US State Department Travel Warning on Venezuela
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US State Department Travel Warning on Venezuela
Following his earlier threat that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s days are numbered, US President Donald Trump announced on social media he was
Pain: My Least Favorite Teacher
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Pain: My Least Favorite Teacher
Can I turn pain into wisdom? I suppose that’s what I’m trying to do right now, as I sit with a notebook on my lap. I’m not feeling optimistic that I’ll
Open Letter to Zohran Mamdani – Political Moderate
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Open Letter to Zohran Mamdani – Political Moderate
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani 24-08 32nd Street Suite 1002A Astoria, NY 11102 Dear Mayor-elect Mandani, It should not come as a surprise to alert citizens
How to Read the New National Security Strategy Document
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How to Read the New National Security Strategy Document
The New US National Security Strategy (NSS) has been released. This is a critically important document prepared by every administration that sets out the
An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the Ukraine War
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An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the Ukraine War
Here’s how oligarchs play their game of geopolitical three-card monte. They attract attention by promising the moon. Then they hide their real motivations
How Workers Build a Partnership for Prosperity
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How Workers Build a Partnership for Prosperity
Beetesha Kearney began working at Eos Energy Systems three years ago just to pay the bills while waiting to land the railroad conductor’s job she really
If Trump Is Serious About Peace, Marco Rubio Has to Go
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If Trump Is Serious About Peace, Marco Rubio Has to Go
Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and now boasts that he has resolved eight wars. In reality, this claim is delusional, and his foreign
Trump Administration Approves Plan to Export More Water Out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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Trump Administration Approves Plan to Export More Water Out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
The Trump administration yesterday released a draconian plan to divert more Delta water that will go into effect today, posing an extreme threat to
Trump’s Interference Invalidates the Presidential Election in Honduras
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Trump’s Interference Invalidates the Presidential Election in Honduras
An extraordinary catalog of US interference – amounting to an electoral coup – may have destroyed what was already a struggling democracy in Honduras.
GAO Identifies Fraud Risk in Obamacare Exchanges. Where Was DOGE?
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Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives as the Last Line Protecting the Planet
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Indigenous and Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives as the Last Line Protecting the Planet
Land and environmental defenders—Indigenous leaders, farmers, conservationists, and community activists—risk their lives opposing the destructive
There They Go Again in Venezuela
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There They Go Again in Venezuela
Mark Twain allegedly quipped, “God created war so Americans would learn geography.” Whether or not he actually said that, it would be a good test—for the
Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter?
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Climate-Change Summer or Nuclear Winter?
What self-destructive creatures we turn out to be! Can you even believe it? Only recently, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, met in
The Housing Crisis is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety
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The Housing Crisis is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety
Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options. Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job
How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean
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How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean
The first U.S. missiles that struck the boats in the Caribbean in early September 2025 were described by Washington as a “counter-narcotics operation,” a
Interventions in Venezuela and Honduras Advance Imperialist Purposes
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Interventions in Venezuela and Honduras Advance Imperialist Purposes
The National Security Strategy (NSS) is a document setting U.S. foreign policy goals that the Executive Branch periodically sends to Congress. Commenting
The Law Meets Its Limits: What ‘Nuremberg’ Reveals About Guilt, Evil and the Quest for Global Justice
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The Law Meets Its Limits: What ‘Nuremberg’ Reveals About Guilt, Evil and the Quest for Global Justice
The film “Nuremberg” depicts events surrounding the post-World War II International Military Tribunal – the first and best-known of the Nuremberg trials –
Domestic Sheep Grazing and Wilderness are Always at Odds
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Domestic Sheep Grazing and Wilderness are Always at Odds
Stumbling over the rugged alpine landscape of the High Uintas Wilderness, a bighorn lamb is coughing and struggling, afflicted with pneumonia as the cold
Trump’s Offshore Drilling Obsession
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Trump’s Offshore Drilling Obsession
It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling. As the headline last month in the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported: “Plan