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Ronald B. Borgquist @rbborgquist
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Let's Get Real: US Healthcare Is an Industry, Not a System commondreams.org/opinion/us-…

Let's Get Real: US Healthcare Is an Industry, Not a System | Common Dreams

Insurance and hospital corporations embrace higher profits over patient safety.

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What's Driving the Electricity Price Hike and What Can We Do About It? commondreams.org/opinion/ele…

What's Driving the Electricity Price Hike and What Can We Do About It? | Common Dreams

​Electricity prices can’t keep going up and up something’s got to give: A hybrid supply-demand response would minimize the economic pain of high electricity prices while putting the country on a more...

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Trump Claims Venezuelan Airspace Is Closed in Latest Illegal, 'Dangerous Escalation' commondreams.org/news/venezu…

Trump Claims Venezuelan Airspace Is Closed in Latest Illegal, 'Dangerous Escalation' | Common Dreams

Policy experts and advocates condemn Trump's false claim of closing Venezuelan airspace, signaling a dangerous "scorched earth" policy. US strikes on boats have killed 83, with no evidence of...

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Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of 'War Crimes, Murder, or Both' After New Reporting on Boat Strike Order commondreams.org/news/pete-h…

Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of 'War Crimes, Murder, or Both' After New Reporting on Boat Strike...

Former top military lawyers accuse US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of committing war crimes and murder by ordering the killing of civilians in boat bombings. Will Congress hold him accountable for...

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With Trump Support, Netanyahu Requests Pardon for Corruption Charges commondreams.org/news/netany…

With Trump Support, Netanyahu Requests Pardon for Corruption Charges | Common Dreams

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested a pardon for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges, claiming it's in the country's best interest. Critics argue he must admit...

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'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion commondreams.org/news/trump-…

'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion...

US Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) discussed President Donald Trump's potential military invasion of Venezuela on Fox Business, and said that it "will be a field day" for the American oil companies.

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'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden commondreams.org/news/trump-…

'Unspeakably Cruel': Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden | Common...

In a policy advocates have called "unspeakably cruel," the Trump administration has frozen the distribution of Green Cards to more than 230,000 people approved for refugee status under Biden, who...

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Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’ commondreams.org/news/trump-…

Trump Gaza Plan Condemned as ‘Concentration Camps Within a Mass Concentration Camp’ | Common Dreams

The Trump admin is pushing to create large "compounds" to house Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied portions of Gaza. Israeli officials have said they should not be allowed to leave, raising fears...

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'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions commondreams.org/news/immigr…

'This Is the Scandal': DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions |...

The libertarian Cato Institute further undermined the Trump administration's claims that it is targeting "the worst of the worst" with its violent immigration operations by publishing data about the...

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'Sellout of the Century': Canada PM Carney Ripped Over Tar Sands Pipeline Deal commondreams.org/news/canada…

'Sellout of the Century': Canada PM Carney Ripped Over Tar Sands Pipeline Deal | Common Dreams

“We will use every tool in our toolbox to ensure that this pipeline does not go ahead,” said one First Nations leader after the deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Conservative...

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Afghan Community in US 'Terrified' as Xenophobic Trump Exploits DC Shooting commondreams.org/news/trump-…

Afghan Community in US 'Terrified' as Xenophobic Trump Exploits DC Shooting | Common Dreams

"Exploiting a single incident to cast suspicion on Afghans—people who have already endured decades of displacement and America's forever wars—is both irresponsible and cruel."

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The Dark Side of Gratitude: When Thankfulness Becomes a Tool of Control commondreams.org/opinion/gra…

The Dark Side of Gratitude: When Thankfulness Becomes a Tool of Control | Common Dreams

​Gratitude is celebrated as a virtue, but coerced thankfulness can reinforce inequality, stifle emotions, and keep us complacent.

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You need to resign as leader of the Democrats in the Senate. Your aiding of the Republican agenda is not new, but the times have changed. The public is taking this thing seriously & carefully watching the pretenses. It is not enough right now to pretend. rootsaction.org/tell-schumer…
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ithaka

Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, ithaka follows the tireless campaign of 76 year-old John Shipton to save his son, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, from imprisonment in the UK...

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Netanyahu Moves to Expand Illegal Israeli Settlements in Syrian Golan Heights commondreams.org/news/israel…

Netanyahu Moves to Expand Illegal Israeli Settlements in Syrian Golan Heights | Common Dreams

Turkey's foreign ministry condemned the plan as "a new stage in Israel's goal of expanding its borders through occupation."

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Ready to Permanently Delete X (Twitter)? Follow These 5 Steps

If you're tired of dealing with X, deleting it only takes a few minutes.

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Trump’s AG Pick Pam Bondi Once Called for Deporting Student Protesters truthout.org/articles/trumps… via @truthout

Trump’s AG Pick Pam Bondi Once Called for Deporting Pro-Palestine Student Protesters

Pam Bondi’s call for deporting students — regardless of their citizenship status — echoes comments Trump made in May.

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'Stop Funding Environmental Racism': Groups Demand Banks Divest From Petrochemicals commondreams.org/news/banks-…

'Stop Funding Environmental Racism': Groups Demand Banks Divest From Petrochemicals | Common Dreams

"The petrochemical industry and its toxic products pose an urgent threat to human health and the global climate," a campaigner said.

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On Lever Time, journalist Zack Beauchamp explains how an anti-democratic tradition that began in the U.S. has spread to right-wing governments around the world. levernews.com/the-american-r…

The American Roots Of The World’s Right-Wing Nationalism

On Lever Time, journalist Zack Beauchamp explains how an anti-democratic tradition that began in the U.S. has spread to right-wing governments around the world.

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