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From Guernica to Gaza

Far from its victims, air power remains the height of modernity. And yet, as the monk Thomas Merton concluded in…

1 month ago

When the Bully Swings, Swing Back

Then, of course, there’s Texas’ mid-decade gerrymandering of districts at the request of the OF. The Texas Republicans line up…

2 months ago

Foundations of Labor Law Threatened —

The Trump agenda, laid out in Project 2025, is “very much in keeping with 50 years of right-wing strategy around…

2 months ago

Why Lelo Juarez Chose Self-Deportation

Since discovering in the 1980s the huge profits to be made in federal contracts, the company has become one of…

2 months ago

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Never in the history of this country has there been a federal task force on the Olympics, and yet the…

2 months ago

Redistricting vs the Rape of America

Newsom’s redistricting proposal would go on the ballot this November and would only go into effect if Republicans redistrict first.…

2 months ago

Safe Zones, Strong Voices

Teachers Stand Against Deportations as School Year Begins By Mark Friedman, Columnist SAN PEDRO ― Teachers at San Pedro High…

2 months ago

Broken Promises on Deportations, Broken Trust in 2026 Elections

However, her guest, journalist and historian Garrett Graff, mentioned a fourth way to rig the elections: deploying ICE officers and…

2 months ago

“His arm slid off like a chicken wing.”

We filmed Patrick while he watched the videos of bodies floating face down in another small town, in Kerr County,…

2 months ago

Home of the Brave

Resistance now is the most patriotic action that all of us can perform. The domestic enemy has arrived. Stand up…

2 months ago