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California pistachio billionaires funding Israel’s occupation regime
Based on tax records from Lynda and Stewart Resnicks foundation, they’ve given anywhere from $500,000 to $200,000 to the Israeli military every year, with most of it funneled through an outfit called the American Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces.
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Taiwan elections: U.S. beats the war drums despite the vote
When the election results for Taiwan’s president and legislature were announced on January 13, the U.S. corporate media seemed jubilant.
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Black Liberation and Anti-Imperialism: An interview with Austin Cole
Book Forum Editor, Roberto Sirvent, interviews Austin Cole about his community organizing work and political writing.
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What’s driving the rise in grocery prices–and what the Government can do about it
Skyrocketing grocery prices in America highlight how precarious our supply chains are, giving corporations ample opportunity to take advantage of consumers in the midst of minor supply shocks and major global crises. Unless we aggressively confront climate change, corporate consolidation, and profiteering, food prices will remain high and continue to climb.
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Herbert Matthews’ great interview, sixty-six years later
“Without the press, Fidel Castro would be no more than an outlaw… isolated and ineffective,” said Herbert Matthews, who, as a profound connoisseur of Cuban and Latin American affairs, suspected that behind the iron censorship ordered by Batista in Cuba, there was a well-kept secret that was waiting to be told.
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“Democracies” deny the popular will while suppressing protest and dissent
The nations that brag the most about “democracy” routinely ignore the will of their people. Support for Israel’s war crimes in Gaza is but one example of this phenomenon.
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Americans deserve fairer social security taxes
Social Security has been a financial rock for seniors ever since benefits first began flowing in 1940.
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Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is ground zero for militarized policing
While often perceived as institutions of knowledge and progress, universities actively contribute to the myth that policing and prisons keep us safe.
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Preventative medicine needed: Israel’s roles in genocides, dictatorships, and repression around the world
My first encounter with Israel’s role in genocide happened while caring for patients, not in Palestine but in California.
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The Cancer Factory
Too many U.S. workers still suffer and die from exposure to well-known toxic substances, a Texas investigative reporter’s new book says.
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American anti-war activist Merle Ratner mourned in Vietnam
The activist will forever be remembered for her dedication and support of Vietnam-U.S. relations.
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The living wage gap
According to an analysis from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the minimum wage does not suffice to pay for a typical set of living expenses in any state of the United States. Hawaii, Georgia and Utah, where the living wage gap exceeded $10 per hour, fared the worst.
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At Northwestern U, distributing a parody paper gets you threatened with prison
Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, produced a parody edition of the school’s paper, the Daily Northwestern, to call out the school’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza.
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U.S. questions Pakistan election process amid Imran Khan allies lead
This comes as candidates aligned with imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan maintained a lead in election results thus far.
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Love, but not for the colonized: Responding to the repression of Palestine solidarity at CUNY
Our panel for a conference on equity and antiracism at CUNY’s Lehman College was canceled because it included the word “intifada” in the title. Instead of promoting antiracism, CUNY participates in the demonization of Palestinian resistance.
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War on Gaza: UNRWA and the West’s sickening hypocrisy
That the West did nothing after the ICJ ruling on Israeli genocide and yet defunded aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza after unproved Israeli accusations tells you everything you need to know.
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The subversive truth: The incomplete feminist revolution
In her latest column, VA’s Andreína Chávez explores the contrast between grassroots feminism and women’s demands versus government-led initiatives.
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Jim Crow still lingers in Bonham, civil rights lawyers say
Civil rights complaint alleges biracial child faced two years of racially motivated attacks.
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Biden Administration is silent as former Pakistani Prime Minister is sentenced to 10 years for revealing how the U.S. pushed for his removal
The Biden administration claims that U.S. foreign policy works to uphold human rights and democracy while containing rising authoritarian powers such as Russia and China.
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U.S. lies on Yemeni intent to destroy marine internet cables debunked
A pro-Israeli media institute has theorized that Yemen’s Ansar Allah planned on destroying cables that supply 99% of the world with internet, but these claims were entirely fabricated.