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Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago
Oct. 12, 2025 | Vic Mensa | New York Times | español The fragrant steam rose from the plates of pasta like mist from a hot spring as the famished Venezuelan newcomers lined up to eat on a frozen Chicago November afternoon in 2023. Many arrived in shorts and flip-flops. I had partnered with local…
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Trump nos está enfrentando unos contra otros en Chicago
12 de Oct., 2025 | Vic Mensa | New York Times | English El vapor fragante se elevaba de los platos de pasta como la niebla de una fuente termal mientras los hambrientos venezolanos recién llegados hacían fila para comer en una gélida tarde de noviembre de 2023 en Chicago. Muchos llegaron en pantalones cortos…
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ECUADOR: Marco Rubio and the Noboa’s Banana Drug Trafficking Cartel
September 8, 2025 | Global Affairs | 21st Century Wire On September 4, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his trip to Ecuador with several important announcements, the most notable being made during his meeting with Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa. Rubio’s discussions in Quito on Thursday followed his discussions with leaders from Mexico, which conversations…
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The Nobel Peace Prize for War
The Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2025 Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has sparked significant backlash. While recognized for her efforts to restore democracy and promote human rights in Venezuela, critics argue her past support for sanctions and foreign intervention undermines the peace prize’s values.
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The Peacewheel
I grew up a child of the 1950s-60s. This generation began to question the validity of war as a problem solving tool. We were exposed in media, that an anti-war sentiment was a matter of great importance, especially through music. Society at large had evolved into recognizing the futility of war in a nuclear age.…
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Does there exist a narco empire? What about the revelations of the Church Committee during Iran Contra?
Today, transnational criminal organizations operate with immense power and influence, though they are not a single, unified “narco empire”. Allegations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) involvement in drug trafficking related to the Iran-Contra affair were investigated by congressional committees and the agency’s own inspector general, finding that some officials looked the other way on Contra…
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The US Advances Its Dystopian Plan to Destroy China
Megan Russell | July 31, 2025 | Common Dreams Imagine: It’s the summer of 2025, and the United States has been surrounded by foreign military bases. The bases have been built by some antagonistic country on the other side of the world that drones on about the inevitability of war. Leaders of the nation pump…
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The Occupation Begins in LA and DC
The first stages of the occupation are unfolding in LA and DC. The return of the Redcoats for our “own sake.” The arming of the National Guard in DC has begun. Kary Love | Aug 27, 2025 | Listen The US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan as illegally as Putin invaded Ukraine, a bad place to…
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As apologists for Israel, Democratic leaders in Congress and at the DNC are doing major damage to the party’s prospects for next year’s midterm elections or defeating the Republican ticket in 2028.
By Norman Solomon This week will go down in history as a time when the governing body of the Democratic Party had a chance to oppose the U.S. government’s arming of Israel. But with the first Democratic National Committee meeting in seven months getting underway on Monday, the DNC’s leadership is determined to derail a resolution calling for…
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Why were the Philistines against the Canaanites?
The relationship between the Philistines and the Canaanites was multifaceted, encompassing both conflict and a degree of cultural exchange. While not always outright enemies, their interactions were often marked byrivalry and a struggle for dominance in the region of Canaan. Here’s a breakdown of the key factors contributing to their complex relationship: It’s important to…