Migration, the essence of humanity
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Migration, the essence of humanity | MR Online
In February 1947, Eleanor Roosevelt, writer and activist, and wife of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945); Peng Chun Chang, Chinese scholar, philosopher, human rights activist, and diplomat; and Charles Habib Malik, Lebanese scholar, diplomat…
Nobel War Prize
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Nobel War Prize | MR Online
The Nobel Peace Prize is an anachronism and a compromised “honor” as the struggle against the U.S. and its collective west allies intensifies. The peoples of the world know who is fighting for peace, and who, like this year’s winner, Maria Corina Machado…
Expand or die: A system that can’t stop creating crises
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Expand or die: A system that can’t stop creating crises | MR Online
Walk through Fort Worth, Texas, and you’ll see the story of a collapsing empire written in steel and concrete.
Black Lives Matter grassroots weighs in on AB 715 – News Release
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Black Lives Matter-California Statement on Governor Gavin Newsom Signing Anti-Labor, Islamophobic, Fake Civil Rights Act AB 715.
The Making of Italy’s Pro-Palestine General Strike
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/italy-general-strike-palestine-labor/
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Jacobin
The Making of Italy’s Pro-Palestine General Strike
When Italy’s dockworkers organized a strike in solidarity with Palestine on October 3, they showed that solidarity and internationalism are still alive in the Italian labor movement.
The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-section-2/
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The Nation
The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act
The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats.
What Was the Cybertruck?
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cybertruck-elon-musk-fail/
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The Nation
What Was the Cybertruck?
Elon Musk’s car from space offered a vision for a sustainable and autonomous future. All along, it was as awkward, easily bruised, and volatile as the entrepreneur himself.
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
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A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
Chicago Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/chicago-ice-response-trump-authoritarianism/
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Jacobin
Chicago Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
As ICE violently snatches Chicagoans in broad daylight and seems to be waging war on the city itself, Chicago City Council member and socialist Anthony Quezada recounts how the city is pushing back.
Europe Primarily Uses the Welfare State to Fight Inequality
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Jacobin
Europe Primarily Uses the Welfare State to Fight Inequality
Some economists argue that European countries have lower inequality than the US because they distribute market income much more equally, not because of their welfare states. This is false: the welfare state beats market-income compression.
Headlines for October 16, 2025
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Democracy Now!
Headlines for October 16, 2025
Israel Delays Reopening Gaza Border Crossing, Continues Deadly Attacks Despite Ceasefire; Palestinian Political Prisoners’ Group Says Israeli Guards Brutally Beat Marwan Barghouti; Spanish Unions and Students Hold Nationwide Strike Demanding Government Sever…
Report from Gaza: Despite Ceasefire, Humanitarian Crisis Continues as Israel Severely Restricts Aid
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/gaza_humanitarian_situation_after_ceasefire
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We get an update from Gaza as the ceasefire there concludes its first week. Despite the agreed-upon cessation of hostilities, the Israeli military has continued its deadly attacks on Palestinians. Israel’s pledge to let in the 600 aid trucks needed daily…
"Taken Hostage by the Israeli Military": Freed Palestinian Prisoners Describe Widespread Torture
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Palestinians who have been released from Israeli prisons as part of the hostage exchange with Hamas are describing physical and psychological torture, medical neglect, deprivation and more. Moureen Kaki, a Palestinian American aid worker with Glia International…
Why Is Trump Bailing Out Argentina's President Milei While Firing Thousands of Workers in U.S.?
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We speak to Argentine journalist Pablo Calvi about the U.S. government’s multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina, which could grow from $20 billion to $40 billion as Argentina is rocked by an ongoing economic crisis. “I don’t see that the bailout would…
Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?
http://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/16/scotus_voting_rights_act_electoral_maps
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The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The case concerns Louisiana’s…
Walkout: Top U.S. Media, Including Conservative Outlets, Reject New Pentagon Press Restrictions
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The Department of Defense has introduced a new press policy requiring the Pentagon to authorize any reporting on itself. Top TV news outlets have rejected the pledge; only the far-right outlet One America News has agreed to sign on. Dozens of reporters with…
