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Poverty Wages and Tax Dodging Funded Bezos’s Ridiculous Space Trip
This was a step toward the commercialization of space, and I want no part of that.
Trump Has Convinced His Followers He’s About to Return to Office This Summer
While Trump will not be reinstated, it’s hard to over-emphasize the dangers that Trumpism poses to U.S. democracy.
Biden Tried to Absolve Himself for Afghanistan Aftermath — But He Voted for War
From Bush to Biden, many powerful forces have been complicit. Now the war for profit continues in a different form.
Let’s Call the “Border Crisis” What It Is: Another Big Lie From the Right
Republicans and right-wing media claim there’s a huge crisis at the border but the numbers don’t support that narrative.
The Delta Variant Is Feasting on the Unvaxxed — and It’s Getting Worse
Donald Trump says vaccine refusal is due to people's distrust of the 2020 election results. Whose fault is that?
Migration Is Not a “Crisis.” It’s Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide.
Biden’s plan for more military and private development aid won’t stop migration or help Central America.
If the Supreme Court Overturns “Roe v. Wade,” It Will Impact Us All
Upwards of 35 percent of people in the U.S. could lose access to abortion in June 2022.
Disgraced Former Governor Claims He’s Been Exonerated, But the GOP Isn’t So Sure
The rehabilitation of Eric Greitens’s political career relies on accepting the upside-down reality that Trump built.
My Heart Aches for Cuba — and I Yearn for More Solidarity From the Global Left
Leftists must make a real effort to gain an understanding of the realities on the ground in Cuba.
No Cops, No Corporations — Boston LGBTQ Community Reimagines Pride Celebrations
Many activists believe Pride marches have become self-congratulatory, commercialized affairs with no political goals.