[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3RpK4qav78&rel=0&feature=relmfu] BAE Systems, Europe’s largest arms company whose fighter jets are currently being used by Saudi forces in Yemen, they visited four hundred and … Arms Manufacturers In UK ClassroomsRead more
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American Revolution created “the first apartheid state”
Nearly 250 years after the American Revolution, the event continues to exert a powerful influence on the present. The ideals of the revolution—human equality and … American Revolution created “the first apartheid state”Read more
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Building or Unbuilding America?
During the Trump years, the phrase “Infrastructure Week” rang out as a sort of Groundhog Day-style punchline. What began in June 2017 as a failed … Building or Unbuilding America?Read more
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Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name Things
In 2012, the quantum physicist John Preskill wrote, “We hope to hasten the day when well controlled quantum systems can perform tasks surpassing what can … Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name ThingsRead more
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High volatility in crop prices, made worse by the absence of APMCs
Rajiv Kumar Ojha does not know which is more stressful: harvesting a decent crop or trying to sell it. “You might find it funny, but … High volatility in crop prices, made worse by the absence of APMCsRead more
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Neoliberalism in Chile and the cost of human life
Neoliberalism in Chile has a long history of failed promises, repressive policies, and authoritarian ideologies that cost the lives of thousands of Chilean citizens. Chile … Neoliberalism in Chile and the cost of human lifeRead more
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Texas, Land of Wind and Lies
Like many states, Texas has a partly deregulated electricity market, but deregulation has gone further there than elsewhere. In particular, unlike other states, Texas chose … Texas, Land of Wind and LiesRead more
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How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s Rise
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTY9ia68-9s&rel=0&feature=relmfu] William K. Black Part 2. Because of the failure to prosecute, the failure to perceive the elite bankers as the problem, not the … How 2008 Financial Meltdown Contributed to Trump’s RiseRead more
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The Truth About the 2008 Financial Meltdown
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xft_HtU4Ss&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bill Black Part 1. BILL BLACK: All right, so we’re nearing the tenth anniversary of Lehman’s collapse, and so we’re going to get … The Truth About the 2008 Financial MeltdownRead more
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U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing Chevron
Decades of reckless oil drilling by Chevron have destroyed 1,700 square miles of land in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but the company has refused to pay … U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing ChevronRead more