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Donald Trump
The Republican Party has a White Nationalism Problem that Isn't Going Away

The Republican Party has a White Nationalism Problem that Isn’t Going Away

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Clarence Lusane ( Tomdispatch.com) – In 2020, The Daily Show ran a segment in which statements by Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and various Fox News personalities were juxtaposed with those made by Ku Klux Klan leaders like former Grand Wizard David Duke and former Imperial […]

Climate Crisis
Young Montanans are fighting Climate Change in Court for all our Sakes

Young Montanans are fighting Climate Change in Court for all our Sakes

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By Stan Cox | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The wording in Article IX, Section 1, of Montana’s constitution couldn’t be clearer: “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.” Accordingly, in April, a district court judge in Yellowstone County voided a […]

China
The South China Sea’s Resource Wars and Environmental Collapse

The South China Sea’s Resource Wars and Environmental Collapse

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By Joshua Frank ( Tomdispatch.com) – It’s an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size — 1.3 million square miles — the South China Sea has become a microcosm of the geopolitical tensions between East and West, where territorial struggles over abundant natural resources may one day lead to environmental collapse. While […]

Afghanistan
How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” from Hell

How 9/11 Bred a “War on Terror” from Hell

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By Norman Solomon | – [Today’s piece is adapted from the introduction to Norman Solomon’s book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine (The New Press, 2023).] ( Tomdispatch.com) – The day after the U.S. government began routinely bombing faraway places, the lead editorial in the New York Times […]

Drone Warfare
The Rules of Engagement of Violent Islamophobia:  22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight

The Rules of Engagement of Violent Islamophobia: 22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight

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By Maha Hilal | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – “I no longer love blue skies. In fact, I now prefer gray skies. The drones do not fly when the skies are gray.”   That’s what a young Pakistani boy named Zubair told members of Congress at a hearing on drones in October 2013. That hearing was during […]

Pentagon
Living on a War Planet . . . And Managing not to Notice

Living on a War Planet . . . And Managing not to Notice

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By David Bromwich ( Tomdispatch.com ) – A new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months after our Afghan War ended so catastrophically — there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, […]

Displaced and Refugees
That other War:  Struggle and Suffering in Sudan

That other War: Struggle and Suffering in Sudan

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By Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox It’s been devastating, even if no one’s paying attention. Three months of fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Force (RSF) has left at least 3,000 people dead and wounded at least 6,000 more. Over two million people have been displaced […]

Environment
The Hype of a Nuclear Power "Renaissance:" The Forever Dangers of Small Modular Reactors

The Hype of a Nuclear Power “Renaissance:” The Forever Dangers of Small Modular Reactors

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By Joshua Frank ( Tomdispatch.com) – If you didn’t know better, you’d think Lloyd Marbet was a dairy farmer or maybe a retired shop teacher. His beard is thick, soft, and gray, his hair pulled back in a small ponytail. In his mid-seventies, he still towers over nearly everyone. His handshake is firm, but there’s […]

Mental Health
Hunting the Military Extremist: How Disturbed is the U.S. Military?

Hunting the Military Extremist: How Disturbed is the U.S. Military?

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By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com) – In April, when Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman with a top-secret clearance, was arrested for posting a trove of classified documents about the Russia-Ukraine war online, the question most often asked was: How did such a young, inexperienced, low-level technician have access to such sensitive material? […]

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