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The American way of war, war, war
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (259+ words) On a Planet at the Brink. That title of mine is certainly repetitive of me (me, me), but how can you not be repetitive in the distinctly repeated world of Donald J. Trump (Trumped, Trumped)? I mean, twice already and who…...
Two deranged blowhards walk into a bar. .. pontificate like know-it-alls. .. then get tarred and feathered
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (174+ words) The horror exceeds whether Trump is stupid, ignorant, senile and/or fixated, even locked into failed "instinctual" responses. What matters is the damage done from MAGA recklessness before being defanged, decommissioned, impeached or exiled. Some days enlightenment, indeed stunning revelations…...
Trump threatens Iran as peace talks advance despite Israel's Lebanon escalation
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (943+ words) As mediators report a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, Trump's threats, Iran's Hormuz warning, and Israel's refusal to withdraw from Lebanon are testing whether diplomacy can survive another push toward regional war. Peace negotiations between the United States and…...
Iran: Progress on sanctions relief at Swiss talks with US
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (606+ words) As U. S. -Iran talks in Switzerland move toward sanctions relief, frozen assets, and a Hormuz hotline, the unresolved war in Lebanon remains the central obstacle to turning a fragile memorandum into peace. Fars News reported'on comments by Iranian negotiator Hossein Ghorbanzadeh…...
The data center backlash that's uniting America
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1247+ words) The passage of New York's statewide moratorium marks the speed at which the movement is growing'and winning'in both blue and red parts of the country. The New York State Assembly made history this month by passing what could become the…...
Trump DOJ moves to crush Evanston's landmark Black reparations program
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (727+ words) The Justice Department is backing a right-wing lawsuit against the nation's first operating reparations program, raising the stakes for cities trying to repair decades of anti-Black housing discrimination. The Trump administration has moved to join a lawsuit seeking to halt…...
Ritual, power, and the weekend arena
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (926+ words) The roar of a crowd that believes its collective voice matters stands in quiet contrast to spectacles that ask only for attention, passivity, and allegiance. This article was produced by Human Bridges, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Gary…...
Donald Trump, the end times president or ETP
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (233+ words) Making War on Planet Earth, the Rest of Us, and Even Himself. I must admit that if, when I was 16 and John F. Kennedy won the presidency, you had tried to tell me about President (! !) Donald Trump (twice! !!), I would have…...
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advances 'America the Beautiful Act' to fund parks and public lands
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (183+ words) Tthe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee officially passed the bipartisan bill in a voice vote on June 17. The America the Beautiful Act (S. 1547) is designed to address a critical $24 billion repair backlog across national parks and public lands by reauthorizing…...
Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (672+ words) Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next. But the announcement has elicited a loud outcry from disability advocates, civil rights groups, teachers" unions and prominent Democrats. They have framed…...