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Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?

Medea Benjamin Common Dreams
We are calling on countries around the world to pressure Israel to allow us “free and safe passage” to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Why Homelessness Stalks America Like the Grim Reaper

Thom Hartmann The Hartmann Report
Both homelessness & inflation are the result of America allowing housing to become a commodity that can be traded & speculated in by financial markets & overseas investors...

War & Genocide on Earth Day

Melissa Garriga Consortium News
U.S. military aggression and imperial ambitions leave a trail of natural destruction — all under the guise of national security, writes Melissa Garriga.

FTC To Finalize Noncompete Rule Today

David Dayen, Luke Goldstein The American Prospect
The fight now shifts to the courts, where the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will likely try to strip the agency of its rulemaking authority.

The FBI Agent and Informant Behind Fred Hampton’s Murder

Aaron J. Leonard Jacobin
Special Agent Roy Martin Mitchell was recognized in the FBI for his skill in developing informants in “the racial field.” Now we know the extent of Mitchell’s activities — including how they aided the killing of the Black Panther Party’s Fred Hampton