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The escalation ladder from limited to terminal nuclear war is all too easy to climb
DeSantis, Greg Abbott and other slimebuckets have reverted to the standby of racist fear-mongering
The death of Mahsa, like that of Neda before her (shot during the Green Movement), shows that the Iranian population in general and women in particular have had enough
Remembrances of the late author have focused on her best-selling Nickel and Dimed with only rare acknowledgement of the major roles she played in women’s liberation and U.S. socialism
In clearly enunciating the relation between hate speech and profits, the honourable court has revealed the very heart of the systemic arrangements that now characterise the state and its predilections
Recent data shows that between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy (LE) in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years
So much money is sloshing around in our political system that honest politicians are buried and actual criminals are stepping up
Interview on pirate societies, ‘bewildered herds’ and the fragility of the present in the context of the late anthropologist David Graeber’s final book
Big Oil lied to us for decades about climate change. And they’ve hid behind scientists, academics and even “grassroots” groups to do it
A Big Carbon Bootprint and a Giant Sucking Sound in the National Budget
“In the days after S.B. 23 took effect, we had to cancel over 600 appointments. Many patients broke down in tears in our office… some threatened to hurt themselves because they were so distraught.”
A remotely functioning democracy would have jailed Trump for fraud and/or sexual assault years ago
Even as inflation remains high and COVID stubbornly persists, economic indicators show a potential for remarkable resiliency when the political will exists
Words like “mutual” are appealing only if they provide tangible benefits for the people who live in these countries
At least nine states provide a right to abortion in their state constitutions. None contain an explicit constitutional right but courts have implied the right by construing provisions that protect privacy, liberty and equality
The Kentucky measure asks whether the state constitution should be amended to make it clear that there are no constitutional rights to an abortion
Citizens of nations under U.S. attack, such as Venezuela, are made eligible for asylum. Haitians suffer under U.S. dictates but are deported and returned to the hell that Washington created.
There are people here who are fighting the fight, people here who have made strides and significant changes
The British royal family papers over the pillage it continues to benefit from
The “reckless and dangerous” bill “would devastate communities and the climate while making a mockery of Congress and the Biden administration’s commitments to environmental justice.”
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh got an earful from essential workers before inducting them into the agency’s Hall of Honor
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In reality, the origins of many billionaires aren’t so humble. They’re more “riches-to-even-more-riches” stories, rooted in upper-middle class upbringings
Enhanced Secrecy Techniques Are the Order of the Day (and the Century, Too)
“We have to reject this dangerous movement across the country in November—our democracy depends on it”
The inspiring wave of independent labor organizing also represents the failure of existing unions
Disqualify them from running
Republicans simply don’t believe that protecting the people of America is a legitimate function of government & they’re strengthened in that belief by far-right billionaires’ money showered on them
Backlash to a 15-week ban and shifting public opinion data suggests people may be less tolerant of laws prohibiting second-trimester abortions
We expected Charles to get the crown. We didn’t expect him to make a billion-dollar fortune first
This flood is like the one that Noah boarded his ark to escape. It is massive, with millions of people vulnerable to cholera and other diseases carried by dirty water
Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats must emphasize to voters that Republicans still control most state legislatures, and if they remain in power, they can drastically change the Constitution.”
The mounting social inequality is fueling protests around the globeThe mounting social inequality is fueling protests around the globe. The global ruling class is determined to prevent these protests from employing the weapon that can bring them down — strikes.