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
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Britain’s Bloody History of Genocide, Slavery, and Loot
On May 6, Charles III was crowned King of the United Kingdom after the sun decisively set over the British Empire. The ceremony reminded us … Britain’s Bloody History of Genocide, Slavery, and LootRead more
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Halt Fossil Fuels
Ahead of a major march Sunday in New York City to escalate the fight to end fossil fuels, hundreds of climate activists blocked the entrances … Halt Fossil FuelsRead more
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Memories of Indentured Indian Labour During 19th Century
During this writer’s stay in Trinidad & Tobago as Visiting Professor in University of the West Indies (UWI), which has three campuses in three different … Memories of Indentured Indian Labour During 19th CenturyRead more
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Can You Name Ten Corporate Criminals?
Iowa Law Professor Mihailis Diamantis and Will Thomas of the Michigan Ross Business School recently asked readers: Can you name ten corporate criminals? Bernie Madoff, … Can You Name Ten Corporate Criminals?Read more