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From Vietnam to Today: Ron Kovic on War, Peace and Never Giving Up

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July 4, 2026

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Joshua Scheer More than fifty-five years after they first met during an anti-Vietnam War march in Los Angeles, Robert Scheer and Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic reunite for a deeply personal conversation about friendship, war, trauma, and hope. Kovic reflects on the wounds he has carried since being paralyzed in Vietnam, the lifelong cost of war []

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USA TODAY

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· Jul 2, 2026

House Speaker Johnson on housing, relationship with Trump and Iran war | The Excerpt

House Speaker Mike Johnson sat for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY ahead of America's 250th anniversary. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ma6x52v9 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Le Monde

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· Jun 28, 2026

To join the 'system' or overturn it? Far-right leader Bardella's private life and policies raise doubts

By openly seeking to appeal to economic elites and the right, far-right leader Jordan Bardella breaks with Marine Le Pen and her father's historic 'anti-system' hostility. Some party members question his desire to pursue radical policies.

Left Voice

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· Jul 3, 2026

An Injury to One Is an Injury to All: Solidarity and the Fired Four Campaign

The CUNY Fired Four campaign fights for the reinstatement of four adjunct faculty members fired last summer in retaliation for their Palestine activism. From the beginning, the campaign has been rooted in solidarity and the labor movement principle that an injury to one is an injury to all. The post An Injury to One Is an Injury to All: Solidarity and the Fired Four Campaign appeared first on Left Voice.

Fark

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· Jul 7, 2026

RIP* Mitch McConnell [Boobies]

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· Jul 8, 2026

AMERICAN IDOL Alum: ‘God Told Me to Write a Song for Our Country’

Danny Gokey is sharing a patriotic message alongside 2023 song, “My America (I Still Believe).” “God told me to write a song for our...

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· Jul 7, 2026

CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy

After journalists said Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was “brain dead,” a top GOP strategist said he spoke to him on the phone. ... The post CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy appeared first on The New American.

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Related coverage for "From Vietnam to Today: Ron Kovic on War, Peace and Never Giving Up": USA TODAY — House Speaker Johnson on housing, relationship with Trump and Iran war | The Excerpt. Le Monde — To join the 'system' or overturn it? Far-right leader Bardella's private life and policies raise doubts. Left Voice — An Injury to One Is an Injury to All: Solidarity and the Fired Four Campaign. Fark — RIP* Mitch McConnell [Boobies]. MovieGuide — AMERICAN IDOL Alum: ‘God Told Me to Write a Song for Our Country’. The New American — CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy