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What Happens When the People Refuse To Be Afraid?
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (972+ words) They're doubling down because they know their time is limited. Their attempt to turn America into a Russia-like police state is suddenly failing, and a reckoning is coming. Trump and his lickspittles look at the horizon and see mushroom clouds…...
“Now Is the Time”: Minnesota Calls for General Strike To Drive Ice Out
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (1062+ words) The movement against ICE has continued to surge in Minneapolis and'across the United States in the wake of the killing of Renee Good. On January 13,'a coalition of faith leaders, union presidents, business owners, and community figures in Minneapolis'called on…...
Watching Out While Watching ICE
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (452+ words) Over the weekend, thousands of people across the United States gathered to protest and mourn the death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the 37-year-old mother of three who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, mere blocks away…...
State-Sanctioned Murder and the Media’s ‘Rorschach Test’
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (679+ words) Millions have seen the'video, but some reports suggest that you should not believe your eyes that saw ICE agents murder'Renee Nicole Good'as she attempted to slowly move her car away from them. What you are instructed to believe, according to…...
The Billionaires, the Fed and November
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (470+ words) This ordinarily would be seen as a very big deal. Ever since Richard Nixon, presidents have been reluctant to be seen as pressuring the Fed. In fact, their concern on this issue often seemed absurd to my view. President Joe…...
Beyond Boiling Point: Historic Iranian Protests Continue Despite Blackouts, Repression
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (608+ words) You should see what it's like on the streets at night. I've been joining the protests every night in Punak Square in Tehran. The atmosphere is electric, the solidarity I feel with other Iranians is amazing," Afshin, his name changed…...
RFK Jr. Flips the Food Pyramid on Its Head
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (479+ words) This story was originally published by Sentient. After multiple'delays, the Trump administration finally released the'latest version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans'on Wednesday. The document advises Americans to eat more red meat and dairy, cautions against added sugars and ultra-processed…...
Report: U.K.'s Labour Party Continues 'Deeply Alarming' Attack on Protest Rights
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (710+ words) British authorities have severely restricted the right to protest in contravention of their international human rights obligations, creating an environment in which peaceful dissent is increasingly treated as a criminal act, Human Rights Watch said in its latest report. The…...
Trump on START Nuke Treaty: If 'It Expires, It Expires"
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (510+ words) As the Feb. 5 expiration date for New START " the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the U.S. and'Russia" looms, the'Trump administration'appears ready to let it die without an immediate replacement. "If it expires, it expires," President Donald Trump'said'about the treaty…...
The Villainous Marketing of Purdue Pharma
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (1204+ words) The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens" Substack newsletter,The 100 Days. Purdue, with a new name (Knoa Pharma) and under new management, gets to rededicate itself now to treating opioid addiction. As an emergency room doctor also board-certified in…...