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THE ENDLESS SCOOPS OF SEYMOUR HERSH
👉 Seymour Hersh is one of America's greatest investigative reporters 👉 He has spent over five decades uncovering complex stories 👉 The article explores his life and times
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DONALD TRUMP’S NEW “AMERICAN MIDNIGHT” IS UPON US
👉 The Trump administration is escalating the collapse of civil society, institutions, and democracy 👉 The post-World War I era in the US saw a crackdown on civil rights and freedoms, with the government targeting newspapers, imprisoning political rivals, and engaging in mass deportations 👉 The parallels between the Trump administration's actions and those of President Woodrow Wilson's administration in the 1917-1921 period are uncanny 👉 The importance of preserving the right to see history clearly and without superpatriotic blinders 👉 The need for collective action to resist the erosion of democracy 👉 Trump's eagerness to get troops on the streets of cities where he is unpopular is a sign of the threat of armed force behind his actions 👉 Trump's attempts to declare martial law in Democratic-led cities and seize control of election machinery nationally are major dangers
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LAND OF UNFREEDOM: TRUMP'S DYSTOPIAN DETAINMENT POLICIES HAVE A LONG HISTORY
👉 238 men were sent to a notorious Salvadoran mega-prison without contact with family members or lawyers 👉 75% of the detainees had no criminal records 👉 Asylum seekers were detained and deported without being given the opportunity to apply for asylum 👉 U.S. citizens, including children, were detained and deported without due process 👉 The Trump administration has asked wartime Ukraine to take in deportees and is preparing to send migrants to Libya
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