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The Chris Hedges Report: Soldiers speak out against America’s misguided wars
In their new book, veterans Andrew Bacevich and Danny Sjursen describe how the realities of war expose the lies told by generals and politicians about American goodness and virtue.
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Fired up rail workers rally in Galesburg, Illinois, as potential national strike looms
Rail workers, their families, and union siblings from across the country came together to highlight the horrible working conditions rail workers face and push for a fair contract.
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Weeks after Biden fist-bumps Saudi prince, US OKs $5 billion in Gulf arms deals
While the Pentagon said the sale of Patriot and THAAD missiles would boost regional “stability,” one Yemeni journalist countered that the transfer would only bring more Saudi “aggression” to his war-torn nation.
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Chipotle shut down its only unionized store. Organizers say it’s retaliation.
While the company denies the closure is related to union activity, it fits a larger pattern of union-busting efforts at other franchises like Starbucks and Heine Brothers’ Coffee.
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‘Enormous victory’: Kansas voters resoundingly defeat anti-abortion amendment
“This is truly a historic day for Kansas and for America. Freedom has prevailed.”
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The white identity politics of Christian nationalism
From the colonial period to now, the hallmarks of Christian nationalism—a white savior complex, hostility to democracy, appeals to selective authoritarian violence—have thoroughly shaped American politics.
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Does the new Star Trek betray the socialist principles of the original series?
The original franchise boldly took us ‘where no man has gone before’—automated luxury space communism. But there are critical ways in which the new shows—including the fairly good ‘Strange New Worlds’—depart from the politics and creative power of the original iterations.
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UN Chief says humanity ‘one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation’
“Eliminating nuclear weapons is the only guarantee they will never be used,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
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Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit could get us all killed
The consequences—far from being only economic and diplomatic—could be existential for all of humanity.
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