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Military service: when saying “no” is the way to say “yes” to what you are supposed to defend:
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When Obedience Becomes Complicity: From Mỹ Lai to Today’s Military Conscience
Courage is rarely convenient. Sometimes it is condemned. Ask Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. On March 16, 1968, Thompson, a young Army helicopter pilot in the
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Military service: when saying “no” is the way to say “yes” to what you are supposed to defend:
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Trump’s kleptocracy explained and what does Epstein have to do with it: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Trump’s kleptocracy explained and what does Epstein have to do with it: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
A short history of Thanksgiving by historian Heather Cox Richardson: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A short history of Thanksgiving by historian Heather Cox Richardson: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Russia-Ukraine War: Trump poses as a neutral mediator for peace, but he’s really advocating for the aggresor, Russia. His undiplomaric team didn’t even include Europe and Ukraine in the talks to draft his 28 point “peace plan.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Russia-Ukraine War: Trump poses as a neutral mediator for peace, but he’s really advocating for the aggresor, Russia. His undiplomaric team didn’t even include Europe and Ukraine in the talks to draft his 28 point “peace plan.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Very disturbing that Canada detained Richard Falk a renoun scholar of human rights law. Canadian authorities owe him a public apology. www.juancole.com/2025/11/prot...
Protesting Canada's Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | - Letter regarding the detention at the Canadian border of Emeritus Professor Richard Falk The Right Honourable Mark ...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Very disturbing that Canada detained Richard Falk a renoun scholar of human rights law. Canadian authorities owe him a public apology. www.juancole.com/2025/11/prot...
What you want to know about the Heritage Foundation, originator of the 2025 project. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation
Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What you want to know about the Heritage Foundation, originator of the 2025 project. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
One Jewish voter’s choice on NYC’s mayoral election.
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I’m a Jewish Israeli New Yorker—and I’m Voting for Zohran
My message to my fellow Jews in this city is: Don’t believe the lies you’re hearing.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
One Jewish voter’s choice on NYC’s mayoral election.
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I’ve always wondered how can an “unconscientious” draft dodger rise to and exercise the role of Commander in Chief of US military? But much more important issues concern me in HCR’s newsletter here: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 2, 2025
Last Monday, October 27, right-wing personality Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes for more than two hours, mainstreaming the podcaster whose praise for Hitler, vows to kill Jew...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’ve always wondered how can an “unconscientious” draft dodger rise to and exercise the role of Commander in Chief of US military? But much more important issues concern me in HCR’s newsletter here: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Very interesting, informative piece by Paul Krugman about how government policy can and has kickstarted smart and effective innovations for economic progress: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Rise of Renewable Energy
Anatomy of a technological miracle
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October 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Very interesting, informative piece by Paul Krugman about how government policy can and has kickstarted smart and effective innovations for economic progress: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow, peace and justice activist and scholar, died Monday. Here’s obituary:https://www.jta.org/2025/10/20/obituaries/arthur-waskow-activist-rabbi-who-brought-jewish-spiritual-wisdom-to-bear-on-progressive-politics-dies-at-92/
Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Waskow was arrested more than two dozen times for his activism. He also wrote more than two dozen books.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, peace and justice activist and scholar, died Monday. Here’s obituary:https://www.jta.org/2025/10/20/obituaries/arthur-waskow-activist-rabbi-who-brought-jewish-spiritual-wisdom-to-bear-on-progressive-politics-dies-at-92/
Heather Cox Richardson’s commentary on Trump’s response to Saturday’s “No Kings” nationwide demonstrations follows below. Saturday we joined the huge Philly demo in Center City. The signs were intelligent, pro democracy, funny, pithy, upbeat, and determined.
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October 19, 2025
All last week, Republican leaders tried to portray the No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday, October 18, as “Hate America” rallies.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Heather Cox Richardson’s commentary on Trump’s response to Saturday’s “No Kings” nationwide demonstrations follows below. Saturday we joined the huge Philly demo in Center City. The signs were intelligent, pro democracy, funny, pithy, upbeat, and determined.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Here’s an interesting Washington Post Opinion Piece: “Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.”
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Opinion | Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.
The American experiment will soon turn 250. Is its time running out?
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October 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Here’s an interesting Washington Post Opinion Piece: “Is it America’s fate to decline and fall? Here’s what history says.”
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Hearher Cox Richardson’s short but informative history of Columbus Day. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 12, 2025
On October 9, President Donald J.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hearher Cox Richardson’s short but informative history of Columbus Day. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Robert Levering’s book review of Those Who Stayed Behind: A Vietnam Diary by Claudia Krich. I plan to read this book: www.friendsjournal.org/book/those-w...
REVIEWED: Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary
Claudia Krich's memoir of the American Friends Service Committee's humanitarian work in Quang Ngai during the last years of the Vietnam War.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Robert Levering’s book review of Those Who Stayed Behind: A Vietnam Diary by Claudia Krich. I plan to read this book: www.friendsjournal.org/book/those-w...
The extravagant and bizarre Hegseth and Trump addresses to the Generals and Admirals is reported by Heather Cox Richardson in her September 30, 2025 newsletter. I urge those officers to stand firm in their commitment to uphold the US Constitution.
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September 30, 2025
Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation’s top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to m...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The extravagant and bizarre Hegseth and Trump addresses to the Generals and Admirals is reported by Heather Cox Richardson in her September 30, 2025 newsletter. I urge those officers to stand firm in their commitment to uphold the US Constitution.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Rising income inequality threatens our democracy. No human being can work so hard that s/he deserves to be a billionaire. The failure of Congress to tax the too-rich and to spread wealth that working people create undermines America.
September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025
Today U.S.
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September 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rising income inequality threatens our democracy. No human being can work so hard that s/he deserves to be a billionaire. The failure of Congress to tax the too-rich and to spread wealth that working people create undermines America.
September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025
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The supreme court and members of Congress should read the whole 2nd amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The absence of “a well regulated militia” is killing us. StopGunViolence.
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The supreme court and members of Congress should read the whole 2nd amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The absence of “a well regulated militia” is killing us. StopGunViolence.
Here’s a much needed comment on the state of reporting about the assassination of Kirk: “Sorry, Loser!” By Borowitz Report
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Sorry, Loser!
As long as there's a First Amendment, I plan to enjoy it.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here’s a much needed comment on the state of reporting about the assassination of Kirk: “Sorry, Loser!” By Borowitz Report
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Today is the anniversary of the terrible, racist bombing of the
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Heather Cox Richardson tells the story and how protest and resistance by everyday people — even children — changed things:
September 14, 2025
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16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Heather Cox Richardson tells the story and how protest and resistance by everyday people — even children — changed things:
September 14, 2025
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September 14, 2025
At 10:22 on the morning of Sunday, September 15, 1963, a bomb ripped through the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today is the anniversary of the terrible, racist bombing of the
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Heather Cox Richardson tells the story and how protest and resistance by everyday people — even children — changed things:
September 14, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Heather Cox Richardson tells the story and how protest and resistance by everyday people — even children — changed things:
September 14, 2025
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False narratives instead of evidence based explanations and “rule by force” instead of “rule of law” typify the Trump administration and news editors should not assist them to broadcast their disinformation. Heather Cox Richardson, September 13, 2025, follows:
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September 13, 2025
President Donald J.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
False narratives instead of evidence based explanations and “rule by force” instead of “rule of law” typify the Trump administration and news editors should not assist them to broadcast their disinformation. Heather Cox Richardson, September 13, 2025, follows:
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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I just finished reading Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson, 2023, 256 pages. A very helpful short history about America’s journey to the chaos of 2025 with examples of the kinds of people power action needed now to save our democracy.
September 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I just finished reading Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson, 2023, 256 pages. A very helpful short history about America’s journey to the chaos of 2025 with examples of the kinds of people power action needed now to save our democracy.
Trump does not believe in the Rule of Law, rather he believes that he should rule by his “law.”To hell with the US Constitution, he would take us back to monarchy. How can Congress allow him to wreck our democracy? People get ready to save it. September 3, 2025
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September 3, 2025
[Please note that this post talks about sexual assault in the last four paragraphs.]
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September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Trump does not believe in the Rule of Law, rather he believes that he should rule by his “law.”To hell with the US Constitution, he would take us back to monarchy. How can Congress allow him to wreck our democracy? People get ready to save it. September 3, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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