In 2019 the fashion industry generated $2.5trn in global revenues, making it one of the largest industries in the world. But when COVID-19 struck in … How the Fashion Industry Abandoned Its WorkersRead more
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Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East Africa
Genetic rewiring could have driven an evolutionary explosion in the shapes, sizes and adaptations of cichlid fish, in East Africa’s answer to Darwin’s Galapagos finches. … Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East AfricaRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
Misinformation Can Hamper Coronavirus Response
In late March, as cases of Covid-19 sped toward 1 million worldwide and deaths approached 50,000, the Democratic Republic of Congo quietly achieved a public … Misinformation Can Hamper Coronavirus ResponseRead more
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Some Black Officers Say Their Departments Ignored Their White Colleagues’ Radicalization
As a detective in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Recruit Background Investigations Unit, Jennifer Gugger was tasked with determining whether job applicants had done anything — … Some Black Officers Say Their Departments Ignored Their White Colleagues’ RadicalizationRead more
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Accountability for Deadly Capitol Attack
[Americans Are Now Getting a Mild Taste of Their Own Medicine of Disrupting Democracy Elsewhere] [8 years what obama did was the creation of a … Accountability for Deadly Capitol AttackRead more
Posted inPolitics / Terrorism / ToMl / USA Empire
Time to Trash the Terrorist Watch List, a Police-State Frankenstein Gone Off the Rails
I have something in common with some of the brownshirt thugs who assaulted the Capitol, some reportedly intent on kidnapping and/or killing congressional leaders and … Time to Trash the Terrorist Watch List, a Police-State Frankenstein Gone Off the RailsRead more
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Protesting Farmers Remember Mahendra Singh Tikait and Historic Boat Club Agitation
Even though Chaudhary Mahendra Singh Tikait passed away a decade ago (May 16, 2011), farmers from western Uttar Pradesh invoke the legendary peasant leader and … Protesting Farmers Remember Mahendra Singh Tikait and Historic Boat Club AgitationRead more
Posted inHistory / India / ToMl
The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – I
In the recent past, we have witnessed a drastic increase in the practice of renaming cities, railway stations, and other public places. Some changes were … The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – IRead more
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An Ordinary German Neo-Nazi
In 2017, a new German political party semi Neo-Nazi called AfD – Alternative for Germany – swept into Germany’s federal parliament winning 12.6% of the … An Ordinary German Neo-NaziRead more
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Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body … Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and copsRead more