“In the gleam of every bayonet and the flash of every rifle the class struggle was revealed,” Eugene V. Debs wrote in 1902, recalling the … The Young Eugene V. DebsRead more
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Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propaganda
In early March 2020, the World Health Organisation emailed a journalist to say ‘We did NOT say that cash was transmitting coronavirus’. This angry rebuttal … Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propagandaRead more
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The Gig Economy is Paving the Road to Serfdom
Why Courts Across the World are Ruling That the Gig Economy is Paving the Road to Serfdom The tech industry buzzword “gig” has distracted society … The Gig Economy is Paving the Road to SerfdomRead more
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The Past and Future of Facebook and BJP’s Mutually Beneficial Relationship
Five years from now, we may well be reading a book about the BJP’s WhatsApp operations in the 2019 elections – featuring two lakh groups … The Past and Future of Facebook and BJP’s Mutually Beneficial RelationshipRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
Why are elephants dying?
Earlier this year, more than 350 elephants mysteriously died in the Okavango delta in Botswana. Individuals of all ages and both sexes were affected, with … Why are elephants dying?Read more
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Abraham accord or Israeli colonialism?
The recent US-brokered normalisation agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, signed on 13 August, has been dubbed by Donald Trump “the Abraham Accord”. … Abraham accord or Israeli colonialism?Read more
Posted inDisease / ToMl / USA Empire
The 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ Was a U.S. Export, But Don’t Call It the Kansas Virus
Don’t say we weren’t warned. As President Trump’s subversion of science wreaks havoc with American society, the reappearance on bestseller lists of John Barry’s 2004 … The 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ Was a U.S. Export, But Don’t Call It the Kansas VirusRead more
Posted inDemocracy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
How Big Money Corrupts Our Politics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puIXXeALLNc&rel=0] Corporate money is dominating our democracy. It’s difficult to do anything – increase the minimum wage, reverse climate change, get Medicare for All, … How Big Money Corrupts Our PoliticsRead more
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Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Five years ago, I read the story of Félix Báez, a Cuban doctor who had worked in West Africa to stop the spread of Ebola. … Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace PrizeRead more
Posted inAboriginal / Politics / ToMl
Return to a secret country
I remember the boys dressed in army surplus, the girls in hessian, their silhouettes framed in beach shanties, staring across an abyss. You were not … Return to a secret countryRead more