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The U.S./EU/NATO’s Regime change playbook for Burkina Faso and Captain Ibrahim Traoré
The U.S. increases pressure on Burkina Faso through military propaganda, as Africans rise to protect the developing project.
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Attorneys criticize arrest of Milwaukee Judge Dugan as ‘bad for justice’
After a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge was arrested on Friday for obstructing justice and harboring an individual, legal experts fear a potential chilling effect.
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‘The fact that she had that miscarriage was enough to justify arresting her’: CounterSpin interview with Karen Thompson on criminalizing pregnancy
Janine Jackson interviewed Pregnancy Justice’s Karen Thompson about criminalizing pregnancy for the April 25, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
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U.S. backs Israel’s ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at ICJ
Israel last year passed a law that banned UNRWA from operating in the country.
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Marx’s ontology: A clarification
Marx’s theory of being is fundamental to his wider approach to history and politics, explains John Rees.
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New report shows working-class Americans live 7 years fewer than rich
“The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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How the creation of the ‘New Antisemitism’ was used to shield Israel and attack the Left
Challenges to Zionism in the late 1960s and 1970s sparked an effort to redefine antisemitism focused on defending Israel while attacking the political Left. This resulted in the IHRA definition and the assault on Palestine activism we see today.
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What the doxxing of student activists means for the First Amendment
Is ICE following the lead of rightwing websites to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and activism?
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Inside the pro-Israel Dominican ultra-right that’s pushing for ethnic cleansing against Haitian immigrants
On March 30, a lynch mob led by neo-Nazi paramilitaries flew the Israel flag as it demanded Haitian workers be expelled from the Dominican Republic. The episode reveals the disturbing connections between the Dominican right-wing and Israel.
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As Israel openly declares starvation as a weapon, media still hesitate to blame it for famine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 2 that “Israel has decided to stop letting goods and supplies into Gaza,” where the ongoing Israeli genocide, with the loyal backing of the United States, has officially killed more than 51,000 Palestinians since October 2023.
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Two hundred years ago, France strangled the Haitian Revolution with an inhumane debt: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2025)
On a stormy August night in 1791, Dutty Boukman (1767–1791) and Cécile Fatiman (1771–1883) conducted a Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman in northern Saint-Domingue, in the French-owned part of Hispaniola.
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Tu Youyou, Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong and the struggle against malaria
Caused by a parasite which is spread by infected mosquitoes, malaria has killed billions during thousands of years of human history.
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Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem
By creating a spreadsheet, Georgetown Law students sparked national headlines, along with PR headaches and staffing challenges inside the world’s most powerful firms.
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Terror on the campus
Let us forget for a moment the fact that the very existence of Israel is an instance of ruthless settler colonialism that has displaced millions of Palestinians and taken over their land.
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Morgan McSweeney’s ‘plot without precedent in Labour history’
A new book chronicles how Labour strategist Morgan McSweeney used ‘any means necessary’ to destroy Corbyn as leader and install Starmer.
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Get ready for the end of Autism
The squatter and RFK Jr. have it all figured out—except for the figured out part.
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U.S. and Israel gangsterism has created a hobbesian International state of nature
Gaza has exposed the West’s ‘human rights’ as a colonial farce. Now, the world is experiencing a descent into imperial barbarism, and only collective resistance can build a future beyond fascism.
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FBI and police raid homes of Palestine activists in Michigan
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
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We are the resistance
The UK Supreme Court does not change the reality of trans and non-binary people.
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Famed whistleblower Philip Agee among CIA officers who worked under State Department cover
Recently released documents as part of JFK dump show how CIA took charge of American embassies around the world operating under State Department cover.