# talk latest (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover talk latest. Page: Feed: --- ## [Remembering a Dolly Fellow Musician Who Liked Beer](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Remembering-a-Dolly-Fellow-Beer_Music_Musicians-260827-438.html) _2026-08-27 · Martha Rosenberg · OpEdNews_ Dolly Parton represented a golden age of country music which included Johnny Rodriguez, Charlie Pride, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Barbara Mandrell, Don Williams and countless others, many no longer with us. ## [Why I moved back to Palestine 18 years ago?](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-I-moved-back-to-Palest-Genocide_Genocide-260827-355.html) _2026-08-27 · Peter Barus · OpEdNews_ Love is not usually expressed in words in Palestine. Even among family members it is rare to hear the words "I love you". Love is expressed at a far more meaningful sense in caring, asking how your health is, offering food, hospitality, offering your clothing and what little you have etc. These are acts of love. ## [The Iran War's Other Winners: Big Oil Cashes In While Consumers Pay the Bill](https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Iran-War-s-Other-Winne-Energy_Iran-Embargo_Iran-War_Markets-260826-729.html) _2026-08-27 · Abbas Sadeghian, Ph.D. · OpEdNews_ The Iran war has produced unexpected economic winners. As oil prices rise, refining margins expand and global energy markets are disrupted, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies are earning extraordinary profits""while consumers, taxpayers and ordinary families absorb the mounting costs. ## [Move over, ladies; Michael's back](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Move-over-ladies-Michael-Dueling_Karoline-Leavitt_Maga_Michael-Cohen-260826-808.html) _2026-08-26 · Bob Gaydos · OpEdNews_ In the MAGA world of blonde dueling leading ladies, Michael Cohen plays his Trump card. ## [Iran's Great Contradiction: A Nation Desperate for the Future, Ruled by the Past](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Iran-s-Great-Contradiction-Change_Economic_Energy_Freedom-260825-752.html) _2026-08-26 · Abbas Sadeghian, Ph.D. · OpEdNews_ Iran is trapped between forces determined to preserve the political past and a society demanding freedom, prosperity and change. As economic hardship, energy shortages and internal divisions deepen, the struggle between ideological hardliners and pragmatists exposes a system increasingly unable to govern a modern nation. ## [Knowledge is powe](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Knowledge-is-powe-Genocide_Genocide-260825-124.html) _2026-08-25 · Peter Barus · OpEdNews_ Israel's Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Yosef declared that "there is no such thing as a Palestinian people" and that we "have no rights." Yosef claimed Gaza and cities in the occupied West Bank are for Jews and called for completing the destruction of Palestinian areas and the establishment of more Jewish colonies. ## [NAACP Takes Steps to Stop Financial Exploitation of Elderly African Americans with Dementia](https://www.opednews.com/articles/NAACP-Takes-Steps-to-Stop-African-Americans_Alzheimers_Dementia_Elderly-Care-260824-111.html) _2026-08-25 · Michael McCray · OpEdNews_ The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has formally announced its policy framework to address the financial exploitation of elderly African Americans with dementia -- a measure that originated with the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Branch and grew directly out of a local effort to protect Dr. Jacquelyn W. McCray, a 2024 Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame inductee. ## [Trump's Economic D-Day Against Iran: More of the Same](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Economic-D-Day-Aga-Confrontation_D-day_Economic-Isolation_Economics-260824-967.html) _2026-08-25 · Abbas Sadeghian, Ph.D. · OpEdNews_ Trump's new "economic D-Day" against Iran sounds dramatic, but it is largely an intensified version of the old sanctions strategy. Its success ultimately depends on whether Washington can force China to stop buying Iranian oil""without triggering a much larger U.S.-China confrontation ## [Thirty Pieces of Silver: Fact or Fantasy?](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Thirty-Pieces-of-Silver-F-Christianity_Credibility_Crucifixion_Jesus-260824-861.html) _2026-08-24 · Bernard Starr · OpEdNews_ The Gospel stories of Judas receiving 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus challenges credibility, as this article reveals. ## [How to Solve a Problem: Democracy in the Age of Project 2025](https://www.opednews.com/articles/How-to-Solve-a-Problem-De-Democracy_Democracy-Destroyed_Democracy-History_Problem-Solvers-260824-575.html) _2026-08-24 · Bob Passi · OpEdNews_ If we bother to understand the problem realistically, we can better determine how to use our resources and to decide if we are simply approaching the issue from the wrong angle. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tH1ugw8XYMEq) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [The Saudi Nuclear Agreement Was A Bad Idea to Begin With](https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Saudi-Nuclear-Agreemen-American-Foreign-Policy_Energy_Nuclear_Nuclear-Energy-Plants-260824-138.html) _2026-08-24 · Robert Weiner · OpEdNews_ This piece discusses why Trump's attempted nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia was a bad idea to begin with. Domestic oil production and clean energy alternatives are discussed, as well as the moral implications of dealing with an infamously tyrannical Middle Eastern regime. ## [Hiding Behind Mr. Brown: Using Transparency Laws to Avoid Accountability](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Hiding-Behind-Mr-Brown-U-Education-260824-741.html) _2026-08-24 · Carl Petersen · OpEdNews_ At a charter school's meeting, the Brown Act wasn't violated, but it was used in ways that kept the public from fully participating. ## [Efforts to protect ecosystems and public health in digital times](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Efforts-to-protect-ecosyst-Sustainability_Technology-260824-419.html) _2026-08-24 · Katie Singer · OpEdNews_ Recently, a journalist asked me to explain how data centers and AI are a menace to society. I replied that focusing on data centers and/or AI is like weighing an elephant by the tip of its tail. ## [Israel plans permanent occupation in Lebanon while talks in Rome stall](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Israel-plans-permanent-occ-Israel_Israel-Firsters_Israel-On-The-Potomac_Israel-Syria-Conflict-260824-743.html) _2026-08-24 · Steven Sahiounie · OpEdNews_ This article talks about the latest developments between Israel and Lebanon ## [The Republican Party is still dead](https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Republican-Party-is-st-2016-Elections_Attorney-General_Hillary-Clinton_Internal-Revenue-Service-260822-178.html) _2026-08-22 · Bob Gaydos · OpEdNews_ The Republican Party died 10 years ago when it chose Donald Trump as its leader. It continues to prove that every day. I wrote this article 10 years ago. ## [Asia Pacific leaders warn attacks against health and gender are undoing decades of progress](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Asia-Pacific-leaders-warn-Aids_Gender-Bias_Gender-Equality_Gender-Equality-260822-982.html) _2026-08-22 · Citizen News Service - CNS · OpEdNews_ Please consider the below article based on insights from several community leaders who connect the dots between attacks on health and gender, and health responses like the AIDS response. ## [Ten Things Worse Than Impeachment for Trump](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Ten-Things-Worse-Than-Impe-Impeachment_Trump-Appointee_Trump-Executive-Order_Trump-Judicial-Appointments-And-Rushed-Senate-Conf-260822-786.html) _2026-08-22 · Rob Kall · OpEdNews_ There is a lot of talk about impeachment of trump, but that's just the symbolic gesture since there will not be the two-thirds majority needed to actually remove him. So I asked Gemini AI to list 10 things that could be worse for Trump than impeachment. Here's what it came up with: ## [Shorter messages](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Shorter-messages-Genocide_Genocide-260821-136.html) _2026-08-21 · Peter Barus · OpEdNews_ Something new is coming to Bethlehem. The new Palestine Museum of Natural History is taking shape. Our team is very busy.... as a leading research hub in biodiversity, sustainability, human diversity, and environmental justice...We had over 25 research papers accepted or published so far in 2026. ## [TrumpRepubloFascism: Review and Update, Part 1](https://www.opednews.com/articles/TrumpRepubloFascism-Revie-Democratic_Donald-Trump-Versus-The-Constitution_Elections_Fighting-Fascism-260821-838.html) _2026-08-21 · Steven Jonas · OpEdNews_ This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on TrumpRepubloFascism and my proposal for how the Democratic Party could deal with it in the mid-term and then Presidential elections. This column and next week's contain an updated review of the subject, "TRF." Part 3 contains the details of my proposal for creating a "United Front for the Restoration of U.S. Constitutional Democacy," designed to provide a basis… ## [Trump After the 2024 Election: A Neuropsychological Examination of a President Losing Control](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-After-the-2024-Elect-Trump-Adultery_Trump-And-Iran_Trump-Anger_Trump-Approval-Ratings-260821-574.html) _2026-08-21 · Abbas Sadeghian, Ph.D. · OpEdNews_ This article examines Donald Trump's behavior since the election from a neuropsychological perspective, focusing on increasing impulsivity, erratic decision-making, rambling speech, fixation on personal projects, admiration for authoritarian leaders, and shifting positions on war and Iran. ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8k0JWCnFGItG) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [A Vote of Opposition](https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Vote-of-Opposition-Approval-Voting_Balanced-Approval-Voting_Opposition-Party_Plurality-Voting-260820-640.html) _2026-08-20 · Paul Cohen · OpEdNews_ Except for the last few paragraphs, this article is just a concise summary of what is important about BAV. At the end is an appeal for action (not an appeal for money) to help promote BAV. Many people reading these articles are surely in a position to help. ## [Trump Continues in the Tradition of Past Republican Presidents](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Continues-in-the-Tra-Trump-Against-Democracy_Trump-And-Iran_Trump-Appointee_Trump-Attacks-Democrats-260820-293.html) _2026-08-20 · Jason Sibert · OpEdNews_ This story points out how similar the Trump Administration is to other Republican Presidents. ## [Trump's Superpower is Shamelessness](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Superpower-is-Sham-Trump-260820-141.html) _2026-08-20 · Hal Brown · OpEdNews_ A retired psychotherapist examines the difference between shame and guilt""and why Donald Trump's apparent inability to experience either functions as a political superpower. His shamelessness frees him to violate norms, evade responsibility and see himself as blameless regardless of the harm he causes. ## [The Anonymous Shell Game: How Trump Just Burned the Ledger on Billionaires and Cartels](https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Anonymous-Shell-Game--Corporate-Corruption-Crime_Corruption_Culture-Of-Corruption_Government-Corruption-260820-345.html) _2026-08-20 · Michael Chavers · OpEdNews_ Trump just quietly killed the Corporate Transparency Act and is actively shredding the data they already collected on anonymous shell companies. If you misreport $50, the IRS hunts you down. If you're a cartel leader or a billionaire? The Treasury rolls out the red carpet. My latest piece channel's a bit of George Carlin's spirit to dissect the ultimate VIP club""and why you aren't in it. ## [Why Are Syrians Sectarian?](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Are-Syrians-Sectarian-Capitalism_Economy_Syria_Syrian-Arab-Army-260820-904.html) _2026-08-20 · Mohammed Shabani · OpEdNews_ This article deconstructs the material roots of sectarianism in Syria, arguing that the resurgence of pre-state loyalties is a structural outcome of political economy transformations and crony capitalism rather than an intrinsic cultural trait. ## [Tales of Thankfulness: The Analog Moments That Keep Us Human](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Tales-of-Thankfulness-The-Gratitude-260820-916.html) _2026-08-20 · Carl Petersen · OpEdNews_ In a digital age that dulls our interactions, small gestures remind us of the humanity we can't afford to lose. ## [Is the Mecca agreement the beginning of the end of American military presence in the Arab Gulf?](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-the-Mecca-agreement-the-Arab_Arab-Summit_Gulf-Oil-Spill_Gulf-Oil-Spill-Disaster-260820-592.html) _2026-08-20 · Steven Sahiounie · OpEdNews_ This article talks about the latest developments in the Macca agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan ## [Evasive answers to questions are as old, revealing, as the Garden of Eden](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Evasive-answers-to-questio-Questions-260820-916.html) _2026-08-20 · Steve Lipman · OpEdNews_ A Bible-based look at the role that questions, usually of the rhetorical variety, play in political and civic life. ## [Where We're Not Welcome](https://www.opednews.com/articles/Where-We-re-Not-Welcome-African-Americans_American-History_Death_Democracy-260820-776.html) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Lenore Daniels · OpEdNews_ Response to the attack on Black lives, from the cover up surrounding Nolan Wells's death to the banning of Black history to the removal of DEI and Voting Rights.