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12 Years of Lies, Torture, Drones.... and Hope?

I began writing for TomDispatch during Barack Obama’s somewhat disappointing second presidential term, observed with horror Trump’s first time...

yesterday 20

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Rebecca Gordon

Trump Declares War on Everyone

Trump has unleashed violence on America’s streets for much the same reason he has unleashed violence on Latin America and is planning to unleash it...

yesterday 5

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Robert Reich

We Shouldn't Have to Watch a Woman's Murder to Counter Government Lies

Right-wing leaders are trying to convince all of us that what we saw on video with our own eyes was not actually what we saw, and for far too many,...

yesterday 10

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Crystal Coache

Why the US Must Absolutely Not Force Regime Change in Iran

The popular protests in Iran are just, but rolling back the regime through US intervention, rather than through the actions of the Iranian people...

yesterday 2

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Eric Ross

One People, Realm, Leader: But Don't Call Them Nazis

yesterday 1

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Abby Zimet

The Loneliness of Being an Iranian in the Diaspora

yesterday 10

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Elaheh Farmand

#TakeBackTikTok From Ellison to Let Palestine Live

yesterday 4

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Marcy Winograd

Trump, Vance, and Noem Launch a Preemptive Strike Against the Truth

In light of the Trump administration’s lies, the odds of getting a credible federal probe into the killing of Renee Good are slim.

previous day 30

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Steven Harper

Big Data Is a Bad Idea: Why AI Factory Farms Will Not Save Rural America

AI data centers have been added to the limited menu for economic development in marginalized US communities, but people in those communities have...

previous day 7

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John Peck

Why February 6 Could Bring Us Closer to Nuclear Annihilation

When a key treaty expires on February 5, Russian and American leaders will face no barriers whatsoever to the expansion of their nuclear arsenals...

previous day 5

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Michael T. Klare

Congress Spends Money to Kill and Maim Abroad, But Not to Heal at Home

$30 billion of federal spending for ACA subsidies is a drop in the bucket of a $1 trillion defense budget.

previous day 3

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Seth Sandronsky

Renee Good's Murder: A Rorschach Test About Defiance, Vulnerability, and Community

At the heart of this test lie two irreconcilable viewpoints: those who align themselves with armed agents and the task of protecting America from...

previous day 2

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Jordan Liz

As 2026 Begins, the Pendulum Is Swinging Toward War and Oppression

Even though many things are currently moving in the wrong direction, there are also reasons for hope and prospects for positive developments.

previous day 5

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Klaus Moegling

Will Employers Invest in Our Kids?An Interview with Nancy Folbre

Children are getting more expensive for parents even as investment in future workers is becoming less cost-effective for employers. What should be...

sunday 10

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C.j. Polychroniou

Whatever Socialism's Sins, It's Capitalism That Threatens Life on Earth

The question is no longer whether this system is failing us, but whether we are willing to confront the power structures that depend on that failure.

sunday 10

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Simon Whalley

More and More Americans Want to Abolish ICE

Even before the Minneapolis shooting, polls showed public support for dropping Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

sunday 10

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Martin Burns

Trump Is Just the Latest Strongman to Think He Can Control Venezuela

Again and again, external actors arrive convinced that this time, through capital, force, or expertise, they have finally grasped what Venezuela is...

sunday 10

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George Cassidy Payne

Canada, Stop Using the US to Launder Complicity With the Gaza Genocide

Canada, despite claiming to have imposed an arms embargo, continues to fuel the violence unabated, its factories producing fighter jet components,...

sunday 10

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Anne Kamath

The Venezuela Attack Is Part of Trump's Quest to Be the World's No. 1 Bad Hombre

For Trump, peace negotiations and military strikes are simply the means to an end. He wants to exert power over as much of the world as he can reach.

10.01.2026 1

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John Feffer

Ex-Presidents, What More Do You Need to See Before Calling for Trump's Impeachment?

Just what are you waiting for? What are your escapist excuses?

10.01.2026 1

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Ralph Nader

From Venezuela to Minneapolis, Protest Matters—Keep It Up!

More public pressure can blunt the Trump administration’s authoritarian ambitions.

10.01.2026 1

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Jason Pramas

The US Is Committing Terrorism in Venezuela; Why Will Nobody Say That?

Despite the candor with which US officials have stated their intent “to intimidate or coerce” Venezuelans and Cubans, US reporters and commentators...

10.01.2026 40

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Kevin Young

Fucking Bitch

It was shocking how quickly the psychopaths in power launched their vicious lies about Renée Good—"violent rioter," "domestic terrorist," "self-...

10.01.2026 10

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Abby Zimet

Published 250 Years Ago Today, Thomas Paine's Common Sense Must Inspire Us Again

With a document that speaks powerfully to our current crisis, Paine emboldened his fellow citizens-to-be to turn their colonial rebellion into a...

10.01.2026 1

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Harvey J. Kaye

The FEMA Workers Fired on New Year’s Eve Won’t Be There for the Next Hurricane

You can’t save lives and rebuild communities while gutting FEMA’s workforce and keeping the agency under incompetent and overtly political control...

10.01.2026 1

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Rafael Lemaitre

The Nation Responds to a 'Truly Terrifying' Week

2026 began with the emergence of a new American colonial empire abroad and the deadly escalation of Trump’s cruel, racist anti-immigrant program at...

10.01.2026 4

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Chuck Idelson