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Invisible Manipulation: ways our data is being used against us
The era where we were in control of the data on our own computers has been replaced with devices containing sensors we cannot control, storing … Invisible Manipulation: ways our data is being used against usRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Am I an American?
I live in envy. I envy the people who know their nationality. All the people whose nationality has never been a question in their mind. … Am I an American?Read more
Posted inBlack / Media / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Why Does WaPo See Black as an ‘Identity’—but Not Multi-Millionaire?
The Washington Post‘s “identity politics” writer put out a piece this week (7/9/19) devoted to what Robert Johnson, the ultra-rich founder of Black Entertainment Television, … Why Does WaPo See Black as an ‘Identity’—but Not Multi-Millionaire?Read more
Posted inMultimedia / Politics / USA Empire
All the progressive issues just coming under one tent
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Posted inEconomics / Marx / Politics / ToMl
What to Fight For and How
David Harvey is not just one of the most cited figures in the social sciences, but a leading contemporary Marxist. His Companion to Marx’s Capital … What to Fight For and HowRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / ToMl
Why Social Mobility Is a Lousy Idea
If you want a more just society, don’t accept that you’re a competitor in a rat race. Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement last month that a Labour … Why Social Mobility Is a Lousy IdeaRead more
Posted inBrazil / News / Politics
Former President Lula Reaches 500 Days as Political Prisoner
Brazilians holding a sing that reads ‘Lula Political Prisoner’, Brazil, August 20, 2019. | Photo: Twitter/ @uczai The top leaders of the Workers’ Party (PT), … Former President Lula Reaches 500 Days as Political PrisonerRead more