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Why So Many Americans Still Admire Trump
A Crisis of Morality, Identity, and Meaning and the Birth of Something New
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Michael Corthell
Fascist Smart Meters and Other Tricky Controls
The Hidden Tools of Modern Repression
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Michael Corthell
The New Chains: How Trump’s Budget Turns ICE into an Engine of Modern Slavery
Inside the July 4 bill that expands ICE, revives forced labor, and redefines American freedom for the worse
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Michael Corthell
Elon Musk's 'America Party' Is a Vanity Project Disguised as Patriotism
Commentary
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Michael Corthell
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Defunded: How Trump’s War on Public Agencies Endangers Us
The Deadly Consequences of Dismantling America's Weather, Health, and Safety Systems
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Michael Corthell
Liberty on Trial: America’s 2025 Reckoning
Why the Declaration Still Demands Action Today
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Michael Corthell
A Nation in Shadow
The Republican Budget That Chose Cruelty Over Country
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Michael Corthell
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Independence for Whom America?
What America Are You Really Celebrating This July 4th?
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Michael Corthell
What RFK Jr.’s Wearable Plan Means for Your Freedom
The next frontier of surveillance may be hiding in plain sight and strapped to your wrist.
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Michael Corthell
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The Banality of Evil in Our Time
OP/ED
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Michael Corthell
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The Crime of Austerity: When Power Serves the Few
OP/ED
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Michael Corthell
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