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Beware of the Fact-Checkers, by Leonard Goodman
In other words, in the age of the fact checker, an opinion columnist is required to credit the official word of government bureaucrats, even when those bureaucrats are clearly lying, as they were in this case.
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Athens Declaration Calls for End to Ukraine War and Creation of ‘Lasting Peace,’ by Andrea Germanos
Put forth by international progressive leaders "calling the world to sanity," the document envisions a global security framework committed to de-escalating tensions in the world.
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Hedges: The Israeli Execution of Al Jazeera Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
"The killing of Abu Akleh would have been treated very differently if she was killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. ...The 55-year-long fight for Palestinian freedom is no less just, no less worthy of our support. But Palestinians are occupied by our Israeli ally. They are not white. Most are not Christian, although Abu Akleh was Christian. They are not deemed worthy. They suffer and die alone."