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After years of pretending that Big Tech was good for "consumers," we've not only woken up to how destructive these companies are, but we're also all increasingly in accord about what to do about it. Hot damn!

Tax justice activists are pursuing the tax scofflaws. To escape taxes, it may not be enough for Jeff Bezos to move to Florida. He may have to move to Mars.

What a letter from Biden’s field staff and organizers says about how Democrats see the Israel-Hamas war.

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As long as we believe, as long as we do not lose hope, hope will remain alive. No one party or politician is going to save us — we, the people, are going to save us. Because we believe, because we care, because we love.

The agreements with actors and writers represent a capitulation by Hollywood’s biggest companies, which started the bargaining process with an expectation that the unions, especially SAG-AFTRA, would be relatively compliant.

The ballot initiative process is a crucial way for the public to make its voice heard, especially when gerrymandering gets in the way.

The Republican presidential debate last night was an unhinged parade of War on Terror–style militarism and paranoid saber-rattling. With or without Donald Trump, the GOP has absolutely lost it.

Palestinian voices and news from around Asia