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"We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it."

A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue "the destruction of Hamas, there won't be any hostages to release."

From “Salt of the Earth” to “Barbie”

A federal appeals court just said Trump’s argument he cannot be charged for crimes related to plotting to subvert the 2020 election is bullshit.

It's not inflation, it's actually corporate greed keeping food prices high. It’s now time to turn the tables on our food system by centering justice over profits.

Beyond the war crimes that impacted untold millions, perhaps Kissinger’s most abiding legacy was this: the failure of accountability.

Why even an elite Boston hospital can feel like a makeshift infirmary in a war zone

Discussion about the failure to see that Hamas had the capability and intent to do what it did isn’t being linked to something that would be obvious to any historian of colonialism: these intelligence failures are inherent to any colonial project.

With flooding and mudslides in California, a hydrologist explains the good and bad of atmospheric rivers, and how they are being affected by global warming

A Sad Day for Liberty (in 1899), Strikers Kill a Wage Cut (1894), If Men Were Angels (1788), Women Close in on the Right to Vote (1919), The Times They Are a-Changing' (1964), Strikers Shut Seattle Down (1919), Nixon in Crisis (1974)