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Crisis deepens, struggle rises in France and Israel/Palestine

Authoritarianism vs public media, and other fights for the right to know

Economic inequality undermines democracy, hastens environmental destruction, fosters anxiety, and erodes social trust. We can start to solve these problems by taxing the rich.

"Medicare Advantage providers whined for months that they simply couldn't survive without being able to rip off the government, so the government said 'you can rip us off for just a little longer,'" said one critic.

The 2023 Trustees Report Shows that Social Security Remains Strong, Despite Republican Attacks

Ecological imperialism is a "blind spot" for environmentalists who cannot see the connection between war and ecocide. We would expect environmentalists to fight for disarmament and support the conversion of military technology into civilian production.

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The mobster comparisons are befitting not just in Trump’s life and business modus operandi, but also now in the way Trump is finally being held accountable.

My decision to come out as a trans man was lifechanging. What’s so scary about the possibility of choice when it comes to gender?

The mass protests have opened the possibility, however slight, that Israelis will begin to demand fundamental changes we haven't seen since 1948.