2022 was the year that farmers’ income was supposed to double. Not only were we unable to achieve this, but some states saw farmer incomes … Who Controls What Farmers Grow?Read more
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Bismarck Tried to End Socialism’s Grip
It was 1881, and German chancellor Otto von Bismarck had a serious socialist problem. He’d passed the Anti-Socialist Law of 1878, which banned Social Democratic … Bismarck Tried to End Socialism’s GripRead more
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Democracy is dead
https://audio.3cr.org.au/3cr/renegade-economists/2017/11/22/1730/201711221730_renegade-economists_64.mp3 Raquel Rolnik, the former UN Special Rapporteur for the right to housing
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The Decline of Western Liberalism
When I was growing up everyone was engaged in politics and, generally, people felt that they had some say in what happened to them. That … The Decline of Western LiberalismRead more
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Military Vets Arrested for Disrupting Pete Hegseth’s Senate Confirmation Hearing
https://democracynow.cachefly.net/democracynow/360/dn2025-0115.mp4?start=1699.0&end=2897.0 — source democracynow.org | Jan 15, 2025
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The World to Come
The ruling elites are painfully aware that the foundations of American power are rotting. The outsourcing of manufacturing in the United States and the plunging … The World to ComeRead more
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Worshipping the Electronic Image
Donald Trump, like much of the American public, is entranced by electronic images. He interprets reality through the distortions of digital media. His decisions, opinions, … Worshipping the Electronic ImageRead more
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Why Frontier Gandhi Needs to be Remembered Today
As intolerance and violence try to strike deeper roots in Indian society, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan is more relevant than ever. Born on 6 February … Why Frontier Gandhi Needs to be Remembered TodayRead more
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Humanity is dedicated to its own destruction
On 20 January 2022, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set their infamous Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight for the third year running. … Humanity is dedicated to its own destructionRead more
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We’re on the Road to a Form of Neofascism
Neoliberalism has reigned supreme as an economic philosophy for nearly half a century. But neoliberal policies have wreaked havoc around the world, reversing most gains … We’re on the Road to a Form of NeofascismRead more