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  • Cyber Security • Democracy • Digital Rights • Disinformation

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  • Democracy • Featured • Legal • Violence

    The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

    Julian Borger

    The Guardian

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    Published On: 01/03/2026

  • Health • Human Rights • Violence

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    Amy Walker and David Gritten

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    Published On: 01/01/2026

  • Economy • Human Rights • Resistance

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    Published On: 01/01/2026

  • Human Rights • Resistance

    Buddhist monks and their ‘peace dog’ are walking across the US and captivating the nation along the way

    Via AP

    Independent

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    Published On: 12/30/2025

  • Resistance • Safety • Violence

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    Sonali Kolhatkar

    Truthout

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    Published On: 12/29/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Disinformation • Resistance

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    Leadership Matters

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    Published On: 12/29/2025

  • Culture • Health • Resistance

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    The Hartmann Report

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    Published On: 12/26/2025

  • Corruption • Journalism • Press Freedom

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  • Europe • Exile • Global • Human Rights

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    The New Yorker (December 8, 2025)

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    Published On: 12/22/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Disinformation • Recommended • Technology • White Supremacy

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    The Guardian

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    Published On: 12/21/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • Recommended • Violence

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    Meditations in an Emergency

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    Published On: 12/20/2025

  • Corruption • Disinformation • Threat Management

    The Slow Release of the Epstein Files Is Psychological Conditioning

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    Dr. Stacey Patton

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    Published On: 12/20/2025

  • Corruption • Legal • Russia

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    W. A. Lawrence

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    Published On: 12/20/2025

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