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Every day when breakfast is served, Americans come face to face with the impact of immigrant workers without whom breakfast items would be too expensive for everyday consumption and/or if short on time, the nearest drive-through fast-food establishment, cars lined…

In April, the U.S. House passed H.R. 6408: “An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.” It was introduced in the Senate as S. 1436. It sounds benign, but…

On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first female and first woman of color to lead a major U.S. political party ticket. This moment marked a shift in the election dynamics from typical partisan struggles…

The future is not merely what happens tomorrow—that’s just the mechanics of the present. For humanity, the future is an entirely different experience. Over the past 2,000 years, we have developed the mechanics of the present—technology and the conditions of…

If we look beyond the opponents of genocide who are so shamefully smeared with the label “antisemite,” but if we still treat “Semite” as meaning “Jew,” then the identity of a leading actual antisemite might surprise many people. Very few,…

A “supermajority” — 85 percent — of young Americans polled feel distressed about human-caused climate change and, and similar percentages want stronger action from corporations and the government, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. In the survey — the largest…

Hurricanes — the most powerful storms on Earth — are becoming more widespread and destructive as a warming planet increases their intensity. Hurricanes Helene and Milton are following the trend of these storms becoming supercharged and more likely to form, according to a pair of…

An interview with renowned economic historian Michael Hudson on where our calendar comes from, his collaborations with the late intellectual David Graeber, and the long-lost practice of forgiving debt. By Jan Ritch-Frel Is the order of the modern alphabet connected…

In a recent article, Gilbert Doctorow asks the question about Israel and the Middle East ( “More on tails wagging dogs and vice versa”) Which of the United States or Israel uses the other for its foreign policy? Is Israel…

“The majority of Cubans support Castro…every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba…to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Lester D. Mallory, US Deputy Assistant Secretary…