After US Shoots Down 'Chinese Spy Balloon,' Diplomacy is the Path to Avert Future Conflict

Author and American University professor of political anthropology David Vine: Chinese ‘Spy Balloon,’ New U.S. Philippines Military Bases Inflame U.S.-China Tensions

River Valley Organizing Director Amanda Kiger: Ohio ‘Bomb Train’ Derailment Releases Dangerous Toxic Chemicals

Journalist Bryce Greene: U.S. Corporate Media Ignores Report Concluding U.S. Sabotaged Russia’s Nord Stream Pipeline

Bob Nixon’s Under-reported News Summary 

• India's new bridge to Kashmir dividing the region
• Maternity care deserts in North Carolina rising
• New Hampshire primary no longer first in nation

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