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Rewatching “The House I Live In” this holiday season was genuinely uplifting for me. But post-WWII liberalism at its height was no Golden Age.
Stephen Miller, Frank Sinatra, and the Promise and Limits of American Liberalism
Looking back at exemplary moments of American liberalism to counter MAGA rhetoric is an entirely understandable and even comforting move to make, but there is no golden age to return to.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Rewatching “The House I Live In” this holiday season was genuinely uplifting for me. But post-WWII liberalism at its height was no Golden Age.
The self-described "most anti-war president in history" has ordered the bombing of at least nine nations—more than any US leader in history—and has been indispensable to Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Trump Bemoans Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize During Netanyahu Hot Mic
The self-described "most anti-war president in history" has ordered the bombing of at least nine nations—more than any US leader in history—and has been indispensable to Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The self-described "most anti-war president in history" has ordered the bombing of at least nine nations—more than any US leader in history—and has been indispensable to Israel's genocide in Gaza.
New State Laws Aim to Protect Environment, Consumers as Trump Wages All-Out War on Climate
New State Laws Aim to Protect Environment, Consumers as Trump Wages All-Out War on Climate
State laws set to take effect in 2026 aim to curb corporate polluters and enhance consumer welfare, including "Right to Repair" laws and bans on harmful products.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New State Laws Aim to Protect Environment, Consumers as Trump Wages All-Out War on Climate
"If last week’s actions are allowed to stand, future presidents will have unchecked authority under the guise of national security to target federal leases related to entire disfavored energy industries for political purposes."
Watchdog Warns Trump and Burgum's Halting of Offshore Wind Projects Is Illegal
The US Department of the Interior's halt on offshore wind projects raises questions of conflicts of interest and legality. Is this move truly in the interest of national security, or is it a ploy to benefit fossil fuel investments? Congress must act to uncover the truth and uphold the rule of law. #RenewableEnergy #NationalSecurity #FossilFuelIndustry
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December 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"If last week’s actions are allowed to stand, future presidents will have unchecked authority under the guise of national security to target federal leases related to entire disfavored energy industries for political purposes."
The increase in military spending is a policy choice; it is the only way to avoid economic collapse.
Our Unequal Economy Means the US Can't Quit War
The unprecedented concentration of wealth in the hands of a group of oligarchs pushes the United States toward a military economy.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The increase in military spending is a policy choice; it is the only way to avoid economic collapse.
Administration officials have yet to provide any details about the supposed strike, which would mark a massive escalation in the president's lawless military campaign.
Trump Implies US Bombed 'Big Facility' in Venezuela—Does Anyone Know What He's Talking About?
"Either Trump is lying about 'striking' a factory inside Venezuela, or his people dropped a missile on Christmas Eve on a private industrial food/chemical and raw materials factory," said one observer.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Administration officials have yet to provide any details about the supposed strike, which would mark a massive escalation in the president's lawless military campaign.
Working Families Party Seeks Banner Year in 2026 As Trump-Led GOP Poised for 'Landslide Electoral Defeat'
Working Families Party Seeks Banner Year in 2026 As Trump-Led GOP Poised for 'Landslide Electoral Defeat'
The Working Families Party believes it is poised for success in the 2026 midterms, focusing on working-class politics and disrupting the status quo.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Working Families Party Seeks Banner Year in 2026 As Trump-Led GOP Poised for 'Landslide Electoral Defeat'
What the 2003 Iraq experience makes painfully clear is that institutional credibility depends on the ability to separate fact from political fiction.
From Powell to Venezuela: the High Cost of Evidence-Free Escalation
We are witnessing the reemergence of a dangerous repetition: one where the pattern of assertion becomes the prelude to action, and where action can lead to irreversible consequences.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What the 2003 Iraq experience makes painfully clear is that institutional credibility depends on the ability to separate fact from political fiction.
In a better world, in a better future, we can hope that Palestinians graduating from medical school could assemble for an address delivered by Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
'The Humanity Cohort': Med School Graduates Offer Hope in Gaza
Israel has waged a systematic campaign to destroy Gaza’s healthcare delivery and to kill or imprison healthcare professionals, but these 168 students persisted.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In a better world, in a better future, we can hope that Palestinians graduating from medical school could assemble for an address delivered by Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
People power grows out of connection—the some force that carries us through disasters and makes collective change possible.
Alone for the Holidays? Blame Late Stage Capitalism
Loneliness is not an individual pathology. It is a failure of how we have designed our economy, our politics, and our shared spaces.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
People power grows out of connection—the some force that carries us through disasters and makes collective change possible.
In a recent focus group, one voter who supported the president in 2024 said Trump's recent claims that the economy is strong were "delusional."
Nearly Half of Americans Say Their Financial Security Is Getting Worse Under Trump
Americans are feeling the pinch of Trump's economic policies: low consumer confidence, job creation, and high household costs. The polls show a shift in faith - will this impact the upcoming elections? #EconomicStruggles #BlameGame #TrumpPolicies
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December 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In a recent focus group, one voter who supported the president in 2024 said Trump's recent claims that the economy is strong were "delusional."
Trump has taken the lead in reducing workers’ incomes.
Whatever Happened to Trump’s 'Golden Age' for American Workers?
Trump administration policies have lowered wages, reduced employment, and made work less safe.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Trump has taken the lead in reducing workers’ incomes.
China Announces 'Major Military Drills' Around Taiwan in Wake of Major US Arms Sale
China Announces 'Major Military Drills' Around Taiwan in Wake of Major US Arms Sale
China conducts major military drills around Taiwan in response to US arms deal. Tensions rise as Taiwan vows to defend democracy.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
China Announces 'Major Military Drills' Around Taiwan in Wake of Major US Arms Sale
One tracker estimates that the Trump administration's assault on foreign aid programs has killed more than 700,000 people so far—a majority of them children.
Trump Slashes US Humanitarian Aid Pledge as His Cuts Kill Hundreds of Thousands Globally
One tracker estimates that the Trump administration's assault on foreign aid programs has killed more than 700,000 people so far—a majority of them children.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
One tracker estimates that the Trump administration's assault on foreign aid programs has killed more than 700,000 people so far—a majority of them children.
Netanyahu is meeting with Trump for the fifth time this week, where he's expected to push for the US to join "another round of war with Iran."
Netanyahu to Press for 'Another Round of War With Iran' in Meeting With Trump This Week
Amid a growing rift between Israel and the White House, one foreign policy analyst says the meeting "will signal whether Washington is prepared to continue underwriting open-ended escalation."
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December 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Netanyahu is meeting with Trump for the fifth time this week, where he's expected to push for the US to join "another round of war with Iran."
Ro Khanna hits back at tech oligarch primary threat over his support for CA's wealth tax proposal: "We cannot have a nation with extreme concentration of wealth in a few places, but where... healthcare, childcare, housing, education is unaffordable."
Khanna Hits Back as Silicon Valley Oligarchs Threaten Primary Challenge Over California Billionaires Tax
"We cannot have a nation with extreme concentration of wealth in a few places, but where 70% of Americans believe the American dream is dead and healthcare, childcare, housing, education is unaffordable," the San Francisco lawmaker said.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Ro Khanna hits back at tech oligarch primary threat over his support for CA's wealth tax proposal: "We cannot have a nation with extreme concentration of wealth in a few places, but where... healthcare, childcare, housing, education is unaffordable."
Will the Trump administration continue to misrepresent the impact of the OBBB on Social Security? If the past several months is any guide, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
No, Trump Did Not End Taxes on Social Security
Time after time, fact-checkers and news outlets have pointed out that contrary to Trump and Vance’s claims, the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) did not eliminate taxes on Social Security.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Will the Trump administration continue to misrepresent the impact of the OBBB on Social Security? If the past several months is any guide, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
A child with leukemia in Boston, Heidelberg, or Tokyo has more than an 80% chance of survival. The same child in Kampala, Dhaka, Sana’a, or Gaza faces odds closer to 20%; not because science has failed, but because access has.
As the Year Ends, What Did We Choose to Fund?
Cancer and other noncommunicable diseases remain chronically underfunded in low- and middle-income countries. This neglect is not only unjust; it is destabilizing.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A child with leukemia in Boston, Heidelberg, or Tokyo has more than an 80% chance of survival. The same child in Kampala, Dhaka, Sana’a, or Gaza faces odds closer to 20%; not because science has failed, but because access has.
In fact, money is the raison d'être of Trumpist totalitarianism. His one legislative success, a “big beautiful bill,” makes the rich richer; the poor more poor; and cuts funding for food, housing, and healthcare.
Donald Trump’s First Year Report Card Made Public: D+
Trump spent 2025 in a full-throated effort to destroy US democracy.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In fact, money is the raison d'être of Trumpist totalitarianism. His one legislative success, a “big beautiful bill,” makes the rich richer; the poor more poor; and cuts funding for food, housing, and healthcare.
Trump Cabinet Officials Re-Name Themselves
Trump Cabinet Officials Re-Name Themselves
“Good enough for a battleship, it’s good enough for me,” said Homeland Security chief Kristi Trump-Noem.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump Cabinet Officials Re-Name Themselves
What is distinctive about Myles Horton is how he lived through several major movement cycles during his long career, worked to adapt Highlander’s role amid them, and later reflected thoughtfully on his experience.
Progressive Educator Myles Horton's Lessons for Fighting for Social Justice Today
Horton’s work offers a compelling model of how popular education can contribute to progressive change, fostering critical thinking in slow times and accelerating the spread of radical ideas during movement peaks.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
What is distinctive about Myles Horton is how he lived through several major movement cycles during his long career, worked to adapt Highlander’s role amid them, and later reflected thoughtfully on his experience.
Trump said his bombing of Nigeria was in response to a "Christian genocide" he says is happening in the country. But locals in a town that was hit with one of the missiles say there's "no known history" of terrorism against Christians there.
Nigerian Village Bombed by Trump Has 'No Known History' of Anti-Christian Terrorism, Locals Say
“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is a gross misrepresentation of reality,” said Nigeria's information minister.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump said his bombing of Nigeria was in response to a "Christian genocide" he says is happening in the country. But locals in a town that was hit with one of the missiles say there's "no known history" of terrorism against Christians there.
As Zelenskyy heads to the US for a pivotal meeting with Trump over peace negotiations, Russia launched a drone and missile barrage that has killed two people and injured dozens more in Kyiv.
Russia Launches Drone Barrage on Kyiv Ahead of Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting
The attacks came as the Trump and Zelenskyy are expected to discuss critical questions in a Ukraine-Russia peace deal, including its territorial sovereignty, whether it will receive NATO protections, and control over its natural resources.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
As Zelenskyy heads to the US for a pivotal meeting with Trump over peace negotiations, Russia launched a drone and missile barrage that has killed two people and injured dozens more in Kyiv.
How did the US pluck defeat from the jaws of victory? Arrogance, hubris, the belief that as the last man standing, we were the only man standing, are all part of the story.
Trump Is Just the Gilded Nail in the Coffin of the American Century
If the first 25 years of the 21st century have proved anything, it is that America was emotionally, morally, and intellectually incapable of acting as a global leader.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How did the US pluck defeat from the jaws of victory? Arrogance, hubris, the belief that as the last man standing, we were the only man standing, are all part of the story.
The situation of ordinary Tacomans is a microcosm of broader economic injustices facing Washington state (and the United States as a whole).
Tacoma Activists Offer a Model for Building People Power
With mainstream US politics offering at the moment only Trumpian neofascism and tepid, corporate-friendly Democratic progressivism, a group of left-wing activists in Tacoma, Washington are showing the potential for mobilizing ordinary Americans on behalf of economic justice.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The situation of ordinary Tacomans is a microcosm of broader economic injustices facing Washington state (and the United States as a whole).