Tag: U.S. history
Trump’s education department redirects funds to far-right groups pushing whitewashed civics
Millions in federal education funds meant for minority students are being funneled to right-wing organizations, critics warn, to create a partisan “patriotic education” agenda that erases systemic racism and rewrites U.S. history.
Empire decline and costly delusions
Historically, declining empires often provoke denials and delusions that teach their people “hard lessons” and impose on them “hard choices.” That is where we are now.
The 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis, right?
The good news is that they want to learn. The bad news: nowadays, they tend to think that the men who flew those planes on 9/11 were from Iran.
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Sanders demands senate scrutiny of RFK Jr. over war on science
Senate Democrats say Kennedy has undermined scientific agencies as preventable diseases surge.
Just like a Hegseth (thank you, Mr. Dylan)
A display of manly leadership to justify a failing regime?
Ecuador agrees to pay Chevron after tribunal ruling as Amazon communities condemn ‘defeat for...
Ecuador’s plan to send $220 million to Chevron under an ISDS award draws fierce backlash from Indigenous groups, human rights advocates, and lawyers who say the ruling rewards corporate pollution.
The next wars are always here
Because the next wars were always here, looming. We just need the clarity to see them and the force to stop them before they begin.
Instacart algorithms drive secret grocery price hikes
New report finds algorithm driven tests can charge shoppers up to 23 percent more for the same cart.