North Korea and Russia: an Alliance of Desperation
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North Korea and Russia: an Alliance of Desperation
The Kremlin can count on only one real ally in its war in Ukraine. Belarus has offered its territory for the staging of the war, and China has provided
Calling Bull on Forest Service and Timber Industry Propaganda About “Unnaturally Thick Forests”
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Calling Bull on Forest Service and Timber Industry Propaganda About “Unnaturally Thick Forests”
If you're wondering why the Alliance for the Wild Rockies wins 80% of its lawsuits against Forest Service logging projects, the answer is simple: It's
Ready or Not, AI Government is Already Here
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Ready or Not, AI Government is Already Here
In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40 percent of its staff since
The Assault on a French Nun and the Forgotten Story of Palestinian Christians
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The Assault on a French Nun and the Forgotten Story of Palestinian Christians
The video is horrifying, though it is the kind of horror now synonymous with the behavior of Israel, its military, its armed settlers, and society that
She Spoke Up for Due Process in El Salvador, Now She’s Behind Bars Without Charges
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She Spoke Up for Due Process in El Salvador, Now She’s Behind Bars Without Charges
Who of us has the right to live without fear? This is the question human rights lawyer Ruth Lopez has asked fearlessly in El Salvador — the country of my
Restoring Roots When Past Is “Poast:” Trust In Your Disturbance
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Restoring Roots When Past Is “Poast:” Trust In Your Disturbance
A machine made of human parts. This is what (Lewis) Mumford called the 'megamachine': an entire society ordered from the top down, justified by
Trump’s State Visit to Beijing and the New Cold War on Asia
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Trump’s State Visit to Beijing and the New Cold War on Asia
From Beijing this week, the first US state visit to China in nine years is being staged for the world to see. The Great Hall of the People is open to
GOP Gerrymandering is Erasing the South’s Black Votes
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GOP Gerrymandering is Erasing the South’s Black Votes
On May 8, the Republican-controlled legislature of Tennessee passed new redistricting maps that divide Memphis’s 63 percent Black population across three
Israeli Tourists Have a Bad Reputation Around the World
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Israeli Tourists Have a Bad Reputation Around the World
In May, 2025, a restaurant worker in Thailand asked an Israeli tourist to remove her shoes before entering the establishment, a traditional cultural
Trump Accounts and the No Economist Left Behind Test
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Trump Accounts and the No Economist Left Behind Test
Back when George W. Bush was doing his big drive to privatize Social Security, I got upset because he was using bogus numbers that grossly exaggerated
The Fuel to My Revolutionary Optimism
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The Fuel to My Revolutionary Optimism
As a Palestinian born in the 21st century, I am the generational product of Nakba survivors and the trauma that came with it. As distant as it may seem, I
RFK, Jr. Still Doesn’t Care About Long COVID Patients
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RFK, Jr. Still Doesn’t Care About Long COVID Patients
Late last month, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified that he was making Long COVID a top priority, noting that his
Witches Unite: How Israel and the US Empire Tried (and Failed) to Crush Francesca Albanese
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Witches Unite: How Israel and the US Empire Tried (and Failed) to Crush Francesca Albanese
The United States government, under first Biden and now Trump, has launched a full-scale assault on one of the most courageous and honest voices at the
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away)
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The United States’ Long War on Cuba
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The United States’ Long War on Cuba
In recent weeks and months, Washington has intensified its long-running campaign of collective punishment against the Cuban people. Escalating sanctions
The US Must End Its Illegal Boat Strikes
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The US Must End Its Illegal Boat Strikes
The U.S. military has been carrying out extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific over the past nine months with impunity. On May 8, the U.S.
Making History in Dark Times: Refuse Numbness. Refuse Silence
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Making History in Dark Times: Refuse Numbness. Refuse Silence
We are living through an era in which truth is under siege, where the language of justice has been emptied of meaning, where cruelty is too often normalized as a form of governance, and state violence becomes routine. In such a moment, education is not a…
The Neo-Nazi Enforcer Who Helped Build Peter Thiel’s Online Influence Empire
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The Neo-Nazi Enforcer Who Helped Build Peter Thiel’s Online Influence Empire
General Michael Flynn, Trump’s former National Security advisor, boasted to the Young America Foundation soon after Trump’s first election victory in
We Cannot Let Tucker Carlson Become the Face of Global Anti-Zionism
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We Cannot Let Tucker Carlson Become the Face of Global Anti-Zionism
As we still try to come to terms with Israel's countless barbaric crimes in its genocide in Gaza, as well as its cruelty in the occupied West Bank,