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Greenland Is Not A Prize

January 23, 2026 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. , , ,
It is one thing to be rude to Iran or Venezuela, but it is another thing entirely to be rude to Denmark. The North Atlantic has not experienced internecine acrimony since – perhaps – Adolf Hitler turned on Poland in 1939. But to be fair to the United States, it has not coveted Denmark itself. Washington has licked its sticky fingers and placed them upon Greenland. Denmark began its colonisation of Greenland 305 years ago, in 1721. Constitutional scholars will say that the formal colonial status ended in 1953 when Greenland was incorporated into the Kingdom of Denmark and that Greenland gained a further measure of autonomy in 2009.

Why Nicaragua Is Not Washington’s Next War – Yet

January 22, 2026 John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. , , , ,
Since the US invasion of Venezuela on January 3rd and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua’s opposition figures – who enthusiastically identified with their confederates in Venezuela – have hoped that regime-change efforts in Caracas would encourage Washington to destroy Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. Republican senator Rick Scott thinks now is the time to “fix” Nicaragua as well Cuba. Commentator James Bosworth, a cheerleader for US imperialism, asks, “Why hasn’t Trump gone after Ortega in Nicaragua?”

Denmark’s AkademikerPension Moves To Dump US Treasuries

January 21, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Denmark's AkademikerPension pension fund plans to dump its US treasury holdings by the end of the month, citing concerns over US creditworthiness under President Donald Trump, and his threats against Greenland, Bloomberg reported on 20 January. “The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable,” the fund’s chief investment officer, Anders Schelde, stated, adding that the policies pursued by Trump have created credit risks that the fund can no longer ignore. AkademikerPension manages around $25 billion in savings for teachers and academics. 

EU Leaders Convene Emergency Meeting Following Trump Threat

January 19, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
European Council President Antonio Costa announced on 18 January that EU leaders will convene an emergency summit in Brussels later this week, following US President Donald Trump's escalation of threats over Greenland by imposing tariffs to pressure Denmark into giving up the Arctic territory. “Given the significance of recent developments and in order to further coordinate, I have decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in the coming days,” Costa wrote in a statement. He said all 27 EU leaders would attend the summit.

Thousands Join ‘Hands Off Greenland’ Protests Amid Trump’s Threats

January 19, 2026 Al Jazeera. , , ,
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Denmark to show support for Greenland and reject United States President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory. Waving the flags of Denmark and Greenland, the protesters formed a sea of red and white outside Copenhagen city hall on Saturday, chanting “Kalaallit Nunaat” – the Arctic island’s name in Greenlandic. Rallies were also organised throughout the day in the Danish cities of Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense, as well as in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.

The Tech Billionaires Behind Trump’s Greenland Push

January 18, 2026 Lois Parshley, Portside. , , , , ,
When Trump first proposed buying the arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime minister, who controls the autonomous territory’s foreign policy, the president doubled down on his efforts to seize power. In the “aggressive and confrontational” conversation, Trump threatened tariffs if he didn’t get his way. In a news conference earlier this month, he also refused to rule out the use of military force. Now Denmark is taking him seriously: on Monday, it announced a $2 billion military expansion in the Arctic.

Officials Proudly Defend Raiding A Journalist’s Home

January 17, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , ,
President Donald Trump’s administration proudly defended the FBI raid of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home. Officials insisted that Natanson should have “returned” classified information that she allegedly received while invoking President Barack Obama’s attacks on freedom of the press to excuse their intensified assaults on the rights of journalists.  The firm support from Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and the Trump White House was emblematic of an administration that has repeatedly singled out reporters as enemies of the United States.

Danish FM: ‘Talks Did Little To Dissuade White House From Greenland Plan

January 16, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen announced on 14 January that talks with US officials at the White House did “little” to budge Washington's position on annexing Greenland. Rasmussen said the US remained fixed on acquiring the Arctic territory, despite Danish objections and warnings that such a move would violate sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.  “We did not manage to change the American position,” he told reporters after the meeting in Washington. Present at the talks were Rasmussen, Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, US Vice President JD Vance, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

Trump 2.0: A Dark Mirror Into Our Past

January 15, 2026 Willie Mack, Black Agenda Report. , , , ,
On January 7, 2026, Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, under the control of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), shot and killed a woman, Rennee Nicole Good, as they rampaged through Minneapolis, MN, looking to kidnap any undocumented immigrant, specifically Somali immigrants, they could find. The ICE agents are in Minneapolis to—according to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem—“root out fraud, arrest perpetrators and remove criminal illegal aliens” from the U.S. The Trump administration began focusing on Minneapolis-St. Paul, home to the largest Somali community in the U.S., to investigate claims of alleged fraud by members of the Somali community.

Mock Strategy

January 15, 2026 Michael Brenner, Consortium News. , , ,
The crazy-quilt National Security Strategy (NSS) released some weeks back is a patchwork of declarations of intent, admonitions thrown at other countries and ad hominem statements of dubious validity. It lacks coherence or consistency – much less a theme, a central idea, or a concept that gives pattern to its incongruent parts. Clearly, the document is the artless product of an assemblage of authors undisciplined by editorial direction. Yet, many serious analysts claim to see in this disjointed attempt at composing a grand strategy a landmark signaling a fundamental shift in the way the United States sees itself in the realm of international affairs.

Trump’s Oil War Backfires

January 11, 2026 Mnar Adley, Mintpress News. , , ,
It is a monumental act of war. After being kidnapped and flown to the United States, President Nicolás Maduro has pled not guilty to spurious drugs charges in New York – even as U.S. government documents admit that Venezuela is not a major drugs producer, and prosecutors concede that Maduro’s supposed Cartel of the Suns never existed. Moreover, Trump’s star key witness, former Venezuelan Gen. Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal, is a deeply compromised figure. Once a senior official in military intelligence, Carvajal has long been frozen out of power in Venezuela, and became a vocal supporter of U.S.-backed, self-proclaimed president, Juan Guaidó.

Oil Executives Rebuff Trump’s Demands For Investment In Venezuela

January 11, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
At a meeting at the White House on 9 January, the CEOs of major US energy firms expressed skepticism about participating in President Donald Trump’s scheme to invest $100 billion to “revive” Venezuela’s sanctions-battered oil sector. The meeting took place one week after US Special Forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and transferred them to New York to stand trial on trumped-up “narco-terrorism” charges. After abducting Maduro, Trump said the US would “take over” Venezuela’s oil reserves, which are considered the largest in the world.

How To Challenge Wage Garnishment For Defaulted Student Loans

January 11, 2026 Braxton Brewington, Truthout. , , ,
For the first time since the onset of COVID-19, the Trump administration is set to garnish U.S. workers’ wages for defaulted student loans. The Department of Education has announced that beginning this week it will send at least 1,000 borrowers a notice of intent to garnish wages, sending additional notices every month as it expands its efforts to forcibly collect money from millions of borrowers in default. This is a cruel, harsh policy that the Trump administration does not have to implement — and it shouldn’t.

Serious Risks Of Executive Order Curbing State Regulation Of AI

January 11, 2026 Anjana Susarla, In These Times. , , ,
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede state-level artificial intelligence laws that the administration views as a hindrance to innovation in AI. State laws regulating AI are increasing in number, particularly in response to the rise of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT that produce text and images. Thirty-eight states enacted laws in 2025 regulating AI in one way or another. They range from prohibiting stalking via AI-powered robots to barring AI systems that can manipulate people’s behavior.

Greenland’s Indigenous Inuit Hit Back At Trump

January 11, 2026 Anna Caldwell, Independent. , , ,
Indigenous people in Greenland have condemned the United States’ threat to seize the self-governing Danish territory, with many saying they want independence from both countries. Donald Trump has doubled down on his desire to take the island, telling reporters on Friday the U.S. would “do something with Greenland whether they like it or not”. The Trump administration has repeatedly refused to rule out military force, with the idea of $100,000 payments to Greenlanders who agree to join the U.S. also reportedly being considered.
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