Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Eldar Mamedov

“The continent played a crucial role in the JCPOA, but now it finds itself on the sidelines and supporting war.” (10/28/26)

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-us-europe/

Source: CounterPunch
by Dean Baker

“With soaring healthcare costs and a plunge in coverage rates, there is growing interest in Medicare for all. Polls show that a large majority of the public now favors a universal Medicare system, with even a substantial share of Republicans now backing it. A universal Medicare system has a huge amount to recommend it. Of course, the main point is to ensure that people can get the healthcare that they need, but it also eliminates a vast amount of waste in the national healthcare system.” (10/28/26)

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/28/medicare-for-all-can-be-simple/

Source: Libertarian Institute
by Brad Pearce

“To the tech accelerationists, a human is little more than a particularly inefficient machine. The drive towards infinite automated customization demonstrates a lack of understanding about the extent to which humans are shaped by shared experience as well as being interested in the views of other humans. Art is valued because it is human expression. However, with their shallow understanding of humanity, they do not see the inherent uniqueness of humans compared to the robots they are trying to give ‘consciousness.’ … Currently, it is Pope Leo who seems to be taking the lead against recognizing AI as some sort of artificial humanity, and he may be the only person with the gravitas and imperviousness to being bought off to lead this fight for humanity.” (10/28/26)

https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/ai-can-never-have-rights

Source: The American Prospect
by Whitney Curry Wimbish

“The reason Tucson resident Garrett Newell can walk is because of Medicaid. Speaking before reporters last week, he described how the program has allowed him to manage his cerebral palsy and lead a dignified life, one with more independence than would otherwise be possible. He is among the millions of Americans living with disabilities or chronic illness whose lives have been transformed by the program, and he wants to ensure everyone has access to it. When Republican lawmakers were threatening to severely slash Medicaid last year as part of the $1 trillion in health care cuts in their One Big Beautiful Bill law, Newell traveled to D.C. to advocate for the program. But Republicans passed the bill with cuts intact, then used the money they saved to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and yet another illegal forever war.” (10/28/26)

https://prospect.org/2026/10/28/new-medicaid-requirements-galvanizing-dems-in-battleground-states/