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Noam Chomsky on Fascism: Could It Happen Here?
Noam Chomsky discusses how fascism once rose in Europe and the possibility of it rising here in the United States.
The Treaty to Prohibit and Ban Nuclear Weapons: Making the Road by Walking
There is no denying the increasingly dangerous competition among the great and lesser nuclear powers.
Peace vs. Development: The Untold Story of the Colombian Civil War
Most people have never heard of San Jose de Apartado, Colombia.
US Elections Don’t Have to Be Hackable
We must find the political will to ensure that our digital vote-counting systems are not compromised.
ALEC Serves Corporate Hegemony, Not the Constitution: I Know Because I’m a Member
ALEC's drive to amend our Constitution has nothing to do with actual people and everything to do with corporate backers.
A “String Theory” for the Trump Era
Corporate CEOs are cheering a new White House executive order that lets them keep cheating on the taxpayer dime.
The Bloodstained Rise of Global Authoritarian Populism: A Political Movement’s Violent Pursuit of “Enemies“
If populism's need for an “apocalyptic confrontation” proves accurate, it might lead the Trump administration's “systemic revolutionaries” far beyond even their most extreme rhetoric.
Preparing for the Long Haul Under the Trump Administration
With each footfall, I find relief from the constant flutter of information, commentary, headlines and tweet-storms.
Neil Gorsuch Will Find a Way to Rule With the Corporations
Has the public learned enough about the man who could help shape laws that affect us all?
Predatory Right-Wing Media Attack Gustavus Adolphus College
Right-wing media have misrepresented an anti-racist activism stunt at Gustavus Adolphus College.