Israel loves to revel in its bloody memories – how we killed, how we eliminated, how we murdered, what heroes we were. Every so often … Our hit menRead more
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Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
In the 1990s researchers announced a series of discoveries that would upend a bedrock tenet of neuroscience. For decades the mature brain was understood to … Why Your Brain Needs ExerciseRead more
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A Court of Star Chamber — cruelty beyond belief
In the 15th century, King Henry VII of England established a Court of Star Chamber. Operated by Privy Counsellors and judges, it developed a reputation … A Court of Star Chamber — cruelty beyond beliefRead more
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U.S. was making terrorism the issue
Fletcher Harper AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. Since the killing of U.S. troops in Niger earlier this month, the fallout from … U.S. was making terrorism the issueRead more
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Hope Lies in the Streets
Global finance capital has seized control of the economies of most nation-states. The citizens watch, helplessly, as money and goods are transferred with little regulation … Hope Lies in the StreetsRead more
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How the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting to Buy the Global Youth Climate Movement
The same day that 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg gave a stirring speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September, in which she … How the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Attempting to Buy the Global Youth Climate MovementRead more
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Landslide … to Totalitarianism
I find surprising the detailed manner in which history repeats itself. The result of the landslide described here seems to have been replicated in the … Landslide … to TotalitarianismRead more
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Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called Paul Volcker “the most effective chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.” But while Volcker, who passed … Paul Volcker’s Long ShadowRead more
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Tech giants sued over ‘appalling’ deaths of children who mine their cobalt
An international advocacy group has launched a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest tech companies for the deaths and injuries of child miners in … Tech giants sued over ‘appalling’ deaths of children who mine their cobaltRead more
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War in Afghanistan Was a Lie
Nightmares still haunt me. Sometimes it’s the standard stuff associated with classic post-traumatic stress disorder: flashbacks of horrible attacks and images of my mutilated troopers. … War in Afghanistan Was a LieRead more