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The Dissident | Are You Ready for the Truth?

December 25, 2020

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered two years ago today by the Saudi government. The story will shock you.

"Twas The Coup Before Christmas"

December 25, 2020

The little Late Show Elves have crafted another holiday cartoon classic, tailor-made for the steaming pile of joy that was 2020!

AlphaFold: The Making of a Scientific Breakthrough

December 25, 2020

The inside story of the DeepMind team who created AlphaFold, an AI system that solved "protein folding," a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

December 25, 2020

Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree

Isaac Arnsdorf ProPublica

The Trump administration has carried out more executions than the previous 10 presidents combined.

December 25, 2020

No, Joe, Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet for Torture Enablers

Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd Portside

We need intelligence leaders who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law; that it is inhumane; that it is ineffective; that it puts at risk U.S. military personnel captured by adversaries.

December 25, 2020

A People’s Agenda for a Better Nation

Erik Gunn The Progressive

The Poor People's Campaign and Congressional Progressive Caucus team up to chart a course for the future.

December 25, 2020

Working-Class Christmas

knewman4 Working-Class Perspectives

The working-class invented Christmas.

December 25, 2020

When I Learned Joe Biden Defeated Donald Trump

John Field

California poet John Field rejoices as the political seasons trade places.

December 24, 2020

Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice

Sasha Abramsky The Nation

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows. There are constitutional provisions to remove such a person from power.

December 24, 2020

COVID-19, the Climate Crisis, and Mutual Aid

Tina Gerhardt The Progressive

Mutual aid is not only about addressing the crisis at hand but also about undoing the injustices of colonialism and imperialism.