The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a Manhattan hotel Wednesday has sparked a wave of dark humor and fresh fury at the for-profit U.S. healthcare system. In the comment section of Common Dreams' coverage of the murder, one commenter wrote: "I guess if you steal people's labor and deny them healthcare in order to line your own …
Finding space for satire in the Israel-Hamas war AILSA CHANG, HOST: What is the role of humor at a time of war? NPR's Daniel Estrin reports on the ways they're embracing satire to express their grief and anger, often with language that makes audiences pay attention. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Israel's version of "Saturday Night Live" is "Eretz Nehederet" - "A …
KYIV, Ukraine — Dmytro Bondarenko is ready for the worst. “Of course Ukraine takes this threat seriously, because we understand what kind of country we are dealing with,” presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to Russia. CASUAL TALK AND DARK HUMOR ABOUT NUKES With all the high-level talk from Moscow, Washington and Kyiv …
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