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“TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.

And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”

― Howard Zinn

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    Published On: 04/30/2025

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    desmog.com

    The group behind the radical Project 2025 agenda is increasingly turning its attention to Europe.

    Published On: 03/14/2025

    Published On: 03/14/2025

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    Laurie Winer
    Thinking About

    Magical thinking is far from new. Adolf Hitler came to power amid similar lies and conspiracy theories. We should know where that leads. And, while MAGA may ignore the mountains of books written on fascism, the rest of us are not in the dark about what comes next.

    Published On: 03/13/2025

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  • Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

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    Published On: 09/15/2025

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    Published On: 09/12/2025

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    Published On: 09/11/2025

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    Prominent far-right figures and elected officials have called for vengeance following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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    It’s time to dream up a media future that millions of people will fight for.

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