Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and...

What these occurrences share, and what they’re illustrating, is a profound hatred towards purveyors of journalism.

How grassroots activists made peace with North Korea possible

The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in Pyongyang this week to discuss the possibility of a peace treaty to end the decades-long conflict dividing the Korean Peninsula.

Federal judge won’t block voter ID law that strips Native Americans of their voting...

The decision means that potentially thousands of Native Americans will not be able to vote in the upcoming elections.

Jim Acosta, Julian Assange and the real US war on the free press

That a perfect opportunity to show a real, if still only potential, attack by the Trump Administration’s Justice Department on the freedom of the press was almost entirely ignored says a lot about the mainstream press’ actual priorities, not only in the U.S. but in most Western countries with less objectionable leaders.

The importance of the latest Netflix dystopia

1983 is an alternative history that bears disturbing resemblance to contemporary politics.
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White Supremacist kills 49 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand as Islamophobic hate crimes rise...

The gunman live-streamed the attack and published a manifesto in which he praised President Donald Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”

Fox’s Brian Kilmeade calls for armed worshipers after California synagogue mass shooting

Kilmeade: "I think you have to go ready to defend yourself, ready to defend the congregation who are going there."
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“Americans are now getting a mild taste of their own medicine” of disrupting democracy...

“What has shaken the U.S. population so badly, this assault on the Capitol yesterday, is really nothing by comparison to what U.S. operations have done in Latin America, in Asia, in Africa, in the Middle East, to other democratic movements and elected governments over the years.”

Getting out of poverty shouldn’t be about luck

I grew up poor and undocumented. Here's what I've learned.

Is the US legal system at war with its people?

Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.