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
ToMl
Posted inFascism / ToMl / USA Empire
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
Posted inMigration / Police / ToMl / USA Empire / Women
They Wanted to Take her Womb Out
At least 19 women have now come forward to allege they were pressured into unnecessary gynecological treatment and surgeries, including procedures that left them sterile, … They Wanted to Take her Womb OutRead more
Posted inMedia / ToMl
Guardian’s Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and Journalism
In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly … Guardian’s Deceit-Riddled New Statement Betrays Both Julian Assange and JournalismRead more
Posted inEconomics / Hindutva / India / Liberalization / ToMl
Bihar Shows What Happens if Agri-Trade is Left to ‘Free Market’
What the Narendra Modi government recently did through passing laws to deregulate agricultural trade, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had accomplished 14 years ago, in … Bihar Shows What Happens if Agri-Trade is Left to ‘Free Market’Read more
Posted inPolitics / ToMl
The Redistribution Games
The Olympic 100-meter final is about to begin. The crowd roars at the sound of the starting gun. The sprinters are off. But, after 30 … The Redistribution GamesRead more
Posted inToMl
Important Free Software projects should not use GitHub
It is no news that Microsoft purchased GitHub in 2018, everyone knows that. Yet despite that fact thousands of the worlds most important [Free Software] … Important Free Software projects should not use GitHubRead more
Posted inCourt / ToMl / USA Empire
US Supreme Court Reforming an Undemocratic Institution
Republican race to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett prior to Election Day. If confirmed to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, … US Supreme Court Reforming an Undemocratic InstitutionRead more
Posted inCourt / ToMl / USA Empire
Making the Supreme Court Safe for Democracy
https://images.newrepublic.com/02ad7f7f0de888c3e6a898e3cc6e7ff8f98db466.jpeg?auto=compress&ar=1.5%3A2&fit=crop&crop=faces&q=65&fm=jpg&ixlib=react-9.0.1&w=1446 ILLUSTRATION BY MATT CHASE The death of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sent the already fraught politics of Supreme Court confirmation into … Making the Supreme Court Safe for DemocracyRead more
Posted inCourt / ToMl / USA Empire
Neutrality, or Extremely Conservative
Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett faced questions for about 11 hours on Tuesday as Republicans race to confirm her before Election Day. … Neutrality, or Extremely ConservativeRead more