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What Progressive Movements Around the World Can Learn From Serbia's Student List

What Progressive Movements Around the World Can Learn From Serbia's Student List

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Mira Oklobdzija

Trump's Proposed Census Rule Changes Are a Threat to Democracy

Trump's Proposed Census Rule Changes Are a Threat to Democracy

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Lourdes M. Rosado

Muslim Candidates Are Still Treated as Suspects. Voters Are Starting to See Through It.

Muslim Candidates Are Still Treated as Suspects. Voters Are Starting to See Through It.

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yesterday 1

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Afsheen Shamsi

'We Will Not Be Deterred': Faith Leaders Defend Trespassing on ICE in Vermont

'We Will Not Be Deterred': Faith Leaders Defend Trespassing on ICE in Vermont

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Mary Dingee Fillmore

Trump: Racist, Nasty, Deranged, and Dirty

Trump: Racist, Nasty, Deranged, and Dirty

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yesterday 1

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Alan Singer

The 'AI Race' Against China Is a Dangerous, Dishonest Narrative

The 'AI Race' Against China Is a Dangerous, Dishonest Narrative

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yesterday 1

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Nicholas Rabb

Lula's Victory Offers Hope for Democracy and the Amazon

Lula's Victory Offers Hope for Democracy and the Amazon

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Dimitris Eleas

Who Needs a Dystopian Novel When You Have the Daily News?

Who Needs a Dystopian Novel When You Have the Daily News?

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Tom Engelhardt

MAGA and the Myth of Inevitability

MAGA and the Myth of Inevitability

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Ociele Hawkins

US Imperialism and the Language of Erasure in Palestine

US Imperialism and the Language of Erasure in Palestine

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Yahia Lababidi

My 70-Year-Old Father Has Never Voted in an Israeli Election. This Time, He Will.

My 70-Year-Old Father Has Never Voted in an Israeli Election. This Time, He Will.

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Zahra Saeed

The Media Has a Critical Role in Safeguarding Our Democracy This Election Season

The Media Has a Critical Role in Safeguarding Our Democracy This Election Season

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Hannah Fried

Monsters 'R Us

Monsters 'R Us

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monday 4

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Abby Zimet

Lula's Win a Rebuke of Trump and a Triumph for Latin America

Lula's Win a Rebuke of Trump and a Triumph for Latin America

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monday 5

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Guillaume Long

The Most Important Midterm Race Is El-Sayed vs. Rogers in Michigan

The Most Important Midterm Race Is El-Sayed vs. Rogers in Michigan

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monday 4

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James Zogby

In Solitary Confinement for Demanding Trump's Impeachment: Why We Must Stand with Major Jason Watson

In Solitary Confinement for Demanding Trump's Impeachment: Why We Must Stand with Major Jason Watson

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monday 3

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Jeffrey Sterling

‘Permitting Reform’ Is a Giveaway to Data Centers and Fossil Fuels

‘Permitting Reform’ Is a Giveaway to Data Centers and Fossil Fuels

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monday 3

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Basav Sen

How to Landslide the Corporatist Candidates

How to Landslide the Corporatist Candidates

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monday 3

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Ralph Nader

The Simplicity of Medicare for All: Better, Cheaper, and Less Cruel

The Simplicity of Medicare for All: Better, Cheaper, and Less Cruel

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monday 3

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Dean Baker

Your Town or City Can Be the Next to Pass a Data Center Moratorium!

Your Town or City Can Be the Next to Pass a Data Center Moratorium!

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25.10.2026 4

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Jamie Jeffery

Road Maps for a Finite Planet: The Growing Degrowth Movement

Road Maps for a Finite Planet: The Growing Degrowth Movement

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25.10.2026 3

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Charles Gasparovic

Stock Buybacks over Cage-free Commitment: What Unilever’s Greed Is Costing Animals

Stock Buybacks over Cage-free Commitment: What Unilever’s Greed Is Costing Animals

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25.10.2026 3

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Patrick Kerr

Remembering the Great October Revolution 109 Years Later

Remembering the Great October Revolution 109 Years Later

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25.10.2026 3

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C.j. Polychroniou

How Corporate Media Let Real Estate Industry Define Housing Crisis in Southern California

How Corporate Media Let Real Estate Industry Define Housing Crisis in Southern California

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25.10.2026 3

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Christopher R. Martin

The Rank Hypocrisy of the US Charging Raúl Castro With Murder

The Rank Hypocrisy of the US Charging Raúl Castro With Murder

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24.10.2026 5

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Jorge Majfud

Trump Is In Retreat, Big Time

Trump Is In Retreat, Big Time

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24.10.2026 8

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Tom Engelhardt

The Data Center Backlash Vs. the Worst Environmental President of All Time

The Data Center Backlash Vs. the Worst Environmental President of All Time

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24.10.2026 5

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Derrick Z. Jackson

To End the Iran War, the US Must Understand Tehran's Perspective

To End the Iran War, the US Must Understand Tehran's Perspective

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24.10.2026 5

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Sina Toossi

The University’s Soul Has Been Uploaded

The University’s Soul Has Been Uploaded

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24.10.2026 4

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Timothy Scott

US Billionaires Compete for 'Most Awful Human Being' Award

US Billionaires Compete for 'Most Awful Human Being' Award

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23.10.2026 5

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Dean Baker

Americans Should Reject All State-Sanctioned Murder, Live-Streamed or Not

Americans Should Reject All State-Sanctioned Murder, Live-Streamed or Not

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23.10.2026 6

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Khury Petersen-Smith

How Stock Buybacks Turbocharged the Wealth of Google's Billionaire Co-Founders

How Stock Buybacks Turbocharged the Wealth of Google's Billionaire Co-Founders

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23.10.2026 6

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Bob Lord

From the US to Brazil, Earth's Future Is on the Ballot

From the US to Brazil, Earth's Future Is on the Ballot

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23.10.2026 6

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Bill McKibben

The Bait and Switch Trump's GOP Uses to Distract Voters From Massive Healthcare Cuts

The Bait and Switch Trump's GOP Uses to Distract Voters From Massive Healthcare Cuts

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23.10.2026 5

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Anthony Wright

What the 2026 Election Could Mean for the Climate Crisis

What the 2026 Election Could Mean for the Climate Crisis

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23.10.2026 4

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Karyn Strickler

Being There: Are These People In the Room With Us?

Being There: Are These People In the Room With Us?

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23.10.2026 20

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Abby Zimet

Why US Voters of All Political Stripes Loath the Big Tech Billionaires

Why US Voters of All Political Stripes Loath the Big Tech Billionaires

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22.10.2026 5

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Robert Reich

Israeli Settler Attack on Post Photographer Must Force a Reckoning in Washington

Israeli Settler Attack on Post Photographer Must Force a Reckoning in Washington

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22.10.2026 5

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Zainab Chaudry

No Kings! Of Course. And No Billionaire Media Barons!

No Kings! Of Course. And No Billionaire Media Barons!

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22.10.2026 7

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Thom Hartmann

Texas Made Me A Conservationist; the Trump Administration Is Undoing That Work

Texas Made Me A Conservationist; the Trump Administration Is Undoing That Work

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22.10.2026 6

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Jewel Tomasula

Democrats Must Win on Immigration to Defeat MAGA

Democrats Must Win on Immigration to Defeat MAGA

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22.10.2026 6

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Orion Hall

Todd Blanche's Dangerous Mission to Undermine Democracy in Service of Trump

Todd Blanche's Dangerous Mission to Undermine Democracy in Service of Trump

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22.10.2026 7

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Steven Harper

Tax the Rich! We Intend to Confront the Billionaires Face-to-Face

Tax the Rich! We Intend to Confront the Billionaires Face-to-Face

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21.10.2026 6

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Jawanza James Williams

You Cannot Protect Nature by Rolling Back Indigenous Rights

You Cannot Protect Nature by Rolling Back Indigenous Rights

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21.10.2026 6

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Carla Cardenas

This Election Season, Turn Out for Working Women

This Election Season, Turn Out for Working Women

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21.10.2026 6

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Mica Whitfield

Democrats Should Get Behind a National AI Data Center Moratorium

Democrats Should Get Behind a National AI Data Center Moratorium

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21.10.2026 6

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Mitch Jones

Mike Rogers Helped Silence Black Voters in the 90s; He’s Still Doing it Now

Mike Rogers Helped Silence Black Voters in the 90s; He’s Still Doing it Now

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21.10.2026 6

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Terrence Martin

What Do You Tell a Child When a Teacher Disparages Her Religion?

What Do You Tell a Child When a Teacher Disparages Her Religion?

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21.10.2026 10

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Maryam Hasan

A Framework for Peace in Ukraine

A Framework for Peace in Ukraine

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20.10.2026 40

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

Building a Peace Movement Against Oil

Building a Peace Movement Against Oil

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20.10.2026 9

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Bill McKibben