Amidst escalating violence and humanitarian catastrophe, the United States' contradictory actions in Gaza raise serious questions about its moral obligations and geopolitical interests.
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Anger over the civilian carnage in Gaza has galvanized some veterans who experienced disastrous U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan up close.
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In this exclusive interview, Jake Johnston sheds light on the power struggles unfolding in Haiti and the potential implications of U.S. involvement in the nation's affairs.
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It would be difficult to match the pastoral majesty of northwest Virginia, with its rolling hills covered in forests and prime farmland at the northern foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The region boasts the Shenandoah Valley to the west and Shenandoah National Park (SNP). Sitting at the eastern doorstep of the Park is Rappahannock County, part of the Piedmont region of the state,
The post <em>Keeping</em> the County Great: Rappahannock’s Steady State appeared first on Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy.
We should already be talking about what it would be like, if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, to live under a developing autocracy. Beyond the publicized plans of those around him to gut the federal civil service system and consolidate power in the hands of You Know Who, under Trump 2.0, so much else would change for the worse. All too many of us who now argue about the Ukraine and Gaza wars and their ensuing humanitarian crises, about police violence and extremism in the military here at home, about all sorts of things, would no longer share a common language. Basics that once might have meant the same thing to you and me, like claiming someone won an... Read more
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Dear White Person Who Just Found Out I’m Puerto Rican,
I’m Puerto Rican, and that’s going to come up in conversation with me. The reveal could look like a few different things, including an anecdote about my father, a comment about race, or a warning for you to stop saying the thing you’re about to say about Latinos. I might say it because you tell me I look exotic and are curious about my background. I might also mention it because it’s el elefante in the room—I know you know I’m something, and you want to know what that something is. So here it is: I’m Puerto Rican.
My mother is Jewish, of Eastern European descent, and was raised in the Bronx. My father was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York City when he was ten years old. I identify as Latinx. When I tell you this, please don’t ask me why. I just do. I have a Latinx first name and surname. I had an abuela. I get tan in the sun, not burned. And I’m a single mother of three children. Isn’t that enough for you?
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- by Ted Farris
