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On May 1, organizers reported over 5,000 May Day Strong actions across the country — the most widespread distribution of U.S. May Day actions ever. Numbers are interesting, but they’re not nearly the whole story here. Because this May Day was even more important than you think. With No Kings, millions wereContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by Sentient. In the early 20th century, scientists discovered how to produce nitrate from air. This was key to the development of factory farming because nitrate is a very efficient fertilizer that is readily absorbed by crops. But the following decades revealed significant downsides to theContinue Reading

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The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . There’s a viral clip of Russell Brand that’s recently been making the rounds on social media. If you haven’t seen it, Brand — who is facing multiple charges of sexual assault — was asked by Piers Morgan about a Bible he seemed toContinue Reading

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The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza., UN demands Israel immediately releases flotilla activists NewsFeed The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza. The pair were capturedContinue Reading

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commentary I loathe billionaires. But the former hedge fund manager could be a class traitor in the mold of FDR Published May 6, 2026 10:30AM (EDT) Billionaire and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer is self-funding a run for California governor on a progressive platform (Eric Thayer / Los AngelesContinue Reading