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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (Audio and Transcript)

by Robert Scheer

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How Unpiloted Aircrafts Expand the War on Terror

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Health Care CEOs Lead the Way in Pay

Broadcom’s Tan, CBS' Moonves Among Highest-Paid CEOs

Irish Voters Backing Abortion Rights by Wide Margin

Border Patrol Changes Report After Killing of Undocumented Woman

Painting a Path Out of Prison

The Art of Resistance: A Look at the Poor People's Campaign's 'Justice Art Movement'

Economy & Business

Blackstone, BlackRock or a Public Bank for California’s Money?

by Ellen Brown

National

How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism

by Emma Niles

Politics

Amazon Battles Seattle—and Loses

by Sonali Kolhatkar

Arts and Culture

Painting a Path Out of Prison

by Liesl Bradner

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Social Issues

Trump, the NRA, Mass Shootings and the American Culture of Death

by Bill Blum

The Poor People's Campaign: Building Morality From the Ground Up

by Michael Nigro

‘Beyond the Streets,’ a Street Art Show, Ranges From Origins to Legacy

by Jordan Riefe

Race

Trump's Curious Pardon of Former Heavyweight Champ Jack Johnson

by Allen Barra

It's Time to Get Rid of ICE (Video)

Calling Latinos 'Animals' Echoes Nazi Talk

by Juan Cole / Informed Comment

Military

The 'Butterfly Effect' of Nuclear War

by Eric Ortiz

The Tragic Record of American Regime Change

by Maj. Danny Sjursen

Killing Gaza

by Chris Hedges

Book Review

Bestowing a Legacy Better Than His Own

by Elaine Margolin

Drawing Attention to Ugly Realities

by Paul Von Blum

Looking to History to Understand Cyber-Conflict

by James Mumford

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Opinion

Poor People's Campaign: An American Movement Hidden in Plain Sight (Audio Photo Essay)

by Michael Nigro

Cartoons

So Much Winning!

So Much Winning!

by Mike Luckovich

Taking a Knee

Taking a Knee

by Mike Luckovich

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

by Mr. Fish

Can You Hear Me Now?

Can You Hear Me Now?

by Mike Luckovich