Recognition of Palestine Is Not Enough

Israeli Knesset member Aida Touma-Suleiman argues that in order for the growing recognition of the state of Palestine to be meaningful, it must be accompanied by sanctions for Israel’s permanent illegal occupation.

Charlie Kirk - A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

"Burying the truth of the Confederacy, rewriting its aims and ideas, and ignoring its animating words allowed for the terrorization of the Black population...and the destruction of democracy."...are ignoring and sanitizing Charlie Kirk's legacy.

Autism Has Always Existed

Science has not failed. We have developed reliable early detection methods, expanded special education and improved behavioral and medical therapies. To think otherwise reveals a deep and willful ignorance of the history of autism and complexity.

Missed Kimmel’s Return? - Here's the Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late night show Tuesday after his suspension amid pressure from the FCC and the Trump administration, and counter pressure against Disney and ABC-TV and a massive consumer boycott over denial of free speech in the country

Reader Comments & Tidbits, Sept 25, 2025

Readers Comments: Unhinged at UN; Jimmy Kimmel, Suing the Media, Attack on Free Speech; Recognition of Palestine Is a Big Deal; Take Action: Public Health Workers End Genocide in Gaza; Pressure on Sinclair and Nextstar; Pass a Millionaires’ Surtax;

7 Key Moments From Trump’s U.N. Speech

When President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, his speech underscored a familiar opposition to the mission of the United Nations. During his first term, he dismissed the United Nations as “just a club”.

Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh on His Run for Mayor

What does democratic socialism mean to Omar Fateh, Minneapolis mayoral candidate? “It’s pretty clear cut: you want to take care of everyone.”

Free Speech: Sacred to the Right Until Kirk's Killing

Rightwingers had long complained of a censorious leftwing ‘cancel culture’ but seem happy to now reframe that as ‘consequence culture’

Clamoring To Tax the Rich

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Global Left Midweek — September 24, 2025

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2025 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report

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Jimmy Kimmel: The Final Show?

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