The New York Times Building in Manhattan. Photo by Haxorjoe/Wikimedia Commons. When the Washington Post revealed Friday afternoon that “the Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel,” a lot of people cared. Readers of the story posted
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Canadian Dimension: When 1,000 in Hollywood proclaim support for Gaza slaughter
Filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, who won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for The Zone of Interest, delivers his acceptance speech at the 2024 Academy Awards. Photo by Rich Polk/Variety/Getty Images. Last week, Variety reported that “more than 1,000 Jewish creatives, executives and Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter
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Photo by AFGE Bernie Sanders wrapped up a weekend campaign swing through California with a Sunday afternoon speech to 16,000 of us a few miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. News coverage seemed unlikely to convey much about the event. The multiracial crowd reflected the latest polling that shows great
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: There Is Only One True Choice for Progressives in 2020
Photo by AFGE Presidential candidate Kamala Harris began this week in the nation’s first primary state by proclaiming what she isn’t. “The people of New Hampshire will tell me what’s required to compete in New Hampshire,” she said, “but I will tell you I am not a democratic socialist.” Harris
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