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Chris Hedges: Becoming the Stranger
CHRIS HEDGES JUL 20, 2026 The road to fascism, as Ece Temelkuran writes in “Nation of Strangers,” was constructed over the…
No Path Forward, No Way Back, Imperial Decline Edition
ROB URIE JULY 17, 2026 When American politicians state that terrorism is a threat, what they need is a mirror and…
Stealing Democracy: Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship
HENRY GIROUX JULY 10, 2026 The United States has always been divided against itself. From its founding, the promise of democracy…
The Plot to Ruin America
NICK ESTES JULY 7, 2026 Nothing encapsulates the decline of the American project quite like the optics of its 250th anniversary….
AI Abundance, Part 4: The Clarity Act And The Stablecoin Wars
ELLEN BROWN June 26 2026 As Americans prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, few are paying…
Elon Musk and the Politics of Trillionaire Fascism
HENRY GIROUX JUNE 19, 2026 You can’t have capitalism without racism. –Malcolm X Elon Musk is less an aberration than the…
Ellen Brown: The Bailout that Never Ended
CAPITOL HILL CITIZEN by Ellen Brown. JUN 14, 2026 Not So Wonderful for Taxpayers In early May, BlackRock quietly froze redemptions…
Tyranny or Revolution
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. CHRIS HEDGES JUN 01, 2026 MEXICO CITY — There are two ways to confront…
