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ranking multibillionaires is a meaningless exercise that obscures the absurdity of their wealth.
In mid-September, for just a few days, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani entered the ranks of the top three richest people on earth as per Bloomberg’s Billionaires…
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Republicans have long made public education a whipping post going back to at least the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
Who would have imagined that after the past two tumultuous years, when so much was written and said about how the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Meloni has not been following a historic model of Italian fascism so much as the current model of American neo-fascism, courtesy of Trump himself.
Italy just elected a far-right leader. Is this the beginning of a resurgence of fascism, or the beginning of the end? The telegenic star of Europe’s…
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Climate change plus government inaction on mitigation and resilience equals deadly consequences for the poor.
As Pakistan drowns, as Puerto Rico is cast into darkness, and as Jacksonians remain thirsty, it’s past time for a climate tax on fossil fuel companies.…
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A Black woman having a baby is like a Black man being stopped by the police.”
The United States is the most dangerous country in the industrialized world to have a child or be pregnant. And, conditions are much worse in Black…
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South Sudan is the embodiment of so many ills that affect the world – colonialism, militarization, civil war, climate change, famine, and sexual violence.
By every conceivable measure, South Sudan is a nation in acute crisis. According to the World Bank, eighty percent of the South Sudanese population lives below…
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those who are descended from the subjects of British imperialist conquest, the queen, her ancestors, and her descendants represent the ultimate evil empire.
The British royal family papers over the pillage it continues to benefit from. The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of British royalty, has…
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I’m 100% in favor of applying the rule of law to the rich and obnoxious.
Imagine the trash compactor scene in Star Wars running for five straight years. Now you can skip thousands of reports on the walls closing in on…
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The question about sex scandals and Republicans seems like a pretty straightforward question but sex is never simple.
So DeSantis and Abbott fly 50 immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard. It’s shocking. It’s outrageous. It’s misuse of public funds and it’s probably illegal in a bunch…
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It's time to use logic and make major cuts. Force the military to think rather than to spend.
If you truly want to help the U.S. military, slash its yearly budget. It's counter intuitive, right? We think more money will help the Pentagon field…
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