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A Man’s Worth
Author’s note: This piece is dedicated to the memory of Angie Tibbs, who was a dear friend and also my editor at DV for many years. Her light still shines in the souls of the justice seekers and the peace makers to light our way through these dark times. It is easier for a camel […]
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For All of Us to Live Free, Capitalism–Not Just ICE–Must Die
“The Dirty Business of MAGA” “The Dirty Business of Tech Fascism” The Dirty Business of Billionaires” “The Dirty Business of Axis of Evil: Israel/USA” “The Dirty Business of ICE’s Slave Patrol Roots” “The Dirty Business of Israelization of the World” The phrase “our American Israel” comes from a Puritan expression of colonial American exceptionalism. In […]
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Fastened to a Dying Animal: The Narcissistic Wound of Hobbled Imperium
A fading empire, like a wounded narcissist facing decline, is a dangerous animal. “…fastened to a dying animal It knows not what it is; and gather me Into the artifice of eternity.” The things of the world that a narcissist cannot exploit, dominate, and control a narcissist will attempt to destroy. Facing collapse from inner […]
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NYS: Why Are Authoritarian Entities Needed to Create Charter Schools if They Are So Popular?
The charter school industry has been operating in overdrive for several decades, trying desperately to convince everyone that charter schools are amazing, unassailable, and always in high demand. But if charter schools are marvelous and popular why have charter school promoters spent years using top-down heavy-handed entities comprised of unelected pro-privatization individuals to impose charter […]
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You Don’t Miss What Doesn’t Exist
“Anthropause” is an amazing word and the latest book about it is an eye-opener. Stan Cox’s Anthropause: The Beauty of Degrowth (2026, Seven Stories Press), does what far too few degrowth books do – it first focuses readers’ attention to the positive experiences we could enjoy in a society less dedicated to producing unnecessary stuff. […]
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Important Texts before the Trump Regime Starts Yet Another War on Iran and Its People
Here is just a very short guide for the concerned: While you find little, or nothing, comprehensive, well-researched and meaningful in Western mainstream media, there are lots to be gained from every day visiting the online homes of, say, Al Jazeera, Al Mayadeen, the Middle East Eye — and others too, of course. Visit also […]
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Liberal Democracy at the End of its Rope: The Participatory Democracy Alternative
You’ve always looked for leaders, strong men with no faults. There aren’t any. There are only men like yourselves. Speaking of leaders, they change, they desert, die. There are no leaders but yourselves. A united people is the only lasting strength. — Emiliano Zapata, 1952, to his followers In Yankeedom, the terms “liberal”, “democracy” and […]
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