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Is America’s Iran Policy Being Privatized? The Jared Kushner Question laprogressive.com/foreign-ol… As Gulf-backed investments, family influence, and Middle East diplomacy increasingly overlap, critics warn that U.S. strategy toward Iran may be becoming less transparent, less accountable, and harder for the public to scrutinize. @ErvinHoskins #kushner
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Created Equal? Do Tell laprogressive.com/hypocrisy-… From the Declaration of Independence to disparities in wealth, justice, and political power, the meaning of equality remains one of the most enduring—and unresolved—questions in American democracy. @proflain #equality
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Inside Trump’s Failed $10 Billion IRS Heist: How a Lawsuit Became an Immunity Scheme mailchi.mp/laprogressive.com… Bill Blum: In his own heist movie, Trump stars as the loser not even Supreme Court immunity can guarantee the president won’t face accountability over his corruption. @BLUMslaw #irs
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The Injustices of Mr Justice Clarence Thomas youtu.be/kmEe8cN4GvQ Stephen Rohde: Thomas' holier-than-thou diatribe clearly flunked freshman American history, but more notably, it had the unintended effect of drawing renewed attention to the scandals that have swirled for years around his serious ethical violations.
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Unearned Income and America's Downfall youtu.be/UH3B3CMX-To Peter Laarman: From tax policy and weakened labor power to privatized education, economic inequality, and ecological collapse, America’s worship of investment wealth is accelerating democratic decay. #unearnedincome
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Has SCOTUS Set Stage for a New Civil War?  youtu.be/zn7m1WDDyZM Bill Blum: John Roberts and his Republican bench mates have issued a blistering succession of dangerously polarizing decisions that have brought the country to the brink. #blumlaw #scotus #civilwaar
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Bill Ayers on Abolition, Education, and the Work of Building Movements youtu.be/X10LcwzbzFI Dick & Sharon: From Death Row to Freedom Schools: Bill Ayers on Building Movements, Changing Narratives, and Expanding Democracy. #abolition #mobilizing #billayers
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Inside Trump’s Failed $10 Billion IRS Heist: How a Lawsuit Became an Immunity Scheme youtu.be/5IppVa2hnQg Bill Blum: In his own heist movie, Trump stars as the loser not even Supreme Court immunity can guarantee the president won’t face accountability over his corruption. #irs #trumpregime
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Has SCOTUS Set Stage for a New Civil War?  youtu.be/zn7m1WDDyZM Bill Blum: John Roberts and his Republican bench mates have issued a blistering succession of dangerously polarizing decisions that have brought the country to the brink. #blumlaw #scotus #civilwaar
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Inside Trump’s Failed $10 Billion IRS Heist: How a Lawsuit Became an Immunity Scheme laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… In his own heist movie, Trump stars as the loser not even Supreme Court immunity can guarantee the president won’t face accountability over his corruption. @BlumsLaw #irs
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The Next 'Bye' Campaign: Why Jim McDonnell and Nathan Hochman Must Go laprogressive.com/los-angele… Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles says meaningful public safety requires holding police and prosecutors accountable—and building grassroots power to challenge both. @DocMellyMel #blmla
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Reading the Times: The Planet Is the Story—Not Trump laprogressive.com/education-… Tom Engelhardt: America's obsession with Trump has pushed climate change to the margins of public attention, even as record wildfires signal a rapidly worsening environmental future. #climatechange
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Inside Trump’s Failed $10 Billion IRS Heist: How a Lawsuit Became an Immunity Scheme laprogressive.com/law-and-ju… In his own heist movie, Trump stars as the loser not even Supreme Court immunity can guarantee the president won’t face accountability over his corruption. @BlumsLaw #irs
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The Real Democratic Debate Begins in Los Angeles laprogressive.com/california… Jasmyne Cannick: Karen Bass and Nithya Raman share many values, but their runoff campaign will force voters to confront competing visions for the future of a deeply Democratic city. @jasmyne
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"We Are What This Moment Requires": Lola Smallwood-Cuevas on Power, Democracy, and Black Leadership laprogressive.com/california… Wade Kyle: In a wide-ranging conversation with LA Progressive, the California senator explains why protecting workers, strengthening unions, and rebuilding democratic participation are essential to the future of California and the nation.
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The Real Democratic Debate Begins in Los Angeles laprogressive.com/california… Jasmyne Cannick: Karen Bass and Nithya Raman share many values, but their runoff campaign will force voters to confront competing visions for the future of a deeply Democratic city. @Jasmyne #bass #nithia
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Empowerment: Knowledge, Ethics, and Social Justice Explained f.mtr.cool/dmxzlkpjly
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Stop Putting Truth on Trial: It's Time to Put Liars on the Defensive laprogressive.com/the-media-… Johnny Townsend: Neutrality in the face of deliberate falsehoods isn't objectivity. It's surrender. Journalists must challenge disinformation aggressively before it destroys democratic accountability. @QueerMormon
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The Rise of the Desperation Wage laprogressive.com/labor-soci… Michael Huggins: By tracking behavior, work patterns, and financial need, gig economy companies are using personal data to determine how little they can pay workers and still get the job done. #gigeconomy
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The Democratic Party's Gaza Problem Didn't End in 2024 laprogressive.com/election-a… Robin Anderson: A new critique argues that Democratic leaders ignored their own voters on Israel and Palestine—and then omitted the issue entirely from the party's post-election autopsy. #kamala #gaza
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