Flint Taylor on the Fight for Fred Hampton Against Police Torture
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Flint Taylor on the Fight for Fred Hampton Against Police Torture
Almost six decades ago in Chicago, during the rise of the Black Panther Party, Flint Taylor, a white, twenty-something law student, helped start the
Trump-Xi Meeting and the Iran-Venezuela Connection
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Trump-Xi Meeting and the Iran-Venezuela Connection
Last week, the world watched as Donald Trump wrangled up his bro-squad of capitalist billionaires and chartered them across the world to China. We watched
Tyrant Trump’s Thunderous Corruption, Cruelty, and Lawbreaking
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Tyrant Trump’s Thunderous Corruption, Cruelty, and Lawbreaking
Give Dangerous Donald credit. Coming off the floor of his 2020 defeat, under several federal and state indictments, a convicted felon, accused by over
The Supreme Court: Our Surrogate King for 223 Years
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The Supreme Court: Our Surrogate King for 223 Years
A king is a study in absolutes. His word is final, the law of the land, and he is accountable to no one, possibly excepting God. Isn’t that a credible
Blood Libels and Sexual Violence: Israel, Palestinian Prisoners and The New York Times
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Blood Libels and Sexual Violence: Israel, Palestinian Prisoners and The New York Times
When the establishment journalism of Nicholas Kristof of that most establishment of papers, The New York Times, draws the ire of a foreign regime, and an
Trump-style Loyalty Tests Fracture Montana’s Republicans
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Trump-style Loyalty Tests Fracture Montana’s Republicans
Montanans are widely known for our individualism — and we hold fast to the tenet that everyone has the right to their own opinion and political
Who’s Afraid of Richard Hooker to Lead the Teamsters?
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Who’s Afraid of Richard Hooker to Lead the Teamsters?
With a few weeks to go before the start of the Teamsters’ union convention in Las Vegas, a major push is on to deny Richard Hooker the five per cent of
The U.S. Military is Intensifying Hawai’i’s Housing Affordability Crisis
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The U.S. Military is Intensifying Hawai’i’s Housing Affordability Crisis
On the surface, the affordability crisis that afflicts both tenants and prospective homebuyers in Hawai’i appears to resemble those of other
Beyond the Yellow Line: Israel Seizes More of Gaza
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Beyond the Yellow Line: Israel Seizes More of Gaza
While eyes remain peeled on Israel’s increasingly violent and expanding campaign in Lebanon, the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
The Conservative ‘Plan’ to Dismantle Public Schools Is Entering the Home Stretch
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The Conservative ‘Plan’ to Dismantle Public Schools Is Entering the Home Stretch
In what is being touted as the “Golden Age of School Choice,” the option that is most popular with American families—to fund and attend their local public
Education During and After Gaza, Iran and Imperialism
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Education During and After Gaza, Iran and Imperialism
Cultural workers develop their work, in the short and long term, against the background of a terrible world scenario. This, as is hopefully clear, is the
About That Arc of the Moral Universe
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About That Arc of the Moral Universe
This is my last article for TomDispatch. For over a decade, Tom Engelhardt has given me a platform to write about pretty much anything that grabs my —
Disarm Artificial Intelligence
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Disarm Artificial Intelligence
Prologue Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an extremely interesting, if dangerous, technological, economic and political issue. The Greeks of Homer’s age,
Stories of De-Dollarization and US Empire Decline
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Stories of De-Dollarization and US Empire Decline
Promoters of US empire decline make the claim that the world is de-dollarizing, the dollar is losing its role as the standard currency of international
Forest Service Tries to Illegally Shrink “Aecure Habitat” in huge Deforestation Project Spurring Lawsuit to Protect Grizzlies
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Forest Service Tries to Illegally Shrink “Aecure Habitat” in huge Deforestation Project Spurring Lawsuit to Protect Grizzlies
Grizzly bears were put on the Endangered Species List in 1975 -- 51 years ago. They will not be recovered until bears from the Northern Continental Divide
Congress Needs to End These Illegal Wars
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Congress Needs to End These Illegal Wars
This should not be a news flash to anyone, but the Trump Administration is out of control when it comes to war (and many other things, like ruining the
Talking About the Brazilian Dictatorship to a Young Student
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Talking About the Brazilian Dictatorship to a Young Student
I received these questions by email from a public school student, who did not authorize me to disclose his name. I am copying what I replied to the young
Indonesia’s Sovereignty at Risk: The Consequences of the ART Agreement with the United States
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Indonesia’s Sovereignty at Risk: The Consequences of the ART Agreement with the United States
More than sixty years ago, Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, warned that political independence meant little without economic sovereignty. In his