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Harvard historian explains why Trump’s Jan. 6 insurrection was a ‘turning point’ in American history
In this conversation, Gordon-Reed explains how Donald Trump's coup attempt and his followers' attack on the Capitol represent a much older struggle in America over multiracial democracy and "white freedom." She warns that the events of Jan. 6 pose a funda ...[Read more]
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Shell issues £60 penalty after woman stops to breastfeed baby
I have been sent a £60 parking penalty for spending more than 15 minutes in a Shell petrol station while I breastfed my 12-week-old baby. At the beginning of June I was stuck in heavy traffic on the way to Kent. I came off the motorway and found a random ...[Read more]
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Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care
Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago and made a plea for free universal healthcare. ...[Read more]
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I Was Fired For Criticizing Israel. Now I Dig Holes For A Living
In May, Israel bombarded Gaza for 11 days, killing 256 Palestinians, including 66 children. [Additional info here.] In the midst of this attack, hundreds of journalists in Canada signed an open letter calling for fairer coverage of Israel and Palestine. C ...[Read more]
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People who say they’re ‘fiscally conservative but socially liberal’ just don’t understand these 7 things
"Well, I'm conservative, but I'm not one of those racist, homophobic, dripping-with-hate Tea Party bigots! I'm pro-choice! I'm pro-same-sex-marriage! I'm not a racist! I just want lower taxes, and smaller government, and less government regulation of busi ...[Read more]
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White nationalists prep for ‘physical’ altercation with security at Dallas CPAC conference
DALLAS —White nationalist and Unite the Right attendee Nicholas Fuentes, de facto leader of the ultra-far-right "groyper" movement, has announced that he plans to attending a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering this weekend in Dallas, ...[Read more]
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How a white mob lynched a Black man, destroyed a city and got away with it
In 1919, white rioters stormed into an Omaha courthouse and dragged a Black jailed man who said he was innocent out to his death ...[Read more]
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All of Us Should Be Working Four-Day Weeks
A mass experiment in Iceland found that workers with four-day weeks became happier and healthier and got just as much done. It’ll take worker organizing to win a demand like that. ...[Read more]
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With Amazon Rainforest at ‘Tipping Point,’ Big Banks Told to End Fossil Fuel Financing
Amazon Watch and Stand.earth revealed Thursday that major European and U.S. banks are at high risk of funding corruption, environmental harms, and human rights violations in the Amazon basin—along with exacerbating the climate emergency and escalating d ...[Read more]
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Noam Chomsky: To Retain Power, Democrats Must Stop Abandoning the Working Class
In this interview, Noam Chomsky, an esteemed public intellectual and one of the world’s most cited scholars in modern history, discusses the current shape of the Democratic Party and the challenges facing the progressive left in a country governed by a ...[Read more]
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Trump erupted in profanity after his ‘stupidest’ lawyers submitted typo-riddled briefs: new book
Former President Donald Trump was notorious throughout his tenure to issuing typo-filled tweets -- but he apparently had higher standards when it came to his own attorneys. According to Business Insider, journalist Michael Wolff's upcoming book on Trump' ...[Read more]
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