by Amy Goodman | Apr 24, 2026 | big tech, DOGE, Elon Musk, Interview, Libertarianism, silicon valley, South African Apartheid, SpaceX, states
In the new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, authors Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff look at the worldview that shaped Elon Musk and the ideology that has coalesced around him. They call Muskism “an operating system for the 21st century.” Musk runs rocket company SpaceX, AI startup xAI, electric car maker Tesla and the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
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by Amy Goodman | Feb 17, 2026 | Barack Obama, Civil Rights Movement, Democratic Party, Interview, Jesse Jackson, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Rainbow/PUSH, South African Apartheid
We look back on the life and legacy of civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84. From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to building the Rainbow Coalition in his two presidential runs and beyond, “Jackson’s life contributed to making this country more democratic, more inclusive, more fair,” says Howard University political science professor Clarence Lusane.
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