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Les "tats-Unis pr'tendent aider la RDC, mais l'enjeu r'el est le contr'le des minerais

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1351+ words) Un peu plus loin, Jean-Claude Mpongo, conducteur de moto-taxi, attend un client. "Le Congo est riche, tout le monde le dit, " assure-t-il. " Mais nous, on ne voit pas cette richesse. Les routes sont mauvaises, le travail est rare, et la…...

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Noem v. Al Otro Lado Will Determine What Remains of U. S.'s Commitment to Refugees In Need

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (457+ words) Should the government win " the consequences are sure to be grave and far-reaching. Unfortunately, having heard the statements and reactions of some of the judges, I fear that the majority of the Supreme Court may no longer agree with that…...

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truthdig. com > articles > fields-of-dependency

U. S. -Israel War On Iran Exposes Deeper Political Economy Driving Food Insecurity

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (895+ words) As the U. S. -Israel war on Iran disrupts fertilizer supply, Africa's reliance on imported inputs exposes the deeper political economy driving food insecurity. The post Fields of Dependency appeared first on Truthdig. American writer Barbara Tuchman remarked that "war is the…...

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'Mother Mary' Review: A Dreamlike Exploration of the Ecstasy and Misery of Artistic Collaboration

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1040+ words) Britt has over 15 years of experience in journalism with an emphasis on film, TV, and cultural criticism. She is a former editor for The Mary Sue, Birth. Movies. Death, and Screen Crush, and her bylines include The A. V. Club, the Austin…...

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truthdig. com > articles > the-magic-bullet-delusion

Neither Impeachment Nor the 25th Amendment Offers Remedies for Removing Donald Trump

6+ day, 40+ min ago  (292+ words) Instead of looking for a magic bullet in the Constitution to bring Trump down, progressives and anti-Trumpers should concentrate on building a lasting, broad-based and genuine pro-democracy movement. Impeachment hearings and calls for invoking the 25th can play a role in…...

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Republicans Deployed a Little-Known Law to Open Minnesota Wilderness to Mining

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (188+ words) It allows Congress to basically do a thumbs up or a thumbs down, where otherwise a filibuster would apply." The decision could set a dangerous precedent. Should the resolution be allowed to stand, it could'open up all land management decisions'to…...

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The DNC's Strategic and Moral Blundering on Israel Continues

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (545+ words) Last Friday, the transparent thinness of the pretense caused'Politico'to headline an'article'this way: "Inside the DNC's Middle East (Not) Working Group." But the not-working group had been functioning quite well " as a charade for delay and obfuscation. The day before the…...

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MAGAcademy: How Corporatism Paved the Way for the Hostile Takeover of Higher Ed

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (378+ words) What gnawed at me wasn't just the repetition, it was the categorical error. Farley was conflating opinion and argument, pretending they were interchangeable. Yes, people can have different opinions. But not every position is grounded in evidence, and not every…...

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Personas mayores deportadas de Estados Unidos quedan atrapadas en M'xico sin recursos ni identidad

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1627+ words) Miguel recuerda fragmentos de su detenci'n en octubre de 2025. El encierro en Alligator Alcatraz en Ochoope, Florida. Las literas. La malla met'lica que separaba a unos de otros como si fueran animales enjaulados." "Era como una pollera, cuenta a Truthdig....

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truthdig. com > articles > trumps-pledge-cut-medicare-and-medicaid-to-pay-for-war

Trump's Pledge: Cut Medicare and Medicaid to Pay for War

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (622+ words) No one ever accused the Democrats of being competent at politics, but with President Donald Trump leading the opposition, it shouldn't take much competence to win. Ordinarily, politicians look to twist their opponents' words to put them in a more…...