50 Years After Chilean Coup: Peter Kornbluh on How U.S. Continues to Hide Role of Nixon & Kissinger
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Naomi Klein on Her New Book “Doppelganger” & How Conspiracy Culture Benefits Ruling Elite
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U.S. presidential centers call for civility, diversity of thought
First Look U.S. presidential centers call for civility, diversity of thought Thirteen presidential centers have issued a joint statement warning of the effects of polarization on democracy. It is the first time the libraries have made a public, bipartisan declaration emphasizing the need for compassion, tolerance, and pluralism. | View caption Hide caption | Concern for United…
Biden insists he’s not trying to ‘contain’ China as he courts Beijing’s rivals
HANOI, Vietnam — President Joe Biden sought to downplay friction with China and insisted he isn’t trying to constrain the country’s rise, even as he spent a weekend in Asia strengthening ties with other countries seen as bulwarks against Chinese economic and military clout. “I don’t want to contain China,” Biden said at a news…
House passes bill to improve wildfire prevention accountability after NBC News report
A bill to improve how the federal government tracks wildfire prevention work passed the House in a near-unanimous 406-4 vote Wednesday, a month after the nation’s deadliest wildfire in over 100 years killed at least 115 people in Hawaii. The bill, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, was proposed this year after an…
Libya floods: 10,000 people feared dead after Derna dams collapse
As many as 10,000 people are missing and feared dead after a storm slammed into Libya, unleashing a devastating surge of floodwaters across the country’s east. A disaster wrought by intense rainfall from Mediterranean storm Daniel intensified when two dams burst — with at least 5,300 people killed in one coastal city and thousands more…