[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZymN9YYTaE&rel=0] Empire Files we’re in the midst of a global pandemic billions of people around the world are worrying about how they’re gonna survive … US Empire Exploits COVID-19 For More WarRead more
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Inequality, Financialisation, and Populism
JPPE: Many economists have their explanations about where inequality comes from, such as financialization, credit, globalization, technology, and bad policy. When thinking about the causes … Inequality, Financialisation, and PopulismRead more
The Price of Power and West Point’s Class of 1986
Every West Point class votes on an official motto. Most are then inscribed on their class rings. Hence, the pejorative West Point label “ring knocker.” … The Price of Power and West Point’s Class of 1986Read more
The Heresy of White Christianity
There are, as Cornel West has pointed out, only two African-Americans who rose from dirt-poor poverty to the highest levels of American intellectual life—the writer … The Heresy of White ChristianityRead more
The Guardian Must Answer for Its Appalling Coverage of Brazil
The Guardian is of course the closest thing that the UK has to a mainstream progressive newspaper, and it had, until relatively recently, a rich … The Guardian Must Answer for Its Appalling Coverage of BrazilRead more
For a global movement with a radical agenda
In this interview, the first to Indian media, Yanis speaks elaborately on the 2019 British election, Brexit, the E.U. crisis, the 2020 U.S. presidential election, … For a global movement with a radical agendaRead more
The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’
Across vast swaths of the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, frozen ground holds billions of tonnes of carbon. As global temperatures rise, this “permafrost” land is … The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’Read more
Bailouts Who Got What and Who Didn’t
The United States has passed five major economic bailouts and stimuluses since 2001. They are: the $15 billion airline bailout passed by President George W. … Bailouts Who Got What and Who Didn’tRead more
Trump and Clinton: Censoring the unpalatable
A virulent if familiar censorship is about to descend on the US election campaign. As the cartoon brute, Donald Trump, seems almost certain to win … Trump and Clinton: Censoring the unpalatableRead more
What it means when the coldest place on Earth records an unprecedented heatwave
While the world rightfully focuses on the Covid-19 pandemic, the planet is still warming. This summer’s Antarctic weather, as elsewhere in the world, was unprecedented … What it means when the coldest place on Earth records an unprecedented heatwaveRead more