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
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Posted inFascism / ToMl / USA Empire
A Brief History of US Concentration Camps
https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_large/public/views-article/gettyimages-3244987.jpg?itok=4hMIhgxm After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, under which all people of Japanese ancestry living on the … A Brief History of US Concentration CampsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Europe / Fascism / ToMl / USA Empire
The American dark money behind Europe’s far right
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was … The American dark money behind Europe’s far rightRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South Asia
As Tropical Storm Barry made landfall in Louisiana, with millions of people under flash flood alert, an even more dire climate catastrophe was playing out … Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South AsiaRead more
Posted inColonialism / India / Politics / ToMl
A Century Down, Key Archival Docs remain buried: Jallianwala Bagh
Today, India has turned into a grazing field for all kinds of religious bigots led by the Hindutva gang. Even the Prime Minister of the … A Century Down, Key Archival Docs remain buried: Jallianwala BaghRead more
Posted inPolice / ToMl / USA Empire
This Is Palantir’s Top-Secret User Manual for Cops
Palantir is one of the most significant and secretive companies in big data analysis. The company acts as an information management service for Immigrations and … This Is Palantir’s Top-Secret User Manual for CopsRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
US Wants To Create a Permanent Underclass
When the President announced in an ominous tweet two weeks ago that mass immigration raids targeting “millions of illegal aliens” around the country were imminent, … US Wants To Create a Permanent UnderclassRead more
Posted inLanguage / Politics / ToMl
Words Matter. And Political Propaganda Is Destroying Them
Words have meaning. Or at least they should. In the past 18 months, we’ve seen some words suddenly gain prominence, their definitions recast (e.g., fake … Words Matter. And Political Propaganda Is Destroying ThemRead more
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Rising Right-Wing Political Forces in Europe
Philosopher Srecko Horvat discusses the historical lessons we can learn from the guerrilla struggle against fascism waged by the Partisans in Yugoslavia during World War … Rising Right-Wing Political Forces in EuropeRead more
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
India lost USD 13 billion to trade misinvoicing
India lost a staggering USD 13 billion, over Rs 90,000 crore, to trade misinvoicing, equivalent to 5.5 per cent of the value of the country’s … India lost USD 13 billion to trade misinvoicingRead more