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State of the Free Press 2024

“We have made the planet inhospitable to human life.” That’s what the lead researcher in Project Censored’s number one story…

2 years ago

How to Beet the Holidays

As you would expect in something high in sugar that tastes like earth, beets will keep you grounded, and going,…

2 years ago

For Media Elites, War Criminal Henry Kissinger Was a Great Man

For U.S. mass media, Henry Kissinger’s quip that “power is the ultimate aphrodisiac” rang true. Influential reporters and pundits often…

2 years ago

The Attack Against the Freedom to Read and What to Do About It

In Texas, Suzette Baker was fired from her job as director of a rural public library for refusing to withdraw books about…

2 years ago

Court Rules only Voting Rights Criminals Can Sue Voting Rights Criminals — No Kidding

The facts: This week, the court voted 3-2 that the NAACP is banned from bringing any suit — ever —…

2 years ago

Oaxacans Celebrate 30 Years of Organizing

Photographs by David Bacon On Dec, 1 the Centro Binacional de Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueña (the Binational Center for Oaxacan Indigenous…

2 years ago

Life After Mother: Home for Christmas

When I look at these photos now, I see time-capsule documentation of beginnings — the beginning of a family, a…

2 years ago

Trust Gap Persists Between Activists and Air Resources Board Over ShoreKat System

A Nov 13 online meeting between local activists and staff from the California Air Resources Board concerning the ShoreKat emissions-capture…

2 years ago

China Shipping: Appeals Court Asks “Lucy And The Football” Question

Appeals court justices asked the “Lucy and the football” question in a hearing on the second China Shipping lawsuit on…

2 years ago

Republican Politicians Caused Thousands of Their Voters To Die During COVID

“The deadly toll of the pandemic was not inevitable—it was driven, at least in part, by political leaders like Trump,…

2 years ago