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Tue, February 4, 2025
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - cnbctv18
Uniform Civil Code in Gujarat: Government forms panel for guidelines
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - Reuters
Ukraine's politics warms up as US focuses on war's endgame
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - MSN
El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals .. eportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - MSN
'SA is violating rights, treating certain people .. ords inadvertently echo fundamentals of apartheid
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - MSN
Trump's first trade war begins as China tariffs c .. e into effect and Beijing hits back: Live updates
[ Tue, Feb 04th ] - MSN
Gov't employee unions sue Treasury to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive data
Mon, February 3, 2025
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says Musk is 'special government employee'
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Newsweek
Secretive FBI Group Probing UFOs Worried They'll Get Purged by DOGE: Report
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - CNN
Trump pauses Mexico and Canada tariffs while moving ahead with government changes
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - devdiscourse
Trump Endorses Musk's Government Role
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Yahoo
The Federal Trade Commission and chair Lina Khan are plagued by classic mismanagement
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - WESA
Proposed ballot question seeks to ensure Pittsburgh's sewer and water system remains public
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - CNN
Latest on Trump's presidency as he pauses Mexico tariffs and moves ahead with government changes
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - WFAE
Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - RealClearPolitics
Bannon: Trump's "Monroe Doctrine 2.0" Strategy Is .. More Than Tariffs, Economically And Strategically
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump defends Elon Musk's recent DOGE moves
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Reuters
OPEC+ rolls over oil policy, ditches US government data
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - tvo
ANALYSIS: Cancelling Starlink was easy. Trump-proofing Ontario's electricity will be hard
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - kfoxtv
Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Slate
I'm a Federal Worker. Elon Musk's Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame.
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - scrippsnews
Marco Rubio says he is now acting director of USAID amid turmoil within agency
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Slate
Will the Supreme Court Force Taxpayers to Pay for Catholic Schooling?
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MARCA
Elon Musk's reaction to senator's 'no one elected you' comment
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Sky
Will school report cards help inform parents?
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Slate
I'm a Federal Worker. People Don't Understand the Level of Heist Elon Musk Is Perpetrating.
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Yahoo
FAA's ground stop proves business needs a functioning government to thrive
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - StamfordAdvocate
Trump's Project 2025 agenda caps decades-long resistance to 20th century progressive reform
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - CNN
The latest on Trump's presidency as tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China loom
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - Reuters
Trump to cut off funding for South Africa over expropriation act
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - briefly
Chamber of Commerce in USA Worried About Donald T .. ump's Statements of Cutting Aid, Netizens Unmoved
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - ABC
Turmoil inside USAID: Staff to work from home as Musk seeks to shut down agency
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - i
FTSE 100 tumbles more than 1% after Donald Trump's tariff announcement
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
UDA MP announces date William Ruto will sack CS Justin Muturi: "He called for it"
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - i
Emmanuel Macron to tell Keir Starmer Brexit has failed at EU 'reset' summit
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - cnbctv18
Public holiday in Delhi and Haryana on February 5
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - RealClearPolitics
Vance: Biden And Obama Administrations Told White .. on't Bother Applying For Air Traffic Control Jobs
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
Delhi schools shut on February 5 ahead of Assembly elections
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
EU leaders to huddle on defence against Russia and handling Trump
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - WAtoday
Mettam vows to run WA and its health system at same time if elected premier
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - CNN
Trump's race to honor his promises is bringing risk and turmoil to America and the world
[ Mon, Feb 03rd ] - MSN
More USAID staff ousted after Trump administration dismantles aid agency
Sun, February 2, 2025
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - WKRG
Tariffs: What do Trump's executive orders say and how would they work?
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Couriermail
'Bureaucratic lunatics running the asylum': Is it time to abolish local councils?
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - i
Brexit 'settled' but we need closer economic ties with the EU, says Starmer
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Richmond
Virginia House, Senate budgets urge $1.1 billion in one-time tax rebates
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - CNN
Trump signs tariffs on top trade partners as he enacts 'America First' agenda
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - News4Jax
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to k .. p Musk's DOGE from classified info, officials say
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - thenewdaily
Eggs thrown, more graffiti in new anti-Semitic attacks
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - Slate
Trump's Gitmo Detention Center Would Be Bigger Than History's Worst Concentration Camps
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - PBS
Canada and Mexico order retaliatory tariffs on U.S. as Trump's tariffs spur trade war
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
Philippines: Tensions rise over Philippines' 2025 national budget amid anti-corruption protests
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
Black History Month Starts Amid Trump DEI Crackdown. What Lawmakers Say
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - CP24
RECAP: Trump made good on his threat to order swe .. iffs against Canada. Here's how Canada responded.
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
Delhi Election 2025: Raghav Chadha Defends AAP's .. elfare Policies in Exclusive Interview | ABP NEWS
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - bnnbloomberg
Trump initiates trade war, signing order hitting Canada with massive tariffs; Trudeau to retaliate
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Canada, Mexico respond to Trump's steep tariffs
[ Sun, Feb 02nd ] - MSN
House mourns passing of Rep. Lagman
Sat, February 1, 2025
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - wtvr
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, s .. urring trade war as North American allies respond
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - scrippsnews
Trump officially imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - 7NEWS
Cars and building spray-painted with antisemitic .. fiti: 'This isn't the Australia we know and love'
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - Sky
Most people think leaving the EU was a mistake - .. expect politicians to reopen the Brexit question
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - bnnbloomberg
Live updates: Trudeau to meet with premiers as details of Trump's tariffs are revealed
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump hits Canada, Mexico with steep tariffs
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - CNN
The latest on the Trump presidency as he prepares to impose new tariffs
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump signs executive orders implementing steep tariffs
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - bnnbloomberg
Trump initiates trade war, hitting Canada with ma .. tariffs. Trudeau calls emergency cabinet meeting
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - CNN
Trump announces new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - redstateobserver
Biden's Government Overreach Threatens American Democracy Directly
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: USAID website down after HHS, CDC webpages scrubbed
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - Reuters
US federal websites stay up after confusion over plan to remove diversity information
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Former FBI director responds to turmoil at DOJ, FBI
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - jacobin
Pierre Poilievre Wants Radical Austerity for Canada
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - ABC12
Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - CNN
Trump DOJ demands list of thousands of FBI agents .. n. 6 and Trump investigations for possible firing
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - MSN
Paul Lisnek on President Trump's second week in office, the deadly plan crash in DC. and more
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - CNN
Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - MSN
Budget 2025: Broadband connectivity for all government schools, health centres
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - MSN
Aadhav Arjuna joins Vijay's TVK after controversial exit from Thirumalvalan's party
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - Newsday
President Donald Trump's early moves to control spending test authority of Congress
[ Sat, Feb 01st ] - MSN
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Fri, January 31, 2025
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: WH sidesteps question on hiring disabled federal workers
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - WFAA8
'A lot of fear going on' | Texas immigrant community on edge during Trump's first weeks
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - foxbaltimore
Retired agents say a Patel 'shake up' is what the FBI needs to improve public trust
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - RealClearPolitics
White House: We Will Reverse Biden's "Deterioration In Hiring Standards For Aviation Safety"
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - PBS
Trump says he's placing tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China starting Saturday
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Reuters
Exclusive: US seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Richmond
AG Miyares directs VCU, UVA to halt medical care for minors' gender transition
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Slate
The D.C. Air Disaster Is a Flashing Warning Sign About DOGE
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - CNN
How Trump calling immigration an 'invasion' could help him stretch the law
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - PBS
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - MSN
What's in Remaining JFK, MLK, RFK Assassination Files
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Richmond
Documents: City rejected 2 bids to upgrade switchgear that caused Richmond-region water crisis
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - WFAE
Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Reuters
Slovakia bans Georgian volunteer, 9 others, from entry as Fico ramps up coup plot accusations
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Time
What Historians Hope to Learn From Trump Releasing JFK, RFK, and MLK's Assassination Files
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - CNN
The latest on Trump's presidency
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Politico
Hey, where's that Trump-proofing money already?
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - STAT
How to protect HHS, FDA, NIH, and other health agencies from political interference
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - justthenews
Marco Rubio says Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark is 'not a joke'
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - Reuters
Exclusive: US seeks to block Hezbollah ally from naming Lebanon finance minister, sources say
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - MSN
Contrast in defense secretaries highlights Trump's failure to take staffing government seriously
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - MSN
India News Live Today January 31, 2025: Kinnar Ak .. a Kulkarni, Laxmi Naarayan Tripathi for 'treason'
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump takes executive action on aviation after crash
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - cnbctv18
Reform, perform and transform are strong pillars of India's governance model, says President Murmu
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - CounterPunch
Ignorant and Free Doesn't Work
[ Fri, Jan 31st ] - boston25news
5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
Thu, January 30, 2025
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - ABC
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - WAtoday
Peter Dutton says cultural diversity jobs do nothing to help Australians
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - CNN
Trump administration picks face confirmation hearings as president forges ahead with agenda
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - MSN
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee spy agencies, grilled on Snowden, Syria and Russia
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - Couriermail
US politics: Confusion over Donald Trump's spendi .. ains, administration accuses news of being 'fake'
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - MSN
Norwegian finance minister blames EU energy policy for government collapse
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - Slate
Trump's Plane Crash Press Conference Was Unbelievably Vile, Even for Him
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - CNN
Takeaways from FBI director nominee Kash Patel's combative confirmation hearing
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - Wired
The 'Contentification' of Trump Policy
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - BBC
Tony Blair pays tribute to 'guardian' of Labour Party John Prescott at funeral
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - scrippsnews
Trump suggests DEI could be to blame for fatal mid-air collision amid ongoing investigation
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - ABC
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump announces new FAA acting commissioner
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - Oregonian
Urban League of Portland taps former Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt as general counsel
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - MSN
Unions warn government workers not to trust Trump's offer to quit
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - WAtoday
Greens' $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - CNN
Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings as Trump looks to transform government
[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - thenewdaily
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[ Thu, Jan 30th ] - Couriermail
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Wed, January 29, 2025
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Forbes
Meta, Microsoft And Tesla All Report Earnings After The Close
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Politico
The best (and worst) scenarios for LA disaster aid
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - thenewdaily
Government frontbencher Stephen Jones to retire from politics
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - ABC
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - RealClearPolitics
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Slate
The Disastrous Prospect of Trump's Wild IRS Nominee
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Slate
Elon Musk Looks to Stick a Fork in Federal Government Workers
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Slate
Trump Administration Issues Formal "Just Kidding" on Attempt to Shut Down Government
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - ABC
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Newsweek
Donald Trump Gets Major Boost on DOGE Move
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Oregonian
Siletz Indians purchase 2,000 acres in southern Oregon with significant Native history
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Esquire
Trump Is Planning to Shrink the Federal Workforce with Buyouts and Loyalty Tests
[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - ABC
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - MSN
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - CNN
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - TechRadar
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - MSN
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - Variety
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[ Wed, Jan 29th ] - MSN
'It's an Illegal Executive Order. And It's Stealing.'
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[ Tue, Jan 28th ] - Reuters
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[ Tue, Jan 28th ] - Sky
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[ Tue, Jan 28th ] - Time
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[ Tue, Jan 28th ] - kxlf
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Ignorant and Free Doesn't Work


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Published in Politics and Government on Friday, January 31st 2025 at 2:20 GMT by CounterPunch   Print publication without navigation

  • If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." - Thomas Jefferson, 1816 I think

The article "Ignorant and Free Doesn't Work" by Eve Ottenberg, published on CounterPunch, discusses the detrimental effects of ignorance on democracy and freedom. Ottenberg argues that an uninformed populace is easily manipulated by those in power, leading to a decline in democratic values and freedoms. She highlights how media, education, and political leaders often fail to educate the public adequately, instead promoting misinformation or trivial distractions. The piece critiques the notion that freedom can coexist with widespread ignorance, asserting that true liberty requires an informed citizenry capable of critical thinking and active participation in governance. Ottenberg calls for a revival of civic education and media literacy to combat the spread of ignorance, which she sees as a threat to both individual freedoms and the collective democratic process.

Read the Full CounterPunch Article at:
[ https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/31/ignorant-and-free-doesnt-work/ ]

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