The rise of independent journalism — the risks and rewards

The day after Christmas last year, 24-year-old Nick Shirley posted a video about suspected fraud in Minnesota. In it, he and a man named Dave Hoch knocked the doors of tax-funded daycare centers, then attended a meeting about fraud at Minnesota’s State Capitol. At the conclusion of its 42 minutes, Shirley reported they’d uncovered more than $110 million in fraud.

The video lit a fire on social…

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Why Is There No Antiwar Movement in the US?

We don’t have an effective, mass antiwar movement to push back against Donald Trump’s war on Iran. We need one immediately.


The US war on Iran is the most unpopular a US war in history. (Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s war on Iran is very unpopular. As pollster G. Elliot Morris notes, it is the most unpopular a US war has ever been when it started. And…

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X Users Find Their Real Names Are Being Googled in Israel After Using X Verification Software “Au10tix”

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A wide range of anonymous X (Twitter) users have reported that their real names are suddenly being Googled in Israel shortly after they began criticizing the country for its actions in…

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