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Thursday, August 31, 2023
Conservative Groups Draw Up Plan To Dismantle the US Government and Replace It With Trump’s Vision | Portside
Conservative Groups Draw Up Plan To Dismantle the US Government and Replace It With Trump’s Vision | Portside: With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own.
How Can Endless War Backers Decry Trump Supporters for Favoring Using Violence? - LA Progressive
How Can Endless War Backers Decry Trump Supporters for Favoring Using Violence? - LA Progressive: For more than 20 years, a bipartisan approach in Congress and the Oval Office has made sure that the United States uses enormous and lethal violence abroad.
Monday, August 28, 2023
An Attempt to Save Animals From Extinction: Give Them Legal Rights
An Attempt to Save Animals From Extinction: Give Them Legal Rights:
It was just past midnight when marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf spotted the telltale tiny zipperlike trails in the sand on a remote Caribbean bea...
Revealed: Israel charity funded Campaign Against Antisemitism
Revealed: Israel charity funded Campaign Against Antisemitism: Jewish National Fund is a key donor to a group which boasted of slaying opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Friday, August 25, 2023
New Report: Trump's Big Lie made judiciary a target - Common Cause
New Report: Trump's Big Lie made judiciary a target - Common Cause: “Courts and judges play an important role in American democracy and should not have to fear violence for doing their job,” said Marilyn Carpinteyro, Common Cause interim co-president. “This report highlights why it’s so crucial that the courts and judges can enforce the law fairly and safely. Those in places of power—especially the president of the United States—have a responsibility to ensure judges can do their jobs free of intimidation.”
School Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
The Mobster Cosplay of Donald Trump | The New Yorker
The Mobster Cosplay of Donald Trump | The New Yorker: He’s been indicted on RICO charges, but how does the former President stack up against actual dons?
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Imperialism’s rotten legacy in Afghanistan
Imperialism’s rotten legacy in Afghanistan: Two years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the country’s people—particularly women—face appalling conditions.
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023
It's Never About The US President, It's About The US Empire
It's Never About The US President, It's About The US Empire: Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): We talk about US presidents all the time — Obama did this, Trump did that, blah blah blah. But really it’s never the president doing those things, it’s the empire. The president is just the face of the operation, the name they put on the door that they change every few years to create the illusion that the US government is responsive to the will of the electorate.
Friday, August 11, 2023
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Saturday, August 5, 2023
How the U.S. betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster - Los Angeles Times
How the U.S. betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster - Los Angeles Times: The U.S. buried nuclear waste in the Pacific after WWII. It’s close to resurfacing.
Forget plans to lower emissions by 2050 – this is deadly procrastination | Peter Kalmus | The Guardian
Forget plans to lower emissions by 2050 – this is deadly procrastination | Peter Kalmus | The Guardian: Fixating on ‘net zero’ means betting the future of life on Earth that someone will invent some kind of whiz-bang tech to draw down CO2
Friday, August 4, 2023
'A Nightmare': Ohio Residents Tell of Lasting Toll From Toxic Train Crash
'A Nightmare': Ohio Residents Tell of Lasting Toll From Toxic Train Crash:
Federal and state officials say the air, water and soil is safe – but locals in Ohio town are still suffering damaging symptoms&l...
A New Idea for New Union Organizing
A New Idea for New Union Organizing:
Unions don’t organize enough people. Their structure is the problem.
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Threatened by Climate Change, Food Chain Workers Demand Labor Protections | Civil Eats
Threatened by Climate Change, Food Chain Workers Demand Labor Protections | Civil Eats: The farm bill has long excluded farmworkers and other food chain workers. Now, workers and advocates are making a case for including their needs.
PragerU: A Far-Right Propaganda Machine Now in Florida Schools
PragerU: A Far-Right Propaganda Machine Now in Florida Schools: PragerU delivers a toxic mix of conspiracy theories, racism, homophobia, anti-feminism, and neoliberalism
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