President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary: retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin. If confirmed, he would make history as the first Black defense secretary. … Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head PentagonRead more
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Posted inAfrica / ToMl / USA Empire
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara
Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations has part of a U.S.-brokered deal, Morocco the fourth Arab nation to establish ties with Israel … U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western SaharaRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / ToMl
Why Do Farmers Feel the Deck Is Stacked Against Them?
Many have described the controversial farm legislations as a major step towards introducing a free market in agriculture. The government, too, has contributed to this … Why Do Farmers Feel the Deck Is Stacked Against Them?Read more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / ToMl
What Farmers Who Have Done Contract Farming Say About the Law
Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Khanpur Jatan village in Thanesar Tehsil of Haryana’s Kurukshetra district, had taken up contract farming till last year. His entire … What Farmers Who Have Done Contract Farming Say About the LawRead more
Posted inScience / ToMl
Ancient DNA continues to rewrite corn’s 9,000-year society-shaping history
Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico encountered a wild grass called teosinte that … Ancient DNA continues to rewrite corn’s 9,000-year society-shaping historyRead more
Posted inPalestine / ToMl
Reparations for Jews but not Palestinians
https://jfjfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Arab-refugees-from-Haifa-disembarking-at-Port-Said-Egypt-3-May-1948-300×174.png Arab refugees from Haifa disembarking at Port Said, Egypt, 3 May 1948 What suckers the Germans are. Had they passed an Absentees’ Property Law … Reparations for Jews but not PalestiniansRead more
Posted inImperialism / Military / Somalia / ToMl / USA Empire
Troop repositioning, for the US war in Somalia
Abby Martin Empire Update [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC1mLxc4BYw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Our next update is a new development we reported last week regarding Trump’s misreported troop “withdrawal”, or more accurately, … Troop repositioning, for the US war in SomaliaRead more
Posted inCO2 / ToMl / Tree
Land ecosystems are becoming less efficient at absorbing CO2
Land ecosystems currently play a key role in mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide (CO2) plants and trees absorb during photosynthesis, the process they … Land ecosystems are becoming less efficient at absorbing CO2Read more
Posted inMedicine / ToMl / USA Empire
One Woman Prevented a Pharmaceutical Disaster
In the fall of 1960, Richardson-Merrell had ten million thalidomide pills manufactured and ready to release onto the U.S. market. All its executives had to … One Woman Prevented a Pharmaceutical DisasterRead more
Posted inSlavery / ToMl
The shadow of slavery hangs over the gilded life of Richard Drax
Drive into Dorset on the A31 and you roll past a high brick wall butted up tight to the road that seems to go on … The shadow of slavery hangs over the gilded life of Richard DraxRead more