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The Injustices of Mr Justice Clarence Thomas • Stephen Rohde: Thomas' holier-than-thou diatribe clearly flunked freshman American history, but more notably, it had the unintended effect of drawing renewed attention to the scandals that have swirled for years around his serious…

The Rise of Billionaire Rule: How Extreme Wealth Undermines American Democracy • Sharon Kyle: From campaign dominance to policy control, the concentration of wealth among billionaires is transforming participatory democracy into a system of elite rule. instagr.am/p/DX1vy4WlMlH/… …

Lessons for Everyone from the Irish Farmer Protests • Anthony Pahnke: Our farm policy is about propping up export markets instead of feeding Americans and creating resilient systems. instagr.am/p/DXzJSk-lsj2/… have great deals...

War-Driven Inflation Hits Working Families Hard As U.S. Splurges Fighting Iran • Marcus Baram: The rising cost of gas and higher utility rates are hurting farmers, ride-sharing workers and consumers from coast to coast. instagr.am/p/DXwkfcOjjW6/… have great deals...

The Trauma and the Terror Among Us • Andrea Mazzarino: The collective trauma of America's twenty-first century wars. instagr.am/p/DXt_s5EG8d1/… have great deals...

Shutting Down the War Machine • William Hartung: The challenge now is to build a movement that not only turns back Trump’s policies, but gets at the underlying economic, political, and cultural forces that have kept the United States in a permanent state of war for so long. …

The Hidden Cost of Neglecting Youth Health Is a Bill We All Pay • Colin Greer & Reynard Loki: Childhood health inequity undermines opportunity. When children are hungry, sick, and stressed, they cannot learn or grow. The consequences ripple outward. instagr.am/p/DXo304QjFC1/… hav…

Retrofitting the Constitution • Johnny Townsend: Our Declaration of Independence wasn't designed to offer legal equality to all people, but over time, we’ve come to understand that these documents should have done so. instagr.am/p/DXmTCGNkvjW/… have great deals...

Shock and Awe in Reverse • Dee Knight: The world is in fact on the brink of a new era in which the United States can no longer exercise hegemony. instagr.am/p/DXjshDslLtR/… have great deals...

America's “Micro-Militarism” • Alfred McCoy: Or how defeat in the Iran War will accelerate American global decline. instagr.am/p/DXhJcGNEjxX/… have great deals...

When Politicos Say “Cultural Issues,” What They Really Mean About Race and Power • Sharon Kyle: The Dog Whistle on the Left. When “Cultural Issues” Means “People Like Me”. Ruy Teixeira and other political commentators use terms like “radical” and “cultural issues” without defi…

A Century of the Souls of Black Folks: Up From Slavery to Civil Rights • Ed Rampell: During the course of Fugard’s one-act play, the racial power dynamic of South African apartheid is unraveled. instagr.am/p/DXcpBYtmylM/… have great deals...

Magic Bullet Delusion • Bill Blum: Neither impeachment nor the 25th Amendment offers remedies for removing a mad president leading the nation to disaster. instagr.am/p/DXb4_1wFsJI/… have great deals...

Donald Says Happy Birthday USA! in His Own Special Way • Berry Craig: Trump has put himself in charge of a "Freedom 250" celebration which an apparently large number of scholars are criticizing as a glorification of himself and a whitewash of American history. …

Facing Up to Blackface • Peter Laarman: And why anti-black racism is not just another form of bigotry. instagr.am/p/DXWxHRIkqwd/… have great deals...

The Deception Behind Trump’s Attacks on Iran • Sophia Gonzalez: If Americans want to stand with the Iranian people, they should stand for ceasefire, diplomacy, truthful reporting and the protection of civilians. instagr.am/p/DXUPvs-DZg_/… have great deals...

Touchstones of Freedom • Tom Hall: As we approach our nation’s 250th symbolic birthday, the realities of history remind us both that Americans had some touchstones of freedom decades before the Declaration of Independence instagr.am/p/DXRjin_jbgr/… have great deals...

Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion • Berry Craig: Trump's attacks on Pope Leo puts us in mind of the 1884 presidential election, which was swung by one party's ridicule of the largely Roman Catholic Irish-American voters. instagr.am/p/DXO_Swejl-c/… have great deals...

Shirley Weber on Voting Rights, Civic Responsibility, and Defending Democracy • Sharon Kyle: California Secretary of State Shirley Weber reflects on her family’s journey from Arkansas to Los Angeles, the lessons her parents taught her about courage and responsibility, and why …

The Last Top Jock? Robert Lipsyte: Donald Trump eternally demands to be the GOAT — the Greatest of All Time — while distinctly turning our world into a Trumpian sports event. instagr.am/p/DXHbNkvkgzu/… have great deals...