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Bob Nowlan

@ranowlan.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus, Critical Studies, U of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Producer and dj host of weekly radio shows Insurgence, WHYS, Eau Claire and Left Edge Radio, KNSJ, San Diego. Live in San Diego with my husband, Andy Swanson, and our pugs Aidan and Patrick.

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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 17h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Despicable.
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US imposes new sanctions on international criminal court
Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 17h
He Left Behind Millions. Who Would Get It — His Family, or the D.S.A.? Aside from the dispute over his inheritance, I appreciate and continue to refer to his books Crime and Capitalism: Readings in Marxist Criminology and Construction of Homosexuality. I hope that work will be most remembered.
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He Left Behind Millions. Who Would Get It — His Family, or the D.S.A.?
When a New York University professor died in 2024, it set off a legal dispute over a quietly accumulated fortune.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
Live Updates: Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Live Updates: Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
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Barrio Logan community gathers to remove racist graffiti from Chicano Park mural
The anti-Mexican graffiti is the latest in a string of similar hate-related incidents across San Diego in recent months.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
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Where Does Hamas Stand Three Years After October 7 – and What Comes Next?
The militant group is reckoning with a strategic disaster. Palestinian political analyst Muhammad Shehada breaks down how the group got here and what it means for the movement today.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
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NEWS: Trump Loses Nobel Prize He Begged For, ICE Unleashed on California, Shoots Man in New York, UN Calls Trump’s Execution Torture
Good morning, I’ll be honest with you: today’s newsletter is a heavy one.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
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10.09.26
Killing spree
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 21h
David Bowie was a true human, you could tell he’s seething under his calm demeanor
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21h
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Tribes decry governor’s veto of two bills expanding tribal consultation, religious protections
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two bills that would’ve given tribal governments a greater voice in water projects and in preventing the destruction of sacred Indigenous religious sites on state land.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE Agent Shoots Man in New York City
The person who was shot had been taken to a nearby hospital and was conscious and receiving medical attention, according to the New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooti...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'Unprecedented’: San Diego politicians blast DOJ subpoenas for local voting records inewsource.org/2026/10/08/s...
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San Diego politicians blast DOJ voter-record subpoenas
San Diego elected officials criticize Justice Department subpoenas for local voter records and call for transparency.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Trump and Hegseth Identified the Two Factors That Make Self-Coups Fail. They Have Two More Years to Ensure Neither Of The Two Stands in Their Way.
What the history books call the coup could happen in the next 27 months. This is what they’re preparing for.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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My Gaza Diary: ‘The First Thing Genocide Took From Me Was the Future Tense’
Afaf Alnajjar spent the first six months of the war in Gaza, before escaping to Egypt. Here, three years on, she tells her story.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Important: Oval Office Meeting on Seizing Ballots as Lawyer Discusses ‘Civil War,’ Major Trump Ambassador Scandal, and Iran Strikes
Good morning, A convicted election denier sat in the Oval Office this week to talk about “plans” for the midterms.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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San Diego County voters get mixed messages about voting by mail
San Diego activists are urging voters to use ballot drop boxes, while California officials and election experts say voting by mail is safe.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Amazon Crime
And Other Tales of Billionaire Lying from the Data Center Wars
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/10/7/ma...
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Israeli Activist Maoz Inon Lost His Parents on Oct. 7, Decries Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
Israelis and Palestinians are marking three years since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Nearly 1,200 Israelis were killed, and around 250 were taken hostage. It was t...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Cable Street’s historical lessons are we must unite today's struggles into one
THIS weekend, thousands will march in London’s East End commemorating the victory over Oswald Mosley’s fascists at the Battle of Cable Street 90 years ago.This is no mere memorial. The far right is ag...
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br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
San Diego Marine Blasts Trump, GOES VIRAL! youtube.com/shorts/QWDN4...
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San Diego MARINE Blasts Trump, GOES VIRAL!🚨🚨🚨
YouTube video by Occupy Democrats
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Toddler Logic, Nuclear Consequences
What Donald's Willingness to Sacrifice Cities Really Means
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Certainly the complete opposite of what a nation’s leader should be, inviting another nation ‘to take out’ one of your own major cities and declaring it wouldn’t matter. Is treasonous, by definition. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/05/t...
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In Nebraska speech, Trump says Iran can ‘take out a city,’ mentions Los Angeles and San Diego
“Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego,” Trump said.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You sure have to be full of racist hate to disrupt an engagement proposal like that. And a great many Latino Americans ‘have been here’ in the US far longer than many Anglo/Atlantic Americans. But it would be so much better if this was a truly welcoming nation ‘with liberty and justice for all’.
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'Go back to Mexico!' Woman's racist rant disrupting Laguna Beach proposal goes viral
A video has gone viral of a woman in Laguna Beach disrupting a couple's romantic engagement in a public park, yelling, "This isn't Mexico. ... Go back to Mexico!"
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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The city of San Diego currently owns 505 ALPR cameras. Here’s which neighborhoods have the most.
Out of all 52 San Diego communities, Southeastern San Diego has the most ALPRs, and Downtown has the highest density.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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El Niño emergency brings tenant protections | The Group Chat
San Diego County has declared a local emergency to prepare for the potentially historic impacts of El Niño, which is expected to bring heavy rain and
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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For now, CA covers immigrants affected by federal Medicaid cuts | The Group Chat
Refugees and other legal immigrants in San Diego have a temporary cushion against federal Medicaid cuts that took effect Thursday, Oct. 1, which will
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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What bills did Gavin Newsom sign into law — or veto — in his final year leading California?
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hundreds of bills in his final year leading the state. They include new laws on voting, immigration, data centers and insurance.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Julian Wolf Center is expanding care for wolves at a time when federal protections seem uncertain
The California Wolf Center plans to open a conservation and education center at a new property along Highway 79.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
Many immigrants without green cards will no longer be eligible for the health insurance program for low-income people.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/30/s...
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San Diego sued over police use of automated license plate readers
The lawsuit alleges the city’s 500 cameras, provided by Flock, amount to an invasion of privacy under the state constitution.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Fascism Doesn’t Always Arrive by Force. Sometimes It Comes as Law
A visit to the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam showed me how changes in the law were used by the Nazis to push their agenda. It’s a warning from history we must heed before it’s too late.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202... “The UK government has pledged £210m to regenerate high streets by taking boarded-up shops, pubs and clubs and turning them into shared workspaces, cafes and community hubs.”
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Burnham pledges extra £210m towards regenerating boarded-up high streets
Funds to help local people turn empty shops, pubs and clubs into community hubs, shared workspaces and cafes
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Stop Mad King Donald’s Iran War
An Open Letter to Members of the US Congress
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Democrats . . . need to start planning now in every category. What about accountability? What about the economy? What about civil liberties? They need answers to all of it. Yes, they need to stop the bleeding. But how are they going to be transformative?”
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Speaking Into the Void
What Happens When a Narcissist Loses His Microphone
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dismantling the "White Lies" That Fuel American Politics and Culture
The “American Dream” is a beautiful story that inspired millions of immigrants to leave their homes, hoping to secure a better economic future and freedoms for their families and future generations.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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‘NAZA’, and How It Feels To Be an Anti-Zionist Jew in the UK
The vicious response to this film about the genocide will only embolden young British Jews, increasing numbers of whom are turning their backs on Zionism to become a spanner in Israel’s war machine.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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MAGA Raised More Than $1,000,000 For Jonathan Ross
The evidence to charge Jonathan Ross has been public since February, and he has worked for ICE since three days after the shooting.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/24/un...
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Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa on Trump’s Media Ban, Regulating AI & the “Tech Coup in Plain Sight”
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico, ordering the administration to restore their White House access for two weeks. CBS, Fox News and NBC had susp...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s... This is sad and I wish him all the best in his recovery. He has made a considerable amount of compelling, important music and I certainly hope that he will be able to make and share much more of the same.
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Michael Kiwanuka says he faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery from stroke
Mercury prize-winner reveals ‘quite severe’ bleed was why he’d missed support slots with Mumford & Sons this year
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Britain’s far-right violence comes to us direct from the 1970s. But so does the solution | Taj Ali
Young men punched in the street, mosques attacked: Britain badly needs an anti-racist uprising. Let 70s Asian youth movements provide the inspiration, says Taj Ali, author of Come What May, We’re Here...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/22/cu...
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Could Cuba Become a “Silent Gaza”? U.S. Fuel Blockade Aims to “Asphyxiate” Island: Top Cuban Diplomat
As the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York, we speak with senior Cuban diplomat Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who says the Trump administration is seeking to “asphyxiate the people of Cuba...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Newsom signs bills to shield California elections from Trump interference, increase transparency
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to boost security for California elections, an effort to guard against potential Trump administration interference in the Nov. 3 midterm election.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For 10 years, I’ve listened to people say AI will kill us all. Here’s what I think www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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Mark O'Connell: For 10 years I’ve listened to people say AI will kill us all. Here’s what I think
These apocalyptic ideas feed into a viciously recursive AI hype cycle, and serve the sector’s abysmal hunger for investment capital
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A powerfully compelling film that I am truly grateful to be able to have shared as part of the Social Justice Film Screening and Discussion Series I organize at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego. Highly recommended. www.videoproject.org/the-shadow-s...
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The Shadow Scholars | Video Project
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Bob Nowlan @ranowlan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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“Fast Food Nation,” Mystery Meat & Trump’s Dismantling of U.S. Food Safety System: Eric Schlosser
Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in...
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