The Mirror Stage of US Politics
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The Mirror Stage of US Politics
The US has been transformed into a mirror world, the mirror world of a pathological narcissist, a world of reverse images where victims are flipped into perpetrators, the poor portrayed as exploiters of the super-rich, the weak as persecutors of the strong…
New York’s Bold Fight for Public Power
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New York’s Bold Fight for Public Power
In the fight for a just transition to renewable energy in the United States, New Yorkers achieved two major legislative wins in 2019 and 2023. Today, the realization of that landmark legislation hinges on whether the Democratic governor will uphold those…
Collectively bargaining the future of local journalism
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Collectively bargaining the future of local journalism | MR Online
Contract negotiations at five Pacific Northwest newspapers are putting a spotlight on AI, clickbait, and the pressures on local journalists.
Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made
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Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made
We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
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Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.
Trump’s war against ‘Left-leaning’ groups extends further
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Trump’s war against ‘Left-leaning’ groups extends further | MR Online
The scary thing is that there is, so far, little or any opposition to these plans and only few warnings about their consequences.
Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse.
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Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse.
The Thai-Cambodian border conflict is just one of the many stories going underreported in the country as Trump’s funding cuts leave citizens and journalists scrambling.
Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed
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Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed
From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.
Viral video of West Bank settler attack sparks outrage and accusations of U.S. hypocrisy
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Viral video of West Bank settler attack sparks outrage and accusations of U.S. hypocrisy | MR Online
Outcry grows as footage filmed by American journalist Jasper Nathaniel goes viral, revealing messages between him and U.S. embassy in Israel.
“The Philosopher of the Master Class” — Why Losurdo’s Nietzsche Matters Now
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“The Philosopher of the Master Class” — Why Losurdo’s Nietzsche Matters Now | MR Online
A review of Nietzsche: The Aristocratic Rebel by Domenico Losurdo — a ruthless excavation of Europe’s most reactionary philosopher. Losurdo drags Nietzsche out of myth and into history, exposing his war on equality as the moral software of empire. Our review…
How the Labour Right Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn
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How the Labour Right Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn
A new book by the journalist Paul Holden exposes the lengths that reactionaries within the Labour Party, many of whom now serve in the current government, went to sabotage the electoral prospects of Jeremy Corbyn.
China’s progress proves socialism is the only viable framework for saving the planet
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China’s progress proves socialism is the only viable framework for saving the planet | MR Online
Mao Zedong said in 1956 that, by the beginning of the 21st century, China would have become “a powerful socialist industrial country” and that “she ought to have made a greater contribution to humanity.”
Decades of Hurt Lie Behind the Protests in the Philippines
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Decades of Hurt Lie Behind the Protests in the Philippines
Recent protests against political corruption in the Philippines led to violent clashes at the presidential palace. The country’s rulers shouldn’t be surprised at the reaction after imposing their own forms of violence on its working classes for so long.
Headlines for October 23, 2025
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Headlines for October 23, 2025
“Starvation as a Weapon of War”: ICJ Orders Israel to Restore Access to U.N.-Led Aid Agencies; Mass Funeral Held in Gaza for Unidentified Palestinians Whose Bodies Show Signs of Torture; Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bills to Annex West Bank, Drawing Rare U.S.…
International Court of Justice: As Occupying Power, Israel Must Allow U.N. Aid into Gaza
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The International Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that Israel, as an occupying power, must allow United Nations humanitarian aid into Gaza and may not use starvation as a method of warfare. In its advisory opinion, the World Court also found that Israel…
Ex-U.S. Diplomat Robert Malley on Gaza Ceasefire & U.S. Double Standards on Israel
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the latest top U.S. official to visit Israel as part of a push to maintain the Gaza ceasefire. Reports suggest the Trump administration is worried about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undermining the agreement, with the…
"Fascism or Genocide" Author Ross Barkan on NYC Mayoral Race, Mamdani's Rise, Socialism & More
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New York mayoral candidates held their final debate Wednesday before the November 4 election, with early voting beginning Saturday. Democratic nominee and front-runner Zohran Mamdani faced off against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Governor Andrew…
