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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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    Julia Angwin
    New York Times

    The creation of a huge government database of personal information about U.S. residents is dangerous and very likely against the law.

    Published On: 04/30/2025

    Published On: 04/30/2025

  • Why We Need a Progressive Shadow Cabinet to Counter Trump

    Sarah van Gelder
    How We Rise, with Sarah

    A shadow cabinet appointed by “we the people” would show us what it would mean to have a government who put American families ahead of the enrichment of billionaires.

    Published On: 03/13/2025

    Published On: 03/13/2025

  • Hegseth halts cyber operations against Russia, adding to an ugly pattern

    Steve Benen
    Maddow Blog

    Late last week, a publication called The Record, which focuses on news related to cybersecurity, published a report that seemed hard to believe. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the outlet reported, “ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.”

    Published On: 03/10/2025

    Published On: 03/10/2025

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  • America on the Brink

    Thom Hartmann
    The Hartmann Report

    We must call this what it is: a full-scale assault on our economy, our democracy, and the peaceful world order that’s prevented a third world war for nearly 80 years…

    Published On: 07/14/2025

  • Elon Musk’s New Far-Right Nazi Party for America

    John Feffer
    Common Dreams

    It’s the opposite of Trump, who was interested only in building a vehicle for his own self-advancement. Musk is far more dangerous.

    Published On: 07/13/2025

  • Please Shout Fire. This Theater Is Burning

    Rebecca Solnit
    Meditations in an Emergency

    The mainstream media are overall failing to raise the alarm, failing to connect the dots, failing to show how all the injuries add up to profound danger to the nation's people, its institutions, and its environment.

    Published On: 07/13/2025

  • Trump, Epstein and the Deep State

    Chris Hedges
    The Chris Hedges Report

    The Trump administration’s refusal to release the Epstein files and videos is done not only to protect Trump, but the ruling class. They all belong to the same club.

    Published On: 07/12/2025

  • Is the US Military Poised to Experience a New Surge in Conscientious Objectors?

    Hope Hodge Seck
    Mother Jones

    For troops experiencing ethical dilemmas, following one’s conscience can be costly.

    Published On: 07/12/2025

  • ‘Media and Corporate Power Structures See Genuine Democracy as a Terrible Danger’

    Janine Jackson
    FAIR

    CounterSpin interview with Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon on Mamdani and the Democrats

    Published On: 07/11/2025

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