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Congress, Don't Shield Big Oil From Accountability

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Guyleen Castriotta

At COP30, Progress on Public Finance Is Critical for a Fair Fossil Fuel Phaseout

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Lidy Nacpil

The Shutdown Is Over, But America's Hunger Crisis Isn't

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Reyanna James

5 Reasons Trump's Economy Stinks and 10 Things the Dems Should Do About It

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Robert Reich

Trump's Golden Dome Will Fail at Everything But Enriching Arms Contractors

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Ashley Gate

At COP30, I’ll Speak for the Bees

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Ysabel A. Calderón Carlos

Will We Give Birth to a Loving or Shackled Future?

Will We Give Birth to a Loving or Shackled Future?

A tale of two births challenges us to consider what kind of world we want to create.

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Robert C. Koehler

The Future of Work Must Belong to Workers

The Future of Work Must Belong to Workers

A call for a new labor Bill of Rights in the age of automation.

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Matt Watkins

When Will the Contented Class Revolt Against Trump?

When Will the Contented Class Revolt Against Trump?

When will these contented ones collectively start saying, “Enough is enough” and it’s time to say to Donald Trump, “You’re Fired”?

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Ralph Nader

What Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Tells Us About America

What Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Tells Us About America

People across the country need leaders who will stand with them and fight for them with bold ideas that create real solutions for real problems.

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Wa’El Alzayat 

Teaching Social Justice Journalism at Trump's Columbia University

Teaching Social Justice Journalism at Trump's Columbia University

The university at large has sold out our students, but the university is not all of us. There are hundreds of faculty on this campus dedicated to...

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Helen Benedict

How to Defeat the Pro-Suffering, Pro-Hunger Policies of Trump's GOP

How to Defeat the Pro-Suffering, Pro-Hunger Policies of Trump's GOP

Food insecurity has long been a feature of Republican politics, not a bug.

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Andrew Fisher

Just to Be Clear: The Trump-GOP Gutting of Medicaid Will Kill People

Just to Be Clear: The Trump-GOP Gutting of Medicaid Will Kill People

The attacks on Medicaid aren’t just policy choices—they’re signing people’s death certificates before they ever see a physician.

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Marcia Dinkins

Donald Trump Deserves the Nobel Prize for War

Donald Trump Deserves the Nobel Prize for War

From Iran to Venezuela, the Trump administration has restored military action as a top option in US foreign policy.

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John Feffer

The G20 Is a Failure, But Can It Do Better to Correct Past Mistakes?

The G20 Is a Failure, But Can It Do Better to Correct Past Mistakes?

World leaders heading to the G20 summit should use this rare multilateral space to advance a more equitable and sustainable global economy. Will they?

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Sarah Anderson

The US War on China, Venezuela, and the Global Left

The US War on China, Venezuela, and the Global Left

Because of the economic and political alliance between China and Venezuela, it is impossible to understand the growing push for war on Venezuela...

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Megan Russell

Evidence of Epstein Ties to Mossad Grow, But Corporate Media Doesn't Seem to Care

Evidence of Epstein Ties to Mossad Grow, But Corporate Media Doesn't Seem to Care

There has been wall-to-wall US corporate media coverage of the Department of Justice’s Epstein files and the battle over its release. So why has...

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Drew Favakeh

Mamdani’s Win Shows That Democrats Can Expand the Their Electorate

Mamdani’s Win Shows That Democrats Can Expand the Their Electorate

His victory proves that Democrats can not only win over Trump voters but perhaps even more importantly reach voters who are not normally part of...

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Martin Burns

Don't Let Israel Rewrite the Narrative to Polish Its Genocide

Don't Let Israel Rewrite the Narrative to Polish Its Genocide

The coming months and years mark the most critical fight for truth in the conflict's history.

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Ramzy Baroud

Trump's Death Squad

Trump's Death Squad

A short history of the United States' long war on drugs in Latin America, with the president's kill zone expanding from the Caribbean waters off...

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Greg Grandin

The Republican Health Care Apocalypse

The Republican Health Care Apocalypse

The only people in America whose health care isn’t about to get much worse are billionaires, who can hop into their private helicopters to see...

14.11.2025 2

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Alex Lawson

Killing Climate Lies That Kill

Killing Climate Lies That Kill

This game of lies started decades ago with big oil and gas corporations, long before “fake news,” disinformation and misinformation were a thing....

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Nipuna Kumbalathara

Case of Sami Handi Shows Why 'Israel First' Is a Threat to American Democracy

Case of Sami Handi Shows Why 'Israel First' Is a Threat to American Democracy

Sami’s detention should concern every American, regardless of political or religious affiliation.

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Hussam Ayloush

Let This Be the Turning Point: Climate Justice After Hurricane Melissa

Let This Be the Turning Point: Climate Justice After Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa was no “natural disaster.” It was the predictable result of choices made by powerful interests that continue to profit from a...

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Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie

The Perilous Norm of Nuclear Weapons Testing

The Perilous Norm of Nuclear Weapons Testing

Trump's testing threat is the latest episode of existential terror imposed from above, highlighting what depths of apocalyptic misbehavior are now...

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Emma Claire Foley