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Today's fascists are not just “colonizing” health foods, they are using ways of eating them to foment ideological violence, writes Amber Husain. If we ignore this, we may miss not just the power of food but the nature of the fascism at hand. bit.ly/41cmC5g

After four years of war, Ukrainians are reckoning with irreparable loss and finding ways to persist in the face of it. Reporting from Kyiv, Alyssa Oursler has a moving article about mourning, memory, and survival. thenation.com/article/world/…

The Nation: “In Gaza, we watch people being starved by Israel. In rich countries, we watch people starving themselves. The situations are completely different—but they are also connected.”: thenation.com/article/societ…

In Ukraine, collective memory is being made one stitch, one note, one piece of artwork at a time. Reporting from Kyiv, Alyssa Oursler reports on mourning and memory amid war. bit.ly/4rLY1iO

While the Trump admin is scrubbing official mentions of climate change, its wars abroad and ICE occupations at home are, in fact, climate policies. thenation.com/article/enviro…

If you can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is to try to stop the dissemination of that bad news. Sasha Abramsky on Trump's latest attacks on the free press. bit.ly/3NAvui7

Trump’s threats against Cuba revive a long imperial history, one that Cubans have resisted for over a century. bit.ly/41dWMOn

Ensuring that predatory movement leaders face lasting consequences for their actions usually means confronting a hard-fought and hard-won battle, one that solitary accusers are understandably loath to take on without broader support. bit.ly/3PgNxdK

The revelations about Cesar Chavez remind us how deeply left institutions and social practices are in thrall to the drive to suppress reports of abuse and discredit would-be accusers. bit.ly/3PgNxdK

During his second term, Trump has pivoted from promising “energy independence” for Americans to explicitly seeking global “energy supremacy” through exports. But since the start of the war in Iran, oil prices have soared. bit.ly/40zV3Tr

Her slowly shifting synthesizer compositions and quiet, meditative pieces for acoustic instruments continue to inspire a deep immersion in their audiences, and her recordings and writings have influenced multiple generations of musicians worldwide. bit.ly/4bQ3QH5

Over the years, companies like BP and ExxonMobil have employed various strategies to deflect public anger and the changes in policy it might encourage. bit.ly/4lMAMUs

War may be fought in the name of security—but it continues to generate profit and power for those far removed from its human costs. bit.ly/47ef45I

Radigue did what she could to secure her legacy before her passing, but the fact remains that her work is special in its intimacy and breadth: It has created an international web of connections of devotees who have built very visceral connection to her music. bit.ly/4bQ3QH5

When we dismiss food politics, we risk missing what’s being stirred when a group coheres around their diets, argues Amber Husain. bit.ly/41cmC5g

Today's fascists are not just “colonizing” health foods, they are using ways of eating them to foment ideological violence, writes Amber Husain. If we ignore this, we may miss not just the power of food but the nature of the fascism at hand. bit.ly/41cmC5g

A quiet dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon reveals how artificial intelligence is being woven into surveillance, autonomous weapons, and nuclear command. bit.ly/4bhOTxh

Trump’s White nationalism is a formula for division, poverty, and mass violence, as was demonstrated in the 1930s and 1940s when a form of that ideology was last tried in Europe. bit.ly/4tcSpzl

A report by Climate Majority Project, a nonprofit based in the UK, argues that climate change is not the only issue where most people favor radically different approaches than what the status quo is delivering. bit.ly/4lMAMUs

From Iraq to Iran, anti-war movements have often struggled to build the broad, cross-class coalitions needed to challenge the forces driving conflict. bit.ly/47ef45I