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Net Neutrality showdown; Free Duran; Facebook Stockholm syndrome; Provos prove proficient; It’s good to be the press king; Trade dance around semiconductors

As US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner celebrated the inauguration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and major Trump donor Sheldon Adelson, Palestinian protesters outside were met by armed Israeli police forces who heavily suppressed demonstrations.

Despite violations of international law, Israel still has support of many countries. An Interview with author, Jeff Halper, co-founder of The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, conducted by Marc Daalder offers an explanation. Written prior to the 2016 elections, it is still relevant today

What the Michael Cohen story tells us about Trumpian corruption

Eschewing policies to lower costs here, the president tells drug companies to raise their prices abroad. (We’re not making this up.)

Honoring Larry Itliong and a generation of radicals whose political ideas are as relevant to workers now as they were in 1965. This article is from the (forthcoming) May/June 2018 issue. Published in honor of May Day.

"Hearing each others' stories, we have a chance to understand the causes and conditions that gave rise to even the worst things we do to one another. Stories don't offer excuses, but they offer a window -- however cloudy -- into how and why someone did a terrible thing to us or the people we love."

Not so far back, those who opposed the Iraq War were smeared as supporters of Saddam Hussein, a charge that honest anti-war activists easily dismissed. Defending Syria from foreign aggression and advocating the right of Syrians to choose their own future apparently makes one an “Assad apologist"...

It is almost too horrible to imagine. Today, Israeli snipers again opened fire on unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza. So far, 52 are confirmed dead and the death toll will likely continue to climb.

The government’s proposed railway reforms will force yet more traffic onto the country’s overcrowded roads, even as people in the provinces and regions lose mobility, convenience, and time.