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NATO: From Cold War defensive coalition to global military behemoth
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The real decision makers will make sure your vote doesn’t challenge the dominance of the U.S. dollar that strangles the world economy
PoliticsThe “big club” that “you ain’t in,” as George Carlin famously put it, is increasingly visible as the presidential election rolls on toward November.
Modernizing Nuclear War
PoliticsSeventy-nine years ago, the Truman administration dropped atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, instantly killing approximately 100,000 innocent civilians.
Will Latinos unfairly lose their homes due to Stanton’s redevelopment plans?
Orange CountyThe city of Stanton wants to tear down much of its Tina-Pacific neighborhood to build more housing. But that effort is illegal, argues a new lawsuit.
The CIA: The world’s first secret empire
PoliticsThe CIA’s destructive role in world politics since the end of World War II as a secret rogue spy agency controlled by unelected intelligence officers has become so ubiquitous that it…
SAG-AFTRA is urged to protect Pro-Palestine members; Documentarian Maciek Hamela on ‘In The Rearview’
EntertainmentKim Masters and Matt Belloni break down a letter signed by hundreds of SAG-AFTRA members calling on union leaders to protect Pro-Palestine members from being blacklisted.
Can Israel decide who qualifies as Jewish?
PoliticsThe genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide.
As the DNC closes, what’s next for Harris-Trump race?
PoliticsWill shifts in the Democratic agenda leave progressives out in the cold? KCRW discusses the DNC. Plus, can labor laws for minors balance safety and opportunity?