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Sonali Kolhatkar & Laura Flanders on Independent Media and the Year Ahead

CounterSpin

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Silky Shah on the Attack on Immigrants

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Dean Baker on China Trade Policy

Sonali Kolhatkar & Laura Flanders on Independent Media and the Year Ahead

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Yanni Chen on TikTok Ban, Richard Mendel on Youth and Crime

Iman Abid on Israeli Genocide

Arlene Martinez on Amazon Misconduct, Neil deMause (2019) on Amazon HQ Fight

Katherine Gallagher on Abu Ghraib Verdict