The Insufficiency of Wolf “Management”
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The Insufficiency of Wolf “Management”
We trophy hunt and trap the phenomenally evocative subject that we call canis lupus. Throughout history, the grey wolf – like the wilderness itself - has
Congress Must Stop This War and Help Working Americans Instead
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Congress Must Stop This War and Help Working Americans Instead
At a time when nearly half of Americans say they’re struggling to afford basic necessities, President Trump has turned his attention to invading and
Public Health Reduces Drug Deaths, Not Wars
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Public Health Reduces Drug Deaths, Not Wars
Republicans have defended Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela as necessary to solve the drug overdose crisis. For instance, Vice President J.D.
Trump’s J6 Pardons Increased Risks to Public Safety
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Trump’s J6 Pardons Increased Risks to Public Safety
One year ago this January, in one of the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump issued blanket pardons, clemency, or commutations to those
‘Teaching Students to Think for Themselves’ Starts with Political Self-Awareness
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‘Teaching Students to Think for Themselves’ Starts with Political Self-Awareness
My nomination for the most predictable platitude invoked by university professors when describing the essence of their job is “teaching students to think
“We Create Our Own Reality”: Empire and the illusion of International Law from Rafah to Caracas
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“We Create Our Own Reality”: Empire and the illusion of International Law from Rafah to Caracas
The aide said that guys like me were “in what we call the reality-based community,” which he defined as people who “believe that solutions emerge from
Obamacare and Defense Spending
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Obamacare and Defense Spending
With Congress overseeing the ending of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, enhanced premium tax credit (subsidies) for Americans, hiking premiums
Murder in Minneapolis: Time to Stop Coddling the ICE Gang and Its Enablers
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Murder in Minneapolis: Time to Stop Coddling the ICE Gang and Its Enablers
On January 7, gang members -- gathered in Minneapolis for the purpose of abducting immigrants and cowing the state's population -- menaced motorist Renee
To Each According to His Bank Account
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To Each According to His Bank Account
This is a photo that should not have been. This is an event you should not know. This is a guy who should not have been killed. This is a moment when
Why White Supremacy Is Never Named in the Venezuela Crisis
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Why White Supremacy Is Never Named in the Venezuela Crisis
Explanations of Venezuela that avoid white supremacy are faithful to the world that made this outcome ordinary. Across the current debate, there is no
Kidnapping Blues: The Maduro Abduction Precedent
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Kidnapping Blues: The Maduro Abduction Precedent
Once done, it remains, by nature and fact, irreversible. The precedent of indicting and abducting a serving head of state and his spouse, dropping them
Private Equity in the Doldrums and Out of Favor With Some Institutional Investors
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Private Equity in the Doldrums and Out of Favor With Some Institutional Investors
For years, private equity funds attracted institutional investors — pension funds, university endowments, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds –
Europe’s Strategic Autonomy Problem is No Longer Abstract
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Europe’s Strategic Autonomy Problem is No Longer Abstract
I keep hearing the phrase “strategic autonomy,” including in discussions about the latest joint declaration on Ukraine. The term appears in speeches and policy papers, moving from Brussels to Paris like a chorus and a hook—always about Europe, always about…
Goebbels’s Ghost and Miller’s Dream of a “Unified Reich.”
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Goebbels’s Ghost and Miller’s Dream of a “Unified Reich.”
White House adviser Stephen Miller seems torn from the darkest archive of the 1930s. His ideological fever, spittle-laced tirades, compulsive lying, and
Against U.S. imperial war on Venezuela!
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Against U.S. imperial war on Venezuela!
On the morning of January 3, U.S. forces, with 150 jets, armed helicopters, and state-of-the-art drones, launched an attack on Venezuela. Strikes hit
Nicolás Maduro Refused to be a Slave to Empire
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Nicolás Maduro Refused to be a Slave to Empire
The New York Times reported that Trump officials felt mocked by Venezuela’s president. What provoked them was not a speech or a policy, but Nicolás
An ICE Murder in Minneapolis and its Horrific Aftermath
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An ICE Murder in Minneapolis and its Horrific Aftermath
The fascist Trump Gestapo murder of the 37-year-old legal observer, poet, and mother Renee Nicole Good two days ago is horrific almost beyond words: three
Uprooting Olive Trees Can’t Uproot the Palestinians
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Uprooting Olive Trees Can’t Uproot the Palestinians
In November, the Jerusalem Post published an essay by Susannah Schilds, the American-Israeli author of a book titled From Southerner to Settler: