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The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing

President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of getting out of foreign wars. He keeps talking about starting more of them. The post The List of...

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Jonah Valdez

Three Cheers for Hilton Hotel Workers Who Banned ICE — Until Their Corporate Bosses Stomped Them Out

Big businesses will always side with fascistic powers-that-be, so we need to stand up for the workers who push back. The post Three Cheers for...

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Natasha Lennard

Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”

“It bears an unsettling resemblance to the occupation of Iraq, where promises of liberation quickly gave way to years of insurgency.” The post...

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Nick Turse

How Congress Blew All Their Chances to Stop Trump’s War With Venezuela

“As with most things, it is going to come down to political will within Congress, particularly on the GOP side of the aisle.” The post How Congress...

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Matt Sledge

Israel Is Cynically Capitalizing on the Iranian Protests for Its Own Ends

Israeli officials claim they want “freedom” for the Iranian people. In reality, it’s a transparent coercion campaign to foment war. The post...

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Séamus Malekafzali

The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War

By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump. The post The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s...

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Adam Johnson

Unnamed Source in Viral Minnesota Somali Fraud Video Is Right-Wing Lobbyist Who Called Muslims “Demons”

David Hoch, identified only by first name in Nick Shirley’s video, got info for his anti-Somali campaign from a GOP state House staffer. The post...

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Jacqueline Sweet

Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE

Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter. The post...

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Sam Biddle

U.S. Abducts Nicolás Maduro From Venezuela in Trump Regime Change Operation

Trump claimed early Saturday the U.S. had carried out a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela and captured the country's leader and his wife. The post...

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Noah Hurowitz

ICE Drives Unmarked Cars. This Public Database to Tracks Their License Plates.

“ICE is doing whatever they can to be undetected, and so anything we can do to chip away at that.” The post ICE Drives Unmarked Cars. This Public...

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Noah Hurowitz

AI’s Imperial Agenda

“Empire of AI” author Karen Hao on how Silicon Valley’s young AI companies parallel colonial empires of old. The post AI’s Imperial Agenda appeared...

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Israel Accuses Zohran Mamdani of Antisemitism for Reversing Orders Adams Gave Under Indictment

New York civil liberties groups celebrated Mamdani’s orders as a step to protect the First Amendment right to criticize Israel. The post Israel...

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Jessica Washington

American Labor Needed Unity. Then Came Trump’s Immigration Crackdown.

Trump has aimed to turn American workers against their immigrant colleagues. Labor leaders say it backfired. The post American Labor Needed Unity....

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Jessica Washington

It’s 2026. Why Is Richard Glossip Still in Jail?

Nearly a year after the Supreme Court tossed his death penalty conviction, Oklahoma is struggling to retry Glossip. The post It’s 2026. Why Is...

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Liliana Segura