Monday, February 16, 2026

Tag: freedom

What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did

Real freedom doesn’t come wrapped in patriotic speeches or military parades, it comes through struggle, sacrifice, and the refusal to bow to empire, no matter what form it takes.

Freedom of movement and global apartheid

We might summarize the entire history of the human race in two words: people move. Everything else is just elaboration on that basic plot.

Capitalism’s unequal distribution deprives you of true freedom

Conflicts over income, wealth distribution, and wealth redistribution are thus intrinsic to capitalism and always have been.

Israel’s liberal supporters are taking their denial to a new level

“Netanyahu is subverting Israel’s democracy” while advancing “a plan to completely strip the independence of Israel’s Supreme Court.”

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

What ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Should Mean to Us

Our continuing alliance requires us all to repeat "Je suis Charlie" in the aftermath of the atrocious terror attack on a Parisian satire magazine. It is important to look closely at what we are defending.

Paris Terrorist Was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War and Abu Ghraib...

Having American troops occupy Iraq for 8 years, humiliating its citizens and torturing people in military prisons, was a bad idea. Did Bush and Cheney model for the Kouashi brothers how you take what you want and rub out people who get in your way?

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Seattle protesters confront Amazon over ICE contracts and surveillance ties

Workers, activists, and city officials rally outside the Spheres as Amazon drops Flock partnership but faces mounting pressure to end cloud support for ICE and CBP.

Suffocating an island: What the US blockade is doing to Cuba

The American people need to know what the U.S. is doing to Cuba.

Trump administration revokes EPA endangerment finding, unraveling foundation of US climate rules

Rollback targets legal basis for greenhouse gas limits as environmental and public health groups prepare lawsuits.

Trump tries to turn Greenland into Okinawa

It’s part of the new, heightened indifference to sovereignty of the Trump administration.

Epstein file search logs in Bondi binder raise surveillance concerns during House hearing

Photograph from Judiciary Committee session prompts accusations that DOJ tracked lawmakers reviewing Epstein records.