I went to the Houses of Parliament on 22 October to join a disconsolate group of shivering people who had arrived from a faraway tropical … The power and corruption that makes unpeople of an entire nationRead more
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The Cost of Resistance
Two of the rebels I admire most, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher, and Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, are in jail in Britain. … The Cost of ResistanceRead more
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Responsible for 210,000 Deaths and Is Now “Willfully Getting People Sick”
As President Trump continues to battle COVID-19 from the White House after leaving the hospital on Monday, at least 11 White House officials and their … Responsible for 210,000 Deaths and Is Now “Willfully Getting People Sick”Read more
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Corona virus crisis is a colossal market failure
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N3In2rLI4&rel=0] Noam Chomsky: Coronavirus – What is at stake? | DiEM25 TV 0:00 Welcome to another ‘World After Corona 00:04 Virus’. I am really … Corona virus crisis is a colossal market failureRead more
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Black Votes, White Violence: Parallels From 150 Years Past
https://www.counterpunch.org/wp-content/dropzone/2020/10/FreedmenVotingInNewOrleans1867.jpeg Freedmen voting in New Orleans, 1867 – Public Domain The Reconstruction Act of 1867 altered the 14th amendment through a redefinition of citizenship that … Black Votes, White Violence: Parallels From 150 Years PastRead more
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Social media as a weapon to control the news cycle
Trump uses social media as a weapon to control the news cycle. It works like a charm. His tweets are tactical rather than substantive. They … Social media as a weapon to control the news cycleRead more
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Class Warfare Intensifies as Labor Rights Violated Around the World
As bad as conditions have traditionally been for labor worldwide, 2020 has seen conditions deteriorate even more. As in past years, there is not a … Class Warfare Intensifies as Labor Rights Violated Around the WorldRead more
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Trump Removes Mask & Fuels Misinformation Effort After Leaving Hospital
In a shocking show of recklessness, President Trump left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the White House on Monday evening, staging a series … Trump Removes Mask & Fuels Misinformation Effort After Leaving HospitalRead more
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Trump’s White House Photo Op Was Like “Sci-Fi Horror Film”
COVID-19 has infected about seven-and-a-half million people in the United States and has killed more than 210,000 people. That’s over 20% of the deaths reported … Trump’s White House Photo Op Was Like “Sci-Fi Horror Film”Read more
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How progressives could still win the 21st century
Our era will be remembered for the triumphant march of authoritarianism in whose wake the vast majority of humanity have experienced unnecessary hardship and the … How progressives could still win the 21st centuryRead more