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How the Neocons Chose Hegemony Over Peace

Jeffery Sachs Dropsitenews
Yet, all along, from the very start, I believed in a mixed economy along social democratic lines, not a free market “neoliberal” economy.

The Troubling Trend of State Takeovers of Public Schools

Georgia Jensen Inequality.org
Educational inequality is a major issue, and change is necessary. But a takeover is not the answer. Too often, it is an instrument of conservative politicians wielded against local communities who find their voices shut out.

The International Left Issues a ‘Plea for Peace’

Pauline Jäckels Transform!Europe
We stand with the people of Ukraine and all victims of this war, who deserve peace, reconstruction and freedom as soon as possible. Nevertheless, one thing is clear: neither peace nor reconstruction and freedom will be possible without negotiation.

Friday Nite Videos | September 6, 2024

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JD Vance's Donut Disaster; Trump's Really 'Not Weird'. Alabama Generates Billions by Trapping People in Prison. Big Effing Development in DC Case. What Happened When These 6 Dictators Took Over? KAOS | Limited Series.

Why Fascists Hate Universities

Jason Stanley Guardian
Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent. Attacks on universities are the canary in the coalmine of fascism.
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