California Should Tax Excessive CEO Pay

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California needs higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Solid blue California can do much to further tax fairness, and government action is urgent in the face of ... Martin Bennett #taxes

How Reagan's Trickle-Down economy Fueled America's Homelessness Crisis

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Forty-three years into America's Reaganomics experiment, homelessness has gone from a problem to a crisis. Thom Hartmann #reagan #trickledown

Mr. Checkpoint Chats with LA Progressive

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With a nickname like Mr. Checkpoint, it came as no surprise that the LA Progressive was going to enjoy chatting with this young man. @laprogressive vera nelson #juvenilejustice

As Spring Arrives, Time to Get to Know Each Other

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That is the great gift of May in the North, when we slip out of our cloistered lives and sit outdoors and look at each other. Garrison Keillor #newyork

Black Civic Engagement Is Essential

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Black Lives Matter started with a few sisters and a social media hashtag, and the rest is history. Civic engagement is what followed. It has made a difference. David A. Love #blm

How UAW Unionized Kentucky VW Plant

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Like the Southern Democrats of yore, Southern Republicans try to lure industry by touting the region's largely low-wage, non-union workforce.  Berry Craig #labor #uaw #volkswagen

Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?

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What brings us together is our outrage that the world community is allowing this genocide in Gaza to happen. Medea Benjamin #gaza

Going to Hell in a Handbasket in Iran

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Trump blew up the deal, can Biden still fix it? Bob Dreyfuss #iran

The GOP Is DOA

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What we are watching is the death of the Republican Party. It is not to be celebrated. It is a tragedy. It is testament to how fragile our democracy has become. Robert Reich #gop

Reigniting Anti-Colonial Liberation

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The Israeli brutality in Gaza, but also the Palestinian sumud, resilience and resistance, are inspiring the Global South to reclaim its centrality in anti-colonial liberation struggles. Ramzy Baroud #colonialism

National Crime Victim's Week: What Victim's Want

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I have learned that people who have been harmed can be some of the bravest and most compassionate people on the planet. Dortell Williams #crimevictims

Nukes and Earth Day

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lobal warming may get us in the long term, but nothing will kill the planet quicker than a nuclear war. جوجو #earthday

Military Aid Vote Reaches Critical Mass for Future Change

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While the overwhelming majority of both Democrats and Republicans voted in favor of the aid package, a significant number broke ranks and voted against it. Nadia B. Ahmad, JD, LLM 🍃 #israel #ukraine

Leftovers of the American Century

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Doesn’t the very possibility of watching a televised debate between the two of them make you anxious? Tom Engelhardt  TomDispatch #trump #biden

The True Birthplace of Earth Day: San Francisco, 1969!

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It is no surprise how much Bay Area activist consciousness helped sprout the seeds of an environmental movement that has spread and taken root across the face of the planet. #earthday David Kupfer

Why Are Young American Men Turning to Trump?

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If Donald Trump is reelected President in a little over six months, these young American men (and also women) could very well be drafted and sent off to one war or another. Ted Vaill #trump #draft

The Rise of Hyper-Imperialism

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A new report redraws the terrifying lines of global power. Richard (RJ) Eskow

A.I. Used in Biggest Election in History

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Nearly a billion people in one million precincts in India are eligible to vote over a six-week period. With bots running rampant across the landscape, what could go wrong. Steven HIll #democracySOS #imperialism

Spring Global TV Series Preview: The Good, The Bad and The “Interesting”

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At Cannes, the grand prize was awarded to The Zweiflers, a German series about the history of a Jewish family delicatessen  Dennis Broe #television

Men and Mass Shootings 25 Years After Columbine

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Until we’re willing to say 'men’s gun violence' we’ll continue to miss the mark, falling short of any campaign to prevent mass shootings. Rob Okun #massviolence