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Nick Estes

The Intercept

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Shaking Hands with Fidel Castro

The State Department’s recent report alleging Cuba’s support for left-wing “terrorism” in the United States signals a chilling escalation, as...

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Nick Estes

Marco Rubio and the Myth of the “Communist Refugee”

Fox News host Martha MacCallum recently interviewed New York City Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) co-chair Gustavo Gordillo, clashing over...

21.07.2026 10

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Nick Estes

The Plot to Ruin America

Nothing encapsulates the decline of the American project quite like the optics of its 250th anniversary. While four hundred masked neo-fascists...

07.07.2026 10

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Victims of Communism?

The ruling class appears shaken, their brains rattled, and their nightmare once thought vanquished—the Red Menace—appears reborn. Following the...

03.07.2026 60

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Morbid Symptoms: War on Iran and the Epstein Class

On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military assault on Iran under the banner of Operation Epic Fury. The operation,...

06.03.2026 30

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Not Minnesota Nice

We are living through a moment of profound danger. Operation Metro Surge is barely two months old, and there is still no end in sight. Nowhere is...

04.02.2026 10

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Nicolás Maduro Refused to be a Slave to Empire

The New York Times reported that Trump officials felt mocked by Venezuela’s president. What provoked them was not a speech or a policy, but...

09.01.2026 30

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How the West Normalizes the Crimes of Zionism

There is no end in sight for the massacre in Gaza. Nearly two years after the start of Al Aqsa Flood, the United Nations Human Rights Council...

23.09.2025 30

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Owning the words: Lessons on Writing from Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

No thinker has occupied as much space in my mind than Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. Her writing could be sharp—sometimes biting—but always deeply...

10.07.2025 20

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