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Time for a United Front Against Trump and Realism About Harris

The policy that Harris has defended for the war on Gaza is despicable, yet she is the only candidate who can spare us from another Trump...

yesterday 4

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Norman Solomon

Capitalism, Crisis, and the 2024 Election

Three next-system thinkers discuss what the U.S. presidential election says about our current system and the possibility for change.

yesterday 6

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Gabriel Gonzales

There Is Still a Way to Prevent a Regional Middle East War: a Cease-Fire in Gaza

Without a cease-fire agreement in Gaza, there will be no deescalation of violence from groups across the region. The Biden administration’s focus...

yesterday 2

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Raed Jarrar

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Name Change Isn't Enough

I encourage everyone to look for ways to respect Indigenous Peoples and embrace the wayfinding guiding wisdom of our ancestors as we tackle the...

yesterday 2

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Gunn-Britt Retter

The Cost of War for Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The conflict raging in DRC is largely for the control of the country's important raw materials, with the most vulnerable paying the highest price.

yesterday 20

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Soleil-Chandni Mousseau

5 Things a Year of Israeli Genocide in Gaza Has Taught Us About Palestine and the World

Palestinians, despite the military occupation, the siege, and the numerous failures of their leadership, remain political actors, with powerful...

previous day 6

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Ramzy Baroud

Here's How Democrats Can Beat Trump and the GOP in November

With less than a month to go before the November 5 election, Democrats should ignore the consulting profiteers and fully embrace popular policies.

previous day 6

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Ralph Nader

Why Every American Workers Deserves Paid Family Leave

I’m sad that we lost my brother Dave, but I’m also angry that when tragedy hits, our policies make life harder for families. I’m angry that for...

previous day 5

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Tony Iovieno

Outraged Over False Claims of Pet Eating? Consider the True Horrors of Factory Farms

What we do to billions of animals legally in the U.S. food system is far more extensive, not to mention ghastly, than much of the animal sacrifices...

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Zoe Weil

The USDA and Corrupt Organic Certifiers Are Betraying Farmers and Consumers

Corporate agribusinesses are playing fast and loose with the rules by choosing friendly compliant certifiers—and when they are caught in the act,...

previous day 5

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Mark Kastel

New GM Wheat Is a Phony Climate Solution That Threatens Farmers and Wildlife

if we really want safety—for farmers’ finances and the environment—we ought to work more on promoting regional and local seed varieties instead...

previous day 1

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Anthony Pahnke

Colonialism Does Not Hide Its Hostility Toward a Better World

It’s a world in which only some lives matter, which winds up meaning that no lives matter. It’s the definition of hell and it’s the militarized...

saturday 10

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Robert C. Koehler

Nihon Hidankyo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Could Not Have Come at a More Important Moment

With the world, our species, facing the greatest danger of nuclear apocalypse since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, this year's Peace Prize will...

saturday 10

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Joseph Gerson

Millions in US Toiling Under This Imposed Housing Crisis Need One Thing: Straight-Up Cash

The real-life stories of our clients moving through eviction court show us that what most struggling families really need is simple: money.

saturday 10

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Fran Quigley

Harris' Medicare at Home Plan: A Step Forward, But We Need a Care Revolution

The Democratic presidential candidate's new proposal highlights urgent needs, but true reform requires addressing systemic inequities and...

saturday 8

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Neal K. Shah

The Green Energy Revolution's Colonization of Africa

If capitalist interests continue to drive this crucial transition, which is all too likely, while global energy consumption isn’t scaled back...

saturday 10

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Joshua Frank

A Call to (Old) Arms: Don’t Let Trump Define What It Means to Age

We have to weaponize old age for good causes and shake a mindset that allows us to warehouse people because their presence is an inconvenience...

11.10.2024 60

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Robert Lipsyte

Ron Johnson Is Working Tirelessly to Protect the Super-Rich From Paying Their Fair Share

While purporting to be concerned about income inequality, Johnson advocates for proposals obviously intended to benefit his rich benefactors and,...

11.10.2024 20

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Bob Lord

​Can Americans Come Out if Corporations Have Shut the Door? A Call for Courage

We have been seeing a concerning trend of companies, both large and small, scaling back or eliminating their DEI commitments out of fear. Instead,...

11.10.2024 10

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Alexa Milton

I Refuse to Let Anyone Make Me Feel Ashamed of Speaking Up for Palestine

My head and my heart both tell me that not only is a free Palestine possible, it is inevitable.

11.10.2024 2

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Richard Eskow

As a Rabbi, I Am Praying With Protest This Day of Atonement

May our prayers on this Yom Kippur be in the streets.

11.10.2024 5

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Rabbi Brian Walt

One Year of Genocide and the Strength of Palestinians

Despite the unbelievable pain and loss, there is now a powerful energy that is unifying Palestinians around their cause, and the Arabs and the...

10.10.2024 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Jill Stein's Dangerous Game Could Put Fascist Trump Back in the White House

Running for president and keeping an iron grip on the once-noble Green Party has become Stein’s singular mission. And she’s killing the Party —...

10.10.2024 3

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Thom Hartmann

Send Them Back: These People Are Hateful Human Locusts

Sorry, but much like your kids' projectile vomiting - remember it? - the them-and-us vitriol spewing from a crumbling, raving Grand Wizard and his...

10.10.2024 10

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Abby Zimet

Sleepless and Fearful When Hurricane Milton Made Landfall

There are important moments when fear is a crucial resource. And the fear of a planet where the old rules no longer hold is the ultimate...

10.10.2024 5

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Bill Mckibben

Helene and Milton Prove It's Time to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters

Recent polling shows that 70% of US voters support making oil and gas companies pay their fair share for these fossil fuel-driven catastrophes....

10.10.2024 3

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Jamie Henn

Instead of Blaming Policymakers for High Prices, Thank Them for High Wages

The inflation of recent years was—sadly—inevitable; the fast wage growth over the past four years was made possible entirely by proactive...

10.10.2024 6

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Josh Bivens

Kamala Harris Must Correct Course Before She Blows This Election

A series of underlying dynamics should ring alarm bells for a Democratic campaign entering the final stretch of a cardinal race with potentially...

10.10.2024 1

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Miles Kampf-Lassin

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