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How the US enabled Ethiopia’s bloodletting, training its military while playing innocent observer

The Biden administration has sanctioned Eritrea and Ethiopia for alleged crimes against the Tigray people. But over the last three decades, successive US governments trained … How the US enabled Ethiopia’s bloodletting, training its military while playing innocent observerRead more

Described as “the most important organization you’ve never heard of,” MITRE rakes in massive security state contracts to pioneer invasive spy tech. Now it’s at … Intelligence outfit at center of US digital vaccine passport pushRead more

French oil giant Total knew that its fossil fuel extraction could contribute to global warming as early as 1971 but stayed silent about it until … French Oil Company Total ‘Knew About Global Warming Impact in 1971’Read more

David Harvey Anti-Capitalist Chronicles [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcr9BIPh1ns&rel=0&feature=relmfu]

Extreme heat is a huge worry for doctors and public health experts around the world, and it’s steadily become a bigger problem over time, according … Extreme heat is a growing concern for doctors around the worldRead more

When COVID-19 emerged, many of us felt the instinct to use our technical skills to contribute something—and fast. But as researchers and technologists at Stanford, … If We’re Not Careful, Tech Could Hurt the Fight against COVID-19Read more

America’s bridges are in rough shape. Of the nearly 620,000 bridges over roads, rivers and other waterways across the U.S., more than 43,500 of them, … Rural Alaska Has a Bridge Problem as Permafrost ThawsRead more

In the latest in a series of statistics showing the disastrous social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that … Up to 180,000 health care workers have died from COVID-19Read more

One recent Thursday afternoon, an armored bus stood waiting at the entrance to the settlement of Shavei Shomron. Inside the bus, a group of travelers … The West Bank archaeological site at the centre of a passionate Jewish-Palestinian struggleRead more

American billionaires grew in number and expanded their collective fortunes by $2.1 trillion since Covid-19 sparked a worldwide pandemic nineteen months ago, according to a … US Billionaires Became $2.1 Trillion Richer in 19 Months of PandemicRead more