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Josh Fox: Climate Change Isn't Just About Carbon. It's About Colonialism.

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Audrey Carelton: The Gasland filmmaker examines displacement, borders, and the global struggle for home.

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Cupertino, AI, and the New Limits of Network TV Critique

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Dennis Broe: The pilot begins with what is now becoming common in the Valley, firings, of two employees, both for spurious reasons.

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From No Future to a Mosh Pit Utopia: Frank Carter Makes His Mark on The Sex Pistols

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Billy J. Stratton: When I looked up at the marquee announcing the Sex Pistols I thought to myself, “Johnny should be proud.”

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The National Anthem and America's Dangerous Brand of Patriotism

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Chuck Yates: When love of country becomes loyalty to war and intolerance of dissent.

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Trump's Imperial Decline: America in Retreat

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Tom Engelhardt: From the Iran war to public execution spectacles, Trump's presidency exposes a superpower in retreat.

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Let Them Eat Touchdowns! The NFL Meets the French Revolution

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Desi Cortez: As the Steelers and Saints arrive in a Paris shaken by protests, the NFL's billionaire spectacle collides with the demands of working people—and raises the question of whether athletes will stand with them.

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The 2028 Olympics Can't Hide Los Angeles' Homelessness Crisis

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Dick Platkin: As LA prepares to welcome the world, its unhoused and overcrowded residents face an uncertain future. Will Olympic organizers confront the housing crisis or simply push it out of sight?

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Trump Amps Up Anti-Ilhan, anti-Somali Hysteria

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Ann Garrison: Trump is terrorizing Minnesota’s Somali Americans in a desperate xenophobic and racist appeal to voters in the state’s white farming and mining communities.

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The Black Panthers at 60: Black Liberation Was Never Just About Voting

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Melina Abdullah: From community survival programs to revolutionary solidarity, the Black Panther Party demonstrated that freedom requires more than elections—it requires organized people power.

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Speaking Truth in MAGA Country: Chris Kluwe on Free Speech https://t.co/XTnuShssxH

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Europe’s Colonial Past Comes Home to Roost

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 Desi Cortez: The “Repercussion Blues”: Europe's Colonial Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost, and History Wants Its Damn Money

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FDR, Trump, and Fascism

Walter Moss: Trump calls himself America's greatest president. A comparison with FDR examines democracy, fascism, economic inequality, and presidential leadership.

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Beyond Plantation Capitalism: Rev. Peter Laarman on the Fight for Economic Justice

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Drawing on the legacy of Rev. James Lawson, Laarman argues that dismantling racial and economic domination requires more than electoral victories. It demands a transformation of American values, sustained grassroots organizing, and a new commitment to human dignity.

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Big Tech and Big Oil Pour Millions Into California Prop 45

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Aaron Cantu: Corporate giants seek faster approvals for pipelines, data centers and other industrial projects.

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California Saves Millions on Home Care. Workers Pay the Price.

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Mark Kreidler: The state relies on low-paid caregivers to keep seniors and disabled people out of nursing homes.

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Empty Stadiums, No Accountability: Israel and the Sports Boycott

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Ramzy Baroud: Athletes take a stand on Gaza while FIFA, UEFA and Olympic officials face demands for action.

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Twilight Man: The Hidden Gay History Behind a Los Angeles Fortune

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Eric Gordon: Liz Brown uncovers the secret love, class divisions, and buried lives behind the Clark family’s wealth.

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Trump's America: Failing, Flailing, and Falling

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Tom Engelhardt: As Trump accelerates American decline, China positions itself to dominate the future.

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When Corporate Profits Come Before Our Pets

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Kalena Thomhave: Veterinary costs have surged 67% since 2017 as corporate ownership transforms animal healthcare.

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The End of the Melting Pot? Hispanic America Charts a Different Future

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Javier Harnandez: A growing Hispanic cultural region challenges the belief that becoming American requires abandoning ancestral language and identity.