Recent research links the U.S. demand for furniture made in China to tree cover loss in Africa’s Congo Basin. Between 2001 and 2015, China became … US demand for Chinese furniture to deforestation in AfricaRead more
USA Empire
Neo-Nazi Leaders & Their Ties to U.S. Military & Weapons Contractors
When hundreds of white supremacists arrived in Charlottesville, Virginia, for a deadly “Unite the Right” protest last August, local authorities were unprepared for the violence … Neo-Nazi Leaders & Their Ties to U.S. Military & Weapons ContractorsRead more
Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheck
The official rate of unemployment in America has plunged to a remarkably low 3.8%. The Federal Reserve forecasts that the unemployment rate will reach 3.5% … Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheckRead more
Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire
However ambitious President Barack Obama’s domestic plans, one unacknowledged issue has the potential to destroy any reform efforts he might launch. Think of it as … Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our EmpireRead more
US Policies Enabled Ethnic Cleansing in the DRC
in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Between 1998 and 2003, the DRC suffered … US Policies Enabled Ethnic Cleansing in the DRCRead more
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Oumou Kanoute Smith College in Northampton Massachusetts
America looks like a Dickens novel
The news has been full these past few weeks of disturbing stories from the nation’s borders. The Trump administration has separated immigrant children from their … America looks like a Dickens novelRead more
The Permanent Lie, Our Deadliest Threat
The most ominous danger we face does not come from the eradication of free speech through the obliteration of net neutrality or through Google algorithms … The Permanent Lie, Our Deadliest ThreatRead more
The U.S. Roots of Today’s Refugee Crisis
Federal officials say 711 children remain separated from their parents, despite Thursday’s court-imposed deadline for the Trump administration to reunite all migrate children separated from … The U.S. Roots of Today’s Refugee CrisisRead more
US Mass Media Obsession with Russia
Noam Chomsky talking: I must say I don’t pay much attention to television, so I don’t know a great deal about it. But, in general, … US Mass Media Obsession with RussiaRead more