The U.S. of A(rms) The United States has the dubious distinction of being the world’s leading arms dealer. It dominates the global trade in a … The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of TrumpRead more
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In Funding Hatred, India’s Corporates Have Compromised With Evil
Even for a country which is perpetually in outrage mode, the brouhaha over the TRP scandal “takes the cake, if not the bakery,” as a … In Funding Hatred, India’s Corporates Have Compromised With EvilRead more
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Why negative interest rates won’t save us
While the prospect of negative interest rates is hitting the headlines on a weekly basis, they’re simply the wrong choice – with limited impact and … Why negative interest rates won’t save usRead more
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A show trial that threatens freedom of speech
At the end of the hearings that seek to extradite journalist Julian Assange to the United States, on October 1, his defense team should have … A show trial that threatens freedom of speechRead more
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What Did Billionaire Leon Black of Apollo Get for >$50 Million in Fees to Jeffrey Epstein?
It turns out that the smoke around private equity kingpin Leon Black’s business dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a sign of a … What Did Billionaire Leon Black of Apollo Get for >$50 Million in Fees to Jeffrey Epstein?Read more
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Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged “Liberation” of State
Authorities in Michigan have arrested 13 men with ties to illegal right-wing militias, including six men who allegedly plotted to kidnap and take hostage the … Right-Wing Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Months After Trump Urged “Liberation” of StateRead more
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The Whitewashing of Black Genius
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/0D736623-F1B6-4C40-81D0149B19F95971_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&802CF0DF-453C-401C-BC4CB19EA4DE66D5 Antonio Maceo, left, and Frederick Douglass, right. Credit: Maceo Alamy; Douglass Alamy Sometimes it is the strange similarities and symmetries of unrelated historical moments … The Whitewashing of Black GeniusRead more
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The power and corruption that makes unpeople of an entire nation
I went to the Houses of Parliament on 22 October to join a disconsolate group of shivering people who had arrived from a faraway tropical … The power and corruption that makes unpeople of an entire nationRead more
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Covid-19’s viral lessons for climate heating
There are some glimmers of hope discernible in the loss, confusion and misery that’s spreading worldwide, and one is that Covid-19’s viral lessons could help … Covid-19’s viral lessons for climate heatingRead more
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The Cost of Resistance
Two of the rebels I admire most, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher, and Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, are in jail in Britain. … The Cost of ResistanceRead more