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Would “Dictator” Trump Kill His Rivals?

Thom Hartmann Hartmann Report
Trump has unleashed his inner psychopath and if he wins this election it’s going to get uglier here in America than most people today can imagine…

Revolt in the Universities

Chris Hedges Chris Hedges Report
University students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions and explusions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza.

Donald Trump’s Empty Promises on Jobs

Lawrence S. Wittner The Hill
During the four years of Trump’s presidency, the United States lost 2.7 million jobs. As a result, he was the only president since 1939, when the U.S. government began compiling such employment statistics, to preside over a net loss of jobs.

This Week in People’s History, Apr 30–May 6

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Environmental justice activists celebrating success Environmental Justice Wins (in 1997), School Integration Loses (1959), Wrist Slap for Torturers (2004), Pete Seeger’s Birthday (1919), No Place to Be Somebody Opens (1969), National Conference on Lynching (1919), ‘We Don’t Want to Radiate!’ (1979)

Single Dose of LSD Highly Effective at Treating Anxiety

Colin Davidson The Conversation
Over 80 years after its discovery, LSD may finally have found a medical application. A new study shows that it is highly effective at treating generalised anxiety disorder for up to 12 weeks with just a single dose. And it is fast acting.
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