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Let’s not get outraged about things that are obviously, undeniably factually correct.
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CODEPINK on 25 Years of Fighting the War Machine
Two generations of activists discuss the legacy of the War on Terror, confronting power, and why anti-war activism matters as much as ever.
“Coyote vs. Acme” Takes a Cartoon Mallet to Corporate Monopolies
The film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood.
Macklemore is Taking On a Powerful Machine
There’s no such thing as an “apolitical” artist in a time of genocide.
- by Andre Gee
Service Members Should Refuse to Fight Trump’s Illegal Wars
Attacking Iran serves America’s rulers, not its people. Are military leaders going to get away with sending you to another pointless war?
- by Lex Syd
If You Think Your Product Could Wipe Out Humanity, It Shouldn’t Exist
Whether or not it will bring about our extinction, AI clearly risks causing many kinds of catastrophic harms. Why are we giving ruthless private companies such power to shape the human future?
We’re Living In the World That Milton Friedman Made
You can’t understand what’s wrong with the 21st century without confronting the High Priest of the Invisible Hand.
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