If you’re unfortunate enough to breathe wildfire smoke, you’re getting a lungful of charred plant material, noxious gases, and — if the fire tore through … Wildfire smoke is loaded with microbesRead more
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The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality
The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was ‘the great equalizer’ should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is another terrible … The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not EqualityRead more
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White Supremacy in Action
The U.S. Congress certified the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris shortly before 4 a.m. Eastern time this morning, about 14 hours after a … White Supremacy in ActionRead more
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Americans Are Now Getting a Mild Taste of Their Own Medicine of Disrupting Democracy Elsewhere
World leaders reacted in horror over the storming of the U.S. Capitol. The U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on U.S. political leaders to demand their … Americans Are Now Getting a Mild Taste of Their Own Medicine of Disrupting Democracy ElsewhereRead more
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Who Holds the $1.65 Trillion of Apartment Building Debt
The mortgage for “2 Cooper Square,” a 15-story luxury apartment tower with 143 units in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, is now over 30 days … Who Holds the $1.65 Trillion of Apartment Building DebtRead more
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Worst Pardon Ever? You’ll Be Surprised
Political Pundits and television talking heads have been speculating widely and wildly about who Donald Trump will pardon before he leaves office on January 20, … Worst Pardon Ever? You’ll Be SurprisedRead more
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The Great Delusion
Joe Biden and the systems managers of the deep state and empire are returning to power. Trump and his coterie of buffoons, racists, con artists … The Great DelusionRead more
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Now let’s charge Saddam’s accomplices
Let’s start with George Bush senior, Saddam’s sponsor, and let’s not forget those journalists who echoed Bush junior’s and Blair’s lies that justified the invasion … Now let’s charge Saddam’s accomplicesRead more
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Don’t Institutionalize the Internet
As the United Nations turned 75, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the General Assembly by calling for a New Global Deal to ensure that political … Don’t Institutionalize the InternetRead more
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He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong man
[]— When Nijeer Parks walked out of a New Jersey prison in 2016, he returned to his family in Paterson and told them he was … He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition software led to the arrest of the wrong manRead more