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Join the Growing Movement to End Deadly Sanctions

Join the Growing Movement to End Deadly Sanctions

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Jill Clark-Gollub

The Army That Photographs Its Own Contempt

The Army That Photographs Its Own Contempt

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Yahia Lababidi

Yes It's Possible: How Spanish Anti-Eviction Activists Took on the Banks and Won

Yes It's Possible: How Spanish Anti-Eviction Activists Took on the Banks and Won

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João frança

Climate Action in Healthcare—No Capes Required

Climate Action in Healthcare—No Capes Required

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Dr. tushara surapaneni

Again To the Grisly Well, With Ballrooms

Again To the Grisly Well, With Ballrooms

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Abby Zimet

Americans Shouldn't Take Democracy for Granted—It Erodes Faster than We Think

Americans Shouldn't Take Democracy for Granted—It Erodes Faster than We Think

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Diana Orcés, Opinion Contributor

Trump's Epic Stupidity Could Kill Millions of People

Trump's Epic Stupidity Could Kill Millions of People

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Dean Baker

Decent Societies Must Recognize the Value of Care Work

Decent Societies Must Recognize the Value of Care Work

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C.j. Polychroniou

Active Shooters Swimming in Big Tech's Swamp of Hatred and Division

Active Shooters Swimming in Big Tech's Swamp of Hatred and Division

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Thom Hartmann

Destroying Civilizations: Our MADness and Nuclear Winter

Destroying Civilizations: Our MADness and Nuclear Winter

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Howard Friel

Can This Military-Industrial Beast Ever Be Tamed?

Can This Military-Industrial Beast Ever Be Tamed?

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William Hartung

Trump Is Telling All The Wrong People, 'You're Fired' and Devastating America

Trump Is Telling All The Wrong People, 'You're Fired' and Devastating America

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Ralph Nader

Exposing the University of Michigan’s Violence Against Chinese Scholars

Exposing the University of Michigan’s Violence Against Chinese Scholars

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Megan Russell

Consumers Looking to Avoid Trump Have One Fewer Option in REI

Consumers Looking to Avoid Trump Have One Fewer Option in REI

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Jules geritz

The Movement That Saved a Nation

The Movement That Saved a Nation

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Joe mccannon

Trump's DoorDash Grandma 'No Tax on Tips' Stunt Was Beyond Tacky

Trump's DoorDash Grandma 'No Tax on Tips' Stunt Was Beyond Tacky

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Peter Hart

The 'Empathy Deficit' of the Powerful

The 'Empathy Deficit' of the Powerful

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Robert C. Koehler

Santa Marta Fossil Fuel Conference Must Emphasize Scourge of Illegal, Unpopular Iran War

Santa Marta Fossil Fuel Conference Must Emphasize Scourge of Illegal, Unpopular Iran War

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Alliyah Lusuegro

This Disgusting Iran War—and All That Comes With It—Is Not Just a Trump Problem

This Disgusting Iran War—and All That Comes With It—Is Not Just a Trump Problem

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Corbin Trent

The Lesson From the LA Teachers' Win: There Is Money to Pay Educators If We Demand It

The Lesson From the LA Teachers' Win: There Is Money to Pay Educators If We Demand It

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Georgia flowers

Being Assassinated in Your Home by a Killer Robot Sent by a Fascist State Is No Longer Science Fiction

Being Assassinated in Your Home by a Killer Robot Sent by a Fascist State Is No Longer Science Fiction

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Thom Hartmann

I’ve Been Organizing Climate Strikes Since I Was 12. Colombia’s Santa Marta Conference Is Giving Me Hope Again.

I’ve Been Organizing Climate Strikes Since I Was 12. Colombia’s Santa Marta Conference Is Giving Me Hope Again.

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Emma buretta

Blame John Roberts for This Anti-Democratic Redistricting War

Blame John Roberts for This Anti-Democratic Redistricting War

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Miles Mogulescu

It Is Difficult for the Brain to Comprehend All the Ways Jeff Bezos Is Shafting Americans

It Is Difficult for the Brain to Comprehend All the Ways Jeff Bezos Is Shafting Americans

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Robert Reich

After the US Bombing, a Venezuelan Community Under Siege Speaks

After the US Bombing, a Venezuelan Community Under Siege Speaks

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24.04.2026 3

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Roger D. Harris

Congress Must End Warrantless Spying Program

Congress Must End Warrantless Spying Program

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24.04.2026 3

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Jordan Liz, Opinion Contributor

Trump's Budget Exposes the Cruel, Immoral Rot at the Heart of the Republican Party

Trump's Budget Exposes the Cruel, Immoral Rot at the Heart of the Republican Party

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24.04.2026 3

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Karen Dolan

CBS Invited a War Criminal to Their Dinner Party

CBS Invited a War Criminal to Their Dinner Party

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24.04.2026 4

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Danaka Katovich

Trump's Iran War Is Exactly the Kind of Military Misadventure That Ends Empires

Trump's Iran War Is Exactly the Kind of Military Misadventure That Ends Empires

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24.04.2026 2

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Alfred W. Mccoy

Seeing Jesus in the Machinery of Violence

Seeing Jesus in the Machinery of Violence

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23.04.2026 6

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George Cassidy Payne

A Delusional Trump, Backed by Israel, Drives the Iran War

A Delusional Trump, Backed by Israel, Drives the Iran War

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23.04.2026 7

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Jamal Kanj

Why the Anti-Data Center Movement Is Succeeding Where Others Have Struggled

Why the Anti-Data Center Movement Is Succeeding Where Others Have Struggled

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23.04.2026 4

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Nicholas Rabb

America Reads the Bible: the Horror of Trump Invoking John Winthrop

America Reads the Bible: the Horror of Trump Invoking John Winthrop

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23.04.2026 4

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Ted Snider

Trump Joins the War on Cancer... on the Side of Cancer

Trump Joins the War on Cancer... on the Side of Cancer

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23.04.2026 3

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Dylan Gyauch-Lewis

What the First Conference on Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Must Achieve

What the First Conference on Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Must Achieve

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23.04.2026 4

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Nikki reisch

You Got This: Amidst the Carnage, A Beautiful Moment

You Got This: Amidst the Carnage, A Beautiful Moment

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22.04.2026 6

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Abby Zimet

This Earth Day and Every Day, We Need to Talk About Climate

This Earth Day and Every Day, We Need to Talk About Climate

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22.04.2026 4

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Bill Mckibben

What Dems Can Learn From the Virginia Redistricting Win

What Dems Can Learn From the Virginia Redistricting Win

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22.04.2026 5

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Martin Burns

Reality Proves Again and Again Trump's Attack on Iran Was Horrible Decision

Reality Proves Again and Again Trump's Attack on Iran Was Horrible Decision

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22.04.2026 7

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Mel Gurtov

No, #MeToo Isn’t Over

No, #MeToo Isn’t Over

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22.04.2026 5

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Fatima Goss Graves

Not a Penny More for ICE, Wars, or Billionaires—Fund Communities Instead

Not a Penny More for ICE, Wars, or Billionaires—Fund Communities Instead

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22.04.2026 8

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Fanny rivera

Why Earth Day Matters More Than Ever

Why Earth Day Matters More Than Ever

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22.04.2026 5

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Kathleen Rogers, Opinion Contributor

The Trump Administration’s Anti-Blackness is Showing on the Global Stage

The Trump Administration’s Anti-Blackness is Showing on the Global Stage

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22.04.2026 8

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Desirée cormier smith

Trump's Iran War: Anatomy of a Debacle

Trump's Iran War: Anatomy of a Debacle

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21.04.2026 7

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Steven Harper

To Stop Endless War in Iran and Beyond, Congress Should Rescind the Money to Fight

To Stop Endless War in Iran and Beyond, Congress Should Rescind the Money to Fight

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21.04.2026 6

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David Vine

Named for Mamdani, GOP Bill Would Strip Citizenship From People Who Advocate for Socialism

Named for Mamdani, GOP Bill Would Strip Citizenship From People Who Advocate for Socialism

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21.04.2026 7

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Thom Hartmann

'You Dirty Orange Maniac!': The President of Ultimate Destruction

'You Dirty Orange Maniac!': The President of Ultimate Destruction

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21.04.2026 7

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Tom Engelhardt

Good Riddance to Trump's Horrible, No Good Labor Secretary

Good Riddance to Trump's Horrible, No Good Labor Secretary

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21.04.2026 8

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Robert Reich

Why a Feminist and Just Energy Transition Is the Only Way Out of the Climate Crisis

Why a Feminist and Just Energy Transition Is the Only Way Out of the Climate Crisis

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21.04.2026 6

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Theiva Lingam

US-Iran Diplomacy Is Entrenching Crisis, Not Ending It

US-Iran Diplomacy Is Entrenching Crisis, Not Ending It

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20.04.2026 7

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Elkhan Nuriyev