On the day Gordon Brown made his “major policy speech” on Afghanistan, repeating his surreal claim that if the British army did not fight Pashtun … For many Britons, the party game is overRead more
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The danse macabre of US-style democracy
The former president of Tanzania Julius Nyerere once asked, “Why haven’t we all got a vote in the US election? Surely everyone with a TV … The danse macabre of US-style democracyRead more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl / USA Empire
A Convergence of Calamities
I saw them for only a few seconds. One glimpse and they were gone. The young woman wore a brown headwrap, a yellow short-sleeved shirt, … A Convergence of CalamitiesRead more
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Israelis Don’t Care About Their Grandchildren?
It was in early fall of 1997 or 1998. A quick check in an archive could say when it was for sure, but it doesn’t … Israelis Don’t Care About Their Grandchildren?Read more
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Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
The food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks — such as the technological choice to boil or steam grains, instead of grinding or processing them into … Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric ChinaRead more
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80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crime
Over 230 people have died from Covid-19 in Texas’s correctional facilities — and in county jails, nearly 80 percent of them were in pretrial detention … 80 percent of those who died of Covid-19 in Texas county jails were never convicted of a crimeRead more
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Philadelphia city council apologises for deadly 1985 Move bombing
Philadelphia’s governing council has formally apologised for one of the worst atrocities in the long history of racial strife in the city – the aerial … Philadelphia city council apologises for deadly 1985 Move bombingRead more
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This Isn’t Feminism, It’s Imperialism In Pumps
“President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of … This Isn’t Feminism, It’s Imperialism In PumpsRead more
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Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal Wars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0jgdA7VdM&rel=0] Michael Ratner on Reality Asserts Itself (6/7) JAY: So the Vietnam War winds up in 1975. The late ’70s is a period of … Fighting Reagan’s Secret, Illegal WarsRead more
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Free After 44 Years
Ronnie Long, which doesn’t make him unusual, except that he had just come out of prison after spending 44 years behind bars for a crime … Free After 44 YearsRead more