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June 20, 2026

There Is No Bigger Trump Lie Right Now Than Him Saying the Iran War Is Good for You—or the World

Phyllis Bennis Common Dreams

There is a popular view that this is a pointless war, being fought for nothing. But that is wrong—there is a purpose. Actually, there are several. You’re just never told what they are.

June 20, 2026

China’s Accidental Green Revolution — and What Europe Should Learn From It

The author is a researcher The Stansbury Forum

I came back from China impressed, troubled, and more convinced than before that the most important political battles of the coming decades will be fought not over ideology, but over infrastructure.

June 20, 2026

Janeese Lewis George – the Democratic Socialist Mayor of Washington, DC

Saul Schniderman, Editor Friday's Labor Folklore

Janeese Lewis George, a member of DSA since 2018, will become the first democratic socialist elected to lead the nation's capital.

June 19, 2026

Juneteenth and the Distance Between Freedom and Meaning

Anneshia Hardy Common Dreams

Freedom does not become real simply because it is declared. It becomes real because someone carries it into the world. Someone teaches it. Someone protects it. Someone organizes around it. Someone refuses to let it disappear.

June 19, 2026