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Big Beautiful Cover Up: Epstein, ICE, and the MAGA War State
The Department of Justice has quietly declared the Epstein case closed—no client list, no criminal conspiracy, and no further disclosures.
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NYT – Guessing about Iran with ‘experts’ who lack knowledge of it
A lot of the misunderstanding U.S. policy makers have of foreign countries is caused by the lousy reporting in U.S. media.
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The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Israel’s war machine
ISRAEL’s genocide in Gaza and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran saw Israel destroying all universities in Gaza and assassinating top scientists of Iran. Not a tear or word of condemnation from the U.S. and European powers.
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‘Islamesque: The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe’s Medieval Monuments’ – book review
Diana Darke’s brilliant history of medieval architecture reveals the extent of Islamic influence on the foundational phase of Western European art and buildings, finds Dominic Alexander.
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Every child is precious unless that child is Palestinian
The world professes reverence for childhood, but hollow platitudes about universal children’s rights aren’t meant for the colonized.
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How to New York Times-Proof Mamdani’s Playbook: Turning Coalition Specifics into Fiscal Possibilities
In a recent video recapping his primary victory in Queens, Zohran Mamdani did something almost radical for today’s political landscape: he cut through the usual Beltway euphemisms and mapped out the varied, living elements of the coalition that won. Most postmortems stay tangled in polite code. We get anxious talk of “electability,” “swing voters,” whether […]
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The Trump Doctrine and the New M.A.G.A. Imperialism — John Bellamy Foster — ICSS 20250629
The dramatic shift in the Trump led U.S. foreign policies, as seen recently in the bombing in Iran, has created enormous confusion and consternation within establishment centers of power.
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Unhoused why? It’s always about the land
Homelessness isn’t policy failure—it’s policy.
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Coalbrook: The Worst Mining Disaster in Africa
On the morning of January 21, 1960, 431 black and six white coal miners were entombed in a sudden collapse at Clydesdale Collieries near Coalbrook in Sasolburg, Free State Province.[1] The first rockfall took place at about 4:30 p.m. No one was killed or severely injured. While the rock still creaked and split, many of […]
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The everyday horror of modern sexism
Women are conditioned to accept sexism, but they are also able to rebel against it in the right circumstances.
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By limiting nationwide injunctions, Supreme Court declares ‘open season on all our rights’
In a ruling that stems from the president’s birthright citizenship order, the “conservative supermajority just took away lower courts’ single most powerful tool for reining in the Trump administration’s lawless excesses.”
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Which hedge fund owns this sea?
In Gaza, starvation is weaponized, aid is corrupted, and humanitarianism is hijacked by profiteers and war criminals posing as saviors, as Taylor Miller exposes in this searing indictment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and its genocidal complicity.
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‘It’s proven that Zionism is a paper tiger in Democratic politics’: breaking down Zohran Mamdani’s stunning New York victory
Mondoweiss talks to political consultant Peter Feld to break down Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York City: “It’s proven that Zionism is a paper tiger in Democratic politics and that the emperor has no clothes.”
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No, You Aren’t Hallucinating, the Corporate Plan for AI Is Dangerous
Big tech is working hard to sell us on artificial intelligence, in particular what is called “artificial general intelligence.” At conferences and in interviews corporate leaders describe a not-too-distant future when AI systems will be able to do everything for everyone, producing a world of plenty for all. But they warn, that future depends on […]
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The United surveillance States of America
The advent of cellular technology has made it so much easier to track where any of us have been, simply by triangulating the locations of the cell towers our phones have pinged along the way.
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Is it time for a public option for groceries?
In communities where access to fresh food is scarce, public grocery stores can provide crucial resources at lower prices.
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U.S. Supreme Court allows deportation of migrants to third countries
Court ruling means migrants can now be deported without the opportunity to contest their destinations.
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War propaganda, state controlled media, and the end of African Stream
African Stream’s Pan-African, anti-imperialist journalistic perspectives made it the target of a state that colludes with corporate media to spread war propaganda.
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Trump reverses trend away from the death penalty
If you were wondering about changes in the use of the death penalty at either the state or federal level since Donald Trump reassumed the presidency, well, wonder no more.
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Farmers protest unjust immigration system
If the President and his allies were serious about improving lives, they would back bills that reform our immigration system and protect the farm economy.