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Netanyahu’s speech betrays historic Jewish values
PoliticsBenjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress proved to be a testimony of the U.S. government and its politicians’ stance on the genocide in Gaza.
Never forget Julian Assange
PoliticsAlthough Julian Assange is free and home in his native Australia, his story and decade-long suffering at the hands of the U.S.
NATO: From Cold War defensive coalition to global military behemoth
PoliticsThe 75th anniversary celebrating the creation of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, creates an opportunity for those in the war machine to double down their commitment to…
The Supreme Court criminalizes being homeless
HomelessnessThe Supreme Court’s recent decision to allow cities to ban people from sleeping outdoors presents a major shift in the perception of poverty and homelessness in the U.S.
America’s prisons are slave labor factories
HistoryWhile the 13th Amendment is often revered for putting an end to American slavery, what many don’t realize is how it represented the middle of America’s continuous relationship with…
Dennis Kucinich explains new Automatic Draft Registration legislation being considered by Congress
PoliticsThe last time the United States saw large scale student anti-war protests was in response to the Vietnam War in 1968 and today against the genocide in Gaza.
Max Blumenthal: The Washington Post’s attack on The Grayzone
Business & EconomyEveryday the Washington Post’s “democracy dies in darkness” grows evermore ironic and detached from the reality of what the publication—and legacy media as a whole—has become.
Ron Kovic: ‘A dangerous country: An American elegy’
PoliticsParalysis from the chest down as a result of serving in the U.S.
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