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Putting a Stop to Trump's Gestapo Begins With You

Putting a Stop to Trump's Gestapo Begins With You

Let’s be clear. The problem is not the protesters. It’s the armed thugs who are shooting and murdering them.

yesterday 3

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Robert Reich

A War Without Headlines: Israel’s Shock-and-Awe Campaign in the West Bank

A War Without Headlines: Israel’s Shock-and-Awe Campaign in the West Bank

The most violent period of Israeli aggression in the West Bank since the Second Intifada has been largely overlooked, in part because of the sheer...

yesterday 3

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Ramzy Baroud

Fossil Fuel Capitalism Is Already Profiting From Trump's Attack on Venezuela

Fossil Fuel Capitalism Is Already Profiting From Trump's Attack on Venezuela

If climate change isn’t reason enough to break the political power of this industry, its role in incentivizing war and conflict is another.

yesterday 4

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Basav Sen

Mussolini Had His Blackshirts, Hitler Has the SS, and Trump Has ICE

Mussolini Had His Blackshirts, Hitler Has the SS, and Trump Has ICE

The existence of this profoundly unaccountable, overtly fascist military apparatus poses a structural danger to our democracy. This is why "Abolish...

yesterday 3

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Aaron Regunberg

1 Year Into Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration Is in Disarray

1 Year Into Trump 2.0, the Social Security Administration Is in Disarray

Democrats in Congress must hold hearings to protect beneficiaries.

yesterday 3

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Martin Burns

We Are Not Powerless to Stop ICE—But We Must Act Now

We Are Not Powerless to Stop ICE—But We Must Act Now

We taxpayers fund ICE, the Border Patrol, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s salary (and her two jets). Without congressional action...

yesterday 3

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Sarah Van Gelder

How Many More Deaths Will It Take for Congress to Hold ICE Accountable?

How Many More Deaths Will It Take for Congress to Hold ICE Accountable?

Violence has followed wherever President Donald Trump has dispatched immigration agents in the name of “public safety.”

previous day 10

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Farrah Hassen

Is ICE Trump's Gestapo?

Is ICE Trump's Gestapo?

All of us have a dark side, and Trump has been successfully summoning the darkness of his supporters. Go get ’em, boys! And wear your masks.

previous day 10

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Robert C. Koehler

No Trump, Venezuela's Oil Isn't Ours to 'Take Back'

No Trump, Venezuela's Oil Isn't Ours to 'Take Back'

Venezuela needs recovery, investment, and reform but that process must be led by Venezuelans, not dictated by foreign powers claiming historical...

previous day 9

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Jawad Khalid

Trump's Kidnapping of Maduro Is a Threat to Sovereignty Everywhere

Trump's Kidnapping of Maduro Is a Threat to Sovereignty Everywhere

The response to this act, regardless of one’s political orientation or views on the Maduro government, will determine whether the concepts of...

previous day 3

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Atul Chandra

Resisting Authoritarianism by Exhaustion: Why We Must Fight Trump’s New Travel Ban

Resisting Authoritarianism by Exhaustion: Why We Must Fight Trump’s New Travel Ban

Despite affecting far more people than the 2017 ban, Trump's second ban passed almost without notice: no airport protests, no sustained outrage,...

previous day 4

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Rainer Ebert

The ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was Not Engaged in Self-Defense

The ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was Not Engaged in Self-Defense

Kristi Noel’s preposterous lies about the killing confirm that ICE encourages agent violence.

previous day 20

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Mitchell Zimmerman

How Will the Billionaires React If Trump Cancels the 2026 Elections?

How Will the Billionaires React If Trump Cancels the 2026 Elections?

We now know that most of the big money boys couldn’t care less about democracy, but it's worth asking how the markets will react if the current US...

wednesday 10

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Dean Baker

How to Save the World: Give Up War, Cars, and Leaf-Blowers... and Unveil the Stars

How to Save the World: Give Up War, Cars, and Leaf-Blowers... and Unveil the Stars

It's imperative that we stand up to the forces of ecocide, while developing a more realistic vision of the better world that awaits us once we’ve...

wednesday 10

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Stan Cox

America Under Siege: Fear and the Unchecked Presidency

America Under Siege: Fear and the Unchecked Presidency

A republic cannot survive this indefinitely. The removal of Donald Trump from office—which is now imperative—is not about vengeance; it is about...

wednesday 7

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Angel Gomez

What Did the US People Do to Deserve Trump's Lump of Coal?

What Did the US People Do to Deserve Trump's Lump of Coal?

The Trump administration is trying to prop up coal at the expense of cheaper sources of energy like wind and solar that would benefit the nation as...

wednesday 6

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Paul F. Delespinasse

Only the Iranian People Should Determine Their Nation's Future

Only the Iranian People Should Determine Their Nation's Future

It’s virtually impossible to predict what lies ahead for Iran and its people. But if President Donald Trump decides to take military action against...

wednesday 20

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C.j. Polychroniou

Do the Democrats Have the Guts to Outflank Trump on Defense Industry Looting?

Do the Democrats Have the Guts to Outflank Trump on Defense Industry Looting?

The Democrats could push Trump—or go around him to make better inroads with working people—but will they dare to take that leap? One would hope so,...

wednesday 8

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Jon Queally

Trump's GOP Attacked Our Rights Mercilessly in 2025, But We Will Not Be Erased

Trump's GOP Attacked Our Rights Mercilessly in 2025, But We Will Not Be Erased

The Trump-Vance administration believed they could turn back the clock on the LGBTQI community by cutting services, weaponizing laws and...

wednesday 9

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Preston Mitchum

The Loneliness of Being an Iranian in the Diaspora

The Loneliness of Being an Iranian in the Diaspora

I sit with the reality that I have no idea what Iranians really want. I don’t know what they go through day to day. I haven’t been on the ground. I...

13.01.2026 20

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Elaheh Farmand

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

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...

13.01.2026 30

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Rebecca Gordon

Trump Declares War on Everyone

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...

13.01.2026 5

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Robert Reich

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

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

The atrocities and the fury mount. Astoundingly, after a murderous thug shot a mother of three in the face in broad daylight - "He didn't kill her...

13.01.2026 3

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Abby Zimet

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

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,...

13.01.2026 10

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Crystal Coache

Why the US Must Absolutely Not Force Regime Change in Iran

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...

13.01.2026 9

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Eric Ross

#TakeBackTikTok From Ellison to Let Palestine Live

#TakeBackTikTok From Ellison to Let Palestine Live

Billionaire Larry Ellison's takeover of US TikTok is a clear attempt to censor pro-Palestine content on the popular social media app. Here's how...

13.01.2026 10

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Marcy Winograd

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

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.

12.01.2026 30

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Steven Harper

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

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...

12.01.2026 2

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John Peck

Why February 6 Could Bring Us Closer to Nuclear Annihilation

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...

12.01.2026 5

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Michael T. Klare

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

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.

12.01.2026 1

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Seth Sandronsky

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

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...

12.01.2026 2

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Jordan Liz

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

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.

12.01.2026 5

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Klaus Moegling