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PACT Act Problems

Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early The Progressive
The VA is unprepared for a flood of claims from veterans disabled by toxic exposure.

An American Dilemma: Michael Kazin and the Recycling of Cold War Liberalism

Jonathan Feldman CounterPunch
A coherent U.S. policy would be based on a more cooperative posture towards the Russians not militarist expansionism which empowers militarists in both Russia and the U.S. While Putin’s militarism is quite dangerous, it is no more crazy than keeping a war going that kills thousands, risks nuclear accidents, and wastes precious resources.

Ilhan Omar Embarks on New Path No Longer Defined by ‘Firsts’

Farnoush Amiri AP
While many voiced concerns that her removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee would effectively silence her on foreign policy, Omar said Republicans badly miscalculated, given that she was assigned to the House Budget Committee as a replacement.

Friday Nite Videos | April 14, 2023

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LBJ vs. MLK

Jonathan Eig and Jeanne Theoharis The New York Times
New documents reveal that Johnson was more of an antagonist to King and a conspirator with Hoover than he has been portrayed. He knew exactly what J. Edgar Hoover was doing.
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