
The United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding which is supposed to end the current hostilities between the country.
A MoU is non binding. No text has been published and public remarks on either side hint that there are different interpretation of what the various clauses of the MoU are supposed to mean.
The agreement, if it survives that long, is supposed be signed in Switzerland on Friday.
By Gary D. Barnett
GaryDBarnett.com
June 17, 2026
(Note: This is a short venture into philosophy, and a needed break from the psychotic and maniacal madness that consumes this country and the news cycles daily. A little truth and clarification about important matters, whether economic, logic, moral, or just a refutation of lies, is necessary in times such as these, and hopefully useful to those who are willing to learn and unafraid of the truth.)
By Eric Zuesse
Eric's Substack
June 17, 2026
Of course, in 2024, Musk donated to Trump's re-election campaign and Republicans in Congress $291,482,587, which beat even the prior all-time record of Miriam and Sheldon Adelson's $218,168,500 in the 2020 contests, and both of those billionaires (the trillionaire Musk and the $35-billionaire Adelson) have an immense impact upon Trump's policies. Soon, when Friday, June 19th, comes and the end of America's war to conquer Iran (that conquest being Miriam's top goal in life - Sheldon now is dead) either comes or doesn't come, we might then know the extent to which Trump still feels obligated to subordinate America's policies to Israel's policies - as both Trump and Biden have been doing.
Our adult children, whether they are faithful Catholics or fallen away, have adult problems-huge, unknown, and spanning future decades. We can't fix their problems even if they want us to.
By Leila Miller
Crisis Magazine
June 17, 2026
Several weeks ago, I received this poignant email from a Facebook friend (I have edited out identifying details):
Hi Leila,
I'm in need of a holy kick in the pants and am hoping you might be the one to give it to me.
Are They Warning Signs of a Future Cataclysm ?
By Madge Waggy
MadgeWaggy.blogspot.com
June 17, 2026
In the spring of 2018, images from Kenya began circulating across news outlets and social media platforms around the world. A massive crack had appeared in the ground, slicing through roads and farmland, leaving many residents stunned. While geologists quickly explained that the phenomenon was related to the East African Rift System, the images sparked a wave of speculation.
Poutine prêt à livrer du gaz immédiatement: le voyage de l'AfD en Russie prouve l'échec délibéré du gouvernement allemand!
Source: unser-mitteleuropa.com
Le succès diplomatique du voyage de l'AfD en Russie représente pour Merz la deuxième humiliation consécutive. Désespéré, il s'est emporté lors d'une session spéciale au Bundestag qu'il avait lui-même demandée. La raison: Poutine a déclaré que les livraisons de gaz pour l'économie allemande en difficulté ne demandaient qu'à être reprises par une simple pression sur un bouton.
Par Mikaël Faujour
Le 24 mars 1976, les militaires argentins renversent le gouvernement d'Isabel Perón. On sait que la dictature qui s'ensuit fait disparaître jusqu'à trente mille personnes, mais non qu'elle a multiplié par six sa dette extérieure - de 7,8 à 45 milliards de dollars entre 1975 et 1983 - avec le concours actif de grandes banques commerciales européennes. Le début d'un engrenage financier sans fin, qui explique même, cinquante ans plus tard, l'arrivée au pouvoir de Javier Milei, qui en est l'héritier idéologique.
Giulio Chinappi
Le elezioni armene del 7 giugno confermano Nikol Pashinyan al potere, ma con un consenso ridimensionato e due forze di opposizione. Il voto apre una fase complessa, segnata da pressioni occidentali, contestazioni interne e incertezza strategica.
Le elezioni legislative armene del 7 giugno hanno confermato Nikol Pashinyan e il suo partito Contratto Civile (K'aghak'atsiakan paymanagir) alla guida del Paese, ma il risultato non risponde al trionfo descritto da alcuni media occidentali.
"L'espace humanitaire à Gaza ne cesse de se réduire" a déclaré la commissaire européenne chargée de l'aide humanitaire et de la gestion des crises.
Source : Shireen Akram-Boshar, Truthout
Traduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises
Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahou a déclaré jeudi qu'il avait ordonné à l'armée israélienne de prendre le contrôle de 70 % de la bande de Gaza.
S'exprimant lors d'une conférence organisée par une académie "pré-militaire" dans une colonie illégale de Cisjordanie occupée, Netanyahou a déclaré que sa "directive est de procéder à...
Par Ahmed Asmar
Il n'y a pas de meilleur point de départ pour cet article que les propos d'Itamar Ben-Gvir, ministre israélien de la Sécurité nationale. Lors d'une réunion du cabinet de sécurité début juin, il a appelé à l'enlèvement de femmes et d'enfants libanais afin de faire pression sur le Hezbollah.
"Commençons à sortir des sentiers battus en ce qui concerne le Hezbollah", a-t-il déclaré, exhortant les responsables à adopter des mesures plus énergiques, notamment "l'enlèvement de leurs femmes et de leurs enfants", car, selon lui, c'est "ce qui leur fait le plus mal".
La Cour suprême d'Israël a rejeté le recours déposé par l'avocat du Dr Hussam Abu Safiya contre la prolongation de sa détention, statuant qu'il restera détenu en vertu de la loi sur les "combattants illégaux" sans qu'aucune accusation criminelle ne soit portée contre lui.
Selon les informations communiquées à Médecins pour les droits de l'homme Israël (PHRI) par son avocat, Maître Nasser Odeh, le Dr Abu Safiya demeure à l'isolement à la prison de Nafha, où il est détenu dans des conditions déplorables et continue d'être privé des soins médicaux nécessaires malgré la dégradation de son état de santé.
Jacques-François BONALDI
Avant de céder la place au président Diaz-Canel et à son discours d'hommage à Raúl Castro et au ministère de l'Intérieur pour leur anniversaire respectif, il me semble utile de réfléchir sur les "faits" survenus le mercredi 10 juin 2026 qui s'inscrivent pleinement dans la guerre psychologique et cognitive à laquelle la Révolution doit faire face, en sus de toutes les autres.
Sara Flounders
Des manifestants tiennent des flamants roses, symboles de ces rassemblements (AFP)
Des mobilisations massives ont eu lieu en Albanie, rassemblant des dizaines de milliers de manifestants contre un projet de complexe touristique de luxe porté par Jared Kushner et Ivanka Trump sur l'île inhabitée de Sazan, un site écologiquement sensible.
Des vagues de manifestations quotidiennes, dont l'ampleur et la virulence ne cessent de croître, dénoncent un accord conclu en procédure d'urgence visant à développer deux méga-complexes touristiques en Albanie.