Four hundred years after the event, the New York Times has published a special project focusing on the first Africans arriving in 1619 at Point … What the Right Gets Embarrassingly Wrong About SlaveryRead more
USA Empire
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The Forgotten Trauma of a Forgotten War
GOMA, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo — The boy was sitting next to his father, as he so often did. He mimicked his … The Forgotten Trauma of a Forgotten WarRead more
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Senate’s Russia Hearings Will Lead Nowhere
Michael Hudson
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Richest 400 Americans paid lower taxes than everyone else in 2018
wealthiest American households paid a lower tax rate last year than every other income group for the first time in the country’s history. economists Emmanuel … Richest 400 Americans paid lower taxes than everyone else in 2018Read more
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A Shakespearean Act of Betrayal
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn now to the Middle East, where U.S. … A Shakespearean Act of BetrayalRead more
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We have to talk to each other
“America Divided,” America Divided
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Why Closing the Congo-Rwanda Border Could Spread Ebola
A chora chora is a resourceful man, a clever man, a man who can get things done. He wears no uniform, but he has an … Why Closing the Congo-Rwanda Border Could Spread EbolaRead more
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Time to Rebel
Monday, Oct. 7. marks the start of what the British-based group Extinction Rebellion is calling the International Rebellion. Thousands of people will occupy the centers … Time to RebelRead more
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How radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years
Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years: (Full column: https://t.co/XP0a4Iljti) pic.twitter.com/dGxmOjQ1b5 — David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 7, 2019 … How radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 yearsRead more
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Bolsonaro Introduces Bill to Dollarize Brazilian Economy
President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration revealed Tuesday a “foreign exchange liberalization” bill, to be presented to the Brazilian Congress, which paves the way to the dollarization … Bolsonaro Introduces Bill to Dollarize Brazilian EconomyRead more