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February 15, 2025

The Final Days and the Struggle Continues: A Tribute to Diana Caballero and Reminder for Unity Today

By Diana Caballero, with a foreword by David Duhalde Socialist Majority

As we enter into Trump's second term, stories such as this and heroes like Diana Caballero remind us that change is possible under difficult circumstances; so we must not succumb to the temptation to abandon mass work and turn on each other.

February 15, 2025

Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters

David Dayen American Prospect

Consumer sentiment is falling off a cliff in the early Trump period.

February 14, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | February 14, 2025

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Musk Crashes the Oval Office & Trump Pushes Gaza Takeover. Is It Time To Worry About Bird Flu? Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are Out of Control. Captain America: Brave New World. Trump's Claim of "Anti-Christian Bias" Is Absurd.

Musk Crashes the Oval Office & Trump Pushes Gaza Takeover | The Daily Show

February 14, 2025

Jordan Klepper covers Trump pushing his Gaza takeover plan and the most powerful unelected bureaucrat, Elon Musk #DailyShow #ElonMusk #Gaza #DOGE

Is It Time To Worry About Bird Flu?

February 14, 2025

On January 6, 2025, the US reported the first human death. It’s an alarming development, but fortunately an outlier.

Why Credit Card Interest Rates Are Out of Control

February 14, 2025

Credit card companies are robbing us. In the last decade, they have nearly doubled their interest rates.

Captain America: Brave New World | Movie

February 14, 2025

Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford star in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. In theaters February 14.

Trump's Claim of "Anti-Christian Bias" Is Absurd

February 14, 2025

The sole example of “anti-Christian bias” Trump cited involves a woman who broke into a reproductive health clinic.

February 14, 2025

Trump’s Plan: Make America Corrupt Again

Noah Shachtman Rolling Stone Magazine

While Adams may have been the most immediate beneficiary, he’s not the only one. If you’re a foreign government or a corrupt company trying to turn a public official into your toady, this sends a powerful signal—everything and everyone is up for sale

February 14, 2025

It Took Trump Only Twenty-Four Days To Sell Out Ukraine

Susan B. Glasser The New Yorker

Trump's first formal phone call with Putin could hardly have been more ominous—a clear sign that the American President who praised Russia’s war on its neighbor as an act of strategic “genius” now intends to force a ceasefire on Putin’s terms.