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Donald Trump's Twitter account displayed on a phone screen and American flag in the background on January 9, 2021.
News
Culture & Media

Trump Can Tweet No More

The social media giant decided to permanently suspend Trump for his role in inciting the breach of the Capitol.
by
Staff,
Common Dreams
January 9, 2021
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Trump loyalists clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News Analysis
Culture & Media

The Trumps Have Fueled a Far Right Media Monster That Is Not Going Away

President Trump is not the only one in his orbit stoking far right violence for political gain.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
January 9, 2021
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American singer, acclaimed actor of stage and screen, political activist and civil rights campaigner Paul Robeson rehearses at the piano on July 22, 1958.
Review
Culture & Media

Graphic Biography Highlights the Life of Actor and Activist Paul Robeson

“Ballad of an American” tells the tale of Paul Robeson’s role in the earliest civil rights movement to a new generation.
by
John Pietaro,
Truthout
January 5, 2021
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Interview
Culture & Media

The DOJ’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Is Gaining Ground

Loss of consumer privacy is the price of Google’s monopoly, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Mitch Stoltz.
by
Janine Jackson,
FAIR
December 29, 2020
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People dance at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House as others celebrate on November 8, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

At Its Best, Christmas Is About the Joy That Fuels the Struggle for Justice

Recognizing, honoring and making room for one’s joy is central to the work of social change even during a brutal time.
by
April Stace,
Truthout
December 24, 2020
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Portrait of Josh White, Cafe Society (Downtown), New York, New York, circa June 1946.
Review
Culture & Media

New Book Digs Into Government Files to Keep Alive Memory of Radical Folk Artists

“The Folk Singers and the Bureau” is a vast treatise on the sad interplay between the red-baiters and the folkies.
by
Paul Buhle,
Truthout
December 20, 2020
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Performance artists rally in front of the the Massachusetts State House in Boston for extended FPUC, the extra $600 provided on top of unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, on July 20, 2020.
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

2.7 Million Jobs in the Arts Have Been Lost Since the Pandemic Began

The U.S. needs a federal program to help keep artists and artistic centers afloat through direct hiring or subsidies.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
December 19, 2020
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A stack of newspapers by a computer and keyboard
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Corporate Fact-Checking Services Shouldn’t Be Our Defense Against “Fake News”

Independent journalism and critical media literacy provide protections where corporate-sponsored fact checkers fail.
by
Andy Lee Roth &
Mickey Huff,
Truthout
December 18, 2020
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A bloodied man carries a cross
Op-Ed
Culture & Media

Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity.

Christianity is often used to justify state violence, but Jesus’s life itself was about resistance to state oppression.
by
Christine Mungai,
Truthout
December 16, 2020
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Protesters block an entrance to Ineos plant on Bo’Ness Road on on October 23, 2020, in Grangemouth, Scotland.
Review
Culture & Media

New Book Highlights Need for Solidarity for Humans to Survive Global Collapse

Mark Schuller’s “Humanity’s Last Stand” offers concrete strategies for confronting global collapse.
by
Michael Lynn,
Truthout
December 13, 2020
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