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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Great March of Hope: Gaza’s Defiance against Erasure

Ramzy Baroud
( Middle East Monitor ) – The return of one million Palestinians from southern Gaza to the north on 27 January felt as if history was choreographing one of its most earth-shattering events in recent memory.

Rosa Parks: How a Simple Act Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution

Helen Tarver
When we think of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, many iconic figures come to mind: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the legendary activists of the era. But one of the most powerful and transformative moments came from an ordinary woman who, by simply refusing to give up her seat on a bus, sparked a revolution. That woman was Rosa Parks, whose act of defiance became a powerful symbol of resistance and catalyzed one of the most significant movements in American history.
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Elon Musk is in Your Underwear

Dean Baker
Okay, as far as I know Elon Musk is not literally in your underwear, but it seems that he is in your tax, Social Security, and Medicare records. This probably also means that Musk has access to your banking information since tens of millions of people pay their taxes through a bank transfer and get Social Security checks through direct deposit.

In Syria, the lunatics are running the asylum

Fuad Walid Itayim
For years, many speculated what Syria—a country with deep religious and cultural diversity—would look like if the armed, extremist-dominated opposition managed to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s government.
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