The Right Doesn’t Actually Care About Antisemitism
Donald Trump is cynically using the idea of Jewish safety to launch a regime of political persecution. But he and his allies barely disguise their own antisemitism.
Let’s Not Kill 450,000 Owls
It’s a testament to human arrogance and cruelty that this is even being considered.
- by Alex Skopic
Trust Me, You Want Due Process
A quick refresher on a principle that everyone should fight to protect.
Could Tax Protests Defund the American War Machine?
The refusal to pay taxes has been a powerful form of resistance against war and imperialism in North America since before the United States even existed. It may provide a potential mode of resistance against American funding for violence in Gaza, too.
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