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"Although the Trump administration claims it only seeks 'behavior change' in Iran, its pressure campaign clearly aims at regime change."

'Profound' Threat to Press Freedom Looms as Ecuador Prepares to Hand Assange Over to UK

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"If Ecuador expels Assange from its London embassy, it's essential the U.K. not...

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"Climate change is our last chance to either fix colossal systems of inequality...

Justice Department Releases FISA Applications That Accused Trump Adviser Carter Page of 'Conspiring With the Russian Government'

Bernie Sanders: Trump 'Really Sold the American People Out' in Helsinki Summit

With Bold Message of Economic Justice, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rallies Draw Thousands in Kansas

Embracing Medicare for All and Refusing Corporate Cash, El-Sayed Touted as 'True Progressive' in Michigan Governor's Race

After Warning of 'Large and Painful Military Operation,' Israel Begins Massive Bombing of Gaza

On 'Front Lines of Climate Change,' Baltimore Lawsuit Aims to Hold 26 Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable

Proving Kansas Is Hungry for Democratic Socialism, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Sold-Out Rally Moved to Much Larger Venue

With Much Focus on Russian 'Troll Farms,' Oxford Study Shows Social Media Misinformation Campaigns Are 'Big Business' Worldwide

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While Child Detention Crisis Has Faded From Headlines, Horror and Cruelty of Family Separation Remains

'Yikes': NYT Reports Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Secretly Taped Talk With Trump About Playboy Model Payoff

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Patriots, Prepare For War With the Very Aggressive People of Montenegro, Also Maybe Freedonia

Sigh. In his latest circus act of gonzo anti-diplomacy, our imbecilic Peacock-In-Chief has cited as the next great danger to world peace the new proud member of NATO: the tiny, peaceful nation of Montenegro, which we're sure he can't find on a map but nonetheless warns has 640,000 "very aggressive people" who also coincidentally have been targeted by Putin as a key wedge against Russian hegemony. Cue the Marx Brothers' anti-war classic Duck Soup: "Calling all nations...We're in a mess, folks."