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At what point is violent resistance against the government justified?

For Mahatma Gandhi, violent resistance is never justified. “If there ever could be a justifiable war, in the name of…

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Frame-Checking Generative AI’s Role in Transmitting News

Many users report feeling a sense of control when using chatbots, but a February 2026 MIT study found that chatbots…

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The Unfinished Revolution–Revisiting the Promise of ‘We the People’

When the 13 American colonies separated from British rule to become sovereign states free from allegiance to the British Crown,…

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Hydrogen Fluoride Refinery Suit Gets First Hearing In Federal Court―Just One Battle in a Longer War

A lawsuit to force strict regulation, if not elimination, of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in oil refineries got its first hearing…

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Charter Reform Massacre: City Council Butchers Most Ambitious Changes

  Democracy, accountability and modernization proposals mostly neglected, but long-term planning improvements survive For the first time since 1999, Los…

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New Royal Role Expands Gatlin’s Push for Africa–Los Angeles Trade Ties

On June 15, civic leader Joe Gatlin, who serves as the Harbor Area commissioner on the Los Angeles City Planning…

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photos from the edge 34 – Picking The Colonizers’ Vegetable

  A farm worker finishes pulling the sprouts from a stalk, Watsonville, CA. All photos: David Bacon  By David Bacon…

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photos from the edge 33 – What Could Have Been, Half A Century After The Grape Strike

  Photo essay by David Bacon June 18 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2026/06/photos-from-edge-33-what-could-have.html    Rafael Navarro, 72 years old, still works as a farm…

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Echoes in Steel and Paint: Karena Massengill’s Reverberations

The artist recurrently underscores the fact that “the people least responsible for climate change are suffering the most with their…

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Reach Beyond the Stars―SPHS Grad Lands NASA Internship in Houston

By Hannah G. Morris, Reporter San Pedro High School class of 2026 graduate, Jurnee Weaver, a STEAM Magnet student, will…

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