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We Can’t Let Greedy Fossil Fuel Companies and Spineless Politicians Burn Down Our Future

We Can’t Let Greedy Fossil Fuel Companies and Spineless Politicians Burn Down Our Future

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Rachel Cleetus

Scores Dead Trying to Reach Ceuta and Still the Wrong Questions

Scores Dead Trying to Reach Ceuta and Still the Wrong Questions

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Rainer Ebert

A US Passport Should Not Shield Violence in the West Bank

A US Passport Should Not Shield Violence in the West Bank

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yesterday 1

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Dr. Mark Brauner

The Left Should Partner with MAHA to Protect Our Health From Glyphosate

The Left Should Partner with MAHA to Protect Our Health From Glyphosate

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yesterday 1

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Shivani Radhakrishnan

Is the United Nations About to Be Pushed Off a Cliff?

Is the United Nations About to Be Pushed Off a Cliff?

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yesterday 2

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Connie Peck

The US, Korea, and Japan Share an 80 Year Nuclear Nightmare

The US, Korea, and Japan Share an 80 Year Nuclear Nightmare

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Brad Wolf

Europe's Extreme Summer Shows the Climate Can't Be Hushed

Europe's Extreme Summer Shows the Climate Can't Be Hushed

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Bill McKibben

Conflating American Jews With Israel Is Wrong and Dangerous

Conflating American Jews With Israel Is Wrong and Dangerous

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James Zogby

Those Who Said Diplomacy With Iran—Not War—Were Right

Those Who Said Diplomacy With Iran—Not War—Were Right

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Paul Pillar

Trump's Attack on International Law Will Take Us All Down With It

Trump's Attack on International Law Will Take Us All Down With It

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Brian Hudson

The Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money

The Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money

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Robert Reich

How a Manufactured War Scare Could Produce a $50 Million Insider Windfall

How a Manufactured War Scare Could Produce a $50 Million Insider Windfall

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Claude H. Miller

Who Will Govern Humanity's New Cognitive Infrastructure?

Who Will Govern Humanity's New Cognitive Infrastructure?

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sunday 4

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David Andersson

A FIFA World Cup and a Village's Stolen Dream

A FIFA World Cup and a Village's Stolen Dream

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sunday 2

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Mahmoud Ibrahim

De-ICE Citizens Bank: A Model of a Successful Civil Resistance Campaign

De-ICE Citizens Bank: A Model of a Successful Civil Resistance Campaign

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sunday 2

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Peyton Fleming

How Living in a 'Digital First' World Has Made Our Lives Smaller

How Living in a 'Digital First' World Has Made Our Lives Smaller

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sunday 2

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Tom Valovic

USDA Agribusiness Integration With Israel Subsidizes Settler Expansionism

USDA Agribusiness Integration With Israel Subsidizes Settler Expansionism

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sunday 2

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Gabi Kirk

Grief Is a Haunted House

Grief Is a Haunted House

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sunday 1

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Robert C. Koehler

We Shall Prevail: An Echo That Doesn't Die

We Shall Prevail: An Echo That Doesn't Die

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01.08.2026 2

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Abby Zimet

It's Long Past Time to Reclaim Labor Day for the Working Class

It's Long Past Time to Reclaim Labor Day for the Working Class

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01.08.2026 2

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Ralph Nader

The Cockroach Movement Is Reinvigorating Democracy in India

The Cockroach Movement Is Reinvigorating Democracy in India

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01.08.2026 2

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Nilakshi Das

Taxes Need a Rebrand

Taxes Need a Rebrand

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01.08.2026 3

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Michael Jarvis

Big AI is Blitzing Washington; It's Time for Democratic Leadership to Choose a Side

Big AI is Blitzing Washington; It's Time for Democratic Leadership to Choose a Side

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01.08.2026 3

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Shaunna Thomas

Funders Need to Catch Up to the Anti-Data Center Movement

Funders Need to Catch Up to the Anti-Data Center Movement

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01.08.2026 4

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Philip Eubanks

Nicaragua Banned US-Backed Coup Leaders From Elections, and Corporate Media Lost It

Nicaragua Banned US-Backed Coup Leaders From Elections, and Corporate Media Lost It

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01.08.2026 3

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John Perry

Democratic Socialism Is the Compromise Position

Democratic Socialism Is the Compromise Position

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31.07.2026 3

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Kyle Schmidlin

Failure Insurance: Trump’s New Electoral Strategy in America

Failure Insurance: Trump’s New Electoral Strategy in America

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31.07.2026 3

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Timothy Hopper

Trillionaires Are Only Possible Because They Don't Pay Taxes Like Ordinary People

Trillionaires Are Only Possible Because They Don't Pay Taxes Like Ordinary People

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31.07.2026 2

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Stephen Land

The Consuming Contradictions of Trump's Iran War

The Consuming Contradictions of Trump's Iran War

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31.07.2026 4

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Seth Sandronsky

Haley Stevens Is an Enemy of International Law

Haley Stevens Is an Enemy of International Law

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31.07.2026 4

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Stephen Zunes

The Death Count Trap: Why Tallying Victims Won't Stop Israel’s Genocide

The Death Count Trap: Why Tallying Victims Won't Stop Israel’s Genocide

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31.07.2026 6

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Ramzy Baroud

Nevada’s Data Centers Power a Surveillance Pipeline That Ends at Our Doorstep

Nevada’s Data Centers Power a Surveillance Pipeline That Ends at Our Doorstep

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30.07.2026 4

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Pam Russell

A Semiquincentennial Declaration

A Semiquincentennial Declaration

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30.07.2026 3

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Christopher D. Cook

Celebrate Medicare and Medicaid—and Protect Them From Trump!

Celebrate Medicare and Medicaid—and Protect Them From Trump!

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30.07.2026 3

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Max Richtman

How to Celebrate Medicare's 61st Birthday? Expand It to Everyone

How to Celebrate Medicare's 61st Birthday? Expand It to Everyone

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30.07.2026 5

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F. Douglas Stephenson

For 61 Years, We Protected Medicare—Now, Trumpublicans Are Trying to Destroy It

For 61 Years, We Protected Medicare—Now, Trumpublicans Are Trying to Destroy It

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30.07.2026 4

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Donna Smith

Republicans Want to Dismantle Medicare; Democrats Must Fight for Medicare for All

Republicans Want to Dismantle Medicare; Democrats Must Fight for Medicare for All

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30.07.2026 4

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Nancy J. Altman

Desperately Seeking Scapegoats

Desperately Seeking Scapegoats

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30.07.2026 10

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Abby Zimet

If You Get Explosive Diarrhea This Summer, Blame Big Food and Its MAGA Enablers

If You Get Explosive Diarrhea This Summer, Blame Big Food and Its MAGA Enablers

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29.07.2026 6

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Sonali Kolhatkar

Congress Hasn’t Authorized Trump’s Iran War—or Ended It

Congress Hasn’t Authorized Trump’s Iran War—or Ended It

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29.07.2026 8

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Brian Hudson

Really, Rubio? Mamdani, DSA, and More Are Terrorist Agents of Cuban Intelligence?

Really, Rubio? Mamdani, DSA, and More Are Terrorist Agents of Cuban Intelligence?

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29.07.2026 5

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Miles Mogulescu

Trump’s Election 'Reforms' Are a Blueprint for Constitutional Capture

Trump’s Election 'Reforms' Are a Blueprint for Constitutional Capture

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29.07.2026 6

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Greg Pence

MAGA Eugenics Should Alarm Us All

MAGA Eugenics Should Alarm Us All

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29.07.2026 5

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James Alwine

Trump Is Rolling Back So Many Workers' Rights, He's Placed the US on a Watchlist

Trump Is Rolling Back So Many Workers' Rights, He's Placed the US on a Watchlist

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29.07.2026 5

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Luc Triangle

An Entire Forest Born Of Just 20 Seedlings: The Forest Man of India’s Legacy

An Entire Forest Born Of Just 20 Seedlings: The Forest Man of India’s Legacy

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28.07.2026 6

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Tanuj Samaddar

The Real 21st Century Red Scare Is the Heat Index

The Real 21st Century Red Scare Is the Heat Index

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28.07.2026 6

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Tom Engelhardt

It's Time to Make Gas a Dirty Word

It's Time to Make Gas a Dirty Word

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28.07.2026 9

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Bill McKibben

How Village Resistance Disrupted Israel’s West Bank Strategy

How Village Resistance Disrupted Israel’s West Bank Strategy

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28.07.2026 10

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Ramzy Baroud

Is the US Ready for Radical Change?

Is the US Ready for Radical Change?

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28.07.2026 7

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C.j. Polychroniou

Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel's Supporters Can't Even Tolerate Criticism of Netanyahu

Attacks on Mamdani Prove Israel's Supporters Can't Even Tolerate Criticism of Netanyahu

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28.07.2026 7

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Edward Ahmed Mitchell