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Published 14 hours agoYvette Nicole Brown Shows You Her Weapon
Yvette Nicole Brown has a secret weapon. But we’re not going to keep it a secret anymore. Because last week, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to Jim Crow the voter rolls, ruling that Donald Trump could make up the list of citizens who can vote. Think about that.
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Published 15 hours agoMeet the Youngest Female Doctor in the World
Iqbal El-Assaad is a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon whose extraordinary academic journey took her from the Bekaa Valley to becoming a physician specializing in pediatric electrophysiology in the United States. Her story is remarkable not simply because of how young she was when…
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Published 15 hours agoLoves Him Some Goons
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Published October 03America’s National Security Scam Rolls On
Once upon a time the United States of America was confident that it, shielded by broad oceans to the East and West and having friendly countries that it dominated economically and militarily to the North and South, was safe from any threat by any foreign nation or even any…
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Published October 03Cornell 7
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Published October 02The Traffic Stop
Millions of Americans are pulled over by police each year for ordinary traffic violations. But a traffic stop in the United States often does more than enforce traffic laws: it creates an opportunity for the government to investigate a person who, moments earlier, may not have…
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Published October 02Still alive after two lethal doses?
In a stunning twist of events, Tennessee failed to execute #ChristaPike Wednesday night - the second failed execution this year. Originally scheduled for execution at 10am CT, Christa Pike was granted a last minute reprieve by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Published October 02More Than Voting Machines: The System Is Being Targeted, Too
On the morning of November 6th, 2024, as the American nation rose once again, phones lit up on nightstands, televisions flickered to life in living rooms and break rooms, and across time zones, millions of eyes met the same headline at once:
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Published October 02Being Forcefully Pro-Palestine Weeds The Terrible People Out Of Your Life
Being forcefully pro-Palestine is the most efficient way to weed all the worst people out of your life. It takes care of them all. Zionists. Islamophobes. Apathetic narcissists. Unthinking herd-minded right wing ideologues. Abuser-enabling “both sides” moral cowards. Emotionally…
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Published October 02While Gaza Dominates the UN, These Are the People Keeping It Alive
When I first saw footage of Gaza doctor Munir al-Bursh and his family kneeling beside the white-shrouded body of his son, surrounded by mourners, I thought it was an old video. It was not.
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Published October 02Swinging for the Midterms
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Published October 01Ireland Takes a Stand: The Irish National Team’s Message on Gaza
The Republic of Ireland’s national soccer team sent a powerful political message during its Nations League match against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary, on September 27. Irish players wore black armbands, bowed their heads during the playing of Israel’s national anthem, and declined…