Annexation doesn’t mean much to Israelis. Israeli publicist and author Rami Livni wrote captured it aptly when he wrote about a few weeks ago. “The … How Israel made the occupation taboo in schoolsRead more
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Posted inSaudi Arabia / ToMl / Weapons / Yemen
Britain resumed arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Eyewitnesses in Yemen tell Declassified UK’s reporter on the ground about the aftermath of an airstrike that killed a young girl and her grandmother. “At … Britain resumed arms sales to Saudi ArabiaRead more
Posted inHistory / Science / ToMl
Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican cave
A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago — 15,000 years earlier than people were previously thought … Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican caveRead more
Posted inMiddle East / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
David Cameron’s gift of war and racism, to them and us
The Euro-American attack on Libya has nothing to do with protecting anyone; only the terminally naive believe such nonsense. It is the West’s response to … David Cameron’s gift of war and racism, to them and usRead more
Posted inCrime / Economics / ToMl
White Collar Crime Pays
Summary Since the 1980s, the fruits from rising economic output from workers at American corporations have concentrated earnings at the top. Average worker wages have … White Collar Crime PaysRead more
Posted inBlack / Slavery / ToMl / USA Empire
What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July
(1852) Frederick Douglass On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of … What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of JulyRead more
Posted inEducation / India / ToMl
Online Schooling Has Started Taking a Psychological Toll on Students
The COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown resulted in the closure of schools nationwide. As a result, the Indian school system shifted away from traditional … Online Schooling Has Started Taking a Psychological Toll on StudentsRead more
Posted inPrivacy / ToMl
Privacy concerns during a pandemic
In his now-legendary dissenting judgment, delivered at the height of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency, Justice H.R. Khanna, invoking Justice Brandeis of the U.S. Supreme Court, wrote … Privacy concerns during a pandemicRead more
Posted inCapitalism / ToMl
Accumulation by Dispossession
David Harvey Anti-Capitalist Chronicles https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/democracyatwork/pages/4272/attachments/original/1558546788/ACC_S1_E16.png This is David Harvey and you’re listening to the Anti-Capitalist Chronicles, a podcast that looks at capitalism through a Marxist … Accumulation by DispossessionRead more
Posted inAadhaar / Government / India / ToMl
Why the Union Government’s Relief Package is an Exclusionary Endeavour
Due to Aadhaar-related issues, there is a real possibility that the central government’s relief package may not reach its intended beneficiaries. In response to the … Why the Union Government’s Relief Package is an Exclusionary EndeavourRead more