Press play to listen to this article Greta Thunberg’s childhood ended during the pandemic. Just a few months before the arrival of the coronavirus, the Swedish teenager and her fellow activists had organized a march of millions — possibly the largest climate protest in history. But lockdowns put an end to the boisterous Fridays For … Read more
A Trump rally at Whidbey Island, 2016. (Genna Martin / seattlepi.com) After my cover story on Sequim, Wash. came out, I started getting e-mails from people around the country. Their communities were experiencing the same far-right surges, and they, too, were organizing pushback against this trend. Whidbey Island, on the Puget Sound east of Sequim, … Read more
VIENNA — The Munich Security Conference, the exclusive annual gathering of powerful decision-makers, can add one more event to its agenda this weekend: the Iran nuclear talks. As officials signal an agreement may be nearing, European nuclear negotiators are expected to travel to Munich this weekend to keep talks going during the conference over reviving … Read more
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PARIS – Former US President Donald Trump gave French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour advice on how to win an election during a 40-minute phone call on Monday, according to the latter’s spokesperson. “Donald Trump told Eric Zemmour ‘never give in, hold on, be brave, it’s tenacity and endurance that end up paying at the end … Read more
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Maria Bustillos When plutocrats defend it, and democrats bewail its passing, it’s time to recall the original meaning of the phrase. The post How the “American Dream” Became Un-American appeared first on The Nation.
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Proud Boys gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol during a protest in support of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol January 8, 2022 in Salem, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks … Read more
Trump supporters storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein / The Washington Post via Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 … Read more
