Ret. U.S. Army Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Poses a Clear and Present Danger

Latin American Perspectives' Steve Ellner: Brazen Neocolonial Piracy: U.S.-Venezuela 100-Year Oil Deal

Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus: After Wave of Violent ICE Raids and Terror, Danbury CT Residents Protest and Resist

Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
• U.S. Congress has responsibility to reverse Puerto Rico's water crisis
• California weighs wealth tax as billionaires control one-third of America's wealth
• Vietnam has world's highest trade surplus with the U.S.

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