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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Laura Carlsen, Noam Chomsky, Miguel Tinker Salas, Greg Grandin, et al
An Open Letter to the United States: Stop Interfering in Venezuela's Internal Politics
If the Trump administration and its allies continue to pursue their reckless course in Venezuela, the most likely result will be bloodshed, chaos, and instability.
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In the years that followed, the very idea of a peace dividend, even the phrase itself, would simply vanish. (Photo: Program Executive Office Soldier/Flickr/cc) Tom Engelhardt
Amnesia and the 'Bleeding Wound': Afghanistan and the Implosion of America
If you were against the single most disastrous, megalomanic foreign policy act of this century, there’s no place for you in present-day Washington, not in the administration, either party in Congress, or even in memory
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"If we stereotype them as sociopaths and predators right out of the gate, we push them toward the very qualities we dread." (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr) Ruth Conniff
Our Dangerous Impulse to Demonize the Other Side
We need to check our impulse to see young white men as evil
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“We continue to hold the illegitimate Maduro regime directly responsible for any threats it may pose to the safety of the Venezuelan people.” (Photo: White House on Flickr) Kevin Gosztola
Trump Backs Overthrow Of Venezuelan President, Recognizes Right-Wing Opposition Figure As Leader
“Don’t trust the gringos. They don’t have friends or loyalties. They only have interests, guts, and the ambition to take Venezuela’s oil, gas, and gold.”
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As threats to legal abortion increase, we are championing policies that safeguard the ability of women to make our own decisions. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr) Donna Lieberman
Amid a Deteriorating Landscape for Abortion Rights, a Critical Victory in New York
Across the country, anti-abortion politicians have been eroding abortion rights in state after state
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Participants at the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. (Photo: Laurent Gillieron/EPA-EFE) Helaine Olen
Davos Attendees Are Worried About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She’s the Least of Their Problems.
These are the sorts of people who believe the typical worker will be impacted by a tax that begins at $10 million in annual income
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Educators, parents, students, and supporters of the Los Angeles teachers strike wave and cheer in Grand Park on January 22, 2019 in downtown Los Angeles, California at a victory rally. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images) Julianne Tveten
L.A. Teachers on What Was Won—And Which Battles Are Next
“The future of public education depends on making informed decisions about charter schools versus community schools.”
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From left, moderator Andrew R. Sorkin; Ruth Porat, Google senior vice president and chief financial officer; Blackstone Group CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman; Sinochem Group Chairman Ning Gaoning; Raghuram G. Rajan of the University of Chicago, and Bank of America CEO Brian T. Moynihan take part in the discussion, "Shaping a New Market Architecture" at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. (Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP) Sonali Kolhatkar
Davos Attendees Must Accept That They Have Too Much Money
If the many are to have more, the wealthy must make do with less. A lot less.
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People walk upstairs at the Davos Congress Centre where the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2019 takes place, January 20, 2019 (Photo: Markus Schreiber/AP) Jennifer Morgan
Tackling the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Inequality
We need the Davos elite to change the rules of the global economy to benefit people and the planet alike
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Laura Carlsen
The Organization of American States Shouldn’t Be Run by Regime Change Enthusiasts
Amid crises in Venezuela, migration, and the climate, the Western Hemisphere’s chief regional organization has been hobbled by pro-Trump leadership.
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