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UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination exposes divergence of America's justice system
The assassination of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare insurance company, has prompted a national reckoning of how corporate entities commit crimes on a daily bas...
Lena Herzog: You cannot win a nuclear war
Though one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole. In...
Juan Cole: The antidote to Israeli propaganda
Gaza today symbolizes nothing but death, destruction and oppression. Israel’s genocide and scorched earth bombing campaign has not only wiped out its people but the rich hist...
Dr. Warren Hern: Abortion in the age of unreason
The election came and went, and despite Democrats’ heavy emphasis on abortion rights, the election of Donald Trump makes it clear that the rights of women across the country ...
Michael Tracey: Why working class Americans of all races voted for Trump
Reporting on the election often involves being glued to computer screens dictating the polling numbers around the country and using statistics revolving around race and gender to m...
These 10 Companies Run Our ‘Democracy’
Amidst the hype, excitement and nervousness of the election, the bigger picture of what the United States is and how it operates often gets lost on people. Many think that choosing...
The enviable life of a true American publisher
Fewer people in the world had access to the personal moments experienced by Steve Wasserman, Heyday Books publisher, former LA Times Book Review editor and former editor at several...
It’s time to get rid of big agriculture
Any urban street in America is guaranteed to be lined with popular fast food chains, the readily available nature of their products being the main attraction, with people barely gi...
Juan Cole: Where is the Middle East Heading?
In the 365 days following the events of Oct. 7, the situation in the Middle East is as complicated as ever. Israel’s genocide in Gaza agonizingly continues, and its invasion ...
Everything your kids won’t learn in school about our democracy: Can parents fill the void?
At a time of book bans and the withholding of critically important struggles in our history, our education system has increasingly failed to provide our young with the tools to...
How deep does the 'Deep State' go?
In the midst of election season, conversations revolving around the levers of power become more frequent, and in the case of a U.S. presidential election, that often includes debat...
Can Israel decide who qualifies as Jewish?
The genocide in Gaza has brought the issue of Israel — and what it represents for Jewish people — into the forefront of Jewish communities worldwide. The powerful influ...
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