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Big Beautiful Wiz

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” as Harry from Resident Alien would say, is some bullshit. And this is some bullshit.

First, it’s projected to add nearly $4 trillion to our debt, but that is a very conservative estimate. Even some…

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Six Ways Trump’s Budget Will Hurt Ohioans

Right now, Congress is working on a giant, fast-track bill that would make historic cuts to basic needs programs to finance another round of tax breaks for the wealthy and big corporations.

As the Communications and Policy Director for the…

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Harvard’s Heroic Class of ’38: Defying a Nazi-Loving President, They Rescued Jews from Hitler’s Kristallnacht

Has heroism died at Harvard? Could today’s students emulate what transpired at Harvard in 1938? In that year, there was an inspiring event that has been conveniently laid aside by the present faculty—and which deserves to be better known. It…

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Mapping Militarism 2025

World BEYOND War has just released its 2025 edition of Mapping Militarism, which uses 24 interactive maps to highlight the state of war and peace on our planet. Each map allows the viewer to spin the globe, zoom in and out,…

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