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In 2014, Adam Shatz’s “Writers or Missionaries” appeared in The Nation, a piece about his relationship, as a Jewish American journalist, to the political conflicts in the Arab-spea…
Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?
Cooperatives can be part of the solution in building the working and middle class in this country.
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Contempt of Court
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October 14, 2014: Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’ Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’
With a new film out about Webb, Kill the Messenger, we look back at Cockburn’s testament to the investigative reporter.
Politics
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With Democrats failing to put up much of a fight against the Trump administration, favorability ratings have plummeted to an all-time low.
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American foreign policy is now all about incompetent shakedowns and cover-ups.
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As Trump and Musk bulldoze democracy, the Democratic Party is MIA. While Republicans use government to cripple the opposition’s ability to compete, Democrats whine about “no…
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Trump’s nominee for Israel ambassador believes that we need bloodshed in the Middle East to bring about the end times. Nobody could be a worse choice.
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Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of communication and politics.
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How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard
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