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What we talk about when we talk about antisemitism. And good luck to "The Voice of Hind Rajab" this evening.
Don't talk about antisemitism unless you are willing to condemn the murderous actions by Israel that do so much to help it thrive.
Mar 15
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Michael Balter
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Ohio State University is in trouble again. That's little surprise to a #MeToo reporter.
The university president has resigned after disclosing he had an undefined inappropriate relationship. OSU has had its share of such problems.
Mar 10
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Michael Balter
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Evidence continues to mount that the pesticide glyphosate is harmful to humans, animals, insects, microbes, etc.
Despite well financed campaigns by the manufacturer of Roundup, of which glyphosate is the key ingredient, to obfuscate the science, an avalanche of…
Jan 25, 2025
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Michael Balter
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RIP Brian Fagan, master archaeology writer.
Fagan, who was emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara, died on July 1.
Jul 9, 2025
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Michael Balter
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For Memorial Day: What I did in the war.
Re-upping a piece about my U.S. Army adventures during the war in Vietnam. I didn't go along with the program.
May 26, 2025
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Michael Balter
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Why don't we just stop thinking altogether?
We are not only seeing anti-intellectualism in American life, but a concerted attempt to give the entire populace a mass lobotomy. We are facing more…
Feb 27
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Michael Balter
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The Misadventures of a #MeToo reporter.
Part One: Introduction to a series that maybe I will really write.
Feb 17
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Michael Balter
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If it’s really fascism, why can I eat whatever flavor of ice cream I choose?
Commenters trying to understand the Trump administration are going back to a classic treatise on Nazi Germany for insights and guidance.
Feb 12
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Michael Balter
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The Voice behind "The Voice of Hind Rajab"
In a rare experience, the director and producer of this vital Oscar-nominated film spoke to the audience after a showing at our local cinema center.
Feb 7
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Michael Balter
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The killing of the Washington Post is a case of filicide by its stepfather. For Bezos, it wasn't about the money, but an act of class…
This is what happens when billionaires run our media. There must be another way.
Feb 5
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Michael Balter
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Minneapolis: A death foretold.
Renee Nicole Good was an award winning poet, white, blond, and a U.S. citizen. Even that could not save her from the savagery of ICE.
Jan 8
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Michael Balter
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The Ministry of Truth is everywhere.
If we can't even count on mainstream media not to alter history, we may be truly lost.
Jan 7
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Michael Balter
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