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We Are Still Discovering the Tracks of the Underground Railroad

For millions of Americans of all backgrounds and skin tones, the story of the Underground Railroad is among the most inspirational and emotionally...

26.02.2026 10

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David S. Damato

Washington’s Cult of the Bomb

The first of the bombs used against Japan, the one that flattened Hiroshima, produced a blast equivalent to about 15,000 tons of TNT and killed tens...

11.02.2026 20

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Washington’s Cult of the Bomb

The first of the bombs used against Japan, the one that flattened Hiroshima, produced a blast equivalent to about 15,000 tons of TNT and killed tens...

10.02.2026 10

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David S. Damato

The Government’s Long War on Free Speech

Americans suffer in large part because we don’t know our government‘s history, because we don’t care about that history. We root for our teams...

03.02.2026 5

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Naked Imperialism in Venezuela

Trump has never been a peace president or a principled opponent of aggressive war and imperial looting. His crude rhetoric, with its open...

06.01.2026 20

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Oligarchy XIV: Thoughts on the Anarchism of Dorothy Day

Remarking on the 1927 murder of Italian immigrants and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Day noted that anarchism “is the word, or...

01.01.2026 10

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Kimmel vs, the FCC

The Trump administration’s latest attack on the First Amendment has again raised questions about the meaning of the freedom of speech in the...

23.09.2025 10

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Understanding Inequality Across History

Earlier this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, “It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth...

22.08.2025 20

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The Bloodless Logic of Empire

Before I get going, let’s get it out of the way: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clearly illegal and evil and it has cost hundreds of thousands...

19.08.2025 10

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The Department of Injustice

The DOJ is arguably alone among federal agencies in its degree of opacity and in its lack of accountability: it is the only federal government body...

14.05.2025 10

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Fighting Oligarchy: The Idle Rich and the Vampire Economy

The question of whether the United States is an oligarchy has come to the fore, as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Representative...

02.05.2025 10

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The Crowning of Executive Power

Since taking office in January, Donald Trump has been hard at work rounding up innocent people for deportation, citing bogus, pretextual reasons...

27.04.2025 10

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Beyond Signalgate: Understanding the Real Scandal in Yemen

The U.S. has killed no less than 61 people since it began a new round of strikes on March 15, but its reckless attacks and disregard for civilian life...

04.04.2025 10

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The Corporate State and the Fourth Branch

The federal bureaucracy is under a microscope as Elon Musk and his DOGE gang run roughshod over key government agencies including the Department of...

24.03.2025 10

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America’s Human Rights Crisis: Prison Slavery

The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human being, the latest chapter...

06.03.2025 10

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