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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 17:10

Why CNN's efforts to appease democracy's enemies will backfire

Since 2016, Make America Great Again (MAGA) propagandists like Kayleigh McEnany, Jason Miller, Jeffrey Lord, Rick Santorum, Ben Ferguson, Steve Cortes, Corey Lewandowski have at one time or another been on the CNN payroll. On one hand, they aided and abetted a figure who amplified violence against CNN, labeled the free press the “enemy of the people,” and with the other, they...

2022-08-28 16:10

Green Pacifism goes to war

Green Pacifism goes to war

Germany is emerging from Dreamland, and the Green Party, a most unlikely avatar of realism, is leading the way. Forty years ago, the Greens arose out of nowhere with a hard-core ideology: no American nukes, no nuclear energy, no use of force. Call it “ecopacifism” or “peace uber alles.”

2022-08-25 17:03

Who are you calling a 'fascist' - and do you even know what it means?

Who are you calling a 'fascist' - and do you even know what it means?

Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea.

2022-08-24 16:48

Big Alcohol fuels addiction in the LGBTQ+ community

I am equally as proud of my queer identity as I am of my sober identity. This wasn't always the case. Like many LGBTQ+ folks, I have faced various forms of discrimination, rejection and harassment that led me to struggle with a severe alcohol addiction for many years.

2022-08-24 16:21

Tourists have more influence on politics and foreign relations than you think

As the United States sends stockpiles of weapons to Ukraine, another transatlantic mobilization is underway. Freed from two years of COVID restrictions, Americans are once again traveling in large numbers. Market observers have predicted a six-fold increase in American tourism to Europe.

2022-08-23 16:09

Better sex education in schools can help young people affected by abortion bans

Recently, Kansas voters soundly rejected a referendum that would have ensured more abortion restrictions in the solidly red state. This led to predictions that conservatives may pay a price in upcoming elections for the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization, which undid the constitutional protection for abortion rights long established by ...

2022-08-22 15:04

Ukraine's civilian volunteers work to give aid and rebuild, even as Russia continues to bomb them

Ukraine's civilian volunteers work to give aid and rebuild, even as Russia continues to bomb them

Here is a critical reason why Vladimir Putin has failed to crush Ukraine: Its civilians are fighting back with an army of volunteers.

2022-08-21 13:59

Taiwan is a place in the world, and I feel very strongly about that

Yes, I am Taiwanese American, but I regret to inform you that I will not be taking a side on whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to visit Taiwan early August.

2022-08-21 13:58

Asking other states to help Missouri rape victims should highlight GOP's cruelty here

It has come to this: Missouri Democrats recently reached out to Illinois and Kansas officials, asking them to secure Medicaid funding for low-income Missouri rape victims who have to travel out of state for abortion services due to Missouri's extreme new abortion ban. It's a chilling reminder that Missouri has turned its back on some of its most vulnerable citizens, to the po...

2022-08-18 17:00

Salman Rushdie and defense of hate speech

“Professor, why should we allow hate speech?”

2022-08-17 17:00

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