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Dec 5, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care. AI Will Only Intensify Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care.
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Dec 4, 2025 / Juan Cole
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Dec 4, 2025 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling
I’m a Teacher in Gaza. My Students Are Barely Hanging On. I’m a Teacher in Gaza. My Students Are Barely Hanging On.
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A Desperate Trump Is Stirring Up Race Hatred A Desperate Trump Is Stirring Up Race Hatred
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Dec 4, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Solvej Balle and the Tyranny of Time Solvej Balle and the Tyranny of Time
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Dec 4, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil
Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom
Posters in support of the people of Iran displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.
Dec 3, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Operation Condor: A Network of Transnational Repression 50 Years Later Operation Condor: A Network of Transnational Repression 50 Years Later
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Dec 3, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh
Mamdani's Socialism—and Us; Plus, Football and Concussions Mamdani's Socialism—and Us; Plus, Football and Concussions
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Dec 3, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Tunnel Home: A Story of Housing First The Tunnel Home: A Story of Housing First
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Dec 3, 2025 / Feature / Patrick Markee