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Hi there, It’s Tuesday. At a Republican retreat, Donald Trump pushed members of Congress to pass the SAVE Act and enact strict new restrictions on voters before the 2026 midterms. Meanwhile, the Pentagon says today will be ‘our most intense day of strikes inside Iran as Israel locks down the West Bank while the world is distracted. And in the wake of this war, the Trump administration announced a settlement with Live Nation over its antitrust case against the ticketing monopoly. The reported settlement involving Live Nation is not just a business or regulatory story—it raises serious questions about the influence of corporate power over public institutions. When one of the most dominant companies in the live entertainment industry reaches deals that shape enforcement outcomes and legal accountability, the public deserves to know whether justice is being negotiated behind closed doors rather than pursued in the open. When media outlets treat these outcomes as routine legal developments, they miss the larger story about regulatory capture and corporate power. 🖊️ Add your name to call on major news organizations to cover the Live Nation settlement as a corruption story—investigating the lobbying networks, political relationships, and enforcement decisions that allowed it to happen SUBSCRIBE TO JOIN WITH OTHERS AND SPEAK OUT!  The public deserves journalism that follows the money, examines who benefits, and exposes how concentrated corporate power can bend accountability to its will. Read about this, and more, with today’s stories: Live Nation Settlement Spurs Chaos in Court (The American Prospect) Trump pushes GOP on voting bill, demanding an end to most mail balloting (AP News) The Pentagon says this will be 'our most intense day of strikes inside Iran' (NPR) With World's Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank (The Intercept) Trump Made Massive “Tactical Error” on Iran During Ukraine Talks (The New Republic) Washington cardinal says US war on Iran ‘not morally legitimate’ (The Guardian) Democrats Tie High Food Prices to Corporate Consolidation (Civil Eats) Trump’s Wars Are Splintering My Home Town Ahead of the 2026 Midterms (Mother Jones) Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB (ProPublica) Missouri Man Said DNA Test Could Prove Innocence. He Was Executed Before a Court Ruled. (The Marshall Project) Until next time, Harry from The Hound P.S. Do you know someone who would appreciate The Hound? If you can, forward this email and encourage them to subscribe! Let’s stay informed, together.

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Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History’

                                       

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Trump Makes ‘Most Blasé Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History’ March 10, 2026 President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was “more fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the unarmed ship posed no threat. In what political commentator Adam Schwarz described as “the most blasé admission of a war crime by a US president in history,” Trump casually recounted the US Navy’s decision to attack the ship before a gathering of Republicans at a Congressional Institute event, a GOP-aligned nonprofit retreat organizer. READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams Share this email with a friend

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IN 2004, DAVID BROCK SOUNDED THE ALARM AS REPUBLICANS GOBBLED UP MEDIA...WORTH READING TO UNDERSTAND THE THREAT POSED BY PROPAGANDA MEDIA! YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY MAY EVEN HAVE A COPY!

The Republican Noise Machine: Right-Wing Media and How It Corrupts Democracy Hardcover – May 18, 2004

by David Brock (Author)

In The Republican Noise Machine, David Brock skillfully documents perhaps the most important but least understood political development of the last thirty years: how the Republican Right has won political power and hijacked public discourse in the United States.

Brock, a former right-wing insider and the author of the New York Times bestseller Blinded by the Right, uses his keen understanding of the strategies, tactics, financing, and personalities of the American right wing to demonstrate how the once-fringe phenomenon of right-wing media has all but subsumed the regular media conversation, shaped the national consciousness, and turned American politics sharply to the right.

Brock documents how in the last several decades the GOP built a powerful media machine--newspapers and magazines, think tanks, talk radio networks, op-ed columnists, the FOX News Channel, Christian Right broadcasting, book publishers, and high-traffic internet sites--to sell conservatism to the public and discredit its opponents. This unabashedly biased multibillion-dollar communications empire disregards journalistic ethics and universal standards of fairness and accuracy, manufacturing "news" that is often bought and paid for by a tight network of corporate-backed foundations and old family fortunes. By dissecting the appeal, techniques, and reach of the booming right-wing media market, Brock demonstrates that it is largely based on bigotry, ignorance, and emotional manipulation closely tied to America’s longstanding cultural divisions and the buying power of anti-intellectual traditionalists.

From the disputed 2000 presidential election to the war with Iraq to the political battles of 2004, Brock's penetrating analysis of right-wing media theories and methodology reveals that the Republican Right views the media as an extension of a broader struggle for political power. By tracing the political impact of right-wing media, Brock shows how disproportionate conservative influence in the media is integrally linked to the Republican Right’s current domination of all three branches of government, to the propping up of the Bush administration, and to the inability of Democrats to voice their opposition to this political sea change or to compete on an even playing field.

As only an ex-conservative intimately familiar with the imperatives of the American right wing could, David Brock suggests ways in which concerned Americans can begin to redress the conservative ascendancy and cut through the propagandistic fog. Writing with verve and deep insight, he reaches far beyond typical bromides about media bias to produce an invaluable account of the rise of right-wing media and its political consequences. Promising to be the political book of the year, The Republican Noise Machine will transform the raging yet heretofore unsatisfying debate over the politics of the media for years to come.

America’s War of Choice

                                     

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March 10, 2026

AMERICA’S WAR OF CHOICE DANIEL FALCONE America’s war of choice is Israel’s war of necessity. THE NEW BRAVE AI WAR MACHINE JANET ABOU-ELIAS AND WILLIAM D. HARTUNG Techno-optimism run amok. THINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE MICHAEL HUDSON Iran’s grand plan to end U.S. presence in the Middle East. CULPRITS IN THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS SARAH ANDERSON AND REYANNA JAMES The top 20 culprits. COUNTERPUNCH+ EXCLUSIVE IMPERIAL BLOWBACK Communal Rebellion BY DAVID MASCIOTRA In the middle of my phone call with an ICE observer in Minneapolis, a helicopter flew overhead. She was smoking outside of her home in a northern neighborhood of the city. Throughout the rest of the call, several drones streamed through the sky. “We have helicopters every night,” she said, “We hear whistles and horns honking constantly, because ICE has been spotted.” We spoke on February 12th, after the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, but well before Tom Homan lied to the world with an announcement that the secret police force of the Trump junta was leaving Minneapolis. Homan, of course, is the border “czar,” an appropriate title given that the word was originally synonymous with “Caesar,” as in emperor. READ MORE

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