As a result of the widespread reopening of K-12 schools across the US, at least six teachers have died from COVID-19 over the past month, … Six teachers dead because of Covid-19 in the US in the past monthRead more
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Choose your browser carefully Published on 2020-10-20. Updated on 2020-10-22 Privacy on the Internet is important because privacy risks range from the gathering of statistics … Choose your browser carefullyRead more
The CIA helped sell a mapping startup to Google. Now they won’t tell us why
I just got a very interesting letter from the Central Intelligence Agency. It came in response to a FOIA request I put in regarding a … The CIA helped sell a mapping startup to Google. Now they won’t tell us whyRead more
Deconstructing Far-Right Populism, COVID-19 and Global Crises
Interview withh Pankaj Mishra Pankaj Mishra labels his most recent book Bland Fanatics – Liberals, Race and Empire (Juggernaut 2020) as a Gramscian book. It … Deconstructing Far-Right Populism, COVID-19 and Global CrisesRead more
Oxford Study Challenges Israel’s Claims Concerning Palestinian Refugees
https://www.mintpressnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP102511426803_edited.jpg There needs to be a fundamental change in the way Palestinian refugees are seen, no longer as victims but as people with rights who … Oxford Study Challenges Israel’s Claims Concerning Palestinian RefugeesRead more
Even During a Pandemic, Plutocrats Prioritize Profits Over People
It’s become a truism, almost trite, that with the coronavirus crisis, “we’re all in this together.” But not everyone agrees. A small but highly influential … Even During a Pandemic, Plutocrats Prioritize Profits Over PeopleRead more
The ghost of Pinochet haunts the campaign against Chavez
I walked with Roberto Navarrete into the national stadium in Santiago, Chile. With the southern winter’s wind skating down from the Andes, it was empty … The ghost of Pinochet haunts the campaign against ChavezRead more
Politics that target brain’s threat-detection circuitry and emotion-based decision process
Will we be surprised again this November the way Americans were on Nov. 9, 2016 when they awoke to learn that reality TV star Donald … Politics that target brain’s threat-detection circuitry and emotion-based decision processRead more
The new world war – the silence is a lie
Britain’s political conference season of 2008 will be remembered as The Great Silence. Politicians have come and gone and their mouths have moved in front … The new world war – the silence is a lieRead more
The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It
One of the founding myths of the contemporary Western European and American world is that fascism was defeated in WWII by liberal democracies, and particularly … The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized ItRead more