A dozen years ago anyone who had foretold the political line-up of today would have been looked on as a lunatic. And yet the truth … Not Counting NiggersRead more
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How Orwell used wartime rationing to argue for global justice
‘We are the 99 per cent!’ Many of us who have applauded those stirring words, beginning with the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011, knew … How Orwell used wartime rationing to argue for global justiceRead more
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The Ocean Surface Is Warming Over 400% Faster Than in The 1980s
A new study from the University of Reading in the UK finds the tops of our oceans are warming more than four times faster than … The Ocean Surface Is Warming Over 400% Faster Than in The 1980sRead more
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Pakistan Supplied Weapons to Ukraine in Return for U.S.-Brokered IMF Loan
As President Biden and other world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, we turn to a major new investigation by … Pakistan Supplied Weapons to Ukraine in Return for U.S.-Brokered IMF LoanRead more
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Facebook Has Found a New Way to Ruin Media
For a company that says it’s not a publisher, Facebook just can’t stay away from the news industry. According to Axios, Facebook is testing a … Facebook Has Found a New Way to Ruin MediaRead more
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The Paris Commune and Grassroots Democracy
150 years ago on this day, March 18, 1871, the Paris Commune declared itself the governing power in the city of two million and proceeded … The Paris Commune and Grassroots DemocracyRead more
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Facebook Accidentally Blocks Users From Posting About Linux
Does Facebook hate Linux? The social media site has been upsetting Linux fans for mysteriously taking down user posts mentioning the OS. The problem came … Facebook Accidentally Blocks Users From Posting About LinuxRead more
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I’m a Luddite. You should be one too
I’m a Luddite. This is not a hesitant confession, but a proud proclamation. I’m also a social scientist who studies how new technologies affect politics, … I’m a Luddite. You should be one tooRead more
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Communal Polarisation Would Erase Mughal Rule from our History Has Come True
A report in The Indian Express on April 7, 2023, by Ritika Chopra, revealed that the NCERT has removed the chapter titled “The Mughal Courts” … Communal Polarisation Would Erase Mughal Rule from our History Has Come TrueRead more