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Awaiting Justice: Why Community Action Matters More Than Court Decisions

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Emese Ilyés

A Cruel and Frozen Heart: RFK Jr. Decimates LIHEAP Heating Assistance Program

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Martin Burns

A Disaster Of Idiocy: So This Penguin Came Up To Me

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Abby Zimet

When Fascism Comes to America

When Fascism Comes to America

The list of common characteristics in the study of 20th-century fascist dictators and their regimes includes 14 categories in all, and Trump and...

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Bill Durston

The Deep Sea Is Not for Sale—the ISA Must Reject Corporate Pressure

The Deep Sea Is Not for Sale—the ISA Must Reject Corporate Pressure

The multilateral body, recently decried for its seemingly pro-industry stance, should reorient itself back toward its most weighty purpose:...

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Jackie Dragon

Trump’s New Order: Making DC Safe, and Beautiful, and Compliant

Trump’s New Order: Making DC Safe, and Beautiful, and Compliant

The executive order’s timing, scope, and ambiguity suggest that the federal government is not preparing for peaceful civic engagement on April 5,...

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John Marks

The Devastating Impacts of Trump's War on Workers: A Personal Dispatch

The Devastating Impacts of Trump's War on Workers: A Personal Dispatch

Before all this started, life was pretty good for families like mine, who live here and depend on the federal government for work.

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Andrea Mazzarino

The Batshit Tariff Madness of King Trump

The Batshit Tariff Madness of King Trump

There are certainly issues that can be raised about trade, and our policies have often not benefited the country’s workers—but the president's...

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Dean Baker

Trump Is Wielding Tariffs to Help Billionaires, But They Can Be a Tool for Fair Trade, Too

Trump Is Wielding Tariffs to Help Billionaires, But They Can Be a Tool for Fair Trade, Too

Rather than reflexively dismiss tariffs altogether, those of us who care about sweatshop labor, plastic pollution, climate change, and other...

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Sonali Kolhatkar

World's Richest Man Is the Biggest Loser in Wisconsin

World's Richest Man Is the Biggest Loser in Wisconsin

We have women and workers to thank for ensuring far-right Elon Musk was soundly defeated.

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Juan Cole

War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: the Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide

War, Doublethink, and the Struggle for Survival: the Geopolitics of the Gaza Genocide

The slaughter in Gaza is carried out, financed, and defended by Israel and Western powers for domestic political reasons.

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Ramzy Baroud

SCOTUS’ Next Move: Taxpayer-Funded Religious Schools?

SCOTUS’ Next Move: Taxpayer-Funded Religious Schools?

A landmark case could force taxpayers to fund religious charter schools.

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Chris Yarrell

Call Your Senators Now: Sanders' Bill Seeks to Block U.S. Weapons Transfers

Call Your Senators Now: Sanders' Bill Seeks to Block U.S. Weapons Transfers

Pick up your phone. Call your senators. Demand they vote YES on Sanders' resolutions to block these arms sales. Lives depend on it.

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Jon Rainwater

Gallup Gets the Headline Wrong: Trump’s Poor Scores on the Economy Are the Real Story

Gallup Gets the Headline Wrong: Trump’s Poor Scores on the Economy Are the Real Story

The more important story in Gallup’s recent findings is that Independent voters have soured on Donald Trump, with two-thirds disapproving of his...

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Martin Burns

Trump's Absurd Trade Policies Will Impoverish Americans and Harm the World

Trump's Absurd Trade Policies Will Impoverish Americans and Harm the World

America’s trade deficit is a measure of the profligacy of America’s corporate ruling class, more specifically the result of chronically large...

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

Jerk: Honk If You Hate Elon or Are Stuck In His Car

Jerk: Honk If You Hate Elon or Are Stuck In His Car

Everything is still awful, but it was heartening to see Tesla Takedown's many protests and fiery message: "Would've fought the Nazis? Now's your...

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Abby Zimet

Voters in Florida and Wisconsin Have a Chance Today to Stick It to Trump and Musk

Voters in Florida and Wisconsin Have a Chance Today to Stick It to Trump and Musk

A victory by Josh Weil in Florida and/or Judge Crawford in Wisconsin could put wind in the sails of the Trump resistance.

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Robert Reich

The Worst Political Decision Since Nixon Taped Himself Committing Crimes

The Worst Political Decision Since Nixon Taped Himself Committing Crimes

How the Democrats handed Trump the election on a bitcoin-plated platter—and most still don't think they did anything wrong.

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Les Leopold

Capitulation or Complicity? Universities and the Trump Administration

Capitulation or Complicity? Universities and the Trump Administration

Complicity gets us far closer to a useful explanation of recent actions by campus leaders than capitulation.

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Steve Striffler

Trapped Between Authoritarians, Europe Must Fight, Not Retreat

Trapped Between Authoritarians, Europe Must Fight, Not Retreat

The E.U. must unite with all like-minded countries against the illiberal nationalists who are challenging universal values and international law.

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John Feffer

Elon Musk: Governing While High

Elon Musk: Governing While High

This is the man whom President Donald Trump has chosen to advise him and to oversee the workings of the federal government, nuclear weapons...

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John Raby

Look Around: The Signs of a Trump Recession Are Everywhere

Look Around: The Signs of a Trump Recession Are Everywhere

The latest signs from the American heartland are not encouraging. The average voter’s confidence about their economic prospects is falling quicker...

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David Mcwilliams

Wisconsin Voters Should Send Trump, Musk, and MAGA a Resounding Message

Wisconsin Voters Should Send Trump, Musk, and MAGA a Resounding Message

Thwarting this duo's brazen attempt to use Wisconsin to sanction their methods would go a long way to signal the people's disgust nationwide.

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Dave Zweifel

Why a Workshop on Antisemitism Is Accused of Being Antisemitic

Why a Workshop on Antisemitism Is Accused of Being Antisemitic

In addition to a robust discussion of what antisemitism is, the curriculum also includes what antisemitism is not, distinguishing between...

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Nina Mehta

Netanyahu Renewed Gaza Slaughter to Save His Own Hide

Netanyahu Renewed Gaza Slaughter to Save His Own Hide

While the Israeli leader claims that his goal is the elimination of Hamas, the evidence is clear that his real intention is to save himself and his...

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James Zogby

The Real Outrage In Yemen Is US War Crimes

The Real Outrage In Yemen Is US War Crimes

As Democrats decry the Trump Administration’s national security lapse, the United States is engaged in an actual killing campaign.

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Kathy Kelly