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1 month ago | 
currentaffairs.org | Nathan Robinson |Stephen Prager |Alex Skopic
Old age insurance is not a scam, and it’s not destined to collapse. Proponents of privatizing or eliminating Social Security are constantly telling lies about it. Elon Musk has called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” comparing it to a scam in which a con man must keep finding new suckers in order to disguise the financial unsustainability of his enterprise.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
currentaffairs.org | Stephen Prager |Nathan Robinson |Alex Skopic
Elon Musk is just the latest billionaire to exert tremendous influence over U.S. politics. When he says he supports Neo-Nazis, take him at his word. If there was any doubt about the power and influence of Elon Musk as we head into Trump’s second term, it was decisively erased this past month. The world’s richest man singlehandedly hijacked the negotiations for the spending bill that Congress passed last week in order to narrowly avoid a government shutdown.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Nathan Robinson
Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in Washington on April 27.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
archive.is | Nathan Robinson |Stephen M. Walt |Stacy Gilbert |Anastasia Edel
Until recently, the Biden administration has publicly insisted that it is conducting vigorous diplomacy to end Israel’s war in Gaza. That war has made Gaza unlivable and likely resulted in well over 100,000 deaths. Health care and aid workers have been killed in staggering numbers, and Gaza has been designated the most dangerous place on Earth to be a child.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
currentaffairs.org | Alex Skopic |Stephen Prager |John Ross |Nathan Robinson
Trump’s staff picks are a rogue’s gallery of cranks, oligarchs, religious fanatics, and alleged sexual abusers. He’s not “draining the swamp,” he’s deepening it and adding more snakes.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
znetwork.org | Nathan Robinson |Noam Chomsky
Tomorrow is Election Day, the close of the most consequential election of our lifetimes. Get out and vote, if you haven’t already, and if you’re looking to help others do the same, there are still plenty of canvassing and phone-banking opportunities. And if you’re still in doubt for any reason, Noam Chomsky has some advice for you.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
currentaffairs.org | Nathan Robinson
The National Archives museum is backsliding into a sanitized mythological retelling of American history. Don’t assume the truth will prevail. The Wall Street Journalhas an incredible story today. The National Archives museum, under Biden-appointed U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, has been working to reshape its narrative of American history in order to make white conservatives more comfortable.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
currentaffairs.org | Lily Sánchez |Ciara Moloney |Alex Skopic |Nathan Robinson
Originally published in our magazine’s hallowed print edition 2024 July/Aug Details Work is burdensome, and labor is exploitative. Life is what’s left over.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
currentaffairs.org | Nathan Robinson
As another massive hurricane bears down on Florida, let’s remember that our climate is worsening for entirely preventable reasons and the scale of these disasters is not “natural.” As I write, a massive Category 4 hurricane is barreling directly toward my hometown of Sarasota, Florida. I’m feeling very tense, because while it’s a beautiful day here in New Orleans, my parents still live in Sarasota and can’t evacuate. Hurricane Milton is terrifying.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
portside.org | Daniel Rosenberg |Isabella Hammad |Nathan Robinson
Tidbits – Oct. 3 – Reader Comments: Israel Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza; GOP Anti-Worker Policies; Remembering Peter N. Carroll; Alva L’nez Jones Buxenbaum, Educator and Activist; Books About Palestine; Campus Free Speech Crises, 1964/2024; More Published October 3, 2024 Re: Kamala Harris Will Win the Popular Vote (E.
